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The Nurse’s Secret Kiss with the Charming CEO in a Coma for Three Years Takes an Unexpected Turn When He Awakens and Embraces Her!
2a.m., StThomas Hospital, London the corridors are dead quiet, almost oppressive. The only sounds are the steady thump of the cardiac monitor and the faint buzz of the fluorescent lights, keeping me company as I stand by his bed. For three long years I have tended to Liam Hayes, the £3billionplus tech magnate who slipped into a coma after that dreadful car smash on the M25. No relatives have visited, no acquaintances lingered just me, the lone nurse on his side.
I never quite understood why I felt such a pull towards him. Perhaps it was the calm that settled over his face, or the lingering sense of a mind that once set boardrooms alight. I told myself it was simple compassion, a professional bond, nothing more. Deep down I knew there was something else.
That night, after finishing his routine checks, I settled into the chair beside his still form, watching the man who had, against all odds, become a part of my routine. His hair had grown longer, his skin was as pale as ever. I whispered, Youve missed a lot, Liam. The world has turned its pages, but Im still here.
The room seemed to press in with a heavy silence. A tear slipped down my cheek. On impulse reckless, foolish I leaned forward and pressed my lips to his. It wasnt a romance, just a human moment, a goodbye I never got to say.
And then, suddenly, a low, strangled sound escaped his throat. My eyes snapped to the monitor the rhythm had shifted, the beeping quickened. Before I could register what was happening, a strong arm slipped around my waist.
I gasped.
Liam Hayes the man who hadnt moved in three years was awake, holding me close. His voice was hoarse, barely a whisper, Who are you?
My heart hammered.
And that was how the man everyone assumed would never stir, woke up in the arms of the very person who had just kissed him.
The doctors called it a miracle. Liams brain activity had been dormant for years, yet within hours he was breathing, speaking, recalling fragments of his past. For me, the miracle tasted of guilt. That kiss was never meant to be understood by anyone.
When Liams entourage finally arrived lawyers, assistants, the sort of people more interested in the value of his company than the beat of his heart I tried to blend into the background. I could not erase the memory of his eyes tracking me during the rehab sessions, the softness in his voice when he finally managed to say my name.
Days slipped into weeks. Liam struggled to stand again, to stitch together his memories. He remembered the crash the argument with his business partner, the screech of tyres, the impact. Everything after that was a blur until he woke and saw me.
During physiotherapy, he asked quietly, You were there when I came round, werent you?
I hesitated. Yes.
His gaze locked onto mine. And you kissed me.
My hands trembled. You you remember that?
I remember warmth, he said. And a voice. Yours.
Im sorry, MrHayes. It was a mistake.
He shook his head. Dont apologise. I think it brought me back.
He smiled, not the polished CEO smile from glossy magazine covers, but a genuine, vulnerable one.
As his recovery progressed, rumours began to swirl that Id fallen for him, that Id overstepped a line. The hospital director called me into his office. Youll be reassigned, he said coldly. This story cant get out.
My throat tightened. Before I could say a proper goodbye, his room was empty hed slipped out early, returning to his world of highrise meetings and boardroom battles.
I told myself it was over. Yet, deep down, I knew our story was far from finished.
Three months later I was working at a small GP practice in Manchester when I saw him again. Liam Hayes, standing in the waiting area, dressed in a grey suit, that same unreadable expression.
I needed a checkup, he said, casual. And perhaps to see someone.
My pulse raced. MrHayes
Liam, he corrected. Ive been looking for you.
I tried to stay professional, but my voice shook. Why?
Because after everything, I realised something, he murmured. When I woke, the first thing I felt wasnt confusion or pain. It was peace. Ive been trying to find that ever since.
I looked down. Youre grateful. Thats all.
No, he said firmly. Im alive because of you. Im living because I want to see you again.
The clinic buzzed around us, but it all faded. He stepped closer, our eyes meeting. You gave me a reason to return. Perhaps that kiss wasnt an accident after all.
Tears welled in my eyes. It wasnt, I whispered, but it wasnt meant to mean anything.
He gave that quiet, knowing smile Ive memorised. Then lets make it mean something now.
He left, not with urgency, but with gratitude, a gentle kind of tenderness that follows loss. When our lips met again, it wasnt a theft; it was a beginning.
When we finally pulled apart, I laughed softly. You shouldnt be here. The press
Let them chatter, he said. Ive spent enough of my life worrying about headlines. This time, I choose what matters.
For the first time in years, I believed him. The man who once ruled empires now stood in my modest clinic, choosing love over legacy.
And just like that, the nurse who broke every rule to find her own kind of healingone heartbeat at a time.
