Mary picked up her purse and frantically looked for her keys. She looked outside the window and saw how dark it was "Crap. I am so late!" She ran around her room like a mad women searching for the keys to her car. She finally spotted them under an old T-shirt and quickly grabbed them, fleeing from her room. "Bye Mom!" She did not hear anything back so she ran out the front door. She took the keys and pressed the small button. She heard the beep of the car unlocking and opened the door. She heard her ringtone go off and she dug through her purse. She looked at the screen and slid her finger across, answering the phone "Francis. Oh my God I am so unbelievable sorry being this late. I got off of work at the bakery late and-"

"Mary, calm down!" Francis laughed into the phone "It's alright as long as you are on your way."

Mary smiled "Yes, yes I am getting in the car right now. I will be there in like fifteen minutes."

"Alright."

Mary could sense that Francis was smiling "Happy birthday."

"Save it till you get here."

Mary nodded "Will do. See you soon."

The phone went dead and Mary tossed the phone back into her purse and put her purse in the passengers seat. She started the car and backed up out of the drive way. She drove down the road and turned up her radio. She bopped her head to the music and sang along quietly. She approached an intersection and smiled to herself, she was almost there. Her and Francis had been dating since they were 14. This was his 18th birthday and Mary was excited to see the man she loved reach such an important age. She stopped at the red light and waited patiently. She looked at her phone and saw a text message. She was at a red light so she did not see the harm in looking at a text. She picked up the phone and saw Lola's name

Lola: Almost here?

Mary: Two lights away. Be there soon.

Mary looked up and saw the green light and proceeded foreword. She saw the bright light coming towards her from her left side but it was too late. She watched as it approached and she heard the loud crash and then...nothing...total darkness.

Francis ran into the hospital room and saw Mary. She had cuts all over her body and stitches on her forehead. She had a tube that allowed her to breath and her body was lifeless and still. "How?" That was the only word Francis could let out and tears stared streaming down his cheeks.

Mary's mother touched Francis' shoulder gently "A drunk driver ran a red light and hit her at an incredibly high speed. We are lucky she is alive but the doctor suspects that she will never wake."

"Are...are you going to pull the plug?"

Marie thought for a moment "No...she is my daughter and I am going to give her a chance."

Francis nodded and wiped his eyes "Please understand...I can't be here."

"I understand. Go home."

Francis nodded and began to exit the room but Marie's voice stopped him "Oh and Francis...Happy Birthday." Marie smiled slightly and Francis turned around and gave her a nod before exiting the room.

6 years later:

The nurse saw Mary stir in her bed. She looked and saw Mary's finger move slightly, which was unusual for Mary. She nurse looked over Mary and saw her eyes slowly flutter open "Oh my..." The nurse went to the door "Doctor! You might wanna see this!"

The doctor came running in the room and saw Mary's eyes. They were open. "Mary...Mary can you hear me? If you can hear me please blink your eyes."

Mary slowly blinked

The Doctor's eyes grew wide "Call her mother."

The nurse nodded and ran from the room.

The doctor smiled down at Mary "Welcome back."

Marie gasped into the phone "How...How is that even possible? The doctor assured me that...that it would never be possible."

Marie listened at the nurse explained that it was nothing short of a miracle. "I will be down there in a half hour." Marie hung up her phone and grabbed her cell phone. She scrolled through her contacts and found Francis' number. She had not called it in years. She hit the call button and she heard his voice "Marie?"

"Francis...she's awake."

"What do you mean she's awake?" Lola was not so much angry as she was worried "She...she can't be awake."

"Are you trying to tell me you are not happy that your friend is out of her coma?"

Lola put her head in her hands "The last time Mary was awake you were her long time boyfriend and I was her best friend. How do you think it's going to go when she finds out that you got me pregnant and married me?"

Francis paused "I guess I never considered-"

"Well consider this. She is going to feel betrayed and alone and I think the worst thing would be us going down to that hospital."

"You're right. You stay. I will go."

"WHAT?"

"I am the one that needs to explain things."

Lola took a deep breath "Be home before dinner."

Francis nodded and grabbed his keys

"Mary it is so good to have you back. I have missed you, my daughter."

"I wish I could say that I missed you too but truthfully...it was as if I saw you yesterday."

The doctor wrote something down on his clipboard "what exactly do you remember?"

Mary thought really hard "I remember being in the car and seeing this really bright light coming towards me, but that's it. What happened?"

The doctor smiled softly "You were in a car accident about 6 years ago and you have been sleeping ever since."

"SIX YEARS!" Mary could not believe it "How...How is this even possible? Where is Francis?"

"I'm here."

Everyone turned and saw Francis in the doorway "Hi, Mary."

Mary smiled "Francis!" She reached her arms out but he did not move "What's wrong?"

Marie looked at the doctor "I think we should give them some time."

The doctor nodded and both left the room.

"Francis? You look strange."

"I'm older." He smiled

"No...you look afraid. Don't be scared. I know this must be really weird but everything is going to be alright now. "

Francis clenched his fists. He came up with this whole speech about how he was going to explain things but now that he saw her, it was hard. Her hair was so long and she did not look a day older than when he was in love with her. He did not want to stop loving her but he fell in love with Lola and now that she was in front of him, he did not know how to explain that. "It's been six years, Mary."

Mary nodded "That's what everyone has told me."

"Things have changed."

"Yes, I'm sure things are very different in the world. I feel that's inevitable."

"Not just in the world...things are different between us."

"Us? How?" Mary fidgeted and was clearly worried.

"Mary I...I'm married to someone. Someone...else."

Mary covered her mouth "What?"

"I am married to another women and I have a child."

Mary began to cry "A child? How could you do this? Who is she?" She screamed.

"Mary please calm down!"

"Who is she!?"

Francis laughed "I don't think you want to know."

"Who? Tell me."

"Lola."

Mary gasped and turned her head away so she could not longer see Francis "Oh My God...OH MY GOD! How could you do this? HOW?"

"Mary it's been six years did you really expect me to never love anyone else? Six years is a long time."

"It's been six years for you but for me it feels like only moments have passed. How could you be so selfish? How could you come here and tell me that my best friend has all my happiness?"

Francis tried to touch Mary's hand but she yanked it away "Get out."

"What?"

"You clearly don't love me anymore so GET OUT!"

"Mary I never stopped loving you. I'm just not in love with you anymore."

Mary reached for a cup of water that the nurse had given her and chucked it at him "Get out! Go! LEAVE!" She screamed.

Marie came running "What's going on?"

Francis wiped a tear and ran from the room

Mary looked at her mother with tears streaming down her cheeks "did you know?"

Marie nodded "Six months after your accident he came and told me that he had gotten Lola pregnant. I told him that he was a horrible excuse for a man and I cut all contact with him. I thought he should be the one to tell you."

Mary wiped her eyes "Why did I wake up? I don't want to be in this world!"

Marie held onto Mary with all her might "Everything happens for a reason and this too has got to be some sort of step towards the path you are meant to take."

"He was my path. Francis was my future and now that's all gone. Lola stole that away from me." Mary sobbed.

Marie slowly stroked Mary's hair. "Mary, there was a large chance that you would never wake. Don't you see that beauty in all of this? You are one of the lucky ones."

Mary sobbed "This does not feel like luck."

"Maybe not now but all of God's mysteries for our lives reveal themselves in time." Marie held Mary as she cried. She looked down at her daughter and even though she was crying, it was the sweetest sound. Marie had her baby back.

Sebastian took a sip of his coffee "So Mary is awake?"

Francis nodded

"And you told her that you knocked up her best friend and married her?"

Francis nodded

Sebastian took another sip of his coffee and made a popping sound with his lips "Tough break, kid."

"What do I do?"

"Well, from where I'm sittin there is nothing you can do. Mary was always brave and headstrong and all that other feminist shit so I'm sure she'll be fine."

"You really think so?"

Sebastian laughed "Hell no, I'm just saying what you wanna hear. That chick has every right to hate you for the rest of your existence. Not because you moved on but because you moved on with her best friend and you only waited like six months. I would not be surprised if she snuck into your room and smothered you with a pillow."

"You're not helping."

"Oh...was that what I was supposed to be doing?" Sebastian smiled.

"I never wanted to hurt her."

"Well you are married with a kid now so the damage is pretty much done. You can't just leave Lola so in my opinion you made your bed and now you gotta lie your ass down in it."

"I wish I had more options."

"A condom might have been a decent option a few years back."

"Hey! I love Trevor! I would not give him up for anything in the world."

"I love him too after all I am his uncle, but that does not change the fact that you could have prevented this is you were thinking clearly."

Francis nodded, he could not argue with that logic. "So I just forget about Mary and move foreword?"

"You moved two towns over so she can be avoided but you will never forget."

Francis nodded and sipped his coffee. If only he could forget.

Dot's Note: Hey guys! I hope you like the first chapter of my ALL NEW alternate Universe Reign story. I hope you guys enjoyed the first chapter and don't forget to Review! Follow and Favorite if you enjoyed because there's a lot more to come.

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