A/N: This is my first published fanfic :) hope you like it! the story line is from Syfy's Alice Miniseries. I own none of the characters, although i certainly wish i did! Thanks for reading, let me know what you think pretty please! and p.s. i'm looking for a beta reader too :)

Setting: Hospital

He sat by her bed, staring at her face. So peaceful, and happy and yet sad, all at the same time. He held her warm hand and thought about all those times she wouldn't trust him. He wondered if he should be here at all. What if she didn't want him? What if...? No. He remembered their almost kiss and all those times she yelled his name and looked at him lovingly with her auburn hair in her blue eyes. He was so deep in thought, he didn't notice or hear anyone walk into the room.

"Excuse me? Who are you?

"Oh...um..." He stammered. "Well...um...I'm...um..." She looked at him as if he were crazy, although she didn't know that he actually was a little. Think! What's your name? Ha. He remembered Alice when she said had that. "I'm the man that found A-er... I mean her." Instantly, she softened her look. "Well I have to thank you very much. My name's Carol. I'm Alice's mother." Well, if he's gonna be with Alice for the rest of his life, this was a great way to make a first impression.

"Well, I'm glad to see...Alice has someone here for her," he looked at the girl in the hospital bed," so I'll leave you two alone, but I'd like to see how she's doing when she wakes up." He longed for a chance to see those big beautiful blue eyes and her beautiful white smile.

"Sure! That would be great! Here, I'll give you directions and I'll call you when she gets better." She wrote the directions on a piece of paper and a phone number. "What's your number?" He reached into his pocket looking for the paper that Jack had given him and pulled him out. "Um, it's 265-2489." They finished their exchange and said goodbye.

He decided that since they had the time, he would find his new apartment and explore the city he was going to live in if everything went well. After a full day of exploring, he decided to go back to his apartment and get settled in. Two full days later, he finally got the call he was waiting for. As soon as he hung up the phone, he put on his tan leather jacket and old worn hat, he raced to Alice's house and it took him a minute or two just to calm down enough to knock on the door. Carol opened the door and offered to take his hat and jacket, but he politely declined.

"You know, I never did catch your name."

"Oh! Um..." Quick! "Uh, David." The first thing that popped into his head was his middle name, that he so rarely used, he always almost forgot it.

"David. Nice to see you again." She turned and called down the hall. "Alice! Come meet David!" His heart stopped. He started sweating like crazy, and his stomach flipped. Keep your cool he said to himself. He started to walk down the hall, but when he saw Alice with her eyes on the floor and a sad look on her face, he froze. It was only when she said his name with a joyful expression, that he knew everything was going to be okay.

"Hatter!" She ran up to him and he barely got his arms open before they were around Alice.

"Finally," he said, so content that he didn't care whether the world collapsed around them or not.

"You have no idea how happy I am to see you." She said it with such passion that he melted in his shoes. He couldn't stand it any longer. He pulled back just enough to look at her, then dive in for a kiss that neither of them would ever forget. They kissed and kissed and when and when they needed to breathe, all Hatter said was, "I missed you." And they kissed again. He didn't care if this completely ruined his reputation with Alice's mother. As long as Alice was his, he could care less.