Here By My Side
AN: Hola everyone! I'm trying to work on an Alias story right now, but it is not going well (the inspiration is not flowing) so I decided to write what has been going on in my head, which is lots of Josh and Donna storylines. I am a total JD fan, so this is my take on the impending situation. Depending on how you guys respond, I'll see how long I make this go.
She's not waking up. They said that maybe after a while she would wake up. But then she didn't. It's been, what, five hours since I got here. No movement. All I can do is stare at her. There's nothing to do but...Brrrrrrriiiiiinnngg!! Brrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnggggg! My cell phone buzzed with noise.
"Hello?"
"Josh." I heard the calm voice of my boss answer.
"Leo, hi. I meant to call, but..."
"It's no problem. How is she doing?"
"Bad. Her lung collapsed, she had multiple compound fractures to the leg and now has a metal rod in there, and she's still asleep."
"I'm sure it's just part of the recovery process. How are you?"
"Let's not ask that question."
"Josh, don't make me regret letting you go. Here, I'm having Margaret set up a reservation for you..."
"I'm not leaving her!" I snapped.
"Calm down. At a point, you will need a shower. I'll have it set so you can check in tomorrow afternoon. How 'bout we send some clothes over too? Tomorrow, you can get all cleaned up and go right back to her, I promise."
"Leo, I'm sorry. I just... I don't know what to do." I was losing it. "I don't think I can do anything without her. I can't lose her."
"You won't. It takes quite a strong girl to run your life. She's got a kick in her yet."
"I hope so. Talk to you later." I closed the phone and went back to staring at Donna. "Oh, Donna." Maybe, by some chance, she could hear me. I took her hand in mine and looked straight at her. "Don't go. Stay here with me. You keep me going each day. I would go crazy without you. Look at me right now! Why I haven't said this before, I don't really know. All I know is..." I heard a beeping start and I stopped talking. A nurse came in, but she didn't seem in a rush. "What's going on? What's that sound?"
"It's okay, Mr. Lyman, this is a good beeping. Her stats have risen 40% in the last two hours. She's recovering faster than we thought she would. She'll be awake within the next hour." She gave me a smile and walked back out.
"Donna, you're gonna be okay. Thank God, you're gonna be okay." I squeezed her hand and began to smile. It felt odd, smiling, since I hadn't done it in so long. I looked away for a second and saw the small vase of flowers sitting on the side table. Donna needed better flowers than these. I squeezed her hand again.
"Ow..." I heard a whisper. My head spun around. Donna's eyes had fluttered open and were now focused right on me. "I know I'm a pain but that's no reason to break my hand."
"Donna! Oh, gosh, you're awake."
"Where am I? What happened? Fitzwallace, the congressmen, Andy, are they okay?"
"You're in Germany. You were airlifted here from Israel. The jeep you were driving in was hit by a road bomb."
"And the others?" I sighed.
"You're the only one who survived from your car. Nobody else was hurt." She gasped.
"Why did I make it?"
"I don't know. I think God decided I needed more chastising before you left me for good." I tried to joke, but tears had started to fall down my cheeks. She looked down and saw my hands clasped around hers.
"You came to Germany just to see me? Can't keep yourself straight for one day, can you Lyman?" She was trying to joke back, but I couldn't keep anything in any longer.
"No, I can't." She looked back at my face, almost startled. "God, Donna, you've had me tied up in knots the last 12 hours."
"Josh, I..."
"Shhh." I silenced her by placing my hand over her mouth. "If you don't let me say this, I think I might burst. Donna, I couldn't keep anything straight while you were gone. It took your one call to remind me that I actually had work to do. Even then, most the time I was supposed to be working I was reading the e-mails you sent me. While I sat in meetings I wondered what kind of meetings you were in. When I sat in bed I wondered what the rooms you were staying in were like. I couldn't get you off my mind." And now, I would go in for the kill. "I can't think of any other way to say it than this." I leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Donnatella Moss, I'm in love with you."
AN: Hola everyone! I'm trying to work on an Alias story right now, but it is not going well (the inspiration is not flowing) so I decided to write what has been going on in my head, which is lots of Josh and Donna storylines. I am a total JD fan, so this is my take on the impending situation. Depending on how you guys respond, I'll see how long I make this go.
She's not waking up. They said that maybe after a while she would wake up. But then she didn't. It's been, what, five hours since I got here. No movement. All I can do is stare at her. There's nothing to do but...Brrrrrrriiiiiinnngg!! Brrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnggggg! My cell phone buzzed with noise.
"Hello?"
"Josh." I heard the calm voice of my boss answer.
"Leo, hi. I meant to call, but..."
"It's no problem. How is she doing?"
"Bad. Her lung collapsed, she had multiple compound fractures to the leg and now has a metal rod in there, and she's still asleep."
"I'm sure it's just part of the recovery process. How are you?"
"Let's not ask that question."
"Josh, don't make me regret letting you go. Here, I'm having Margaret set up a reservation for you..."
"I'm not leaving her!" I snapped.
"Calm down. At a point, you will need a shower. I'll have it set so you can check in tomorrow afternoon. How 'bout we send some clothes over too? Tomorrow, you can get all cleaned up and go right back to her, I promise."
"Leo, I'm sorry. I just... I don't know what to do." I was losing it. "I don't think I can do anything without her. I can't lose her."
"You won't. It takes quite a strong girl to run your life. She's got a kick in her yet."
"I hope so. Talk to you later." I closed the phone and went back to staring at Donna. "Oh, Donna." Maybe, by some chance, she could hear me. I took her hand in mine and looked straight at her. "Don't go. Stay here with me. You keep me going each day. I would go crazy without you. Look at me right now! Why I haven't said this before, I don't really know. All I know is..." I heard a beeping start and I stopped talking. A nurse came in, but she didn't seem in a rush. "What's going on? What's that sound?"
"It's okay, Mr. Lyman, this is a good beeping. Her stats have risen 40% in the last two hours. She's recovering faster than we thought she would. She'll be awake within the next hour." She gave me a smile and walked back out.
"Donna, you're gonna be okay. Thank God, you're gonna be okay." I squeezed her hand and began to smile. It felt odd, smiling, since I hadn't done it in so long. I looked away for a second and saw the small vase of flowers sitting on the side table. Donna needed better flowers than these. I squeezed her hand again.
"Ow..." I heard a whisper. My head spun around. Donna's eyes had fluttered open and were now focused right on me. "I know I'm a pain but that's no reason to break my hand."
"Donna! Oh, gosh, you're awake."
"Where am I? What happened? Fitzwallace, the congressmen, Andy, are they okay?"
"You're in Germany. You were airlifted here from Israel. The jeep you were driving in was hit by a road bomb."
"And the others?" I sighed.
"You're the only one who survived from your car. Nobody else was hurt." She gasped.
"Why did I make it?"
"I don't know. I think God decided I needed more chastising before you left me for good." I tried to joke, but tears had started to fall down my cheeks. She looked down and saw my hands clasped around hers.
"You came to Germany just to see me? Can't keep yourself straight for one day, can you Lyman?" She was trying to joke back, but I couldn't keep anything in any longer.
"No, I can't." She looked back at my face, almost startled. "God, Donna, you've had me tied up in knots the last 12 hours."
"Josh, I..."
"Shhh." I silenced her by placing my hand over her mouth. "If you don't let me say this, I think I might burst. Donna, I couldn't keep anything straight while you were gone. It took your one call to remind me that I actually had work to do. Even then, most the time I was supposed to be working I was reading the e-mails you sent me. While I sat in meetings I wondered what kind of meetings you were in. When I sat in bed I wondered what the rooms you were staying in were like. I couldn't get you off my mind." And now, I would go in for the kill. "I can't think of any other way to say it than this." I leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "Donnatella Moss, I'm in love with you."