Fallen
SarahSoph
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me etc. etc. etc. They are the property of CBS etc. etc. etc. Lyrics are Running by No Doubt.
A/N: This is my attempt at writing in a new way.
And I'm so sorry that I've fallen…
You sit there watching him, wondering if he will ever wake up. Praying that if he does he will still be the man you know. The partner who always has your back (you feel so guilty that this time you did not have his), the one you are about so deeply, the one you love, the one who doesn't know.
You've been sitting there for hours. To the outside world you appear calm, patient, so confident that he won't give in, that he will be your partner again.
Inside you are screaming, crying, breaking down. It hurts so much, like a knife wound spilling crimson tears instead of blood. It's a minor miracle it doesn't show.
It's not the miracle you want. The one you want is for him to open his eyes, to see you sitting there and to say your name.
'Aiden'
He has a special way of saying your name. You love it. It feels so different to the way everyone else says it. He makes you feel wonderful, beautiful, like you could be the only girl in his world.
But you don't know what goes on in his mind. You don't know what's behind those sparkling blue eyes. And at the moment you don't care. You just wish they were sparkling like they did before.
You overheard the doctor talk to Mac earlier. You didn't take in most of it, but you got the general idea, the important part. Danny's brain had swollen slightly and they were unsure what damage had been done if any. They had to wait for him to wake up to have any idea of how he was.
Your head hangs. You're so tired but you don't want to sleep, you can't sleep. You might miss that moment, that crucial moment when he wakes up.
Despite your willpower it doesn't take long before your eyes close. It's been a long an tiring day and you are exhausted. It's hard to believe that just this morning everything was okay. The few hours sleep you get hasn't brought any change except that's it must now be past midnight. You berate yourself anyway. You have to be here for him. It would tear you apart if you weren't.
Stella, Mac, Flack, Doc Hawkes and even Chad drop by at times to check on Danny and to subtly check on you at the same time. They cannot stay for long, they have to work and there is nothing they can do.
You spend hours just staring at him, hoping, praying for something to happen, anything. Just let him be there again. There are things that need to be said. Things you need to tell him no matter what he thinks, you know you cannot go on without letting him know.
Despite the vigilant gaze, you almost miss it. You've been daydreaming it for so long you almost mistake it for another. His eyes flickered; you know you saw that.
A minute later his eyes open fully and you swear you've been holding your breath the entire time.
His eyes are cloudy for a few seconds, but they clear up enough to see you there. He says one word.
"Aiden."
And you feel like you're the only girl in his world.
Help me up let's keep on running…
Any mistakes type things are my fault completely. Let me know about them so I can fix them up.