As she walks into her dark house, she started to miss Randy even more. She walked sluggishly to her room, so she could get to sleep and return to him in the morning. It wasn't 2 seconds after her head hit the pillow that she was dreaming of being with him somewhere nice...

Sharona heard someone coming through the front door. Afraid that it was an intruder, she quietly got up to see who it was.

As she leaves the room she hears, "Sharona? It's okay, it's okay, it's just me. And don't worry, I'm okay, too."

She runs up to Randy and he embraces her. Then holds her as tight as he can, hoping they will never be apart ever again.

"I missed you so much! I don't know what I would do if you ever left me."

"Well we don't have to worry about that now, that's not happened. Let's just focus on the present."

"I love you."

"I love you, too, and I hope we never have to be..."

"Be what?... Randy?"

Sharona sits up in bed somewhat lost and breathing deeply. Then she zones in to the realization that she was dreaming, Randy was still in the hospital, and most importantly, the doorbell was ringing.

She jumped up to answer it and was glad to see Adrian Monk standing on the other side of the door with Natalie and the Captain not too far behind.

"Hey, I'm so glad you could make it up here..."

Then surprisingly, Adrian grabbed Sharona and hugged her, then let her go after about ten seconds. He didn't cringe, or even mention having to run and change his clothes. He just stood there and continued the conversation.

"We wanted to go check on Randy, what time were you going to head up there?"

"Well, about 6:30. What time is it now?"

"Nine," Natalie replied.

"Oh, then I guess we can head out now, just let me change my clothes real quick." She left the room and returned five minutes later in jeans and a sweatshirt. By that time they were waiting patiently right inside the door to get away from the cold.

"I'm all set. Do you guys need anything?"

"We're fine, Sharona." The Captain replied, "Do you need anything?"

"Yeah... To see Randy."

"Let's go then," Natalie said as she led the way to the door.

The car ride was silent for the most part. The first sound they heard was an ambulance as they neared Mercy General.

Sharona showed them silently what room Randy was in. As they walked in Sharona's hopefulness faded when she seen Randy still asleep with IVs in his arm. Seeing how desperate Sharona was, Natalie hugged her grieving friend. They all found chairs surrounding Randy. Planning to stay for a while, they made themselves at home.

Twenty minutes later the doctor came in making her morning rounds. Her name was Trish, and she spoke with a soft, calming voice. It didn't calm Sharona one bit, though. She explained the update on Randy's condition. She said he would be fine, and estimated how long it would take him to wake up. She told Sharona two days and that he would be able to leave a week after that.

The tension in the room decreased soon after the doctor left. Sharona fell asleep in her chair not too long after that. Then silence again, broken by Stottlemeyer saying, "Hey, are you guys hungry?"

Natalie answered with a quick, "Yeah."

Monk, not so much with a... "No... not rea..."

"Yes you are. Do you want to go down to the cafeteria with us for brunch?" Stottlemeyer nodded in Monk's direction, informing him of what his answer was.

"Sure."

On the way down the hall, Stottlemeyer explained to Monk that maybe Sharona should be left alone to think and be with Randy. He figured Natalie knew why he asked them to leave.

Sharona wasn't sleeping very peacefully in the first place, so the door shutting only woke her up.

She leaned forward to Randy, being more vulnerable than ever and started talking to him softly. "I wish you were here with me. We haven't been married a whole 4 months yet and I'm going through what no wife should ever have to go through in years of marriage." She chuckled, "That's just like you to get yourself into a mess like this." Her giggles quickly became soft cries as her friends returned to the room.

While the door was open she ran out as everyone else was entering. She caught a cab home and didn't talk to anyone the rest of the day.

She decided a round noon that day that she had to eat. She ate, but not much. Only a grilled cheese sandwich with a coke. She laid in bed most of the day just to think about what's going on and what's happened. The next day she decided not to go up to the hospital until late in the afternoon. The doctor said he wouldn't wake up, and being up there only made her worry more.

By the time she got up there at four, she couldn't help but notice the balloons and cards on the table next to Randy. She read the cards in silence and then sat with Randy. Craig, one of Randy's new co-workers stopped by, and Cheryl, Sharona's mom stopped to check on her.

She didn't stay long, and after she left, Sharona didn't stay long herself. She went home and called Adrian to talk about the following day, the day Randy was supposed to return to consciousness.

"Hey, do you want us to be there when he wakes up, or do you want to be alone?"

"Both."

"Is that..."

"What I mean is... I want you to be there when he wakes up, and then I'll talk to him myself."

She went to go do paperwork before returning to her room again. She crawled into bed around eleven. She found that night harder to get to sleep than any of the other days alone in her house. Minutes crawled by like hours until she drifted off around 3 to the sound of 'Law and Order.'

Sharona woke up on the 15th, eager to see Randy awake for the first time in three days.

...

Mercy General Hospital

January 15, 2010

8:30AM

Sharona had planned to meet Adrian, Natalie, and Stottlemeyer at the hospital. She walked in and found them waiting at the door for her. They got to Randy's room as the nurse was changing his sheets, so they waited in the hall as she did so. When she was done they all entered the room. Randy was still waking up, but he wasn't asleep and that's what excited Sharona. They all rushed into the room.

Sharona made a mad dash over to Randy's bedside.

"Hey, how ya' feelin'?"

"A little sore."

It wasn't until then that Sharona noticed the cuts on Randy's face when he spoke. "I'm sure you are. Car accidents tend to do that."

"Hey, Randy. I know I'm not your commanding officer anymore, but I'm giving you an order. Never put Sharona through such a miserable week ever again. She was worried sick about you."

"Captain, Natalie, Monk. When'd you get here?"

"We flew up to comfort Sharona and to see you on Wednesday," Natalie answered.

"Oh... Well it's good to see you guys. And I'm sorry, Sharona. I'll try never to get into another car accident ever again." Sharona chuckled and kissed her husband.

Monk remembered Sharona had wanted to be alone with Randy, so this time it was him to get everyone out of the room. When they were alone Sharona began to talk to Randy.

"I missed you so much. I never want to be apart from you for so long ever again."

"I'm sorry, and I want us to be together forever, too."

"It's now that I need you more than ever," she replied as she laid on the bed next to him, "I need you so much now, because... I'm pregnant."

Randy shot a quick look at her and they both became teary eyed. He smothered his wife in kisses, even though with every move he could feel the pain of cuts on his face.

He called everyone back into the room to share the good news. Natalie was extremely happy for Sharona and Randy.

She gave her friend a big hug followed by a "Congratulations. That's wonderful."

They all talked in the hospital room and enjoyed the good news. Randy was alive and the couple would soon be parents.

...

January 22, 2010

The Disher residents

Sharona helped Randy into the house, and unpacked his stuff. Once they were settled, she led him over to the couch to obey the doctor's orders, 'plenty of rest.'

She flipped the TV on, enjoying Randy's company for the first time in a while. They sat on the couch and enjoyed each other's company. All three of them, together and well.