The nurse said as they led Jamie to the room. He walked into her room. Her eyes halfway open, staring at the door. "She's got a concussion, the light will probably bug her eyes so be careful."
Her eyes wouldn't focus on who was coming in until she felt a pair of hands on her hers. They were rough and soft at the same time, twice her size. Jamie
She blinked a few times as she heard his voice. "Ed?" He asked as he saw her eyes wander around the room.
She knew the voice and squeezed onto his hand tight. Unable to get a word out, she end up coughing to the point that she couldn't stop. Her throat was rough and sore.
Jamie leaned over and picked up the glass of water on the table and gently put the straw in her mouth and she took a few sips. "Better?" He asked gently.
"Mhmm," she hummed and tried to her hardest to open her eyes without squinting because of the light.
Jamie could tell immediately by her reaction, "too bright?" He asked as he pushed a hair out if her face.
She closed her eyes and nodded at him. She heard the blinds closed and the chair squeak when Jamie sat back down. She opened her eyes, this time fully and smiled.
She was able to get Jamie to crack a smile. "What are you smiling about?" He laughed, grateful that she was still in front of him.
Her voice was scratchy, "I love you," she smiled.
Jamie's eyes seemed to glow, "I love you too," he laughed as a tear left his cheek. He remembered thinking that he was never going to be able to hear that from her again.
Her hand was shaky and jittery as she brought it up to his face and wiped his tear away. She had a bandage covering the needles in her hand.
Jamie grabbed her hand while she held it to his face and kissed it.
"Did Danny tell you?" She coughed again.
He reached for the water again and placed the straw in her mouth and spoke, "yeah…" he said sadly.
She followed his expression, "what did you see?"
He placed the cup down on the table, "you being lifted off the ground, Danny screaming your name, and...blood," he looked up at her.
She held his hand tight, "I'm sorry," she apologized.
He looked at her in confusion, "you did nothing wrong. You're rookie is-is," he started.
She turned her head sideways like a puppy, "a rookie…" she justified to him.
"I know," he said gently.
He stared into her eyes for a bit when he saw her yawn, "try to go to sleep," he told her.
She shook her head no, "I want to sleep with you in our bed. That's the only time I go to sleep,"
"Ed, you're exhausted, you need to get some sleep," he told her.
Jamie planted a kiss on her forehead, when he heard her whisper. "Sleep with me?" She requested.
He looked down at her. "There's no room for both of us, Ed." He said gently.
She looked at his eyes saddened, and then back down. "Please…"
He gave her a soft smile, "I don't want to hurt you, you got shot in your stomach," he reminded her.
"Jamie" she said against her voice became rough again.
He took off his duty belt and placed it in the chair, and left his cap on the bed. Eddie took the cap and looked inside at the picture.
"This is what you did with it," she said smiling, unable to lift her head off the pillow.
Jamie turned his head to see what she was talking about, when he saw the cap in her hand. He leaned forward and put a kiss on her head, and then her lips. He turned back around and took off his coat when he heard her voice.
"Jamie…" she said softly. You could hear in her voice that she was in pain.
Her turned around and saw her trying to move over a bit. "Here," he said. He carefully lifted her up a bit and moving her to side. She closed her eyes as she felt his arms wrap underneath her.
He slowly slid on the bed, making sure not to move too much.
She watched him open his arms towards her, like they did at home. She put her head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. She closed her eyes, and placed her free arm on his stomach.
"I love you," he said right as she was falling asleep. He leaned down and put a kiss on her head and closed his eyes with her.
Just like home
Danny and Frank watched from out the window of her room.
"You did good," Frank acknowledged Danny what he did and patted his back.
Danny let out a puff of air. "She's his world, I couldn't let something happen to her, I couldn't let him see her the way she was."
"I'm glad you didn't," Frank told him.
