"Mickey sends his love; he and Rachel are on Holiday in Greece and having a lovely time. Rachel's a lovely girl we're so glad he's found some happiness at last. When you wake up I'll show you some photos. I've got a lovely photo of the twins…"

Rose sighed "Mum.."

"Rose!!" Jackie jumper up from the chair she was sitting in, tears in her eyes and such love, "Rose, Rose my darling you're awake," She rushed over and took Rose's hand and touched her cheek, "Oh my darling Rose I thought I'd lost you, I couldn't bear it" and she cried.

"Mum" and Rose cried as well. Rose could feel her Mum's emotions flowing over her, the sadness, the fear, the love and hope and Rose held her Mum tightly afraid she would disappear again.

"Oh sweetheart I'd better let Alex know, oh and your father… everyone is going to be overjoyed to know you are awake"

"Is Dr Mortious in today? I'd like to see him"

Jackie looked puzzled and shook her head, "There's no Dr Mortious here love"

"But he was here last night"

"You must have been dreaming love there is no Dr Mortious here, just Alex and his team, talking of Alex I'd better go tell him the news"

Jackie kissed Rose's cheek and ran out of the room. Rose lay still on the bed and glanced around her and there on a table sat the glass she'd been given last night, it was real and he was real, she was sure of that.

The door swung upon and Alex walked in, he smiled and walked up to the bed, "welcome back Rose, you had us worried back there"

He walked over the medical charts, "How are you feeling today?"

She shrugged, "I feel fine, better than I remember for a long time"

Alex nodded and turned to Jackie, "Can you go outside a moment Jackie, I need to check Rose over"

"Can she not stay?" Rose asked unwilling to lose her Mum after such a long time.

"No, I need to stay focused, it's important!" Rose stared at Alex he was rude, he seemed harder somehow, older than she remembered "Sorry Jackie," and he wiped his eyes, "I'm just a bit tired"

Jackie shrugged, "Love I'm going to go and get you some magazines, I'm sure you'll want something to read later" she leant over and kissed Rose's cheek and she stood up and jabbed Alex in the stomach, "and you mister better take care of her while I'm gone"

And with that she sauntered out of the room.

"So" said Alex, "you feel ok, really?"

"Absolutely, I feel fine, if a bit stiff from lying in bed all this time" and she smiled but Alex refused to look at her.

"Do you feel any different from before the coma?"

Rose considered the question "I feel better, more alert and I have more energy, I can feel it running through me at such speed. Maybe all I needed was a good sleep," she smiled but felt Alex's unease, "What's wrong?" she asked alert to the tension in Alex.