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Lorraine had been in a coma for a few days now whilst the doctors performed surgery on her to save her. Nikki had stayed at the hospital the whole time, never leaving Lorraine's side and sleeping on an airbed by Lorraine's bed. It wasn't comfortable but that didn't matter. All that mattered was Lorraine.
Nikki POV
I sat there holding her hand like I had done for a few days. Then suddenly, I felt her squeezing my hand. Then slowly, her eyes opened and she turned and looked at me. "Nikki, where am I? What day is it?" "You're in hospital. It's Saturday" "What? It was Tuesday when..." I spotted that Lorraine started crying so I hugged her. "Thank you Nikki...so you've been here all that time?" "Yes" "Do you care about me that much?" "Yes I do Lorraine" I softly kiss her lips, not being too passionate about it as she has just woken up and is still weak. "How did Michael allow you to be here?" "He got Tom to cover for me. He said I was probably the best person to be by your side at times like this plus I have kept the staff updated" "You are amazing Nikki. I hope I get out of here soon" "Well, after that, you may need to have some time off. And you won't have to worry when you do return because Barry Barry was arrested by police and is in jail at the moment"
A week later, Lorraine was discharged from hospital. I was allowed to stay with Lorraine until she was well enough to come back to the school. It seemed a bit out of character for Michael to be this nice. But then again, Lorraine was a former student of his and obviously trusted me with her. Plus the fact I had been the first one to spot her on the floor. And maybe even Christine had something to do with it. Her and Michael were pretty loved up nowadays. Anyway, we both made the most of the time together. Cuddling, talking and kissing. I looked after her quite a bit. I didn't want this to end but it had to. Lorraine became well enough to work again at the school. The day before that though, she did make me an offer that I was taken aback by. We were cuddling and Lorraine said "Nikki, look, after this, normally you'd be going back to your place but I've enjoyed your company so much. Plus I love you and I don't care who knows. So...will you move in with me?"