Bridget woke up to the sound of Horatio snoring in the chair next to her. Horatio's arms and legs were crossed and his head was tilted forward. Bridget giggled, she looked around the room but it was dark so she couldn't see much but she knew it was just the two of them. The clock read 2:30am; she sighed.

Horatio stirred, woken up by his own snoring he looked and saw Bridget was awake. He sat upright in his chair, leaned forward and smiled at her.

"Hi" Horatio smiled

"Hi" Bridget smiled back at him

"How are you feeling?" Horatio asked quietly

"Better, for now at least" Bridget told him, she was elated that he was here

"I have something to tell you Bridget, something important." Horatio was nervous

"Go ahead H" Bridget was curled up in a ball looking at the pale redhead with blue eyes.

"When you got sick the other night, you… you said something" Horatio looked down at the bed trying to avoid eye contact with Bridget, he was incredibly anxious.

Bridget blushed, not that Horatio could see. Bridget went to answer but before she could Horatio said bluntly but nervously

"Did you mean it? Horatio was now making eye contact with Bridget

"Yes" Bridget was terrified as to what his response was going to be

"Well the thing is, I feel the same way" Horatio smiled

"You do?" Bridget was elated; her eyes widened and became fixated on H

Horatio nodded "Yeah, I was hesitant to tell you; I haven't felt this way in a long time"

Bridget wanted to answer but the urge to vomit overwhelmed her. She grabbed the basin the nurse put next to her and started throwing up. Horatio walked around to the other side of the bed and started to rub her back. When she was done he took a damp washcloth the nurse left and wiped off her face.

"I'm sorry… Hora-" before Bridget could finish Horatio interrupted

"Why are you apologizing, you're sick" Horatio looked at her and grinned

Horatio slipped his shoes off and lied down next to Bridget. She moved over just enough for him to be able to lie with her. She took a deep breath as she felt Horatio's warm hands rub her back; within minuets she was asleep, and he was too.