Dani was screaming and Nico shook her gently so she would wake up. When she came fully awake she was crying heavily. Nico, who was already laying beside her because the bed was big enough for the both of them, just wrapped his arms around her and she held on to him for dear life. Nico, whispering calming words to her said, "Baby, it's okay. You are safe. You just had a bad nightmare. You're safe." Dani was slowly calming down thanks to this loving man of hers. "I always feel safe when I'm in your arms, Nico," Dani said as she looked into those beautiful eyes of his that she loved so much. "Nico," she said and he knew what was coming next. He knew that dream consisted of flashbacks. "Is Matt the one who did all of this to me? He was just in my nightmare I had. Why can't I remember this stuff? It just happened not too long ago. I don't understand. Why did this happen to me? Why is someone always trying to ruin everything in my life?" Dani was crying again and pretty much screaming every word. Nico knew she was extremely frustrated. Dani then saw the tears running down Nico's face. She reached up and wiped them away. "I hate seeing you in so much pain and so hurt. I wish it would have been me because I would have taken your place if I could have. Dani, I love you so much. Just be patient; you will get there on remembering what happened. I know you have lots of questions, but lets discuss them tomorrow when the doctor does the brain test on you. You took a lot of hits to the head, sweetheart." Nico had more tears when he said that last statement. Dani was slowly calming down again and finally drifted off to sleep. Nico hoped she would sleep all night. Dani woke up several more times in the night crying. Nico held her tighter and calmed her down each time. Finally, around 4:00am, she slept pretty peacefully until around 9:00. Nico had already went and got them some breakfast and coffee. He needed Dani to be ready for these tests today because he knew she would have to pass in order to be discharged from the hospital. Nico had called the kids and told them everything that happened. They were on their way now and would be there later this evening, but would have to fly back out early in the morning to get back for classes. When Dani woke up, Nico noticed that some of the swelling in her face had gone down, which he was very glad of. She gave Nico a smile and he kissed her swollen lips. Dani sat up so she could eat her breakfast. She was really quite. Nico knew she was scared and nervous about trying to remember everything that happened. Dani ate everything Nico brought her and was drinking her coffee when the doctor came in. "So how'd we sleep last night," the doctor asked. "Well, not too good," Dani said. "She had a few nightmares and was very restless. Around 4:00am, she finally fell asleep and slept pretty well until about 15 minutes or so ago," Nico said, as he grasped Dani's hand and gave her one of those reassuring smiles that she could do this. The doctor staring asking Dani what happened in the nightmares. Dani took a deep breathe and said, "look, I know Matt had something to do with this, but I just can't fill in all the details and I really don't think I'm ready to face what happened yet because the flashbacks are too painful to even try and think about." As Dani was talking about her flashback, tears just rolled down Nico's face. It tore him up that Matt did this to Dani, but he also knew that Dani needed to face what happened so they could move on. Nico then said, "doc, can I have a minute with Dani alone?" The doctor left out and said, "I'll be back in about ten minutes." "Nico what are you doing," Dani asked confused. "Look, Dani, you need to try and remember as much as you can. The progress you make today will determine when you will be released from the hospital. Please, at least try. I know you can do it," Nico pleaded with Dani. The doctor came back in right after Nico was done talking and Dani had tears staring to fall down her face. "I remember being pulled out of Nico's car and putting up a heck of a fight. I remember screaming for Nico, but the man that grabbed me said that he wouldn't be able to hear me." Dani told them every single detail that happened. Once she started talking about it, it's like all the things that happened to her flowed. It was very painful for her and when she was done, she was crying her eyes out. Nico and even the doctor had tears running down their faces. Nico just held her tight. He was so proud of her. Dani finally calmed down and Nico went to get her something to drink. The doctor told Dani he needed to talk to her alone for a minute. He continued by saying, "when I was looking over your results from all your test, I came across something rather exciting. Dani, did you know you were pregnant?" Dani's mouth dropped open and she asked, "are you sure?" "O yea, I'm positive, but I would like to do an ultrasound to make sure the baby is okay and check the baby's heartbeat. Then, maybe we can figure out how far along you are." Dani was smiling so big. "Yea I had a feeling that I was because of the morning sickness I have been having for the past couple of weeks and no energy also. Can we keep this quiet for now? I want to wait until I get out of the hospital to tell Nico and surprise him with it." "Sounds good, but we need to do that ultrasound today. I tell you what, if you can convince Nico to leave your side, I will treat him to lunch and get my nurse to do your ultrasound." Nico came back a few minutes later and brought Dani her drink. "Thank you, honey. Why don't you go down to the cafeteria and eat. The doctor wants to treat you. Besides, you do need to eat. You can bring me back something to eat," Dani said with a laugh. Nico actually agreed to going to eat and Dani was relieved. She wanted to surprise Nico with this news and wanted it to be a special moment for him. The thought of having Nico's baby brought so much joy to Dani's heart. The nurse did the ultrasound and everything with baby was perfect. When Dani heard the heartbeat, she had tears running down her face. It was such a blessing to know that after all the hits her body took, the baby was okay. Dani was eight weeks pregnant. After the nurse left out, Dani was really sleepy, so she decided to take her a nap until Nico got back. Nico came back in the room and smiled when he saw how beautiful she looked. Her complexion was coming back and the swelling was going down. Her arm and right above her eye where the stiches were still looked bad though. He went over and kissed Dani on the forehead and sat down beside her. She was sleeping so good he didn't want to wake her. There was a light knock on the door. Nico walked over and opened it up and there were the kids. They both hugged Nico tight and hard. "We missed you," they both said. "I love you guys and I missed y'all so much," Nico said emotionally. Lindsey walked over to her mom, tears in her eyes, and shook her mom gently. When Dani opened her eyes and saw her kids, she screamed. She was so happy to see them. Dani knew her wonderful man arranged it where they could come see her. They all sat there and talked for a while. The kids on one side and Nico on the other. "It's so nice to all be together, despite the circumstances," Nico said. Nico was holding Dani's hand and Lindsey grabbed his other one. Lindsey and Nico had gotten really close. Close enough that she asked him if she could call him dad. He told her that her dad probably wouldn't like it, but he didn't care because she was his daughter too. "Are y'all hungry," Nico asked. "Yea, were straved," they both said at the same time. "How bout we order some pizzas and have them delivered," Dani asked. All agreed. The kids would be having to head out after they ate. The pizza was delivered and they ate and chit chatted for a while. The kids hugged their mom goodbye. It was hard for Dani because she didn't want them to leave. "I'll walk y'all out," Nico said and he told Dani, "I'll be right back, Sweetheart." Dani was almost to the point of crying, but she knew why she was so emotional. Nico and the kids walked out. He knew this was tough on them, but they were being strong for their mom. He hugged them and told them, he was proud of them, loved them, and to let him know when they made it back. Ray J got in the taxi, but Lindsey needed another minute so she hugged Nico again. He just held her tight. He knew she was upset about what happened to her mom. Finally, she said goodbye, one last time and got in the taxi.
