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Chapter 10-New Living Arrangements

About a week after she was found and emitted into the hospital, Derek was finally able to call the couch in her room his new home, instead of the waiting room. The swelling in her brain had gone down enough that they took her out of the induced coma, and now they just had to wait until she woke up on her own.

"Hey Baby Girl, I am now living in your hospital room," Derek filled her in, with a little smirk. "It's not the comfiest bed in the world but I'm closer to you and that is all that matters to me. I miss you incredibly. I always knew you were my strength but I didn't realize how hard it is without your smile in my life. I want to keep you safe and be there for you as you are always there for me. I need you to wake up, baby. I need to see those bright eyes that light up my world and I need to hold you close to me again. I really miss everything about you," he said ending with a kiss on the top of her head. That night, he fell asleep holding onto to her hand.

The next day started off as everyday for the last week had: uneventful. Derek had grabbed some coffee and sat next to her bed. He spoke to her, telling her that he had read some good books in the time he spent in the hospital and reading her excerpts from the books that he thought she would like. He never had time to read anymore with this job and he found it a good getaway from what had happened to her. He would rather have not found a love for books if it meant this not having happened to her, but he would take what he could get.

After lunch, he sat down again to talk to her. At some point in the silence, Derek had fallen asleep with his head on her stomach and his hand clenching hers. He was having a dream that he was laying down on his couch with Penelope and she was stroking his head. In his dream he had fallen asleep and she was trying to wake him up in the softest of ways, "Derek, sweetheart, wake up, I missed you." Wait why did she miss him? He had only fallen asleep, he was still right there laying with her. All of the sudden the sensation he was feeling on top of his head was almost unbearable. It felt so reassuring, like everything wrong in his life was righted; it felt so real that he awoke from it and lifted his head from her stomach. And when he did, he found tears in his eyes.

Garcia:

"Hey Baby Girl, I am now living in your hospital room," She could tell he was smirking when he said that and she internally smiled. "It's not the comfiest bed in the world but I'm closer to you and that is all that matters to me. I miss you incredibly. I always knew you were my strength but I didn't realize how hard it is without your smile in my life. I want to keep you safe and be there for you as you are always there for me. I need you to wake up, baby. I need to see those bright eyes that light up my world and I need to hold you close to me again. I really miss everything about you," she felt a kiss on the top of her head.

Hearing him this emotional and her not being able to wake up was going to be the death of her. She just wanted to reach out and take him into her arms to comfort him. She was sure he was in agony over this whole situation and she just wanted it to be over so he could smile again. She never wanted her Hot Stuff to be in any form of pain, especially when she was the reason for it. She would wake up soon if it took everything in her to do it. She loved falling asleep with their hands intertwined and hoped they would never be separated again.

The next day, Derek told her a story about Chicago and a family get together that had happened years earlier. She had internally been so happy just hearing about a good memory from Chicago. Plus she always loved hearing about his family. She hoped to meet them soon so that she could thank them for loving Derek as much as she did. She knew they were the reason he pushed on when life seemed hard.

She had been thinking so much that she hadn't noticed him fall asleep on her. She could now hear faint snoring. She willed herself awake. It didn't work. She tried again and she felt close. Finally with her last attempt, the darkness fell away and her eyelids opened, at about the speed of a snail.

Man was it bright in this room. She instinctively closed her eyes from the light but after a moment she opened them fully. She had them closed for long enough, she could handle a little bit of light if it meant she could stare down at the beautiful man lounging on her stomach, his hand still clenched tightly to hers. That was not enough contact for her though. She needed to touch him more, make sure he was really there with her and this wasn't just another fantasy.

She reached down and touched his head, and waited for a moment. She didn't want to wake him just yet. He probably had not gotten much sleep this past-Wait. How long had she been unconscious for? It felt like eternity to her but she was sure it felt like longer to Derek.

She found herself stroking his head rhythmically and smiled when she heard him let out a sigh and squeeze her hand. She could feel how tense he was through just the little bit of contact she had with him.

She wanted him to sleep but she couldn't help herself when she whispered hoarsely, "Derek, sweetheart, wake up, I missed you." He stirred slightly but did not wake immediately. After a moment or two, his head lifted upwards and he turned to look at her. She just smiled at him as she saw tears well up in his eyes.