PREVIOUSLY:

Sasha's POV

Summer just sighed and nodded. The doctor paged a nurse who brought in a gown for Summer and helped get her admitted to the hospital. They hooked up an IV and some monitors, and her medicine was given to her through the IV. I held her hand and gently ran my thumb over her knuckles to help her relax as she started drifting to sleep. Once she was asleep the doctor came back and brought her to get her scan done.

I had called her mom to let her know how things were going and explained that Summer wanted to be sedated for the CT. By the time I hung up with her mom, they were bringing her back into the room so she could start waking up. They'd only given her a little bit of the medicine because it was only for a short period of time.

The doctor said it would be about forty five minutes to an hour at the most before she started waking up. I sat there with her and held her hand while she slept. I hate that she has to be given something to help her sleep through such a simple procedure, but I guess it's linked to a traumatic experience it makes sense.

SUMMER'S HOSPITAL ROOM

Sasha's POV

About an hour later Summer starts to mumble in her sleep. The doctor said that everything was clear in her scans and that she could go home when she woke up. Her dad had come in when he found out that she'd been admitted and was sitting by me in a chair. He got up and squeezed her hand, "Summer…"

She just continued to mumble but couldn't say anything that made any sense yet. "mmmm"

Adam brushed some hair away from her face, "open your eyes for me honey"

"Sashaaaa" was the only thing that she could mumble, the effects of the medicine were still very much there and I had to laugh. Adam moved so I could stand by her as well.

"I'm here, just try to open your eyes" I reassure her. she's very slowly waking up, and it might take a few minutes.

She forces her eyes open but they don't stay that way for a long time. it's a start, she just needs to let the medicine wear off a little more.

Adam smiles, "good girl, try one more time…"

She whimpers and mumbles, "dad?"

He is now standing on the other side of the bed, "yeah honey, I'm here"

Her eyes slowly open again and this time she's able to keep them open for a few more minutes. She glances at both me and her father, "wanna go home"

I squeeze her hand, "we've gotta wait until you wake up a little more. But we will be soon"

Her eyes start to close again and she turns her head towards her dad. He brushes her hair away from her face and smiles, "just rest honey, let the medicine wear off"

She lets out a big yawn and curls up in the blanket. Adam just smiles and runs his fingers through her hair. she's asleep again in a few minutes, she'll probably be this way for a little while.

About fifteen minutes later she groans, "daddy…"

Adam stands up and squeezes her hand, "I'm here honey"

She yawns, "wanna go home"

He runs his fingers through her hair, "I know honey, the longer you can stay awake the sooner you can go home"

He had talked to her doctor and said that he could monitor her while she was waking up, I think having him here is helping her stay calm, because if it were just her doctor, she'd be all worked up and miserable.

She forced her eyes open and looked at him. "sorry they had to do this…." I sigh, she probably feels bad that they had to sedate her for a simple scan, but it was probably best that they did.

He squeezes her hand, "I'm not mad sweetheart, I'm gonna stay here with you until you're ready to go home"

"can I go home now?" she asks, I know she hates hospitals, and she probably thinks she's awake enough.

"just give it a few more minutes sweetie, I'm gonna talk to your doctor and see what they think, alright" he says, squeezing her hand.

She just sighs, and leans back. "just get me outta here"

He smiles, "try to stay awake, it'll help"

She just nods and turns her head to look at me as he leaves. I smile at her and squeeze her hand, "how're you feelin?"

"ugh…" she mumbles.

"what's botherin you?" I ask her, she was probably lying when her dad was talking to her just so she could go home.

"tired" she yawns, struggling to keep her eyes open.

I rub my thumb over her knuckles and give her hand a gentle squeeze, but before I can say anything else to her, the doctor comes in and smiles at her, "good to see you awake Summer"

She just nods and yawns, "can I go home?"

"how're you feeling?" the doctor asks, glancing up at the monitors.

"fine" she replies, hiding a yawn.

The doctor notices and smiles, "I want you to wait at least twenty more minutes, but I can get the nurse to set up your discharge papers"

She just nods and smiles. I know she's ready to get out of here. The doctor leaves and her dad steps closer to her bed, "how do you really feel sweetie?"

She yawns, "exhausted"

He squeezes her shoulder," just rest, we can stay here a little longer if you need to get some more sleep"

She shakes her head, "just take me home. I hate this"

I sigh, she just needs to get home and I'm sure she'll end up falling asleep once we get there.

She fights back sleep for about ten minutes until the nurse comes in with her discharge papers in her hand, "if you'll sign these we can get everything all unhooked and you'll be ready to go home"

Summer grabs the pen and signs the papers and the nurse unhooks the monitors. Summer squeezes her dad's hand the entire time and he keeps one hand on her shoulder.

Once everything is all hooked Summer gets up to change back into her clothes and the nurse comes in with a wheelchair. Summer pouts and sighs, but her dad reminds her that she can't get out of it. she reluctantly agrees knowing that she'll get to go home.

Her dad looks at me, "do you want me to bring her home?"

I start to answer but her hand finds its way to mine and I sigh, "I'll do it, she'll be fine"

We get her to the car and I help her in. She smiles at her dad and he squeezes her shoulder. She just yawns and leans back. I get in and drive her home, and she's struggling to stay awake. I help her inside and she's just yawning and her eyes are heavy with sleep.

"come lay down and get some sleep" I say to her, sitting on the couch. I hope she'll realize that she needs to rest a little to help the medicine continue to wear off.

She comes and sits next to me, but doesn't seem like she's relaxed. I rub her shoulder, "just relax, everything turned out okay"

She leans into me and curls up. I give her a gentle kiss on the top of her head and she relaxes just a little. In less than ten minutes her breathing evens out again and she's asleep. I know she'll be fine in a few hours once the medicine wears completely off.

A/N: I know it's been a while but this story is probably coming to an end soon. Let me know how you think I should end it.