Melina fell back into the chair, stunned at first, then she screamed and grabbed Joey's arm. "Joey?" she asked, shaking him. Johnny and the doctor stared at her like she had gone crazy. She continued to shake Joey's lifeless body, calling his name, hoping he would answer. She gazed deep into his eyes, when she noticed them open with effort. They were glazed over, still cloudy from the traumatic accident.
"Joey!" Melina screamed, "Joey, you're alright!"
Johnny looked at her, then at the doctor, but the doctor was staring at the opened eyes of Joey. When Johnny turned his head and witnessed his friend alive, his jaw nearly dropped to the floor. "Oh my God! Joey!" he yelled, flinging himself on his best friend.
Joey struggled to sit up, but he quickly fell back down again. Johnny caught him in his arms and lowered him gently onto the cold hard table to soften the blow.
The doctor stumbled out of the doorway and ran down the hallway like he'd seen a zombie. Well, kind of, he had. Melina and Johnny could hear him calling down the corridor for nurses to clear a room.
They both turned their attention back to their fallen friend. Johnny leaned in close to Joey's face and talked to him softly. Melina gently stroked his forehead and brushed his hair back behind his ears. It was such a relief that her friend was not dead, and that her baby would be able to see "Uncle Joey".
The doctor came down with nurses tagging along and they moved Joey's unconscious body onto another bed. Then, they wheeled him into a room in the Intensive Care Unit. Melina and Johnny followed as far as they could, then left him at the doorway.
They sat there for a long time, stunned that their friend miraculously back to life. Johnny finally broke the silence. "Well," he sighed, "we should probably get you back to your room, huh?"
Melina nodded and Johnny towed her back and lifted her into her bed. She sat there, thinking about all that had happened that day, and finally rolled over to face her fiance. "Hey, Johnny," she began, "you should go and check on - ".
She saw Johnny slumped in the chair, breathing heavily. He must have fallen asleep while I was thinking, Melina thought, I better just let him rest. He's had a rough day.
Melina decided that she too needed to rest. If she got herself too worked up, Baby would be in a whole heap of trouble again. She fell back upon her pillow, her heart beating happily. Joey's alive, she said in her mind, and he will be well. Soon, dreams of her, Johnny, Joey, and Baby happy together conquered her wandering thoughts.
Sorry for the lack of updates this year! As you can probably tell, I have had alot going, and I really had to think of where I was going with all of my stories. Updates will still be few and far-between, as I am starting school again a week from now. I will update when I can! Thanks for reading, and review if you feel the need or is you just want to be nice to me.