Another day passed and Greg was back at Eve's bedside. Nick had come by earlier and updated Greg on the happenings at the lab.
Aaron James had been belligerent ever since he was taken into custody. His mother had stood by him, but was not strongly defending him like she had with Demetrius.
They found out that Aaron James had been kicked out of high school years before for getting into one too many fights. The one that was the final straw, he had threatened a fellow student with a baseball bat. He had been sentenced to juvenile detention for 6 months when he was 16. After that he managed to stay out of trouble, until his brother died.
He had started hanging out with his old school buddies, people like Derrick Greene and then there was the stalking of Greg. His attempt on Eve was thought to be premeditated. Just the video from the parking garage could prove that.
Greg was satisfied that Aaron would most likely get a life long sentence. The ordeal that started with Demetrius James was almost all over, except for the fact that Eve was still comatose.
Greg was still on some pain medication that tended to make him sleep a lot while he sat in Eve's room.
He was dreaming about Aaron James in his apartment. He was trapped in the corner again, waiting for Aaron to take the finishing swing at him when he saw Eve walking behind Aaron. She looked so deathly pale, but lovely at the same time. She just kept calling out his name in a low whisper. He could not figure out what she was doing there.
Suddenly he woke up. He blinked the sleep from his eyes and heard his name being said quietly. He looked over and Eve's beautiful green eyes gazed back at him. He felt his heart start beating faster in excitement.
"Eve," he exclaimed, as he moved the chair closer to her bedside and took her hand. She made a small smile at him, her eyes not fully open. He grinned back widely.
"What happened," she said in a whispery voice. She felt so tired and disoriented when she first opened her eyes but seeing Greg at her bedside made her feel better. She wondered what happened though. How she was in the hospital and Greg's arm was in a sling and a cast on it.
Greg did not want to overwhelm her with all that happened. "You were in an accident. Your injuries were pretty serious, but you are awake now. That is all that matters to me." His happiness was washing over his face. He did not realize how relieved he would feel seeing her awake until now.
Eve was still confused and her head really ached. "But what happened to your arm? Where you with me?"
Greg swallowed. He really did not want to get into details about what happened with him and Aaron James. What should I tell her?
Luckily for him Eve's doctor came into the room.
"Well, look who has finally woken up." He came over to the other side of Eve's bed and smiled at her.
Eve looked from Greg to the doctor. She felt weird how they both seemed so surprised to see her awake.
"How long have I been here," she finally asked in a low raspy voice.
"Miss Dunn, you have been in a coma for 8 days now. You sustained multiple injuries as a result of the incident. I need to run a few tests on you now."
The doctor looked at Greg as a nurse entered the room. Greg knew the doctor wanted him to leave the room briefly.
Eve saw Greg get up and became worried. "I'll be back once the doctor says he is done." He leaned down carefully, due to his own injuries and kissed her forehead.
He went outside her room and watched through the window as the doctor and nurse seemed to take her vitals and ask her some questions.
The doctor came out a few minutes later. "She seems to be doing fairly well, considering. It does seem she had some loss of memory from the night of the incident, which is to be expected. I'd advise on not telling her the details of what happened yet. We don't want to get her upset unnecessarily."
"So she should be okay then?"
"Well as long as she does not lapse back into a coma, she will be fine. Of course she will still be under close monitoring for a few more days to make sure that does not happen."
"I can go back in and see her then," Greg asked anxiously.
"Yes, but she needs her rest, so do not keep her awake too much longer."
Greg nodded. "Thanks Dr. Reynolds. I am just glad she is finally awake."
The doctor smiled at Greg in agreement and left Greg to go back into the room. He could tell that Eve was trying to stay awake just to see him again, but her eyes kept fluttering shut.
He sat down gingerly so she would not notice him wince from his own bruises. She just smiled weakly at him.
"Your brother has been here. We have been taking turns staying at your bedside. I just called him and let him know you woke up. He said he would be by later."
Eve merely nodded. She was so tired, but she just wanted to look at Greg a bit longer. She felt like she had not seen him in forever. His big brown eyes gave away how tired he was. She still wondered what happened to his arm, but she did not have the energy to ask about it again.
Greg could see she really needed more rest now. "Eve, you need to sleep. I am not going anywhere. I will be here when you wake up again. Just get some rest."
She nodded slightly and closed her eyes. She drifted back into sleep immediately.
After about an hour, Chad had come by. Greg saw him and met him outside the room.
"How's she doing," Chad asked Greg.
"She's sleeping right now. She only fell back asleep a little over an hour ago. The doctor says she still needs all the rest she can get."
"But she seems to be okay otherwise, right?" Chad's voice was sounding a bit concerned.
"The doctor seems to think so. She asked about what happened. We are just saying it was an accident for now. Dr. Reynolds says we do not want to upset her in anyway right now."
Chad nodded in agreement. "That I agree with." He looked in on her.
"Mind if I spend sometime with her now?"
Greg motioned for him to go ahead. "I'm going to grab something to eat then I'll be back."
Greg went into the cafeteria to grab a pre-made ham and cheese sandwich. He took a seat and watched the news on the TV while he ate. He was surprised to see his own face pop up on screen along with Aaron James. They were talking about Aaron being arrested for assaulting him and being responsible for the hit and run on Eve. They brought up the whole thing about Demetrius and the cause of Aaron James' attacks. Greg sort of looked around hoping the few people in the cafeteria did not recognize him. He was lucky enough most people there were talking and not paying attention to the television. He was glad when the newscast was over.
He knew he would still have to deal with the trial eventually, but all he really wanted to focus on now was Eve making a full recovery and his getting back to work. He was really missing his co-workers and being out in the field with them working on cases. Once he knew that Eve would be okay on her own again, he was going to get his life back on track again.
He pulled out his cell phone and decided to call Nick and inform him and the others that Eve had woken up. He had not thought about doing it until now.
"Stokes," Nick said as he answered his cell phone.
"Hey, it's Greg. I got some good news! Eve finally woke up."
"That's great, Greg. Is she going to be okay then?"
"The doctor seems to think so. I mean she still needs sometime, but yeah she should be good."
Nick was smiling to himself. "I am really happy for you, man. I'll pass the good news onto the others for you."
"Thanks Nick. I appreciate it."
Nick updated Greg on some happenings on his case and other things at the lab before having to get back to work.
Greg went back to Eve's room, but stopped at the door seeing Chad talking with Eve, who was awake again. He was going to give them some more time together alone, but Eve spotted him outside the door. She waved her hand for him to come in.
He came in and Chad smiled at him. "Were your ears burning? We were just talking about you!"
"Oh really? I hope it was all good then," Greg grinned, looking back and forth between the brother and sister.
Eve smiled at him. "Of course it was." Her voice still sounded raspy, but she was speaking in more than a whisper tone.
"Glad to hear it. I can't have anyone talking bad about me around here." Greg was smiling from ear to ear at her. He had not realized how incomplete he had been feeling when she was in the coma. He had never felt that strongly about anyone in his life before her. Hopefully now things would be getting back to normal with his life.
Almost near the end. Only one chapter left.