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Chapter 21
Alec entered the room that Carl called his office and sat down to hear the news as quick as possible.
"So doc, what is it?" Alec asked nervously.
"Well, she appears to be okay now." Carl spoke and everyone let out a sigh of relief.
"What happened?" Alec asked.
"It was decline of serotonin levels." Carl said.
"That's it?" Alec asked.
"Afraid so. We did a full blood test and that was the only thing that was wrong. This isn't uncommon since she wasn't treated for serotonin levels like the rest of us were, with the escape and everything. She's had a history of low serotonin levels." Carl elaborated.
"She told me she used to get the shakes pretty bad, but Manticore treated her." Alec said.
"They obviously weren't finished with the treatment. In cases like this it is possible for the seizures to disappear for a while, but then come back suddenly and almost put her into a comma." Carl said.
"Are you telling me she could have died because of this?" Alec asked.
"It's possible, if not treated right away." Carl said.
Alec closed his eyes briefly. "Can I see her?"
"Sure, but she's still unconscious." He explained.
"Thanks."
"No problem." Carl said and exited the office.
Alec quickly explained to Joshua and Sandman what was going on said he was going to see Max now.
Alec walked into the room and saw her laying peacefully on the hospital bed. The only noise made was by the heart monitor. Alec looked at it briefly to make sure it was okay and was relived that it was back to regular.
It was amazing how a person who had been in a near death experience less than an hour ago could be so mesmerizing and beautiful. Her pale complexion said it all. She lay looking rather exhausted than unconscious. And yet she was the most beautiful thing Alec had ever laid his eyes on.
Alec took her hand in his and gently stroked her hand. Subconsciously Alec hoped she would wake up and grab his hand, he had hope for the slightest squeeze from her hand... but nothing happened.
Instead she lay on the hospital bed her body drained of color. Even her lips were small and a light pink color instead of their usual pouty crimson color. Alec laid his head on her arm and began talking to her as if she could hear him.
"Oh, Max." he began. "You scared me. More than I thought I could be scared. It was at that moment that I realized that if you died I would never get a chance again to tell you I love you. I love you more than anything."
"Please wake up soon Max. Please so I can say it to you." He whispered the last part as if he was praying. He never prayed, he never learned anything about religion and he never understood a lot about it, but at that moment he felt it was the right thing to do.
A couple of hours later...
The woman that lay on the hospital bed opened her eyes as if she had just woken up from a long slumber. She first noticed the hospital room and cringed in distaste at all the machines that were around her.
Max turned her head around to see what was pressing on her hand and smiled to see Alec's head pressed on her hand. 'To make sure I wouldn't leave without his noticing.' She thought with a smile.
She gently pulled her hand from underneath his head and gently stroked his hair. "Alec." She whispered.
He immediately jumped up and sighed in relief when he saw her awake. "You're up." He said. Alec began kissing her hand and up leaving a trail of kisses to her cheek. Max giggled slightly.
"You scared me." He stated. "You scared me to death." He said hugging her tight.
"The last thing I remember was fainting before I entered HQ." She said.
"Hold on." He said calling Carl into the room by pressing the little button by her bed.
A few seconds later Carl and a few other medical staff members entered the room. "What's wrong?" Carl asked.
"She's awake!" Alec said.
"I can speak for my self Alec." She said. "And yeah, I feel fine." Max tried to get up.
"Max, we would really like to keep you here for another twelve hours just to make sure your serotonin levels stay normal." Carl said before she could get up.
"My serotonin levels? What does that have anything to do with this?" she asked.
"That's the reason you fainted, Max. You went into a coma because your serotonin levels were too low." Alec explained.
"But—I thought Manticore-" she was interrupted by Alec.
"I thought they fixed it too, but they didn't." Alec said.
"Look, we gave you some Tryptophan and that increased your serotonin levels, but I will give you a bottle to take home just in case it happens again." Carl said.
"Do I have to stay?" she asked.
"We would really like for you to stay here." Carl said shaking his head at her stubbornness.
She sighed. "I don't want to overstay my welcome."
Carl laughed. "Don't worry about that. We love to have you here." He commented.
Soon Carl left leaving Max and Alec alone once again. Max smiled at him.
"How long has it been since I have kissed you?" she asked.
"Too long." He said walking over and kissing her slowly.
Max stopped the kiss. "Quick, help me get out of here."
Alec looked at her. "Max, you heard what Carl said. Twelve hours." He reminded her.
"Are you on his side of mine?" she asked.
"Maxie, stop being stubborn. Now you'll make it here for twelve hours." He stopped and looked at her.
She nodded. 'He's right it's not that big of a deal.' She thought to her self.
"Look, I'll get you some food and Joshua will visit you, okay?" Alec asked her.
"Okay." She smiled. Alec was so happy to see her smile again. Nothing made him happier than to see a smile on her face.
"I'll tell Josh to come and see you." Alec kissed her one more time quickly before leaving.
"Alec?" she called before he exited.
"Yeah Maxie?"
"You can say it now." She reminded him.
He looked a little confused. "Say what?" he asked.
"That you love me, I'm awake now." She smiled at him.
'She heard all that?' he thought to him self. 'How could she have heard it?'
"I love you." Alec said and exited the room with a smile on his face.
"I love you more." She replied before he got a chance to hear her.
A/N: What did you think? First of all, Serotonin levels are not my specialty but it was the only thing I could think of that would make sense in this situation and so I researched it and found some interesting stuff. But please don't bash me because of it.