Robert and Aaron were both asleep and happy in their own little worlds. The nurse smiled gently upon looking inside before opening the door as quietly as possible, the doctor followed the nurse inside and he closed the door behind him. The sound of the door closing jolted Robert awake and he looked around the room in surprise with a short snorting sound before allowing gravity to claim his body.
"Aaahhh!" Robert yelled as he fell off of the bed, he landed on the floor with a loud thud which woke Aaron up in turn.
Aaron sat up and rubbed his eyes before smirking down at Robert who was still in complete confusion, "You okay, silly?", he asked.
Robert broke out with a smile before wiping away a bit of drool hurriedly, "Yup." It made him feel better k owing that Aaron found it funny, he used to love making Aaron laugh because he adored the sound of his laughter.
The doctor smiled at the couple before getting on with what he had to say. "Well, Mr Dingle, you're ready to leave. There appears to be no brain injury. However, you must try to relax and get a lot of sleep, your body is crying out for rest and".
Aaron nodded, "I will, thank you".
The doctor nodded and then left, the nurse removed the IV from Aaron's hand and she left to tend to other patients.
Robert was overjoyed that his husband was coming home, but he could not help the great amount of guilt that followed the joy.
Aaron climbed out of bed and he changed into his clothes before he sat down to tie his shoes, he noticed the concerned look on his husband's face when he looked up and he sighed "Don't blame yourself for me having a seizure, that wasn't your fault" he stated.
Robert sat on the bed and he sighed "But it is my fault that you haven't been resting as much as you should, I was too selfish to even notice how much I was upsetting you" he cupped his hand over his mouth and his eyes started to water.
"Hey..." Aaron stood up and he walked over to stand between Robert's legs "I was selfish too".
Robert held Aaron's hands and he used his thumbs to stroke his husband's knuckles "You don't have a selfish bone in your body, I promised to take care of you and to love you in sickness and in health. I promised you the world and I let you down" he sniffles and his breathing hitched.
Aaron let go of Robert's hands and he hugged his husband, he felt two arms wrap around his waist and he started to stroke Robert's hair "I promised you all of that too, I would do anything for you. I love you so much".
Robert buried his face into Aaron's chest and his tears fell "I would do anything for you. You're my whole world, I love you too much to lose you".
Aaron started to shush his husband and he kissed his head "You're never going to lose me".
The couple soon after left the hospital and they got a taxi home.
Upon getting home Aaron found himself being picked up and carried into the house, "Robert? What are you doing?", he asked.
Robert did not answer as he sat Aaron down on the sofa and he hurried into the kitchen to make some food. Ten minutes later, he came back with a plate full of food and then began to beat all of the cushions near Aaron until the confused man was pretty much buried alive by them, not to mention concerned for his husband.
"Robert, seriously, what are you doing?", Aaron asked with a smirk.
Robert pounced to Aaron's side and clung to him like he was the most treasured thing in his possession... which was true. "I love you.", he stated with a long and satisfied exhale.
Aaron smiled gently and stroked Robert's hair, "I love you too.".
Aaron went upstairs to rest, Robert had called Moira to ask if she could bring Alyssa back the next day and she replied with a 'yes' before she told him to say hi to Aaron for her and he said that he would.
Robert sat down on the sofa with his laptop and he opened his email, he saw that he had an email from Chrissie but he ignored the temptation to open it so he deleted it instead. He felt a sense of relief and he sighed but he could not help but wonder what Chrissie had emailed him, he was glad that he would never know though.
Two hours passed, Robert had nearly finished all of his work but he heard the doors open and he looked up, he smiled softly as Aaron walked into the room and but his smile faltered when he saw that his husband looked upset "What's wrong?"
"I had a nightmare about when you left. you stopped loving me, I'm sorry that I stress you out" Aaron sniffled as he remembered the day that Robert had walked out of their house with Alyssa and lefty him behind.
Robert stood up and he walked over to Aaron, he pulled his husband into a hug and he kissed his head "I never stopped loving you. I could never stop loving you. You don't stress me out. I love you so much, beautiful".
"You left home. You left me behind, I needed you. I needed my husband and you abandoned me. You promised that you would stay with me and that you would try to understand. You promised to love me." Aaron's breathing hitched and tears filled his eyes.
Robert placed his hand on the back of Aaron's head and he kissed his husband's neck "I know, I'm sorry for leaving when you needed me. I'm sorry that I left you. I swear to heaven and earth, that I will never leave you again and that I love you".
"Please don't leave me again. I don't want to live without you. Please don't leave" Aaron started to become anxious and his chest felt like it was being squeezed as it became harder for him to breathe. "I c-can't lose you too, I don't want to be a-abandoned again!"
Robert's eyes widened when he heard that Aaron was hyperventilating, he started to rub the younger man's back but there was no change "Ssshhh it's alright I've got you. Copy my breaching. Ssshhh I've got you and I'm not going to leave you, Baby".
Aaron closed his eyes and he cried harder "I can't breathe. Robert, I can't breathe!"
Robert wrapped his brain as he tried to figure out what he could do to help his husband. He then remembered what he had always done when Aaron had panic attacks. "I'm going to help you sit down, I'm not going anywhere. I'm staying with you" he helped Aaron over to the sofa and he crouched down in front of his husband, he then grabbed Aaron's hands and he held one on his chest so that his husband could feel his heartbeat "Try and focus on my heartbeat, close your eyes and put your head down".
Aaron did as he was told but he was still struggling to breathe "Robert!"
Robert kissed Aaron's hand and then he started to stroked his husband's knuckles with his thumb "Sssshhhh I'm here. I'm here and I'm not going to leave you again, I'm staying with you forever. I love you so much, baby".
