Alex was sitting in the hallway, her legs shaking nervously as she held her head in her hands. This feeling she had in her gut was the worst feeling she had ever felt and now she understood more than ever the emotions Maggie must have been going through after her recent accidents. "Alex?" Alex looked up as she heard a voice.
"I'm Doctor Clark," The woman told her. "I'm the surgeon who was working on your girlfriend."
"Is she okay?" Alex stood up from the chair, her hand going onto her chest, Alex feeling her heart beating extra fast.
"Margaret was bleeding internally as a result of the crash but we managed to stop it quickly," Dr Clark started to explain. "Head CT shows no signs of a brain bleed or injury," Dr Clark continued. "She has a broken leg but other than that she is perfectly okay," Dr Clark gave Alex a reassuring smile. "She was very lucky."
Alex gave a sigh of relief. "Can I see her?"
"She is on her way to recovery," Dr Clark told her. "As soon as she is settled, I'll send someone to come and get you and you can go see Margaret."
"Maggie," Alex told the doctor. "She hates Margaret."
"Maggie," Dr Clark corrected herself as Alex once again gave a sigh of relief, her hand going back onto her chest. "She's okay." Dr Clark saw that Alex needed some more reassurance, her face plastered with worry.
"I want to go see her," Alex said, feeling tears form in her eyes. "Please. I need to go see her."
"And you can," Dr Clark told her, rubbing Alex's arm in an act of comfort. "I promise as soon as she is settled and ready for visitors you'll be taken right up to see her," Dr Clark said. "Is there anyone you can call to be here for you?"
"I already called my sister," Alex replied. "She's….I think she is coming."
"Okay, well if you just wait here a little longer," Dr Clark told her. "Someone will come and get you and take you to see her soon." The doctor said before she turned around and walked away. Alex took a deep breath before she sat back down it the chair. She closed her eyes for a moment as she exhaled slowly.
"And finally, this is the third bedroom," The realtor told them as they walked into the room. "Not as big as the second or master room, but it's still a decent size. Will make a nice nursery."
"Ahhaha." Alex sounded nervous as she looked to Maggie. Kids had never really been brought up yet. They'd barely even spoken about marriage, never mind having a family.
"Oh, let's just focus on us finding a home together first." Maggie mumbled, the realtor giving a little nod, saying no more on the subject.
"Well, I will let you two look around some more up here and have a talk, see what you think," She said as she made her way to the door. "I'll be in the kitchen." She told them before walking out of the room, leaving Maggie and Alex alone.
"So, what do you think of this place?" Maggie questioned, looking back to her girlfriend, who was leaning against the wall in the room.
"I love it," Alex answered. "It has everything I want in a house." Alex told her as Maggie walked over and stood close to her.
"Yeah?" Maggie questioned.
"Yeah," Alex nodded. "The kitchen is gorgeous. Looks like it's just been done out recently."
"Since when do you care about kitchens?" Maggie laughed. "You'll probably burn it down if you tried to use it."
"Cheeky," Alex slapped Maggie's ass. "I just want my girl to have a nice place to cook all her brilliant meals in." Alex said, wrapping her arms around Maggie's waist and pulling her against her.
"Oh well that is very nice of you," Maggie mumbled before she placed a kiss on her lips. "And I agree it's a lovely kitchen and house, it's in a nice area, not too far away from either of our work," Maggie smiled. "I think we might have found our home." Maggie's smile grew into a grin.
"There is one down side though," Alex gave a kind of sat pout. "No en-suite."
"Oh, because it'll be such a hassle to walk like 10 feet down the hall," Maggie muttered as she rolled her eyes. "And hey, it's one less bathroom to clean."
"I suppose," Alex murmured. "And what do we do with the spare bedrooms?" Alex bit her lip as she waited on a response.
"We keep them as guest rooms." Maggie told her.
"And uhm….you don't want to make them into nurseries?" Alex questioned.
"I uhm," Maggie shook her head. "I don't know. I….maybe, one day I could see us with children." Maggie said and Alex widened her eyes, looking panicked.
"I wouldn't know what to do with a baby." Alex eyes went even wider.
"You are an alien ass kicking secret agent and you are scared of cute little babies?" Maggie laughed.
"I'm not scared, I…" Alex paused. "I've never really thought about having one."
"Me either," Maggie told her. "But since I met you, I….I kinda think it would be nice if one day we had a child or two running around," Maggie said. "But I'm talking way in the future, like, we're not even married yet so…" Maggie trailed off.
"Maybe in the future," Alex murmured and Maggie gave a little nod. "I mean we've only been together a year, we're finding our home first and as you said we're not even considering marriage yet."
"You've never thought about us getting married?" Maggie questioned.
"I've thought about our future for sure," Alex told her. "But this is the longest relationship I've ever been in and I just…I want it to be right, you know. The right time."
"Yeah," Maggie sounded a little disappointed. "I just wanted to know it was on the cards. That we were on the same page," Maggie said. "Because if we get this house together then 5, 6 months down the line we figure out we want different things -"
"No no," Alex interrupted. "We want the same," Alex told her, rubbing her cheek with her thumb. "I love you Maggie. It's you and me." Alex smiled before pulling her in for another kiss.
Alex opened her eyes, her lips pursing as she ran her hand over her forehead. It seemed like Maggie had wanted this for a long time and because of the immense love she had for Alex, she'd waited. She waited a long time to even ask her and then because of the accident, it was taken away from her. "You don't have to wait any longer baby." Alex whispered as she ran her finger over her ring finger as she waited to be taken in to see her girlfriend.
Alex walked into the room, finding herself welling up as she saw Maggie lying there. Her left side took the brunt of the injuries, her left leg in a cast and she had some scrapes and cuts on her face as well. "Hey, il mio amore," Maggie sounded groggy as she held her hand out. Alex walked over to her, taking her hand in hers. "Posso avere acqua?"
"Uhm…." Alex looked rather confused that Maggie had woken up from the surgery talking Italian. "Babe, I don't speak Italian."
Maggie cleared her throat, closing her eyes for a moment before she opened them again. "Water," Maggie pointed to the bedside table. Alex poured her a drink, handing it down to her. Maggie took a long drink. "I didn't even realise I was speaking Italian," Maggie said as she handed the empty cup back to Alex. Alex poured her another cup and put it down on the bed side table, it there for Maggie if she wanted it. She put her other hand on top of Maggie's and squeezed it. "I was dreaming about my Nonna," Maggie told her. "I guess I thought I was still in my dream."
Alex smiled as she gently rubbed Maggie's hand with her thumb. "You just want a turn in here?" Alex joked, Maggie giving a little laugh.
"Couldn't have you having all the fun now could we?" Maggie spoke quietly, her voice a little hoarse. Suddenly, she widened her eyes. "Theo. I had him. Oh good God please tell me he is okay?"
"He's fine," Alex told her. "You handed him to me before you stepped out onto the road," Alex said, sounding cross with Maggie for getting herself hit by a car. "Didn't your Mum ever teach you to look both ways before you crossed the street?" Alex said, continuing to rub Maggie's hand as she held it in hers.
"Didn't your Mum ever teach you not to play with balls by the road side?" Maggie retorted, a cheeky grin etching on her face.
Alex gave a little laugh before looking all serious again. "God Maggie, I…I was flipping out. Time seemed to stand still when you were in that operating room," Alex sounded like her voice was about to break. "It was all my stupid fault and I…if you didn't make it, I don't -"
"Hey, it wasn't your fault," Maggie told her. "I was the one who walked out onto the road without looking," Maggie brought her hand up and wiped a tear from Alex's cheek. Their street wasn't ever busy with cars. It was only ever people who lived on the street coming in and out, so traffic was always very minimal. "But the road is never busy, there's never much cars going about so I…." Maggie gave a little shrug.
"And you called me the idiot," Alex muttered. "You are just lucky that that car wasn't going that fast and that he managed to slow down some before hitting you." Alex said.
"Do you know who was driving?" Maggie asked.
"It was Norman," Alex told her, still rubbing Maggie's hand. "You know, the older guy from 2252," Alex said, and Maggie gave a little nod before wincing, bringing her hand up and rubbing her neck. "He called the ambulance and stayed with me – with us – till they came. He feels really bad about it. He's sorry."
"It was my fault." Maggie said again.
"I told him I would keep him posted," Alex said. "He's probably going to come and see you," Alex told her. "When you are up for visitors."
"Not right now," Maggie shook her head. "Just you, baby," Maggie told her, her hand coming up and going onto the back of Alex's head, rubbing it gently before pulling her forward, placing a soft kiss on her lips. Alex pulled back, her eyes filling with tears again. Maggie rubbed her cheek. "I'm okay," Maggie assured her. "Looks like we are both made of tough stuff." Maggie said, Alex giving a little nod as there was a knock at the door.
Alex looked around to see Kara walking into the room. "Hey, thanks for coming but Maggie's not up for any -"
"It's okay," Maggie put her hand on Alex's arm. "She can stay. She's family." Maggie said, looking to Kara as the pair exchanged a smile. Kara leaned down and gave Maggie a hug, relieved that she was okay.