-couple hours later-
Tom was by Sam's side as she began to stir. He quickly got to his feet and placed his hand into hers. 'Hey sleeping beauty, want to open your eyes for me' Tom whispered hoping that Sam would hear him, he gave her hand a squeeze as he noticed her eyes flickering open it took a moment or two before they opened all together, 'Hey how are you feeling' Tom asked, Sam cleared her throat 'not great but I suppose I will live' Tom smiled slightly. 'You've been asleep for a good couple hours even know the operation was only an hour long' Tom tells her. 'Well I guess I needed it' as Tom pours her a glass of water. As Doctor Matthews arrived. 'Okay Sam everything went okay In theatre, once you've had something to eat and have been to the toilet you should be okay to go but I will for you a prescription for pain relief and the stitches will need to come out with the next seven to ten days' he explained Sam nodded as he left then alone. 'How do you feel' Tom asked. 'Tom I'm fine' Sam says 'you sure?' He asks. He doesn't want to Sam to lie to him.
'Really Tom I am fine if I wasn't, I would tell you' Sam told him and Tom nodded.
'So when you've been discharged where would you like to go first? A walk along the beach?' Tom suggested. 'I'm happy with whatever you want to do' Sam tells him and Tom smiles.
'Well I think the first thing we need to do is find a jewellers and buy you an ring Mrs Kent to be' Tom says and he notices Sam's smile.
'What about the old ring?' Sam suggested. ' I think we should have. a new one and you can pick it out if you would like' Tom tells her.
'Okay and Tom' Sam tells him. 'Thats my name' he smiles. ' I like the calling me Mrs Kent thing' Sam points out.
'Well you are Mrs Kent to be aren't you I was thinking when we go back to work we should tell them that we're getting married' he said
'One step at a time yeah' Sam tells him.
'One step at a time then Mrs Kent to be' Tom smiles as Sam leans forward and placed a kiss to his lips. They soon broke away. He looked at her and she looked back at him, it was almost as if the troubles they had faced over the last few months never happened.
They really were back on track and that's what mattered more than anything between them, they had come out a darker path a stronger pair. They hadn't known it yet but things were only going to get better from now on.
