Chapter 16

'Well anytime is better than no time so we will just have to be happy with the time we have.'

'That is wise and we will just have to hope that we will be able to visit each other again very soon.'

'Oh yes I will hope for that as well, but for now I will be happy with the time that we do have together.'

'Yes that is what we will do. Amica we are here and as soon as we park I will be there to see you.'

'AJ will I get to meet your friend Harriett?'

'Would you like to?' he asked.

'Yes please!' she told him eagerly.

'Then I will ask her to come up with me.' "Harriett, Amica would like to meet you if you would come up with me?"

"She would?! I'd love to meet her but I don't know that I will be able to talk to her the way that you do."

"I'm sure she would understand that Harriett and I would be glat to act as a go between if you'g come up."

"That would be great, let's go!"

Arriving in Amica's room AJ walked right over to her side and took her hand. "Amica, I'm here," he told her out loud for Harriett's bennifit. "Harriett is here with me too. Can you feel me holding your hand?"

'AJ, I'm glad you're here. Please tell your fireind that I am happy to meet her."

"Harriett, Amica says to tell you that she is happy to meet you."

"I am happy to meet you too Captain Jazz," Harriett told her.

'Please tell her she can call me Amica, AJ.'

He relayed the message and then was struck speachless Harriett asked, "Have you asked her yet about kissing her?"

There was a gasp in his mind and then a softly worded question, 'You wanted to kiss me AJ!?'

'Well ummmm it was Harriett's idea to try and wake you with a kiss like all the princess in the fairy tales.'

'I think you have that wrong AJ. It is the prince that kisses the run of the mill girl awake.'

'Oh Amica you are hardly run of the mill and I am certainly not a prince.'

'AJ…you're my prince.'aHa

'And you are my princess Amica.'

'Oh I hope so! Are you going to kiss me now?'

It was as if they had both forgotten that Harriett was in the room with them. He didn't say a word just stepped even closer to the bed. Leaning over, AJ didn't know that Harriett who was standing on the other side of the bed was holding her breath at what she knew was about to happen.

Their lips met and AJ knew that Harriett had been right. He was in love with Amica. At first it was just the pressure of his lips on hers. There was no movement on her part for the first few seconds, then slowly gently he felt a response from her. Amica's lips moved, just that at first then she began to respond, to return his kiss.

Harriett was the first to notice the next thing to happen. AJ's eyes were closed, deeply infolved in the kiss so he wasn't aware that Amica's eyes started flutter open.

Not wanting to interupt their kiss Harriett still couldn't help but be thrilled that her idea worked and that it was the kiss that woke her.

"Oh Admiral she's waking up!" Harried exclaimed.

AJ didn't want the kiss to end but he had to see if Harriett was right. Lifting his head slowly he saw that she was, Amica's eyes were open and straring up at him with wonder.

Her hand lilfted off the bed and she reached out to caress his cheek, "AJ?" Amica whispered. Her voice was just as lovely out loud as it had been in his mind.

AJ's smile lit his face but when he spoke it was to Harriett rather than Amica, "Harriett would you go and let the doctor and nurses that Amica is awake?"

To be continued…