Chapter 17
"Yes of course Sir!" Harriett agreed and hurried from the room.
AJ turned back to the bed, "You're awake."
"Yes I guess I am," she answered.
Before either of them could say anything more the room seemed to fill with medical personal checking over the patient that had been in a coma for over a year. Harriett had come back with them but she and AJ were shuffled to the side as Amica was examined.
However, no matter how much was going on AJ and Amica's eyes kept meeting. They couldn't stop looking at each other and it was plain to anyone paying attention that there was an attraction there.
After she had been throughly examined Amica questioned, "When will I be allowed to go home?"
Her doctor told her, "Well even though you seem to check out fine, there are a few more items we need to check off before we can let you go."
"What would that be?!" AJ wanted to know.
"She has been in bed for a year and a half, her muscles will be weak from lack of use. We also need to make sure that her digestive tract is working. Once all that is done she will be free to go home."
"Thank you doctor we will make sure everything is done just as you say," AJ assured him.
The room slowly began to clear out and Amica turned to AJ and questioned, "What in the world am I going to wear to go home? I doubt they kept my uniform all this time."
"That is easily taken care of," he told her. Pulling out his wallet he handed Harriett a credit card and said, "Didn't we go by a shopping center just a few blocks from here?" At Harriett's confirmation he instructed her, "Could you pick up something for Amica to wear home?"
"I'd be happy to Sir. Do you have a favorite style Amica?"
"Anything would be fine," she answered and told Harriett the right size to get.
Once Harriett had left and AJ had helped Amica to her feet so they could take a walk around the ward. They hadn't gone far when Amica brought up another problem that was on her mind, 'Everyone keeps mentioning home, but I don't even know where that is anymore. My apartment has to have been rerented by now."
"Until we can figure out all of that for you I have a guest room you could use."
"Oh AJ I wouldn't want to be a bother like that!"
He gave her a tender smile, "It wouldn't be a bother at all! It would just give us that much more time to get to know each other."
"Then I would love that."
The two of them continued their walk around the nurses station. AJ kept his arm around her shoulders just to make sure she remained steady. When they arrived back in her room there was a tray of food for her. AJ helped her back into bed so she could eat. During their walk there had been hospital personal all around but now they were alone together in her room.
After pulling the covers up over her lap AJ was about to back away to sit in a nearby chair. He stopped when Amica reached out and took his hand in hers. "AJ," she paused.
"Yes?" he questioned with a smile.
"I was wondering if you would kiss me again? I was only awake for part of our first kiss," she asked shyly.
The grin that crossed his face gladened her heart even more, he leaned in closer and brought their lips together. The kiss was tender and gentle but before it could go very far AJ pulled back and told her, "I would be happy to kiss you anytime or place that you would like. But for right now I think you should eat while the food is hot because the sooner you do that, the sooner we can get you out of here.
"Do you think it sounds strange if I tell you that it feels odd to be eating like this?"
"Not at all. It has been quite some time since you've eaten so I would think it just the oppisite if it didn't feel that way."
To be continued…
