"There is nothing on," CJ moaned, flipping through channels.
"CJ, I'm going to regret accepting you as my new room mate," Toby said, with his eyes still closed.
"Oh, did I wake you," CJ couldn't help but grin.
"Yes," Toby looked over at her. "What are you doing?"
"Trying to find something to watch," CJ answered.
"This was my room first, give me that clicker," Toby said softly, he was still very hoarse.
"You want the clicker?" CJ asked.
"Yes,"
"Then come walk over here and get it," CJ chuckled.
"That was mean," Toby glared.
"I know," CJ winked at him. "How's the pain?"
"Excruciating," Toby flinched. "What about you?"
"I feel like I was just in a train wreak," CJ joked.
"Wow, me too," Toby couldn't help but smile.
"There's that smiled," CJ laughed.
"My face hurts," Toby moaned.
"Mine too. But yours does look worse then mine," CJ pointed out and started flipping through the channels again.
"Thanks Claudia," Toby grumbled.
"Mr. Ziegler, your fan base is here," Richards smiled, walking in.
"I have a fan base now?" Toby slowly turned his head to look out the door.
"Yep. These people have been here for days waiting for you," Richards smiled. "I wanted to wait until you woke up. Are you willing to see them?"
"Sure," Toby gave in. "Just don't let them harass me,"
"I'll do my best," Richards laughed and walked back out to get the gang.
"I guess I can turn the television off," CJ moaned and pushed the off button.
"Thank God," Toby whispered to himself.
"There he is," Sam smiled as he rushed in.
"Is everyone in a relay?" Toby asked softly.
"You sound bad," Josh mentioned while walking in.
"Josh!" Sam smacked him.
"It's okay. I sound like crap," Toby offered. "Thanks for being here," Toby whispered as Sam and Josh took their turns hugging him.
"I bet that was hard to say," Josh smiled.
"You have no idea," Toby rolled his eyes.
"Welcome back," Ginger and Bonnie both leaned down and kissed Toby in the cheek.
"Lucky guy," Josh whispered into Sam's ear.
"Thank you girls," Toby smiled weakly.
"Hey Toby," Donna walked next to him. "You like scaring us, don't you?" She smiled while hugging him.
"I do try," Toby said sarcastically.
"How's it feel to be back with the living?" Leo asked, smiling.
"I'm still trying to come up with an answer," Toby grinned.
"Smart ass," Jed walked in last. "This is the only time I'm going to except you not standing when I walk into the room,"
"Yes sir," Toby laughed.
"I'm very glad that you're back," Jed leaned down and kissed Toby on the forehead. "Never do that to me again,"
"I promise," Toby whispered back.
LATER THAT NIGHT
"Are you asleep?" CJ whispered over at Toby. "Toby," She asked again, but with no response. "Toby!" She yelled.
"What?" Toby jumped. "Ouch!"
"Good, you're awake," CJ smiled. "You can't sleep either, huh?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" He snapped. "I need more pain medication," He moaned, as he pushed the red button to call the nurse in.
"What's wrong?" CJ asked worried.
"When you yelled, I jumped. And now my side hurts," Toby glared.
"Don't even blame me, you were already awake," CJ laughed it off.
"Can I help you?" The nurse walked in.
"Can I have some more pain medication?" Toby looked up helpless.
"Don't look at me like that," The nurse laughed. "You know the doctor won't let you have anymore until the morning,"
"So he said, but you don't have some hidden away somewhere?" Toby grinned.
"Go back to sleep," The nurse smiled and fixed his covers.
"I would if loud mouth over there would ever be quiet," Toby motioned over to CJ.
"I resent that," CJ glared.
"I know you do," Toby smiled.
"Can I get you anything Ms. Cregg?" The nurse asked.
"I'm fine. Thank you," CJ smiled.
"I'll see you later," The nurse smiled at Toby before walking out.
"Now you're hitting on the help," CJ shook her head. "You hound,"
"CJ, I'm confined to this bed, my head is one big bruise, and I'm in pain. The last thing on my mind is hitting on someone," Toby moaned.
"I'm sorry I woke you," CJ said softly.
"It's okay," Toby looked over at her. "What's wrong?"
"How did we make it?" CJ asked. "I mean, over 100 people died,"
"We were just lucky," Toby smiled weakly. "I am glad that you're okay."
"I'm glad you're okay too," CJ smiled. "You can go back to sleep, if you want,"
"What are you going to do?"
"Lay here. Think about things,"
"I can stay awake for a little while," Toby nodded weakly.
"And do what?"
"Talk," Toby mentioned. "I'd ask you to take a walk with me or something, but I think that much is out of the question,"
"How can you make jokes?" CJ smiled. "How are you able to do that in your position?"
"Because if I don't, I'm going to go crazy," Toby smiled. "Joking gets me through things."
"This might sound bad, but I'm really glad you're here to go through this with me," CJ smiled.
"I would have been here even if I wasn't on the train," Toby offered.
"We're going to be okay, right?"
"I promise," Toby said seriously. "I won't let anything happen to us."
"Thank you," CJ smiled.
"Now get some sleep," Toby ordered. "Tomorrow's another day that we get to lay here and do nothing. We need sleep for that," Toby said sarcastically.
"Smart ass," CJ whispered to herself.
"You know you like it," Toby joked. "Good night,"
"Good night," CJ smiled.
TBC
"CJ, I'm going to regret accepting you as my new room mate," Toby said, with his eyes still closed.
"Oh, did I wake you," CJ couldn't help but grin.
"Yes," Toby looked over at her. "What are you doing?"
"Trying to find something to watch," CJ answered.
"This was my room first, give me that clicker," Toby said softly, he was still very hoarse.
"You want the clicker?" CJ asked.
"Yes,"
"Then come walk over here and get it," CJ chuckled.
"That was mean," Toby glared.
"I know," CJ winked at him. "How's the pain?"
"Excruciating," Toby flinched. "What about you?"
"I feel like I was just in a train wreak," CJ joked.
"Wow, me too," Toby couldn't help but smile.
"There's that smiled," CJ laughed.
"My face hurts," Toby moaned.
"Mine too. But yours does look worse then mine," CJ pointed out and started flipping through the channels again.
"Thanks Claudia," Toby grumbled.
"Mr. Ziegler, your fan base is here," Richards smiled, walking in.
"I have a fan base now?" Toby slowly turned his head to look out the door.
"Yep. These people have been here for days waiting for you," Richards smiled. "I wanted to wait until you woke up. Are you willing to see them?"
"Sure," Toby gave in. "Just don't let them harass me,"
"I'll do my best," Richards laughed and walked back out to get the gang.
"I guess I can turn the television off," CJ moaned and pushed the off button.
"Thank God," Toby whispered to himself.
"There he is," Sam smiled as he rushed in.
"Is everyone in a relay?" Toby asked softly.
"You sound bad," Josh mentioned while walking in.
"Josh!" Sam smacked him.
"It's okay. I sound like crap," Toby offered. "Thanks for being here," Toby whispered as Sam and Josh took their turns hugging him.
"I bet that was hard to say," Josh smiled.
"You have no idea," Toby rolled his eyes.
"Welcome back," Ginger and Bonnie both leaned down and kissed Toby in the cheek.
"Lucky guy," Josh whispered into Sam's ear.
"Thank you girls," Toby smiled weakly.
"Hey Toby," Donna walked next to him. "You like scaring us, don't you?" She smiled while hugging him.
"I do try," Toby said sarcastically.
"How's it feel to be back with the living?" Leo asked, smiling.
"I'm still trying to come up with an answer," Toby grinned.
"Smart ass," Jed walked in last. "This is the only time I'm going to except you not standing when I walk into the room,"
"Yes sir," Toby laughed.
"I'm very glad that you're back," Jed leaned down and kissed Toby on the forehead. "Never do that to me again,"
"I promise," Toby whispered back.
LATER THAT NIGHT
"Are you asleep?" CJ whispered over at Toby. "Toby," She asked again, but with no response. "Toby!" She yelled.
"What?" Toby jumped. "Ouch!"
"Good, you're awake," CJ smiled. "You can't sleep either, huh?"
"What the hell are you talking about?" He snapped. "I need more pain medication," He moaned, as he pushed the red button to call the nurse in.
"What's wrong?" CJ asked worried.
"When you yelled, I jumped. And now my side hurts," Toby glared.
"Don't even blame me, you were already awake," CJ laughed it off.
"Can I help you?" The nurse walked in.
"Can I have some more pain medication?" Toby looked up helpless.
"Don't look at me like that," The nurse laughed. "You know the doctor won't let you have anymore until the morning,"
"So he said, but you don't have some hidden away somewhere?" Toby grinned.
"Go back to sleep," The nurse smiled and fixed his covers.
"I would if loud mouth over there would ever be quiet," Toby motioned over to CJ.
"I resent that," CJ glared.
"I know you do," Toby smiled.
"Can I get you anything Ms. Cregg?" The nurse asked.
"I'm fine. Thank you," CJ smiled.
"I'll see you later," The nurse smiled at Toby before walking out.
"Now you're hitting on the help," CJ shook her head. "You hound,"
"CJ, I'm confined to this bed, my head is one big bruise, and I'm in pain. The last thing on my mind is hitting on someone," Toby moaned.
"I'm sorry I woke you," CJ said softly.
"It's okay," Toby looked over at her. "What's wrong?"
"How did we make it?" CJ asked. "I mean, over 100 people died,"
"We were just lucky," Toby smiled weakly. "I am glad that you're okay."
"I'm glad you're okay too," CJ smiled. "You can go back to sleep, if you want,"
"What are you going to do?"
"Lay here. Think about things,"
"I can stay awake for a little while," Toby nodded weakly.
"And do what?"
"Talk," Toby mentioned. "I'd ask you to take a walk with me or something, but I think that much is out of the question,"
"How can you make jokes?" CJ smiled. "How are you able to do that in your position?"
"Because if I don't, I'm going to go crazy," Toby smiled. "Joking gets me through things."
"This might sound bad, but I'm really glad you're here to go through this with me," CJ smiled.
"I would have been here even if I wasn't on the train," Toby offered.
"We're going to be okay, right?"
"I promise," Toby said seriously. "I won't let anything happen to us."
"Thank you," CJ smiled.
"Now get some sleep," Toby ordered. "Tomorrow's another day that we get to lay here and do nothing. We need sleep for that," Toby said sarcastically.
"Smart ass," CJ whispered to herself.
"You know you like it," Toby joked. "Good night,"
"Good night," CJ smiled.
TBC