Part Four
"What?" Belle stumbled. She hadn't expected him to say that he felt the same way as her.
"You heard me."
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if I heard RIGHT."
"Well then tell me what you heard, and I'll tell you if you got it right."
"I thought I heard you say you liked me too."
"I did say that."
"See, I'm going crazy! What? Oh! Oh. Well that's awesome."
"So...do you wanna go out sometime?"
"Like, on a date?"
Shawn laughed. "No, Belle, on a friendly dinner. Of course a date!!"
"Well, sure. When?"
"Well, I'm hoping to get out here in the next hour or two..."
A nurse laughed as she entered. "Actually," she said when she had composed herself. "We're keeping you overnight for observation. Good news, I have some heavy-duty painkillers here for ya."
"Oh, that's good to know," Shawn said thankfully. "My head and arm are killing me."
"Really? You seemed fine just a minute ago," Belle smiled.
"For you, I can endure anything without complaint. But seriously, it does hurt a lot."
"Yeah, you got hit by a beam, so I heard," the nurse said. She started injecting the painkillers into his IV. "This is going to knock you out for a good couple hours."
"Oh goodie."
"I'll come back, later," Belle said. She hesitated, but then gave him a kiss on the cheek. He smiled at her as she walked to the door, but he was soon out.
**********
A couple of hours later, Belle walked back into the hospital room, not knowing whether to expect him awake or not. Bo and Hope had taken JT home about an hour ago, but they told her they would come back in a couple of hours.
Shawn was still out, so Belle just sat down in the chair next to him. She looked over at him and remembered seeing him on the gurney in the ambulance. She knew how lucky he was. Suddenly overcome, because of how overwhelmingly emotional this whole day had been, she started crying. She didn't really know why except to guess that it was because of how she had ignored her emotions until this very moment. She knew what could have happened.
"Hey, what's wrong?" a groggy voice came from the bed. Belle looked up to see Shawn just waking up. Even in his drugged state, he looked concerned.
"Shawn, this day has just been...an emotional day, even though I've completely ignored my emotions. I just keep thinking what could have happened to you..."
"Hey, don't go there," Shawn said, grabbing her arm. "I'm fine. There's NO need to go on about what might have been."
"I know, but I just got caught up in my emotions, and...I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Okay? Please, don't apologize for how you feel. It's how you feel."
"All right. You're so good to me."
"Wouldn't have it any other way."
"What?" Belle stumbled. She hadn't expected him to say that he felt the same way as her.
"You heard me."
"Yeah, but I'm not sure if I heard RIGHT."
"Well then tell me what you heard, and I'll tell you if you got it right."
"I thought I heard you say you liked me too."
"I did say that."
"See, I'm going crazy! What? Oh! Oh. Well that's awesome."
"So...do you wanna go out sometime?"
"Like, on a date?"
Shawn laughed. "No, Belle, on a friendly dinner. Of course a date!!"
"Well, sure. When?"
"Well, I'm hoping to get out here in the next hour or two..."
A nurse laughed as she entered. "Actually," she said when she had composed herself. "We're keeping you overnight for observation. Good news, I have some heavy-duty painkillers here for ya."
"Oh, that's good to know," Shawn said thankfully. "My head and arm are killing me."
"Really? You seemed fine just a minute ago," Belle smiled.
"For you, I can endure anything without complaint. But seriously, it does hurt a lot."
"Yeah, you got hit by a beam, so I heard," the nurse said. She started injecting the painkillers into his IV. "This is going to knock you out for a good couple hours."
"Oh goodie."
"I'll come back, later," Belle said. She hesitated, but then gave him a kiss on the cheek. He smiled at her as she walked to the door, but he was soon out.
**********
A couple of hours later, Belle walked back into the hospital room, not knowing whether to expect him awake or not. Bo and Hope had taken JT home about an hour ago, but they told her they would come back in a couple of hours.
Shawn was still out, so Belle just sat down in the chair next to him. She looked over at him and remembered seeing him on the gurney in the ambulance. She knew how lucky he was. Suddenly overcome, because of how overwhelmingly emotional this whole day had been, she started crying. She didn't really know why except to guess that it was because of how she had ignored her emotions until this very moment. She knew what could have happened.
"Hey, what's wrong?" a groggy voice came from the bed. Belle looked up to see Shawn just waking up. Even in his drugged state, he looked concerned.
"Shawn, this day has just been...an emotional day, even though I've completely ignored my emotions. I just keep thinking what could have happened to you..."
"Hey, don't go there," Shawn said, grabbing her arm. "I'm fine. There's NO need to go on about what might have been."
"I know, but I just got caught up in my emotions, and...I'm sorry."
"Don't be. Okay? Please, don't apologize for how you feel. It's how you feel."
"All right. You're so good to me."
"Wouldn't have it any other way."