Title: Still Holding on
Category: Drama/Angst/ Romance-JC & JMC
Rating: PG-13 just to be on the safe side (Later in the story)
Spoilers: None; I only wish this would happen on the show, but it won't.
Archive: ask first, then I'll decide
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me. They belong to Warner
Brothers, Michael Criton, NBC, etcetera, etcetera.
Apologies: I forgot to turn off the "do not allow anonymous reviewers"
option, but I corrected it, so that should be fixed. Hope to hear your
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****This will be a short chapter; just a look into John's feelings and emotion during the time while his wife is in a coma. I have presented in this chapter, parts of the conversation he carried on with a lifeless Deb. If you have seen the movie "A Walk to Remember" it may be easier to visualize this scene. Cue violin music-one phrase, fade to black-one phrase, fade to black-. You get the picture. Imagine John in different places during each phrase (lying next to her on the bed, sitting in a chair next to the bed, pacing, etc.) Enjoy!
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Three days later, John sat in the ICU, as he had done constantly for the past 72 hours. He realized that she could go at any time. The longer she was in the coma, the less likely she was to wake up. He had been speaking to her since they brought her up, whispering a one sided conversation to her, hoping that it would bring her back to him sooner.
"Baby, you've got to wake up. We've got so much living to do. We'll have a family to raise. But you've got to be around for that too. I love you so much."
"Remember the first time I kissed you? Do you remember that? I had taken you home after the Christmas party. We were on you back patio, and the snow was falling. I don't think you were expecting it. I know that I caught you off guard. But you had that look in your eyes. You were happy. That made me happy."
"The stock market is up again. What do you think we should do with that allocation money? Stocks or bonds."
"Gamma came by earlier. She did not stay long. She had a meeting with some investors about the Carter Family Foundation, so she had to leave. I'm kind of worried about her. She seems to be overdoing it a little bit. I think we should tell her to slow down, even though I know it won't do any good! She is stubborn."
"What do you think they're doing down in the ER. I heard that it was pretty quiet, and that Dave had organized a game of gurney polo. Can you imagine."
"I had wanted to propose months earlier, but I was afraid, not of the commitment, but of you father. I'm glad I did though. We're you surprised? You looked like you were. I will never forget your expression when you looked at the ribbon around the rose and saw the diamond. I wanted you to know how special you are to me."
"When you get out of here, I was thinking that we should take some time to get a way from Chicago. Maybe we could go to Aspen or Tahoe. Would you like that."
He longed for her to reply to his questions, but she remained silent. It broke his heart. She looked so peaceful, but he could not diminish the concern he had for when she woke up.if she woke up. He knew her well, and was afraid that, while she was strong, it would be difficult for her to move past her.her rape. He could not get that word out of his mind. Guilt had begun to fill his heart, and he knew that it would be there for along time to come. He had not felt this way since Lucy.
~~~*Please help. What do you think should happen next? I know what direction I need to go, but your input would be appreciated! Thanks!
****This will be a short chapter; just a look into John's feelings and emotion during the time while his wife is in a coma. I have presented in this chapter, parts of the conversation he carried on with a lifeless Deb. If you have seen the movie "A Walk to Remember" it may be easier to visualize this scene. Cue violin music-one phrase, fade to black-one phrase, fade to black-. You get the picture. Imagine John in different places during each phrase (lying next to her on the bed, sitting in a chair next to the bed, pacing, etc.) Enjoy!
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Three days later, John sat in the ICU, as he had done constantly for the past 72 hours. He realized that she could go at any time. The longer she was in the coma, the less likely she was to wake up. He had been speaking to her since they brought her up, whispering a one sided conversation to her, hoping that it would bring her back to him sooner.
"Baby, you've got to wake up. We've got so much living to do. We'll have a family to raise. But you've got to be around for that too. I love you so much."
"Remember the first time I kissed you? Do you remember that? I had taken you home after the Christmas party. We were on you back patio, and the snow was falling. I don't think you were expecting it. I know that I caught you off guard. But you had that look in your eyes. You were happy. That made me happy."
"The stock market is up again. What do you think we should do with that allocation money? Stocks or bonds."
"Gamma came by earlier. She did not stay long. She had a meeting with some investors about the Carter Family Foundation, so she had to leave. I'm kind of worried about her. She seems to be overdoing it a little bit. I think we should tell her to slow down, even though I know it won't do any good! She is stubborn."
"What do you think they're doing down in the ER. I heard that it was pretty quiet, and that Dave had organized a game of gurney polo. Can you imagine."
"I had wanted to propose months earlier, but I was afraid, not of the commitment, but of you father. I'm glad I did though. We're you surprised? You looked like you were. I will never forget your expression when you looked at the ribbon around the rose and saw the diamond. I wanted you to know how special you are to me."
"When you get out of here, I was thinking that we should take some time to get a way from Chicago. Maybe we could go to Aspen or Tahoe. Would you like that."
He longed for her to reply to his questions, but she remained silent. It broke his heart. She looked so peaceful, but he could not diminish the concern he had for when she woke up.if she woke up. He knew her well, and was afraid that, while she was strong, it would be difficult for her to move past her.her rape. He could not get that word out of his mind. Guilt had begun to fill his heart, and he knew that it would be there for along time to come. He had not felt this way since Lucy.
~~~*Please help. What do you think should happen next? I know what direction I need to go, but your input would be appreciated! Thanks!