Jackie lay on the bed as the Foreman's talked to her. She wasn't really
coherent enough to understand what they were saying. She just knew that
when Mr. Foremen hugged her, he said "Come back and be loud soon you hear
me." Then Mrs. Foreman hugged her and said she loved her. She managed to
croak "Steven" and Kitty put her finger to her lips.
"Shh, honey, he's right outside and will be in right away. Just lie still okay?" Then the Foreman's left and Steven came in.
Jackie felt relief at seeing him. The first thing she thought off when waking up was Steven. Why wasn't he there, she had been waking up with Steven every morning for a couple weeks now. And he never got out of bed without waking her up. Then Jackie realized she wasn't in the basement. Her stomach was so sore and her face felt like it had gone a couple rounds with a boxer. She had made some sort of noise when she woke up and a woman, nurse her brain thought, had came over.
"Oh good you're awake sweetie. You know you had us all very worried." The nurse said. "Steven" Jackie had said. "You rest sweetie, I'm going to get the Doctor and then we'll get your friends in here. They've been very worried about you."
It had seemed like hours before the Foreman's had come in with the doctor. She had been in and out of conscious since then, waking up expecting Steven. She couldn't remember how she got here. It was blank.
Steven walked quietly into the room. Jackie looked at him and tried to smile but she wasn't really sure if that was what it was. She could imagine what her face looked like if it was half as bad as it felt. Steven stood by the bed and looked down at her. He looked like he was about to cry. He reached out his hand and gently brushed her face, careful not to put any pressure on her face.
"Oh Jackie"
"Steven" Jackie said. Steven reached behind him and pulled up the chair which was against the wall, sitting down. He reached across the bed and took her hand which was resting on the top of the sheet and gently grasped it.
"Baby, I'm so glad that you are okay. I was so worried." He paused deciding not to go any further.
"Stay" Jackie asked as her fingers tightening on his hand.
"All night." He promised and smiled at her, "I love you Jackie" but she didn't hear him as she had already drifted out again.
Red and Kitty watched from the door and Kitty felt Red's hand tighten on her shoulder. They left the two alone; with Kitty making arrangements for Steven to be allowed to stay in the hospital for the night.
"Shh, honey, he's right outside and will be in right away. Just lie still okay?" Then the Foreman's left and Steven came in.
Jackie felt relief at seeing him. The first thing she thought off when waking up was Steven. Why wasn't he there, she had been waking up with Steven every morning for a couple weeks now. And he never got out of bed without waking her up. Then Jackie realized she wasn't in the basement. Her stomach was so sore and her face felt like it had gone a couple rounds with a boxer. She had made some sort of noise when she woke up and a woman, nurse her brain thought, had came over.
"Oh good you're awake sweetie. You know you had us all very worried." The nurse said. "Steven" Jackie had said. "You rest sweetie, I'm going to get the Doctor and then we'll get your friends in here. They've been very worried about you."
It had seemed like hours before the Foreman's had come in with the doctor. She had been in and out of conscious since then, waking up expecting Steven. She couldn't remember how she got here. It was blank.
Steven walked quietly into the room. Jackie looked at him and tried to smile but she wasn't really sure if that was what it was. She could imagine what her face looked like if it was half as bad as it felt. Steven stood by the bed and looked down at her. He looked like he was about to cry. He reached out his hand and gently brushed her face, careful not to put any pressure on her face.
"Oh Jackie"
"Steven" Jackie said. Steven reached behind him and pulled up the chair which was against the wall, sitting down. He reached across the bed and took her hand which was resting on the top of the sheet and gently grasped it.
"Baby, I'm so glad that you are okay. I was so worried." He paused deciding not to go any further.
"Stay" Jackie asked as her fingers tightening on his hand.
"All night." He promised and smiled at her, "I love you Jackie" but she didn't hear him as she had already drifted out again.
Red and Kitty watched from the door and Kitty felt Red's hand tighten on her shoulder. They left the two alone; with Kitty making arrangements for Steven to be allowed to stay in the hospital for the night.
