As night changed into early morning, Greenlee once again found herself in the waiting room. The doctors had needed to examine Leo for some reason Greenlee had forgotten, and so here she sat. Once in awhile, David would come in and give her any updates he had, or Anna would stop by and see how she was. Other than that, she had basically been alone. Bianca had also come by earlier to get a status report, but had to rush off to take care of Kendall, who wasn't taking the news of Trey's death very well.
"What is a beautiful woman such as yourself doing alone, ma cherie?" a familiar voice asked, "Especially at a time such as this?"
Standing up, Greenlee saw Guy standing in the entryway to the room. She smiled as he walked over and hugged her tightly.
"Guy," she greeted, hugging him back, "what are you doing here?"
"I caught the first flight I could upon hearing what was happening." Guy informed as the two broke their embrace, "There has been no change?"
"He's still unconscious." Greenlee reported to Guy's dismay, "David says we're running out of time."
"Still," Guy said, putting a hand on her shoulder, "I would not lose heart quite yet. My son is very strong-willed, and he will make it through this if he has anything to say about it. And he's got everything to fight for this time."
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Questioning why everything was all blurry, Leo blinked his eyes a few times. He looked around the hospital room, confused as to where he was. A nurse standing next to his bed seemed to notice that he had woken up, and rushed out of the room. Still trying to figure out what had happened, Leo wondered why he felt so weak. It was then he remembered that he had been shot in the chest, and he guessed he was now in Pine Valley Hospital.
Hearing the door open, Leo turned his attention to it. David simply stood in the doorway for a moment before walking quickly over to Leo's bedside. Leo smiled upon seeing his older brother and a look of relief washed over David's face when he saw that Leo was awake.
"Hey." Leo whispered, finding talking difficult because of his injury.
"Hey." David greeted, "I thought I told you sleeping in was a bad thing, little bro. Do you remember what happened?"
"Yeah." Leo replied with a slight nod, "Greenlee?"
"She's in the waiting room." David informed with a smile, "Let me go get her for you."
Upon seeing David walk into the room, Greenlee stood up from her seat and walked over to him. Guy, Anna, and Maggie, who had just arrived, followed in her wake.
"He's awake." David announced with a smile.
"Can I see him?" Greenlee asked immediately.
"Sure." David said with a nod, "He's been asking for you actually."
"Guy, do you want to..." Greenlee asked, turning back to the older man.
"No." Guy declined with a smile, "I think it is best if you and Leo have some time alone. I can wait."
"Okay." Greenlee said as she and David walked towards Leo's room. Greenlee could feel her heart race with anticipation as they neared. She couldn't wait to see her husband again.
"He can't really talk," David explained as they reached the door, "as his injury has made him pretty weak, but he can understand just fine."
As David opened the door, Leo lifted his head up as much as he could. A huge smile appeared on his face as Greenlee entered the room and walked towards him. When she came to a stop by his bedside, she rested one of her hands on his injured arm.
"Greenlee." Leo said.
"Oh, Leo." Greenlee said, her voice breaking, "Do you even know how worried we've all been? We thought that we might lose you again."
"I could never leave you, Greens." Leo managed to say, "I love you...too much to do that."
"I love you too, Leo." Greenlee said, squeezing his arm slightly.
Smiling, Greenlee leaned forward and kissed Leo on the cheek. As she stood upright again, Leo smiled at her.
"I promise I'll return that...favor when I'm healthy again." he commented.
"Which will be soon, right?" Greenlee replied, turning to David, who had been silently watching this whole time. Smiling, he walked over and put an arm around Greenlee.
"Right." David agreed, looking down at Leo, "You're going to get better in no time, little bro. We won't have it any other way."
"I know." Leo acknowledged.
"Okay." David said, smiling at Leo, "You need to get some rest now. I'll tell the others that they can visit you later."
"Okay." Leo nodded.
"You also need some rest." David commented, turning to Greenlee.
"So do you." Greenlee pointed out.
"I'm a doctor." David reminded with a smile, "I'm still a couple of days away from matching my own personal sleep deprivation record. Have Anna take you back you to the loft."
"All right." Greenlee consented, letting go of Leo's arm, "I'll be back later, Leo. Count on it."
"I am." Leo assured as Greenlee walked out the door.
"Okay." David said, throwing a blanket over Leo, "I'm going to take off and let you get some rest. Fair warning, you might be checked on by Joe Martin or me from time to time. So, be prepared."
"Will do." Leo said, as David started to walk away, "Oh, David!"
"Yeah?" David wondered, standing in the doorway.
"How did I get so lucky to...have you as an...older brother?" Leo asked with a smile.
"Hmm." David smiled, turning off the light, "Who says that you're the lucky one, little bro?"
To be Continued.....
"What is a beautiful woman such as yourself doing alone, ma cherie?" a familiar voice asked, "Especially at a time such as this?"
Standing up, Greenlee saw Guy standing in the entryway to the room. She smiled as he walked over and hugged her tightly.
"Guy," she greeted, hugging him back, "what are you doing here?"
"I caught the first flight I could upon hearing what was happening." Guy informed as the two broke their embrace, "There has been no change?"
"He's still unconscious." Greenlee reported to Guy's dismay, "David says we're running out of time."
"Still," Guy said, putting a hand on her shoulder, "I would not lose heart quite yet. My son is very strong-willed, and he will make it through this if he has anything to say about it. And he's got everything to fight for this time."
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Questioning why everything was all blurry, Leo blinked his eyes a few times. He looked around the hospital room, confused as to where he was. A nurse standing next to his bed seemed to notice that he had woken up, and rushed out of the room. Still trying to figure out what had happened, Leo wondered why he felt so weak. It was then he remembered that he had been shot in the chest, and he guessed he was now in Pine Valley Hospital.
Hearing the door open, Leo turned his attention to it. David simply stood in the doorway for a moment before walking quickly over to Leo's bedside. Leo smiled upon seeing his older brother and a look of relief washed over David's face when he saw that Leo was awake.
"Hey." Leo whispered, finding talking difficult because of his injury.
"Hey." David greeted, "I thought I told you sleeping in was a bad thing, little bro. Do you remember what happened?"
"Yeah." Leo replied with a slight nod, "Greenlee?"
"She's in the waiting room." David informed with a smile, "Let me go get her for you."
Upon seeing David walk into the room, Greenlee stood up from her seat and walked over to him. Guy, Anna, and Maggie, who had just arrived, followed in her wake.
"He's awake." David announced with a smile.
"Can I see him?" Greenlee asked immediately.
"Sure." David said with a nod, "He's been asking for you actually."
"Guy, do you want to..." Greenlee asked, turning back to the older man.
"No." Guy declined with a smile, "I think it is best if you and Leo have some time alone. I can wait."
"Okay." Greenlee said as she and David walked towards Leo's room. Greenlee could feel her heart race with anticipation as they neared. She couldn't wait to see her husband again.
"He can't really talk," David explained as they reached the door, "as his injury has made him pretty weak, but he can understand just fine."
As David opened the door, Leo lifted his head up as much as he could. A huge smile appeared on his face as Greenlee entered the room and walked towards him. When she came to a stop by his bedside, she rested one of her hands on his injured arm.
"Greenlee." Leo said.
"Oh, Leo." Greenlee said, her voice breaking, "Do you even know how worried we've all been? We thought that we might lose you again."
"I could never leave you, Greens." Leo managed to say, "I love you...too much to do that."
"I love you too, Leo." Greenlee said, squeezing his arm slightly.
Smiling, Greenlee leaned forward and kissed Leo on the cheek. As she stood upright again, Leo smiled at her.
"I promise I'll return that...favor when I'm healthy again." he commented.
"Which will be soon, right?" Greenlee replied, turning to David, who had been silently watching this whole time. Smiling, he walked over and put an arm around Greenlee.
"Right." David agreed, looking down at Leo, "You're going to get better in no time, little bro. We won't have it any other way."
"I know." Leo acknowledged.
"Okay." David said, smiling at Leo, "You need to get some rest now. I'll tell the others that they can visit you later."
"Okay." Leo nodded.
"You also need some rest." David commented, turning to Greenlee.
"So do you." Greenlee pointed out.
"I'm a doctor." David reminded with a smile, "I'm still a couple of days away from matching my own personal sleep deprivation record. Have Anna take you back you to the loft."
"All right." Greenlee consented, letting go of Leo's arm, "I'll be back later, Leo. Count on it."
"I am." Leo assured as Greenlee walked out the door.
"Okay." David said, throwing a blanket over Leo, "I'm going to take off and let you get some rest. Fair warning, you might be checked on by Joe Martin or me from time to time. So, be prepared."
"Will do." Leo said, as David started to walk away, "Oh, David!"
"Yeah?" David wondered, standing in the doorway.
"How did I get so lucky to...have you as an...older brother?" Leo asked with a smile.
"Hmm." David smiled, turning off the light, "Who says that you're the lucky one, little bro?"
To be Continued.....