Nick's eyes fluttered open. He glanced around the room. He saw a doctor, two nurses, and Sara crying in a chair by his bed. He tried to talk, but couldn't. "Nick you have a tube down your throat to help you breathe. Now I'm going to take it out, but I need you to take a deep breath, and blow when I tell you to. Nod if you understand." Nick nodded his head. "OK Nick, deep breath, and blow." Nick coughed raggedly.
"Sara!" Nick rasped. Sara got up from her chair ran to Nick's bed and practically threw the Nurses out of her way.
"Nick, I'm here." She was crying. He reached up for her and pulled her onto the bed next to him. "I thought I lost you Nick." She rested her head on his chest. He pulled her as close to him as he could.
"Nah, you can't get rid of me that easy Sidle. Besides, I owe you breakfast."
"Ahem, yeah Nick you just came out of a coma, you almost flat lined, right now we need to examine you. You won't be having breakfast outside of this hospital anytime soon." Sara and Nick just stayed in their embrace, and never took their eyes off each other.
"Oh my god Nicky! Are you alright!?" Nick's mother ran into the hospital room and stopped at the foot of his bed. "Oh, Nick you didn't tell me you had a girlfriend." Sara and Nick both blushed. Sara released herself from Nick's grip and stood up.
"Hello Mrs. Stokes, I'm Sara Sidle. I work with Nick" She blushed.
"I know who you are, Nick talks about you all the time." Nick's mother grinned. Sara blushed even more.
"I'm sorry I have to meet you under these circumstances Mrs. Stokes. But I'm glad I finally have." Sara smiled, and Nick's mother blushed now.
"Well thank you dear, and please call me mom."
"Umm OK." Sra was still blushing.
"Ok, hello people nice family reunion, but LADY YOUR SON ALMOST DIED! WE NEED TO GET HIM CHECKED OUT! Now Ms. Sidle back to your room, you have some friends visiting. Mrs. Stokes, you may join her, and when Nick comes back we'll let you know. OK now Nick let's go." The doctor was mad. A nurse came with a wheel chair for Sara, and Mrs. Stokes walked with her back to Sara's room.
"That was my mother. You didn't need to yell at my girlfriend either." Nick was mad.
"Sorry, come on we only need to run a few tests. The sooner you can get back to your family. OK! " The doctor had calmed down.
"Ok." The doctor wheeled Nick out of his room, and down to the testing room.