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Frank stayed by Nancy's bedside until she finally awoke. She looked around groggily until she saw him beside her. She smiled weakly at him.
"Hey." She said hoarsely.
Frank beamed. "Hey. How are you feeling?"
"Like an eighteen wheeler ran over me three times." Nancy joked.
Frank chuckled. "You gave us quite a scare, Nan." He said quietly.
"How long was I out?" She asked.
"Three days. You lost a good bit of blood." Frank said.
She reached up and touched the bandage on her neck. "So it really did happen." She said.
"Yeah. Unfortunately." Frank said. "But the doctor says you'll be okay."
She looked to see that Frank had a bandage around his head. "Are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. Just had to get a few stitches. Duncan hit me pretty hard." Frank explained.
"I won't be a--" Nancy began.
Frank shook his head and smiled. "Sorry. You won't be living it up with the undead."
Nancy nodded. "That's a relief." She said, grinning. "So, is Duncan dead?"
"Yeah. Aiden killed him." Frank said.
"How is Aiden?" Nancy asked quietly.
Just then the door to Nancy's hospital room opened. Aiden stuck his head in.
"You can ask him that yourself." Frank said. "Come on in, Aiden."
Aiden came in with a bouquet of dasies. "I wanted to see how you were doing." He said to Nancy.
"Doing good." Nancy said. "Thanks to you. I owe you my life."
He held up the flowers to her. "I brought these for you. I know they can't begin to make up for what I put you through, but I thought it could be a start."
"I don't blame you, Aiden." Nancy said.
Aiden cleared a spot for the flowers. He then walked up to Nancy's bed.
"I really am sorry, though." Aiden said, taking her hand.
"Thank you. So, how are you?" Nancy asked.
"Well, I'm still a vampire. But at least I know I can go on and live my life without having my father after me every second." Aiden said. "This is actually the happiest I've been in a long time."
"That's great Aiden. I'm really sorry about what you had to do to get that happiness." Nancy said.
Aiden shook his head. "I'm not. It was the only way. I get to live my life how I want to now. I just wanted to check on you." He looked up at Frank. "You've got a great guy there, Nancy. I hope that you know that."
"I do." Nancy said, smiling.
"Well, I better get going. I'm going back home and going back to school" Aiden said.
"That's great." Nancy said.
Aiden leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. He then turned to Frank and held out his hand. Frank stood up and grasped it.
"Take good care of her, Frank." Aiden said.
"I'll be sure to do that." Frank said. "Thank you for what you did."
"Yes. Thank you." Nancy said.
"You would have done the same." Aiden said. "Take care, Nancy."
Aiden left the room. Frank turned to look at Nancy. She was smiling at him.
Frank sat down in his chair and took Nancy's hand. They just sat in silence, looking at each other.
Frank stayed by Nancy's bedside until she finally awoke. She looked around groggily until she saw him beside her. She smiled weakly at him.
"Hey." She said hoarsely.
Frank beamed. "Hey. How are you feeling?"
"Like an eighteen wheeler ran over me three times." Nancy joked.
Frank chuckled. "You gave us quite a scare, Nan." He said quietly.
"How long was I out?" She asked.
"Three days. You lost a good bit of blood." Frank said.
She reached up and touched the bandage on her neck. "So it really did happen." She said.
"Yeah. Unfortunately." Frank said. "But the doctor says you'll be okay."
She looked to see that Frank had a bandage around his head. "Are you okay?" She asked.
"Yeah. Just had to get a few stitches. Duncan hit me pretty hard." Frank explained.
"I won't be a--" Nancy began.
Frank shook his head and smiled. "Sorry. You won't be living it up with the undead."
Nancy nodded. "That's a relief." She said, grinning. "So, is Duncan dead?"
"Yeah. Aiden killed him." Frank said.
"How is Aiden?" Nancy asked quietly.
Just then the door to Nancy's hospital room opened. Aiden stuck his head in.
"You can ask him that yourself." Frank said. "Come on in, Aiden."
Aiden came in with a bouquet of dasies. "I wanted to see how you were doing." He said to Nancy.
"Doing good." Nancy said. "Thanks to you. I owe you my life."
He held up the flowers to her. "I brought these for you. I know they can't begin to make up for what I put you through, but I thought it could be a start."
"I don't blame you, Aiden." Nancy said.
Aiden cleared a spot for the flowers. He then walked up to Nancy's bed.
"I really am sorry, though." Aiden said, taking her hand.
"Thank you. So, how are you?" Nancy asked.
"Well, I'm still a vampire. But at least I know I can go on and live my life without having my father after me every second." Aiden said. "This is actually the happiest I've been in a long time."
"That's great Aiden. I'm really sorry about what you had to do to get that happiness." Nancy said.
Aiden shook his head. "I'm not. It was the only way. I get to live my life how I want to now. I just wanted to check on you." He looked up at Frank. "You've got a great guy there, Nancy. I hope that you know that."
"I do." Nancy said, smiling.
"Well, I better get going. I'm going back home and going back to school" Aiden said.
"That's great." Nancy said.
Aiden leaned down to kiss her on the cheek. He then turned to Frank and held out his hand. Frank stood up and grasped it.
"Take good care of her, Frank." Aiden said.
"I'll be sure to do that." Frank said. "Thank you for what you did."
"Yes. Thank you." Nancy said.
"You would have done the same." Aiden said. "Take care, Nancy."
Aiden left the room. Frank turned to look at Nancy. She was smiling at him.
Frank sat down in his chair and took Nancy's hand. They just sat in silence, looking at each other.