A Little Easier, Maybe Not

Author: Pumpkin Belly

Previously: "You have to wake up Connor. You have to. Please." Dawn pleaded. "Please, open your eyes, Connor, open your eyes." A tear ran down her face.

As Dawn said this Connor's eyes started to move behind his eyelids.

Please

Dawn gasped as she looked up into Connor's face and instead of seeing a slumbering face she saw two eyes staring back at her. 

"Dawn," He spoke in nearly a whisper, "Where am I?"

"You're in the hospital.  Do you remember anything?" Dawn asked

"I remember the fight and rescuing you and then," Connor trailed off, his eyes widening. "The demon. Did it hurt anyone else?" Fear was evident in his voice.

"No, no, everyone else is fine.  Once the demon knocked you out the others jumped on it." Dawn said in a soothing voice.

"Are you ok?" Connor asked noticing some of the cuts and bruises on Dawn's body.

"Yeah, I'm fine. What about you?" Dawn looked slightly downfallen at the idea that Connor couldn't hear anything she had said to him.

"I'm good." He said, and then he smiled a little, "I heard you, you know, talking to me." Connor picked up Dawn's hand and gently kissed it.

"You did?" Surprise apparent on her face.  Connor nodded slowly.

"So did I hear this right, I'm going to be a daddy?"

"You are." Dawn said, kissing Connor.

"And you already told Angel?" He asked when the kiss broke.  Dawn's laugh sounded like heaven to Connor.

"Yup. Angel has already been told and." Dawn stopped, suddenly remembering that Angel was probably talking to the men from Wolfram and Hart.

"I have to go find a doctor and tell Angel." She said quickly moving to the door, trying to hide the panic she was feeling. 

"No, stay with me." Connor said taking hold of her hand once again.

"I can't. I have to go get a doctor.  I'll be right back." She pulled her hand back and walked out of the room to go find Angel.

When she did find Angel he was posed with a pen in his hand about to sign a legal looking document.  Dawn tried to run to him but there were to many nurses and patients in the way. 

"No!" She cried out, but feared that it was to late.  'Please don't let him sign the paper, don't let him take Connor away from me again.' She prayed to any God that was listening.  'Please.' 

A/N: I am evil.  Insert evil laugh. So, is Angel signing a paper that will take Connor's memories away? Keep reading to find out.

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