Everyone walked into Serena's room. Serena gave them a weak smile.
"hey", said Serena in a low voice.
She lifted her hand so that Zan who was in the front could take it. Zan ran to her side and took her hand.
"God baby, you scared me", said Zan kissing her hand.
"I'm sorry", said Serena who winced in pain.
"Damn bullet hurts like hell", said Serena.
"Hey everyone don't stand so far away, I want you to come closer", siad Serena looking at the group who looked like they were afraid to touch her.
She saw Max move to the end fo her bed and she smiled.
"thank you for saving my life", said Serena.
"Now we are even", siad Max.
"i guess we are", siad Serena smiling.
Liz smiled at her and came up on her other side and kissed her forehead.
"Thank god you okay, you really scared us", said Liz with tears in her eyes.
"Don't cry Lizzie, I couldn't leave you guys, I love you too much", said Serena wiping her tears away.
"Michael get your behind over here", siad Serena when she saw that eh was still afraid to approach her bed.
Michael shook his head and Liz moved out of his way so he could hold her other hand.
"Don't do that again understood", said Michael.
Serena nodded her head.
"Mom, dad, Diane, Phillip, JIm thank you for coming", said Serena looking at the adults in the room.
Diane smiled at her.
"Like we could stay away your our daughter", said Diane.
Serena smiled at that. Kim came up to her and looked into her daughters violet eyes adn kissed her forehead slowly then pinched her.
"Oww mom!!", said Serena rubbing her arm.
"Don't you dare scare your mother again, two times Serena I swear, not again", siad Kim hugging her daughter.
Serena rolled her eyes at her mother's antics. Kim moved back so that Kal could come forward with Peter.
"Hey baby brother", said Serena.
"I'm not a baby Serena I'm in first grade", siad Peter rolling his eyes.
"Well excuse me", siad Serena.
Peter kissed her cheeks
. "I thought girls have cooties?", asked Serena.
"Yeah but you don't", said Peter smiling.
"Dad", said Serena.
Kal kissed her forehead.
"Baby girl I'm happy you okay, I just don't ever scare your mother like that again", siad Kal.
"My mother huh?", asked Serena smiling.
She knew he was worried but he still had a hard time expressing it.
"Ava", said Serena.
Ava all but ran to the bed. She hugged her tightly.
"Ava holding too tight", siad Serena.
"Oh my god I'm sorry", said Ava.
"It's okay", siad Serena.
Kyle came up to her next.
"Man Serena there is like no good food in this joint", siad Kyle smiling at her.
"Is that all you could think of food", siad MAria pushing him out of the way so she could hug Serena too.
Isabel and Alex were next. Isabel gave her hug.
"I'm glad you okay, we were worried", said Isabel brushing a tear from her eyes.
"I would never leave you Izzy", siad Serena hugging her back.
"i know that", siad ISabel.
Alex hugged her next.
"Baby sister, man scarying people all the time took ten years of my live, look at got grey hairs", siad Alex looking up at his hair.
"Alex, man you always had grey hairs", siad Serena giggling.
Alex rolled his eyes and tried to look offended.
"Why I never", said Alex.
They all stayed about an hour more until the Doctor informed them that Serena needed rest.
"I don't want to stay alone at night", whispered Serena into the doctor's ear.
The doctor followed her gaze to who she was looking at.
"Alright he could stay, I'll tell the nurses", said the Doctor.
Serena smiled bright at that. The doctor went up to Zan and told him what they decided. Zan smiled. He didn't want to leave her. So he went up to Max and told him to bring him some clothes and stuff because he was staying. Kim wanted to stay too but Kal knew that Serena needed Zna now. He dragged a relunct Kim away from the hospital. Zan sat down on the bed next to Serena and took her hand.
"Open the TV, I want to see Dawson's Creek", siad Serena.
"Come on Serena that show will fry your brain", siad Zan turning the channel to the WB.
"Whatever", siad Serena already engrossed in the program.
Zan looked at her and smiled. He was happy she was alive adn with him. Serena looked at him and looked concerned.
"Don't cry Zan I'm fine", said Serena.
He didn't even notice that he was crying until she said something.
"yeah sorry about that, I just, Serena when you fell and Paulie I jsut couldn't handle the fact that I would lose you", siad Zan looking into her eyes.
Serena brsuhed his tears away and patted the space right next to her so he could lie down. He got up and lay down next to her and stroked her hair.
"Don't ever leave me okay", said Zan.
Serena nodded her head and kissed his mouth softly. She retured to her show while Zan slept next to her. So time later Serena fell asleep and began to dream. She saw Paulie standing in front of her with a gun and pointing it in her face. "I'm going to get you bitch", he sneered and pulled the trigger.
"Noooooooooo", yelled Serena getting up.
Zan woke up from her screams also.
"Serena are you okay", asked Zan checking her over.
"Just a dream, It's jsut a dream", said Serena over and over again. Zan was worried.
He pulled her close and kissed the top of her head.
"It's okay baby let it out", said Zan when he felt tears against his neck.
Serena cried herself back to sleep. Zan didn't sleep a wink that night. He watched over her to see if she would have another bad dream. Everytime she would whimper Zan shook her to get her up. She refused to tell him her dream.
"i can't Zan it's too scary not now I promise I'll tell you but not now, okay", said Serena.
Zan sighed and tried calming her down.
"Alright when your ready but you have to promise me you will tell me okay", said Zan.
Serena nodded her head and snuggled closer to his warm body. She heard Zan begin to sing softly to her. It was one of the religious songs she used to like when she was a little girl. How did he know.
"Oh yes Jesus loves me, oh yes jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me cause the bible tells me so", sang Zan softly.
He knew she needed sleep and he knw that song would do it. He knew that it was the song her mother used to sing to her when she was a little girl. Serena finally fell asleep so Zan's singing. Zan closed his eyes and sighed.
"Thank you who ever is out there", said Zan kissing Serena's forehead and closing his eyes.