Pixley Emergency Hospital, the following morning

"Oooo, look at these ones Olivah! Aren't they lovely?" Lisa asked as she examined all the flowers she had received. Oliver just smiled and sat back contently, watched her every reaction. Every since Lisa had woken up, Oliver made sure he appreciated every little detail about Lisa. The days when Lisa was still in a coma, Oliver realized how many things he missed about her. Her smile, her laugh, her malapropisms, her embrace, the sound of her voice; the whole time she was gone, his heart ached for those simple things. Now that she was back, he wasn't about to take it for granted.

"Hi, Lisa," a nurse greeted as she entered, "I don't mean to disturb you but another bouquet of flowers just arrived for you."

"Oh, your not disturbing me, Brenda." Lisa said cheerfully. "And thank you for delivering my flowers."

"No problem, Lisa. Where would you like me to put them?"

"Oh, just give them to me. Thank you." The nurse handed Lisa the flowers and headed for the door. "Oh, before I go here," the nurse said while handing Lisa a small plate. "I snuck you a piece of cake from the nurse's lounge. It's chocolate."

"Oh, my favorite. Thank you, Brenda." The nurse smiled then left the room.

"The hospital staff has become quite found of you."

"Vell, they're nice people. I vonder who these are from." Lisa pondered as she turned her attention back to the flowers. "Oh, they're from your mother! How did she know I vas in the hospital?"

"I told her. I thought she should know. I also tried to call your mother but I couldn't get a hold of her."

"Dahling, there vas no reason to upset your mother."

"Well, I wasn't planning on telling her, but she called the second day of your coma wanting to talk to you. I had to tell her. She was so upset; she took the first plane over here just to see you."

"Mother vas here! Oh, dear! I didn't vant her to see me like this! How upset vas she?"

"Very upset. She stayed the whole day and held her hand and cried so much. It nearly broke my heart to see her so upset."

"Oh, dear. Vell, I'm better now. And as soon as possible she can come down and we could spend the whole day together."

"That sounds like a nice idea." Oliver said as he smiled at her.

Lisa was about to pick up another bouquet of flowers when the doctor walked in. "Good morning, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas."

"Good morning." Oliver and Lisa responded.

"Mrs. Douglas, I have some good news. Your test results are back. Everything checks out normal and you can go home as soon as your husband checks you out!"

"Oh, doctor that's vonderful! Did you here that, Olivah! I'm going home!" Lisa said excitedly.

"Yes I did. That's great! No offense, doctor, but I can't wait to get out of here! I'll go check you out right now!"

"Just a minute, Mr. Douglas. Before you take her home, there are some things that you have to know. Just because Lisa has awakened from her coma, doesn't mean she's completely cured. Because of the severe blow to her head, for the next few days, your going to have to take special care of her."

"What do you mean?" Oliver asked.

"Well, your wife is going to have headaches and dizzy spells if she strains herself. For example, if she is over-exposed to heat, gets up to fast from sitting or lying down for an extended period of time, or over-exerts with chores or exercise, she runs the risk of getting headaches, getting dizzy, and even fainting."

"Well, what do I do?" Oliver asked.

"Oh, just make sure she doesn't spend to much time in front of the stove, make sure she gets out of bed or out of a chair slowly, and have someone take over the household chores for a couple of days."

"Vill I be able to go to the ball?" Lisa asked.

"When is it?"

"This coming Friday." Oliver answered.

"Oh, I'm sure she'll be fine by then. Now, before you go, make sure you get this prescription filled," the doctor said while writing it down on a slip of paper. "Mrs. Douglas, you are to take one of these pills every time you get a bad headache or dizzy spell, but do not take them within a five hour span of each other, otherwise you run the risk of overdosing."

"Yes, doctor. Now can I go?" Lisa asked excitedly.

The doctor laughed. "Yes you can go."

"I'll go check us out." Oliver said. He walked out of the room and down the hall toward the front desk.

My wife's going to be all right, Oliver said to himself, and she's coming home!