Ashley smiled at Craig as she walked over and greeted him with a quick kiss on the lips. "Ellie's only been up for a few minutes, but she seems to be doing well. Right El?"
Ellie nodded and quietly mumbled, "As good as I can be." Her eyes shifted down from Ashley and Craig to her blue cotton sheets. She started to rip the already frayed ends of the blanket, waiting for someone to say something.
Ashley looked down at Ellie and noticed she seemed a bit upset. "You are alright, right? I mean, I know everything's not perfect, but you're alive."
Ellie nodded, "Oh, yeah. I'm fine, really. I just have a slight headache, that's all." She smiled slightly, hoping Ashley would back off and change the subject. But, her talking only did the opposite.
"A headache?" Ashley's voice had a sense of worryness in it. "You should of said something before." She let go of her grip around Craig's waist and reached for the doorknob. "I'll go down to the nurses station and get you something for it. I'll be back." She smiled at them both then walked out the room, closing the door behind her.
Ellie glanced from the closed door to Craig. Being alone with him right now was the last thing she wanted. She was afraid he'd say something about last night, or she'd accidentally say something that'd lead up to a conversation about it.
"So.." Craig said as he walked over to the chair beside Ellie's bed. Since it was the only chair in the room, it was either that or the floor. He sat down, and looked over at Ellie. He wanted to ask her why she did it, but he was afraid what the answer would be. He felt guilty even thinking about it.
Ellie looked back over to him, looking into his eyes. She had always thought he had the most beautiful eyes she had ever seen. She had even told him that at the partythe night before..