I called him. I had to. He had a right to know how she feels, and she was
never going to tell him. Never going to let him in.
She is very stubborn. And very afraid. And she would kill me if she knew
how easily I could read her facial expressions.
I woke him up when I called and he wasn't pleased. I can only imagine
what he had been dreaming about. Who he had been dreaming about.
I wouldn't be happy either if someone woke me up in the middle of a
dream about... No. Not going there. Not again.
I heard the fear in his voice when I told him that there was something
he should know. Heard the pain.
I had told him that I would give him a call. If she got worse. Now he
thought that I had some bad news and I could have kicked myself
for beeing so stupid. Call him? This early? It was bearly dawn.
But he had to know. They had to talk. So I told him. And the uncertainty
in his voice told me that he had trouble believing it. Can't say that I
blamed him.
Sometimes they are so alike. And sometimes so far very far apart.
She would never do anything about her feelings for him. Not unless
someone forced her to. Not unless someone pushed her. Hard. It had to
be someone as stubborn as her. Someone that loved her as much as she
loved him.
And I knew just the man for the job.
He rushed to the hospital just like I knew that he would. He went into
her room without looking at me. I don't even think that he saw me.
I hoped that he would say the right words. That he would get trough
to her. If he didn''t... Well, then nobody could.
I let him be in there for an hour. Then I went in to tell them that the doctor
had changed his mind. That she could go home if she had someone there
that would look after her. I knew just the one. She wouldn't like the idea
of a babysitter, but it would be good for both of them.
It would keep him from going after the asshole, at least for a couple of days.
And that meant that he would be alive a little longer. She should like
that idea.
And he would like the idea for a whole other reason. Spending a couple
of days with the woman he loved... I doubted he would say no.
I opened the door and froze when I saw what was going on.
He was kissing her. She had closed her eyes and her hands were framing
his face. They looked happy. And very much in love.
I cleared my throught and they pulled away from each other.
I couldn't help but smirk. They looked like a couple of teenagers that had
been caught making out in the back seat of a car.
- Am I interrupting something?
Van gave Billie a heated look and then he looked at me with a smile.
- I was kissing a beautiful woman, and you're asking if you interrupted
something? Of course you did.
And that was the first time I saw Billie blush.
- Sorry about that. I just wanted to tell Billie that she can go home
today.
Van turned serious and frowned.
- She can? But you said that the doctor...
I interrupted him.
- Yeah. But he changed his mind.They need this room. She can go
home. On one condition.
Her eyes started to shine.
- I can go home? Right now? Then what are we waiting for?
She started to rise from the bed, but Van's hand on her shoulder hold her
in place. She looked at him, anger flashing in her eyes.
- Let go of me.
He didn't even look at her.
- In a minute my love. What condition?
My love?
I saw something flash in her eyes, but is was gone before I could
grasp what it was. It looked like joy, but I wasn't sure.
- That she has someone to look after her.
- A babysitter? No way. No. Not gonna happen. Forget about it.
I knew she wouldn't like that idea.
- Well, it's up to you. Either you have a "babysitter" as you call it, or
you stay in the hospital. Your choice.
- What a choice she muttered.
Van looked at her. I could almost see the wheels turning in his head.
Then he looked at me and smiled.
- And I guess you have an idea of who the babysitter should be?
I tried to keep a straigth face, but it was impossible. I felt the grin on
my face.
- I have an idea, yeah. If he is up to it.
- Oh, he is up to it. Don't you worry about that.
- What are you talking about?
He gave her a sly smile.
- If I'm up to it.
A smile formed on her face.
- You would be my babysitter? I guess I could live with that.
- Good.
I heard the smile in his voice.
- But I should warn you. I only got one bed.
I started to feel like an intruder and hurried outside.
TBC...
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