Let's see how Al is doing. Get ready for me to pull a bunch of made up stuff out my ass XD

Ch 56: Come Back to Me

(Heart's POV)

I was woken up by the sound of knocking on the door. Rufio had lifted his head and was growling. I lifted my head and yawned. I sat up in bed slowly and tried to fix my hair. I then heard another knock on the door.

"Heart, are you in there hun?" It was Vaggie on the other side of the door.

"Yea." I called out still a little sleepy. "I'm in here. You can come in, its unlocked." I told her.

Soon the door opened, and the moth girl walked into the room. She walked over to the bed as I sat up and gave a small stretch.

"Sorry if I confused you on what room I was in." I apologized.

Vaggie smiled and waved me off, "No worries, I tried here first. I figured you would be in Al's room." She sat down on the side of the bed.

"So, I assume you came in here to give me news?" I asked her.

I saw a flash of worry come across her face and she held her breath a moment. She let out a sigh. "I wasn't told of his condition, but Dr. Talon said that you can go up and see him." Vaggie put her hand on top of my leg. "I don't know anything about how he is. He wouldn't tell us. All I can tell you is to be ready for anything."

My ears went back, "I understand. Will you come with us?"

"Of course. Charlie is up there waiting for you. We were going to go in together." Vaggie told me.

I smiled softly, "Sounds good to me."

Vaggie stood up and then I managed to get up from the bed. Rufio stood and shook himself before jumping off the bed himself. I grabbed his leash and we headed out of the hotel room and down to the elevator. We headed up and all I did was be nervous the whole time. I held onto Rufio's leash so tight and fidgeted with it in my hands. I was so worried now. Who knows how Alastor is or the condition he could be in? Especially if he was attacked with angelic weapons. His healing would be slow and a little painful, it made me worried of what could happen.

Vaggie seemed to notice my worry as she looped her arm around mine. I looked to her and she gave me a reassuring smile. I knew that she didn't like Alastor and still probably hated him, but he was still mine. So, she was probably more worried about my wellbeing with how everything has been lately.

We arrived and we walked out of the elevator. Charlie was standing in the hall with Angel Dust as the two looked to be talking. The spider demon was still covered in blood. They stopped and turned to us when they heard the elevator.

"Heart, there you are. I was worried." Charlie said as we walked up to them.

"I found her in Alastor's hotel room sleeping. She is fine." Vaggie told her.

Charlie sighed in relief. "Thank goodness."

"Have you heard anything?" I asked right away.

Angel and Charlie both shook their heads. A sigh escaped me as my ears went down.

The door to the one room opened and Dr. Talon stuck his head out. "Oh, good you got her." The scientist walked out into the hallway and closed the door behind him. "Would you like to see him first or do you want me to tell you about his condition?"

Trying to keep myself calm, I took a breath. "Tell me first, then I know what to try and expect from there."

Dr. Talon nodded then took his glasses off and put them in his lab coat pocket. "He was injured pretty badly. Angelic spears were stabbed into his back, I saw at least two puncture wounds. Plus, they must have melted down the metal of some angelic weapons and turned them into bullets because all his bullet wounds were very serious." He paused for a moment then let out a sigh. "He was shot at least 15 times from what I could count. I managed to get the ones that were still stuck under his skin, out. As far as his healing process, it will be slow. He is very weak though from all of the angelic energy that was given to him." He looked at me sadly. "I am honestly surprised he is still alive but considering his reputation it doesn't surprise me. Even so, that much is very life threatening. He will be monitored for at least a week or so to make sure he is healing. I will say that his condition is critical right now."

As the wolf demon talked, I was still holding onto Vaggie's arm and I just felt my hold on her tighten. She looked at me and just patted my arm with her other hand. I couldn't hold tears back at hearing what was being told to me. I let out a shaky breath. I wanted to talk but couldn't.

"Can we still go see him?" Charlie asked.

"Of course. You can go in together if you wish." Dr. Talon answered.

Charlie looked at me. "Want us to go in with you?"

All I was able to do was nod as my ears were flat on my head still. We all looked to the wolf demon and he opened the door for us and stepped to the side. I was only picturing the worst when I walked in. I was honestly afraid of what I might see. A small part of me didn't want to see him but my overwhelming curiosity fought that. Alastor has seen me through tough times so I had to be strong for him this time. Charlie walked in first with Angel. My arm still gripping onto Vaggie, we walked into the room together, Rufio behind me.

The room was dimly lit as we walked in. The curtains were closed and a light by a bedside table was the only thing on. I closed my eyes for a moment and took a breath. I opened my eyes again and tried to look at Alastor on the bed. He looked normal, besides the bandages slapped on and wrapped up on him plus an IV in his arm. A blanket was brought up to his mid chest as he rested there on the bed. He looked to be sleeping but I am sure that he was still passed out.

Letting go of Vaggie's arm, I walked forward and around the others who stopped before getting to the bed. My ears went up slowly. I held onto Rufio's leash tightly as I walked up to Alastor. My tears built up in my eyes. It was honestly so strange to just see him lying there like that when he wasn't just sleeping. This was different, he was injured and close to dying almost. It honestly scared me to think of that. He couldn't die. Not now. Not when we were close to something we wanted that was now in our grasp. My happy days in hell probably wouldn't be the same if he wasn't with me.

He had to pull through. He had to.

I don't know how long I stood there looking at him, but I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I looked back to see it was Dr. Talon. He looked at me with concern.

"Will he be ok doc?" I asked as my tears fell.

"Time will have to tell. I'm sorry." Was all he said.

My ears went flat against my head. My tears didn't stop and kept falling. I wrapped my arms around Dr. Talon since he was closest to me and started to cry into his nurse's shirt he had on. The wolf demon was surprised by my action and froze for a second. Then I felt his arms wrap around me as I continued to cry. He just held onto me and he put one hand behind my head to pet my hair.

"Heart please don't get all worked up alright? Things will be ok. I promise." Dr. Talon whispered to me.

"I'm just scared." I choked out.

"Don't be scared. It's understandable to be scared. Especially with something like this." The wolf demon said.

I said nothing as I tried to find comfort in the wolf's embrace. I felt Rufio nudge my leg and give a whine. I pulled away from Dr. Talon and looked down to the hound. He had a look in his eyes that said he was worried too. I looked up and looked at my friends around the room. They all seemed to have the same look of concern. So, I wasn't the only one. My ears went up slightly.

"He'll be ok, Heart." Charlie reassured me as well as she walked up to me.

"Yea, he might be an egghead, but he's a strong egghead." Angel said with a grin as he walked up next to Charlie.

Vaggie walked behind them, "Don't worry, he has all of us here too. He'll make it."

I pulled away from the wolf demon fully and looked down at Alastor in bed. I gave a small smile and looked back to the group. "Thank you. I know he'll be ok."

They all nodded with a small smile.

I looked down and saw Rufio looking at Alastor as well. He walked up to his one hand on the side of the bed and nudged it.

"Rufio." I warned softly.

The hound looked up at me and whined. I went over to him and patted his head. "I know you're worried too. Try not to disturb him ok?"

Rufio whined and put his ears back.

Dr. Talon cleared his throat. "I'll leave you some alone time. I'll be back to check on him later."

"Thank you, Dr. Talon." Charlie thanked him.

"It's all part of the job." The wolf demon smiled and walked out of the room.

I heard Angel walk to the other side of the room and soon I felt his hands on my shoulders. "Sit girl."

I looked behind me to see that he had brought the chair over. I sat down in the given chair and gave a sigh. I put my head in my hands and pulled on my ears.

"Why now? Why did this happen?" I said out loud.

"Who knows but either way we all have to be strong for Al right now. Especially you." Vaggie said.

"I'm not strong." I snapped and sat up. "Al has always been the strong one, not me."

Angel rested his hands on my shoulders again, "Ya know what Al always tells ya. You're strong in your own way. Ya don't need magic. You'll find a way."

I let out a sigh, "I guess you're right." I looked over at Alastor in bed. "I just wish I could have told him about the baby now before all this. I was planning after dinner tonight, but I guess that will wait."

"You'll get to tell him eventually. Don't worry." Charlie said with a smile.

"I hope so." I paused. "I don't want to lose the only good thing I had here." I whispered the last sentence.

We stayed up with Alastor for a while. All we did was talk and reassure each other. Angel was the first to leave so he could get cleaned up. Vaggie left to go start a relaxing bath for her and Charlie. Soon it was just me and her left. I had moved my chair closer to the bed and was holding Alastor's hand. It was honestly weird to be holding his hand when he had no grip back to it.

"Heart, I'm going to be heading out. Will you be ok?"

"Yes. I'll probably be up here for a little while longer."

"Would you like me to take Rufio and feed him."

"You can if you wish. Thank you." I looked at the hound on the floor. "Rufio." He picked his head up. "Go with Charlie." Rufio sat but put a paw on my arm. I gave the hound a smile. "I'll be ok. I promise. Go on."

Rufio walked over to Charlie who took his leash.

Charlie put a hand on my shoulder, "If you need anything just let me know. Just remember to eat something ok?"

I gave her a reassuring nod. Charlie hugged me around the shoulders and then I heard her turn and leave the room with Rufio in tow.

Now I was alone with Alastor.

I held on to his hand tightly a moment. I had my overwhelming emotions fill me again and my tears started to fill my eyes. I put my head in my other hand.

"Al, how am I going to get through this without you." I choked out. "You're always the strong one, not me. I don't know what to do. I feel so lost." My tears feel like hot streams down my face. "I know you say I am strong in my own way, but I don't feel strong at all. Not now. I feel so weak." I looked up to Alastor.

It was weird to see him lying here without a smile on his face. His mouth was just in a thin line. It was honestly unnatural feeling. His smile was contagious to me, so seeing him without one...made me sad. He was my light in this hellish world so what in the world would I do without it? If he did die, and I hoped to Lucifer he didn't, my last light was the baby and I had a new reason to live and keep going in hell.

I hope it didn't come down to any of it. I needed him by my side. Alastor was in my dreams. He was with me. Elena was with us. We had each other. There was no way the dream was dying. No way was I letting it.

I stood up from the chair and sat myself down on the side of the bed, not letting go of his hand. "Come back to me Al. You have to." I brought his hand to my lips and placed a small kiss on his knuckles.

I looked at his face and I caressed his cheek with my other hand, moving a piece of his red and black hair out of his face. Just looking at him hurt a little. Looking at his bandages that covered his chest I sighed. I left my hand on his face and leaned down to kiss his forehead.

"I love you Alastor." I whispered.

Four days had passed and Alastor was still not awake from his state. He must have been very weak if he hasn't woken up yet. Not even his shadow had come around, he must not have enough energy to manifest. I didn't leave his side though unless someone pulled me away or Dr. Talon kicked me out. I was afraid to leave him alone. They always reassured me he would be fine. Plus Dr. Talon was always scolding me to take care of myself for the baby's sake. That always got me to move and do something because I needed this right now. I needed this baby to be my rock right now when Alastor couldn't. To be my comfort in this situation. The only positivity I had right now.

I didn't go home; I couldn't leave him at the hotel alone. I would have felt bad if I did. I was stressing myself when I shouldn't be. I knew it wasn't good for me, but I tried my best.

I managed to call my sister the day after it happened. I told her all that was going one. She was scared for me but would be here if I needed her. I told her about me being pregnant to, that seemed to lighten her mood and she was super happy for me. At the same time she wished me luck that everything would be smooth this time around. I hoped so to but started to cry when I thought of Alastor dying and not being around for us. She kept reassuring me that things will turn out ok in the end.

I tried to go to work at Giuseppe's, but I could only make it through lunch before I had to leave. I couldn't stand being up on stage without having my emotions take over me. I came off stage crying. I felt so bad leaving Glenn hanging like that, but he understood though since it had to deal with angelic weapons and a life or death situation. Plus, he knew how much Alastor meant to me.

Rufio was worried about me and Alastor as well. The hound didn't leave my side. I took him out when he needed to and fed him when it was time. I didn't want to neglect him, nor did I want to have to burden someone else to take care of him for me. That would have been too much. So, I tried my best to take care of him right now.

Dr. Talon said that there was no change in Alastor's condition, and I was honestly worried about that because we didn't know why he was not improving. He was still stuck in his same condition and he wasn't getting worse nor was he getting better. It honestly confused Dr. Talon. Maybe because he didn't have much experience with angelic weapons and did his best. All I know is that it made me more worried about it all.

It was Friday and I was trying to distract myself this morning with meeting with the patrons to do more of their project. It was honestly hard for me to keep my mind straight and focused. I knew they could tell as well. I just wasn't in it today. I was basically letting them do as they pleased. I know some didn't care but I could see that Vegas was casting sideways glances at me, looking at me concerned.

When the session was over, I watched as they all packed up and left...except Vegas.

The German Shepherd walked up to me with his ears down slightly. "Mrs. Heart?" I picked my head up to look at him. "I heard what happened to Alastor the other day. I was wondering how he was doing and how you were felling?"

A sigh escaped me, "I could be better. I feel nauseous and fatigued but there is only so much I can do about that." I took a pause." Alastor...hasn't gotten any better unfortunately. He is still passed out and Dr. Talon can't figure out why he isn't getting better."

Sadness flashed in Vegas's eyes for a moment. "I'm sorry that he hasn't gotten any better. I hear angelic weapons can be rough on the body."

"Yea that's true and he went through a lot of it. I can understand his body will be slow to heal but it's taking so much longer then Doc would like. He is afraid of his wounds getting infected or that maybe he missed something." I sat back more in my chair. "Charlie said she called up her parents to see if they knew anyone that could help. They have a specialist coming in today to look at him. Apparently, they deal with a lot of angelic weapon wounds and stuff like that."

"I hope everything goes well with the specialist then. He'll be ok."

"Thank you, Vegas."

"If you need me, I am here to talk."

All I did was nod. "I'll see you Monday."

Vegas put his ears back a little. "Ok, see you then."

He knew he shouldn't try to pry anymore so Vegas turned and left the room. I put my head in my hand and I felt the tears I have been holding back all day come forward. I know I shouldn't get myself worked up, but I couldn't help it. Everyone kept telling me things will be ok, it will get better, no need to worry. Well I don't see it getting better. Alastor isn't getting better, he isn't ok, and no one knows why. It has me worried beyond belief and it's so hard. I was trying to stay strong, I really am, but why must it be so hard?

Rufio walked up to me and nudged my leg with his nose. I looked down at the hound who had now sat down and put his head on my thigh. Reaching down I started to pet him. I calmed myself down and tried to stop my tears. It was a while, but I managed to clean up and walked out of the room with Rufio on my tail. I headed down the hall to the elevator and went up. When it stopped, I stepped out and headed down to the third door on the left. I knocked first in case anyone was inside. I saw the door then open. It was Dr. Talon. He said nothing as he quickly walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.

"Heart, you can't go in right now." He told me right away.

"Is that specialist here?" I asked him.

The wolf demon nodded. "She just got here so we can't disturb her right now."

My ears went down but I nodded. "I understand. I'll probably just wait out here then."

"Ok, I'm going to head back in. I just want to hear more of what she has to say. When we are done, we can all talk." He told me.

"Alright." I said softly and sat down in the hallway across from the door.

Dr. Talon gave me a reassuring smile and headed back inside.

Sitting there I waited. Who knows how long I had to wait? Either way I didn't care, I would wait all day if I had to. Rufio sat with me and laid his head in my lap as we waited. I was petting his head. I was trying to distract myself by looking at my phone. It wasn't doing a good job while I was looking at stuff online. I even saw an article about Alastor's fight with the supposed gang he was meeting with but the person who made the article didn't know anything about how hurt Alastor actually was. The gang on the other hand was dead. So that means Alastor won that fight. That was good at least. I decided to just put my phone away and put my head against the wall. I closed my eyes.

About ten minutes later the door opened and Dr. Talon walked back out. Behind him was a humanoid sheep-like demon walking out of the room behind him. She was a bit shorter than him and had small horns that stuck out of her short white hair and even had a little fluffy tail. She wore a tight pink dress.

I managed to stand up as Dr. Talon introduced her to me. "Heart, this is Dr. Shelly White. She was the specialist Charlie's parents called in."

She stuck her hand out for a handshake and I took it. "Thank you for coming in to look at my husband. I appreciate it so much." I said and we let go from our handshake.

"So, you are married to him? Still surprised about that." Dr. White said. She had a slight Asian accent, but she was easy to understand still.

"Sorry to get to the point, but that's because I'm just worried, but did you manage to figure anything out?" I asked right away.

Dr. White took a pause, "Well I have seen many cases of demons living from angelic weapons. This one is very extreme. To be honest with you he should be dead but considering how powerful he is...he still managed to live. He is alive, but he is almost like in a coma type state. Something seems to be stopping his healing. All the bullets are gone though, there are no angelic weapons left to stop this from happening. As to why, I am not sure. It honestly confuses me."

"So, are you saying he will be stuck like that?" I asked with my ears down.

"No, eventually whatever he is fighting will stop. Whether he wins or loses is up to him." The sheep demon told me with a small frown.

"He's fighting?" I wondered.

"Oh yes. I am sure of that. He is fighting his mind." She pointed to her head. "Angelic weapons can do a lot not only to the body but to the mind as well. A test of will. See if they should live or die. It's up to the victim to determine their fate though."

"So...he has to find his will to live?"

"In plane terms yes."

I let out a shaky breath and covered my eyes with my hand. I felt a headache coming on and I just wanted a nap. This was all coming to be too much for me to wrap my head around. What in the actual fuck was going to happen? Find his will to live? I feel I would be enough for him...right? Maybe he had to go through old memories just to find that. Go through everything he has done before finally finding what he wants in the end. This was going to be so hard for me.

What if he went through all his memories and realized that maybe he didn't deserve to live? What then? Would I have to watch him die in front of me? I don't think I could handle that. Not one bit. I had tears start to fall at the thought.

I felt a hand on my shoulder then. I looked up to see Dr. Talon looking at me with sad eyes. "Heart stay calm, please?" He sounded very upset and almost begged me. "I know the last few days have been hard for you, but you have to keep the baby's health into consideration as well."

He always reminded me, I never forgot, but I always just needed it to be said to me. It was just so hard for me to be going through this. I was just afraid, but I had to think positive. Plus, I can't lose another baby, not right now. Not when Alastor was in this state. I needed it to help me through this right now. I nodded and took some calming breaths. I wasn't feeling good this morning and now I feel it is getting worse.

"I don't feel good right now Doc." I told him.

"Did you take your pills this morning?" Dr. Talon asked me.

"No." I answered.

"Hold on, I have some extra in the lab. I'll get some for you."

"Thank you."

Dr. Talon walked past me and into his office.

The sheep demon watched him then turned to me when he was gone, "So he wasn't kidding when he said you were pregnant. That's a real breakthrough, you know that?" Dr. White said to me.

I gave a small smile. "Yea I know, but this is my third try. That's because a lot of stuff has been happening." I looked away with my ears down. "First it was Valentino, then Mimzy, now this with Alastor. I'm just worried about it all. I don't want to lose this one too. I just recovered from the last time. Plus, it's a total surprise."

"Does Alastor know?" She wondered.

I shook my head. "I never got to tell him. I found out Monday, which was the day he got attacked. So, I never got the chance."

"Maybe you should."

"But...he's in a coma. He won't hear me."

"You never know what one can hear in their minds. Maybe give it a try. Who knows?"

Before I could say anything else, Dr. Talon returned with the pills in hand and a small cup of water. He handed them both to me and I took the pills and drank all the water.

"There you go. Hopefully, you'll feel better in no time. You should get some rest too." Dr. Talon told me.

"I will, but I want to see Alastor first." I said.

The wolf demon smiled. "We understand. You can go in. I won't be bugging you for a while."

I nodded and turned to Dr. White. "Thank you so much for coming in to look at him. I appreciate it so much. I am sure everyone does."

"It was my pleasure. I know it can be serious when the queen calls me up. So, it was no problem at all." She placed a hand on my shoulder. "Good luck with him."

The two walked off and Dr. Talon invited her into his lab. He closed the door and I was soon alone in the hallway. I looked down to Rufio and patted his head. I took a breath and headed inside the room. It was still dimly lit from the light on the table as it has been the last few days. I walked up next to the bed and sat down on the chair there. Rufio took a seat next to me on the floor and gave a small whine as he looked at the deer demon in bed. I looked at Alastor and he still hadn't moved at all. He was in the same position as he has been.

Taking a hold of his hand, I noticed it was a little colder than it normally was. That or my hands were just warmer, either way I wasn't sure. I brought the hand to my lips to kiss it.

"Hey, Al, I'm back. I'm sure you are probably tired of seeing me huh?" I gave a laugh. "Eh, I know you would never get tired of me." I ran my fingers along his knuckles. "I know that doctor lady was weird being here with you. I can only imagine what she did to you. It was all for a good reason though. We are just trying to figure out what's wrong."

I know it was weird to talk with him when he couldn't talk back but it just made me feel better by doing so. It was a little strange to not hear him talk with me. He gave off nothing, not even his radio buzzing could be heard. It was silent. It left me almost empty about everything without some kind of noise coming from him. Only his shallow breathing.

I took my other hand to go up to his ears and slowly caressed them in my fingers. It was almost weird to touch them and he did not flick them at the touch. He didn't like when his ears were touched but he didn't mind when I did it, sometimes I asked just in case. I moved my hand down to his antlers and slowly moved my fingers across both. Then I just pet his head for a few moments before taking my hand away.

A sigh escaped me, and I put my ears down, it just wasn't the same. It made my heart hurt.

I had an idea and hopefully this would be ok. Even if I got caught and yelled at by the scientist I didn't care. I commanded Rufio to stay there on the floor as I stood from the chair and moved Alastor's arm out of the way then pulled back the covers. He wasn't naked underneath, otherwise that would be weird, but he at least had underwear on. I took off my shoes then I slipped into the bed next to the unconscious deer demon. There was just enough room for me to comfortably lay there next to him.

I settled myself right into the crook of his arm and rested his arm behind me. Taking my one wing, I unfolded it and wrapped it around us as well. I pulled the covers back up to cover us. I wrapped my arm around his lower half to avoid the bandages that were wrapped around his chest. It wasn't the same since he couldn't hold me back but at least it was comforting in a way to me.

Staying silent I just enjoyed the quietness of the moment. I closed my eyes and felt the small rise and fall of his chest. I leaned my head more onto him and I listened to the steady and slow rhythm of his heart. At least I knew he was still alive. My tail wagged a little under the blanket as I listened. A small smile on my face. This is the best I have felt in a while and even though he was still unconscious it still was comforting. Almost like when I would wake up to him every day with his arms loosely around me when he wasn't awake yet. Then he would tighten them back up when he felt me try to get up. It just felt right and complete…even though it truly wasn't.

Even with him right here by me. Close to me. He still felt far away. I could hold him, but he couldn't hold onto me. Like he was slipping through my fingers. Or if I was running to him but he never ended up getting closer to me. I didn't want him to slip away. He couldn't.

My tears pricked the corners of my eyes. "Alastor, please come back to me." I tightened my hold on him a moment and let out a shaky breath. "I need you." I moved my head so I could look up at his still face. "We both need you. I wish I could have told you that day, but I guess maybe I should tell you either way because I don't know how things will turn out." I sighed.

I went silent again a moment and was just looking at him and my tears escaped even though I tried to hold them back. I sat up more on my elbow so I could look at him better. I leaned forward and kissed his cheek softly. I kept my face close to his and placed my forehead against the side of his face. I closed my eyes.

I laid my other hand on his cheek but slid it down until it was on his neck. "I don't know if you can hear me or not Al, but if you can hear me, I hope you can hear me well." I took a shaky breath and lifted my head a little. "I'm pregnant again. I'm not the only one that needs you anymore. Elena needs you. We both need you. How is she supposed to love her dad when he isn't around? How is she going to be the light of your life when you won't be able to see it? I've seen it in my dreams how much she enjoys you. She's your little girl and I know you spoiler her like rotten. She loves you and she will love you. So, you must come back. You have to be here with me so we can get through this together. To be able to experience this together."

My tears were just streaming down my face as I took another breath. "Remember what you told me when we got married? That we would be doing everything together no matter what? That we will always be tested? This is another test and we both must pass it. I might not be as strong as you, but we are stronger together." I kissed the side of his face. "So, if you need a reason to live and fight through this, whatever it is, I hope that this is enough. We have to be enough. Not just me but the baby to. We will be enough."

A sob escaped me as I laid there with him. I know I shouldn't be crying like this, but I couldn't help it considering the situation. I tried to control myself and calm down. I decided that maybe I should go back to laying down with him. I slid back down to be in the crook of his arm again. Buried my face into his side as I put my arm back around his lower half. I found his hand on the other side and just held onto it. My wing was still around us and I just tightened it more around. I didn't want to hurt him more then he already was, so I was being careful.

"I love you my great buck." I whispered as I cried.

With me still in his side, a sob would shake my body now and then. I had to stay calm because it was just making my stomach upset and I didn't want to have to go running just to take care of it.

Soon my breathing calmed, and I felt the tiredness catch up to me and I figured that it would be best to just sleep like this. At least with myself wrapped around him. I kept my ear on his chest to listen to his heart because sometimes that would put me to sleep or at least calm me. My tears slowed and I was just sniffling to stop myself from doing anything worse. I curled myself up closer to him. My breath calmed and my eyes got heavy until they closed completely, and I was taken over by sleep.

Will it be enough? Guess we'll see in the next chapter.