Alex caught herself falling asleep and sat up in the chair a little straighter. She reached for the coffee that was sitting on the floor next to the chair but found it was empty. Logically, she knew she should get some sleep and she had even told the nurse she would get some but she didn't want to close her eyes for long.

Not while her wife was lying here in the hospital bed asleep.

She had been in her lab at the DEO when cell had rung with a number from the NCPD. Figuring it was her wife calling from a desk phone, she was surprised when it was the precinct captain instead who informed her Maggie had been shot in the line of duty.

She didn't bother with details of how it happened at the time, only finding out which hospital she was being taken to so she could get there. She hadn't even bothered to tell anyone at work where she was going as she rushed out.

Now here she was sitting at Maggie's bedside watching her sleep. The surgery had been successful to remove the bullet that was in her left thigh. She had a through and through on her left arm as well. Then there was the bullet that had hit her neck.

The bullet was more of a deep graze and it hadn't hit her carotid, but the bullet in her thigh had done the most damage as it had broken apart inside of her and nicked an artery. She had lost a lot of blood.

The doctor had been very positive about the surgery and her ability to recover and again, logically, Alex knew the prognosis was very good.

But logic was abandoned when it was your loved one there on the bed.

She just needed Maggie to wake up, so she could see those beautiful eyes, and then she would go to sleep.

It was several hours later and Alex was pacing the floor to stay awake, although pacing was too strong a word for it as it was more like shuffling her feet at this point. She had had some visitors – Kara, of course, and some of Maggie's fellow officers - but those visits had been short ones.

One of the officers was able to tell her what happened. Maggie had responded to a call of officers under fire as she was in that area and when she got there one of the officers had been shot but was not behind any cover. Maggie had run to them and began dragging him to cover when she had been shot. She still had managed to get the officer to safety and people were already calling her a hero.

Alex couldn't help but think of all the times Maggie had cautioned her about running into the fray and putting herself at risk.

She also knew that Maggie saving that officer was just who Maggie was – she was a hero but the greater world at large didn't always get to see it because the work she did with the Science Division was at times classified, especially when she worked with the DEO.

Alex lasted only about another 20 minutes before she sat down once more. At this point, she didn't think anything short of an adrenaline shot would keep her awake. It wasn't beyond the realm of possibility. They had some at the DEO and she could tell Kara where to find it and have her bring it back to her.

She was getting her phone out to text Kara instructions when Maggie stirred a little in the bed. Alex leaned forward and held onto Maggie's hand, giving it a small squeeze.

Finally, Maggie opened her eyes – blinking several times – before she turned slightly and saw Alex sitting there.

"How is O'Connell?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.

O'Connell was the officer she had saved. "He's going to be fine," Alex responded.

"Good. You look tired," Maggie said.

Alex couldn't help but chuckle. "Well, I've been waiting for you," she said. "I needed to see you awake. The doctor says you're going to be ok."

Maggie blinked again and Alex knew she was probably going to fall back asleep.

"You should go to sleep," Maggie told her.

"I will. I will," Alex said. "Just as soon as you go back to sleep."

Maggie closed her eyes but opened them a moment later. "Alex?"

"Yes?"

"I'll see you when I wake up again. I love you."

With that, her eyes closed once more as she fell back asleep. Alex got up and leaned over the bed, kissing her wife.

"I love you too," she said. "And I will be here when you wake."