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Chapter Nine

Seto had hired three guards to stay by Tea's room since he got word about the leak about her being in the Hospital. Seto wanted to make damn sure that she wasn't harassed and that she would be safe. Just to make sure that if anyone bribed any of the guards he asked Yami, Bakura and Marik to stay in her room in shifts. They told him "we'll do it because she's our friend."

Everything was going smoothly till one evening when all the visitors were told that Visiting Hours were over and the floors were quiet, a woman dressed in a Nursing Uniform entered Tea's room pretending to be checking her vitals. This woman never saw Bakura sitting in the dark and when she started to lift the sheet and she produced a camera and was going to take a picture of Tea's injured leg, Bakura stood up and said "do that and it's the last damn thing that you'll ever do!"

The woman jumped and nearly dropped her camera and just then Tea woke up and when she saw the camera she shouted "WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" The door burst open and there stood Seto and he wasn't very happy.

The Police were with him and he told them "arrest that woman and charge her with breaking and entering and endangerment of Miss Gardner, I will be down later to sign the papers." The Police arrested the woman and took her to jail.

Bakura went over to Tea and he held her while she cried because her privacy had been violated and if those pictures had gotten out it could of destroyed her forever. She looked up into Bakura's eyes and whispered "thank you for being here." Bakura wiped her tears away and said "it's alright."

Seto shook hands with Bakura and asked "if he could wait outside for a minute?" Bakura nodded his head and went outside and left them alone. "Listen I'm making arrangements to have you transferred to the Estate and that way you won't have to deal with idiots like that woman."

Tea smiled at Seto and then she said "thank you for all that you've done for me." He then kissed her and for one she returned the kiss. Tea then whispered "we need to take it slowly and not rush into anything that neither of us are ready for."

Seto had tears in his eyes because at least she was willing to give their love another try and this time he wasn't going to screw it up like last time. When Seto left to talk to Doctor Johansson about having Tea transferred to the Estate, Bakura went back into the room and he and Tea talked till she fell back asleep.

Seto then went outside and personally thanked Bakura for being there when Tea needed someone and as he shook Bakura's hand, Bakura saw tears in Seto's eyes and Bakura said "no one will ever get near enough to ever harm that beautiful woman and a word to the wise, hurt her and you will have to deal with me and believe me you don't want to have to do that."

Seto smiled and told Bakura that he will never hurt Tea because she was the only good thing that was in his life and he'd rather cut his own throat then to ever make her cry." Then Bakura did something that ever surprised himself, he hugged Seto and then he was gone.

The next few days Seto with the help of his staff and a construction crew that he knew would keep all that they were doing a secret, they transformed the second floor into what resembled a Hospital floor and Tea was brought to the Estate in the dead of night so that no one would see what was going on.

When she was brought into the room and Seto laid her on the bed she thanked everyone who helped and they told her "you're very welcome."

Mokie was happy to have her here because Seto wouldn't allow him to come to the Hospital because he was afraid that someone might use him for leverage to get what information they wanted.

All of her friends were there the next day and she got to hold little Joshua for the first time. She told Mai that it was a good thing that he resembled her side rather Joey's and that made everyone laugh. Yami could tell that something was bothering her and one afternoon while he was visiting he asked her about it.

Tea smiled but a tear still fell down her face. "Tea what's wrong?" Yami asked her.

"The Doctor told me that I'd never be able to dance again, but he told me that I could teach dance and I don't know if I want to do that, I'm so confused." Tea told him.

Yami smiled at her and then he said "you need to give it time and I know that you will be able to decide what path you want to travel on."

Tea kissed his cheek and remarked "Yugi is one damn lucky guy to have you love him." Yami nodded that he agreed then he said "that is a two way street, and I have his love in return and I like the way that it feels." He visited for awhile longer then Tea yawned and he told her that he'd be back later.

Seto and Tea were talking when Doctor Johansson came and introduced a Doctor Henderson to her. "Doctor Henderson is an Orthopedic Specialist and he is the one who will be making your artificial leg." Doctor Johansson told her. We need to measure you and get the dimensions that Doctor Henderson will need. As Doctor Johansson started to lift the sheet, not wanting to cause her any embarrassment Seto was going to leave when Tea looked at him as if to beg that he stay and so he stood there beside her bed and held her hand.

When they were through Doctor Henderson told her that in three weeks they would have the first leg for her to get use to, but there would probably be several till they found the right one that wouldn't cause her any pain. He went on to explain that in the beginning she would be in lots of pain getting use to having this leg attached to her body and she'd have to get use to it. She would be going through lots of Physical Therapy so that she would be use to walking all over again. He asked if she had a questions and she said just one "I know that I'll never be able to dance like I use to but would I be able to eventually teach others to dance?" Doctor Henderson smiled at her and said "there are three ladies that I'd love for you to meet that are now teaching dancing, horse back riding and even teaching Physical Education in one of our Public Schools."

Tea thanked them both for being so patient with her and then she held out her arms and they both gave her a hug and she kissed their cheeks. When they left, Tea reached up and touched the side of Seto's face and whispered "thank you for staying, I was so terrified to hear what they said alone." Seto smiled down at her that then he leaned over and kissed her.

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Chapter Ten Coming Up... Tea learns to walk again...