Christian woke up to the smell of waffles. He opened his eyes, rolled over and noticed that his wife wasn't beside him. He swung his legs over the edge of the bed and stood up. He still felt a bit off from being in the hospital, but at least he was able to sleep in his own bed last night. He needed a good night's sleep. Yesterday was a blur and Christian wasn't sure how he got home, but at least he was home and was taking care of by Ana.
He made his way downstairs and saw his beautiful wife eating breakfast. Christian walked up behind her, placed his arms around her and kissed her. "Good Morning, my wife"
"Good morning, someone must be feeling better."
Christian sat down beside her, and Gail handed him a plate. "I just needed a good night's sleep. I don't remember much about what happened." He said as he took a bit from his plate. "I entered the lobby then the next thing I know I was in the hospital."
"You hit your head when you collapsed." Ana told him as she took a sip from her orange juice. She didn't want to keep anything from him. He had the right to know. "You've been working really hard and the stress of everything caught up to you" She told him. "Your home now and that's all that matters. You have to take it easy the next few days, but I know you're going to go full speed and act like nothing has happened"
Christian took her hand. "I promise you, my love, that I won't let you worry about me as much as you did over the last couple of days. I know I would be a mess if it was you that was in the hospital." He smiled and started to eat his breakfast.
All was quiet for the rest of the morning; Christian decided to work from work the rest of the week. As much as Ana wanted him to take off work, he knew that he had to do something. He wasn't the type to sit at home and do nothing, but he did promise that he would do the bare minimum. He would only do emails and a little bit of paperwork. Anything that involved travelling or in office meetings, Roz would be in charge. He didn't want to overdo it with always having something going on at work. He knew that it scared Ana when she didn't know what was going on.
So far so good, he didn't have any aftereffects. He made sure he drank water, eat lunch when he felt like he needed a break. This was definitely a wakeup call for Christian. Ana didn't know if she could handle him being in the hospital again for the second time. He knew he would do anything he could to make sure that nothing bad happened to him.
After working for a few hours, Christian called Ana's office.
"Hello, Ana Grey"
"Hey, baby"
"Hi, my love, are you feeling better"
"Yeah, I'm feel perfect now that I'm talking to you"
"That's good to hear" Ana said with a smile. "What are your plans for the rest of the afternoon?"
"Well, I thought I'll come by your office after work and take you to dinner"
"That sounds fantastic; I can't wait to see you, my husband."
"Ok, it's a date. I will see you later, baby. I love you"
"I love you too."
Christian smiled as he hung up the phone. He knew he had to make up for the date they missed. He made reservations for Ana's favorite restaurant and decided to call it a day and pick it up again later when he's more rested and relaxed. He's really started to get into a routine of knowing when to stop when it starts to get too much. He couldn't risk anything else happening to him. He couldn't do that to Ana, their family, or the future. He wanted to be around for a while.