After a few days of working from home and getting the rest that was promised to Ana. Christian was slowly getting back to his old self. It didn't take long for him to suggest certain activities, but Ana was still wanted him to take it slow. She didn't want to him to overdo it and have another incident even if that wasn't the cause of what happened. She was scared. She wanted it to take it one day at a time. It would break her if something else happened. One hospital visit was enough.
Grace would stop by and check up on her son. Even if she gave him the all clear, she agreed with Ana. She didn't want to be the doctor attending to her son and be the one to tell her daughter in law.
"I know Christian can be stubborn. It's killing him not to get back to his everyday routine, but it could have been a lot worse." She told Ana as they talked over a cup of tea. "He gets impatient"
"I just worry about him. He gets so wrapped up on certain things and he doesn't let them go until he gets the job done. I know the last few days have been tough, but he knows it's good for him." Ana told her mother in law as she took a bite of her sandwich.
"He's lucky to have you to keep him in line. Nobody wants to see a loved one hooked up to machines and Christian knows that what happened scared you and he's trying to work on getting better with work and living a stress-free life, but you know him better than anybody, doing that isn't what Christian wants." Grace explained to Ana. She loves her babies and didn't want to see them hurt in or in pain.
Without them knowing, Christian was around the corner, listening in. "I just hope he understands that everything is going to catch up with him eventually." Ana sighs. Knowing her husband, she knew that he would take on too many things at once and it's going to hurt him in the long run.
Christian walked into the room, without giving away he was eavesdropping, he pretended that their conversation was private. "Hey, Mom."
Grace gave him a small smile. "Ana invited to me for lunch and some tea." She told him.
"There's a sandwich in the kitchen, if you're hungry." Ana said she looked down at her tea, she felt like crying when she looked at him sometimes because of the fear of losing him.
"Thanks baby." Christian said with a smile. He knew that this was hard on her, and he couldn't bear to put her through any more pain. He had to work hard to make sure that he was always there for her. Ana was his entire life and losing her would make his world collapse.
"At least he's taking a break and eating something." Ana told Grace. "Sometimes he skips breakfast and lunch and only comes down for dinner." If Ana was being honest, watching him not eat wasn't easy, especially giving his background as a child when he would go days with eating and his need to make sure that Ana ate. Sometimes he was to focused to step away and take a break. Ana's glad that he's starting to take this seriously. She didn't know if it scarred him or if he was doing it for Ana. No matter the reason, she's glad that he's taking the time to take care of himself.