Here is Chapter Four, sorry that it took so long, but I had a great deal of writer's block. Thank you to all who have reviewed my story, and keep it up, it really does inspire me to write faster!
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Neal awoke to the sound of a baby crying. He looked around, hoping to sooth the distraught child. Then he noticed Peter, standing outside his room, awkwardly rocking the infant, trying in vain to quiet her. Neal laughed quietly at that.
His noise woke his visitor, who shot up from her chair.
"Neal?" The person asked, surprised.
"Al…?" Neal said, hoarsely, his words barely understandable.
She walked to his bedside, and planted a small kiss on Neal's forehead. She lightly took his hand.
"Neal, I thought I was never going to see you again." She said, with a smile on her face, and tears in her eyes.
"How l..ong?" He asked.
"Almost three days, Neal. You had acute kidney failure." Alex said, with a tear rolling down her cheek.
Neal tried to reach up and brush it away, but his wires restricted him. Alex quickly turned away from him, hoping that she would not cry anymore.
With her back still towards him, she said "I am going to get the nurse, and your FBI friend."
Neal's eyes followed her as she walked out of the hospital room. She spoke briefly to Peter, who took one look at Neal, and shoved the crying baby into Alex's arms. Alex immediately began to rock the baby, and quieted her down, before walking down the hospital hallway to find Neal's nurse.
Peter walked into Neal's room with a look of relief on his face.
"Don't you ever do that to me again, Caffery, or I will throw your ass back to prison."
Neal reached his hand up to his forehead, and gave Peter an attempt at a mock salute.
"Hav..ing trou…ble?" Neal asked Peter, with a smile creeping to his lips.
"She's a handful. But I think that she misses her daddy." Peter said, glancing at Neal, and quickly looking in the other direction.
"Whose… is .. s..he?"
"I don't know Neal. I am going to call Elle. I sent her home to get some rest, she has been here all the time, Neal." Peter said, like a father asking his son to say thank you.
"Tell… her… tha…nks."
"Alright, Neal. Get some rest now."
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An hour and a half later, Neal awoke to a pretty strawberry blonde haired nurse, removing some of the tubes from his chest. She had not noticed that he had awoken yet, so he studied her for a few moments.
Neal guessed that he looked like hell, but still the nurse seemed to be slightly flustered by Neal's half naked appearance. (A/N: Who wouldn't? :) ) An attempt at his usual charming smile returned to his lips, and he waited for the nurse to notice that he was awake.
The nurse looked up, and saw the ocean blue eyes staring at her, and gave the sick man a smile.
"Hello, Mr. Caffery, how are you feeling?" she asked.
"Ca..ll me Nea..l." Neal said.
"Alright, Neal. Let me fill you in. So the doctor, or one of your friends, might have mentioned, you had acute kidney failure, which caused you to vomit. You're very lucky that agent Burke found you when he did. You were quite dehydrated, so we pumped you full of fluids, and you should be able to return home on Monday or Tuesday."
Just then Alex walked in, with an extremely pissed off look plastered on her.
"Co..uld you… exc..use us for a mom..ent?" Neal asked.
"Of course, but if you need anything, please feel free to call." The nurse gave a smile to Neal, threw Alex a wary look, and exited the room.
"Neal Caffery. You have some explaining to do." Alex said angrily.
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