Chapter 16

Dark Waltz

Laurie's breath came in steady, deep breaths. Her head lolled to the right side, and a ghost of a smile graced the smooth contours of her face. Tom marveled at her, his mind racing as he watched his angel sleep. Whoa, wait a minute! His angel? Gah! This girl was making him lose his mind. Never had he felt such a possesive feeling towards a female, let alone one he had just met a few days ago. He sighed, placing his head in his hands. The door opened and a petite nurse walked in.

" Exscuse me, but do you know when she might vake up?" Tom couldn't help it, he had to ask the nurse.

The nurse smiled prettily at him, normally he would have given her a seductive smirk back, but he just couldn't.

" I think she might wake up in about two hours, granted her pain medication wears off."

" Oh, thank you. Could you bring the doctor in?" The nurse had been absolutely no help.

She seemed to deflate.

" Of course. Just give me a moment."

He nodded and she exited the room. Tom turned back to Laurie.

" Vhat am I going to do vith you,hmmmm?"

He chuckled softly, almost expecting her to make a smart ass reply. Unfortunately though, she remained in her comatose like state. He knew that she would she would wake up, but he was worried about her. He couldn't help it, he felt as if it were his job to protect her. Dammit! He slapped the left side of his face roughly.

" Self-mutilation will get you no where son."

Tom nearly jumped out of his skin. He turned and saw a balding doctor looking at him, amusement glinting in his eyes. He placed a hand on his racing heart.

" Oh, you scared me doctor." Tom glared slightly at the older man.

" Yes, well, I apologise I didn't mean to."

" Well, I asked that you came in to ask if you knew vhat vas vrong with her?"

" Yes, I do. Unfortunately it's not the best news. She sprained her left ankle, she has a mild concussion, and she might have light to moderate amnesia when she wakes up. Fortunately, there isn't any swelling in her brain."

Tom sat back and let the information sink in.

" Don't worry son, I'm sure your fiance will be just fine."

Tom looked up startled, " Oh she's not my-"

" Girlfriend, fiance, sweetie pie, whatever it is you kids say now adays."

The doctor left before Tom could retaliate. Why would the doctor think that? He happened to glance at Laurie's left hand and saw a flash of silver. Reaching across the bed he grabbed her petite hand. He brought the ring closer to his face. Engraved on the ring were the words ' True Love Waits'.

Tom looked at the ring, utterly confused. What did that mean?

" Tom, what are you doing?"

He nearly shit his pants. He looked at the door where Oreo stood, hands planted on her hips.

" I, uh-"

She looked at their entwined hands and smiled broadly. " So, when are you going to ask her out already? We all know you got it bad for her."

" Got vhat? Ve are just friends." He struggled to force the word 'friends' out of his mouth. Sadly, that was all they ever could be, friends. Laurie deserved better than a player such as himself.

Oreo's look softened considerably. " You do know if you pass up a chance with a girl like her, you probably won't get another one."

" I know, I just don't vant to be rejected."

" Everyone fears rejection Tom."

He looked away from her, unable to deal with the conversation anymore. He heard the door close, then sighed in relief. He glanced at the clock beside the window. 3:56 a.m. He stifled a yawn. He coud take a power nap and be awake by the time Laurie's pain medication wore off. He laid his head on the bed and closed his eyes falling into LaLa Land blissfully. He, however, forgot that Laurie's hand was still entwined in his own large one.

( With Bill, Gustav and Georg, German Spoken )

" When do you think they'll realize that they like one another?"

Gustav looked up from the magazine he was reading to Georg." Who? Tom and Laurie, or Bill and Oreo?"

" Both."

" I don't know, maybe it's all part of the process. Kinda like a dark waltz."

" I can hardly see Tom waltzing."

" It was a figure of speech moron." And they fell back into compainiable silence. Maybe it was just a part of everything that involved dating. Or maybe they were just making it hard on themselves.

A/N: I cannot begin to express how sorry I am. I have no good exscuse for not updating in so long. Go ahead throw things at me I deserve it.* Is hit with bowling ball* Not That! Owie anyways Bitte rate n review. Once again truly sorry.

~DarkxBeforexDawn