Thanx 4 all the reviews! i luv it. so here the next chap. Hope ya'll enjoy it! and u already kno i only own myself

When I opened my eyes, I knew I was in the hospital. The bright lights blinded me as rolled over on the hard mattress. I saw Shannon sitting next to the bed. He stared at something I couldn't see. There were dark circles under his eyes, I knew he had been there the whole time.

"Shan?" I managed to get out, "How long have I been out?" I cleared my throat as I sat up.

"Vanessa! Guys, guys she's up! Oh Baby, I was so worried," Shannon hugged me to his chest as some people came into the room.

When Shannon let go I saw Traci, Shane and the doctor standing at the bedside. The doctor stepped closer to the bed and stuck his hand out, " Hello, I'm Dr. McGuire. I'm glad you're awake. You're very lucky young lady. There was not damage to your brain from having your oxygen cut off so long."

I squirmed in the bed when I thought about the events leading up to me being in the hospital, "So am I cleared to go home?"

"We still need to take a few more tests. If you pass those you should be able to go home today!"

Shannon piped up," So she should be okay right?"

The doctor looked at Shannon, "Yes. Just take it easy for the next to days. So lets get going so we can get you home."

"That's fine with me." I smiled, trying to brighten up the dim mood in the room.

Shannon carried me into Traci's living room and set me down on the couch. I sighed as I reached for the remote. "So are we gonna talk about what happen or what?'

I didn't want to force a conversation but everyone seemed like they needed to talk.

"Sure but were do we start?" Shannon's emerald eyes looked tired and depressed.

Traci lifted my feet and sat down on the couch too. "Well why don't you starts by telling them about what happened with you and Andy?"

I looked down and sighed, "Okay, I guess. Shannon?" I grabbed his hand and held it tight. "I dated Andy for three years. Everythin was fine til…til," Tears flooded my eyes, "He cheated on me with some slut he ran into at a club. I cut him off right after I found out. I didn't want to deal with him anymore. Since we broke up I got a new phone and change my number but somehow he got it."

"It's okay Ness, you don't have to go on if ya don't wanna," Shannon wiped tears from my eyes.

I placed my hand on his, "No, no you…I need to say this. So Andy called me yesterday and basically asked me if I wanted to be his date to the party. I shot him down and then he told me not to open the door. By the time I got down here, he was in the house. He slammed me against the wall and started to choke me!" I couldn't say anymore, I broke down and cried into Shannon's chest until the tears were spent and I was too tired to cry anymore.

"Guys she's had a hard day. Let's talk about this later. Come on Ness, let's get you upstairs," Traci helped me off the couch.

I turned back to Shannon as I walked away, "Can Shannon stay? No offense but I…I just don't feel safe alone yet."

Traci nodded, "Sure. Why not."

After a long, tired walk upstairs, I finally laid down. Shannon stood next to the bed awkwardly as if he wasn't sure what to do.

"It's okay Shan. You can lay down with me." I patted the space next to me and scooted over.

Shannon nodded and slid into bed next to me. He wrapped me in his arms and rested his chin on my head. "Shan, I am so sorry I dragged you into my mess. If I would have known all this was gonna happen I wudda…"

"Stop right there," Shannon lifted my chin to look into my eyes, "Theres now way ya cudda known bout all this. I know we just sorta met, but I already feel like I know ya. I wanna be with you to make sure what happened yesterday doesn't happen again. "

Happy tears came to my eyes, "What did I do to deserve you?"

Shannon smiled and brought my face to his. He kissed me and it was then I realized that Shannon was going to stay no matter what happened.

Traci's POV

I stared at my friend as she kissed the man I knew she deserved all along. It made me happy to see she was moving on. I felt Shane put his hand on my shoulder and lean into my ear.

"Ya gonna tell how Shannon really got her number?"

I laughed, " I'll let them enjoy the moment before I break it to her."

"Trac?" Vanessa called from the bed.

"Yeah?"

"Can you stopped watching us?"

"Okay love birds!" I said closing the door. She doesn't have to know, does she? I thought to myself as I went back down stairs and joined Shane on the couch. "Nah" I said out loud and smiled thinking about the good deed I had done.

So how was it? I kno wasn't as intense as the last chap but was it good? R&R 2 let me kno!