Sarah and Isaac visit the hospital a lot over the next few weeks, after a couple of days he got her number and they started coordinating lifts and going to see Hazel together. One afternoon Sarah's dropping him home when he finally decides to ask her inside. He hasn't done it so far, because he's never quite sure of the mess, and it sounds kind of lame, but he decides to bite the bullet. They've talked a lot about books, and so he invites her inside to see his new Braille books. He's still struggling with the whole Braille thing, but she seems excited anyway.
'Here you go.' He says handing her a copy of To Kill A Mockingbird, one he needed for school. He hears her open the cover and then she begins to read 'It was the summer...'
Isaac stops her, 'you read Braille?' He asks, knowing she was blind for a couple of weeks, but also knowing a couple of weeks isn't long enough to become fluent in Braille
'Yeah, didn't Hazel tell you? I'm studying to be a special needs teacher I read Braille, and known both Makaton and American sign language, my BSL is taking a little longer but it's coming.'
'That's amazing!' Isaac says, genuinely impressed.
'Well, I've always liked kids and, after my accident, this seemed like the perfect choice.'
Isaac sits in the bed beside her, wishing it was a smoother movement and looked less uncertain.
'Hey,' Sarah begins, 'have you heard from Monica?' Isaac freezes.
'How do you...' Isaac questions, wondering how she ever found out about his latest heartbreak.
'Hazel wanted me to look out for you, since she's in the hospital. I was just curious.'
'Um, no I haven't.' Isaac says, trying to recover the situation.
'She meant a lot to you?' Sarah asks, sounding uncomfortable.
'Yeah, she did. She's the only girl I ever liked.'
'Oh.' Something in Sarah's tone suggests she's hurt, and Isaac corrects himself,
'She was the first girl I ever liked.'
'Is there something you're not telling me?' Sarah says with a slight laugh.
Isaac had always loved movies, and although its been a while since he's seen one, he knows this is the romantic part. He turns his head towards Sarah and kisses her. The only problem being the guy in the movie usually isn't blind, and so instead of getting her lips, he kisses the bridge of her nose. Idiot.
He quickly begins to apologise, but Sarah says nothing and he begins to wonder if she bolted. He wouldn't blame her. He feels a hand on his cheek, gently pulling his head to the side. He panics and tries to pull away, 'hey' she whispers, 'trust me.'
Her thumb gently strokes his cheek and then a pair of lips are pressed against his. She tastes sweet and kisses him gently, until he kisses her back. This isn't like it was with Monica. This is tender, loving not full of desperation and pity. Isaac thinks 'I could get used to this.'