I opened my eyes further and I found that it wasn't that the light was so bright it was the white hospital walls that were so bright.
"Jessie baby. Are you ok?"
I guess mom had seen me open my eyes.
"Mom, what happened?"
"Never mind that sweetie you just concentrate on getting better. Now honey don't try get up just lie down, I'll fetch your father and brothers and a doctor I guess."
Right the facts so far, I woke up in a strange place, turned out to be a hospital. Mom was keeping a bedside vigil. From the way she won't tell me anything I guess something pretty bad has happened.
"Hey kiddo, you gave us quite a fright. Next time you want a nice sleep why don't you just do what every other kid does and try to fake illness."
"Ha Ha dad. So how long exactly was this little sleep? And where's Rob?"
"Jessie, darling just you rest. We can talk later."
"MOM! By the sounds of things I've already had a rest now I'll ask again. How long have I been asleep and where the freaking hell is Rob?"
It was Douglas that finally broke the silence.
"You've been asleep for a week. Which is 168hours, which is 10080 minutes, which is 600,400 seconds…"
I guess trauma brings out the eccentric side to Douglas.
"… and Rob? Well he's right next door, having a sleep a bit longer then yours."
Well that's fantastic.
"What happened?"
"Perhaps I can attempt to explain that Jessica?"
"I wondered how long it would take you to get here Dr. K"
"Yes, well we need to discuss a few things if your family wouldn't mind?"
He glanced around the room and one by one they made there excuses and left me. I'd just like to make it clear that I'm not happy with them leaving me with a guy that I have a less then friendly relationship with.
"Right, Jessica. When you and Mr Wilkins went out side can you remember what you talked about? What you may have done?"
What we said? What we did? Why's that important the only important thing is is why he isn't here after what he said to me. Or should I say what he told me.
"ROB!"
I managed to catch up with him so I grabbed his arm and I held on, tight. He tried to shake me off but I wasn't letting him get away that easily after all the effort it took to get him here.
"Rob, wait. What's going on?"
"You think I'm going to sit in there listening to the girl I lo… the girl I … aww heck …listening to the girl I love talk about risking her life as if I'm ok with that? Well I'm not, Jess can't you see I don't want you hurt. Can't you just tell Dr. K again and let him gets her."
"Rob! Are you crazy because I let Dr. K go get Jill this wacko took Ruth, who do you think he'll take next? I'll tell you who…YOU. I will not sit back and let Dr. K do all the work. It's my fault that Ruth is stuck there, if I hadn't got struck by lightening then she would be safe, I refuse to let anything happen to you!"
"Mastriani. I can look after myself. I'm worried about you."
Look after himself? Well so could Ruth, possibly. Well not really but I'm sure she thought so.
"Wilkins. I don't care what you think, this is me, this is who I am, this is what I do. Why do you want to change me? What if it was your life?"
I guess calling him Wilkins was a little petty, but I was annoyed. Rob always calls me Mastriani all the time but I always thought that he was saying it in a cute nickname-y type way, this time it just seemed heartless so I did it back.
"I can't help how I feel I know its who you are but normally I can go with you, except this time the guy really wants you alone, I'm worried for you."
"I'm worried for me too, but I'm more worried for my best friend and my boyfriend. You see there both pretty important in my life, although one of them doesn't seem to realise."
Instead of smiling or replying he did a shocking, if not great, thing. His arms went round my waist and his lips found mine. I melted at his touch his hands were lightly on my hips until I kissed him back and then his grip tightened and he became more forceful. I had my hands locked behind his neck and was deepening the kiss, this was heaven and everything else was forgotten.
"We were ermmm we were just talking. You know about why he stormed out."
I was lying of course and I'm sure Dr. Krantz must have noticed the blush spreading up my face.
"Maybe I should mention that your living room has a window looking out onto the street and the curtains were open. So what did you and Mr Wilkins talk about?"
"Seriously you were all spying on me?!"
"Jessica your safety is paramount to this entire operation, in fact to most of my branch of the FBI. Do you really think I would risk your safety?"
"No just my friends and families. Look the thing is all we talked about was him storming out. Now how about you tell me what happened."
"Certainly, your mother seems to prefer that I tell you so, when you and Mr Wilkins ahem finished talking and started, well you know. It appears that there was a young man watching and he seemed to have some kind of problem with your relationship with Rob and he dived out of a bush. He was carrying a knife and it seems that he found Mr. Wilkins entirely to blame and proceeded to attack him; you were pushed to the ground, by Mr Wilkins, for your own safety and sustained concussion. This is why you are here."
"And Rob?"
"Mr. Wilkins sustained some more serious injuries and is in intensive care."
"How serious is it? When can I see him?"
"I'm unsure of the full details of Mr. Wilkins condition; I believe its family only at the moment."
"Well could I at least speak to his mom?"
"Ahem, well I'm sure I can try and…"
"Don't just try! How can you just walk in here and tell me that the guy I love has been harmed, which by the way is totally your fault, then tell me that I can't see him or his mom! That is so freaking stupid."
As is my norm I didn't say freaking. By this point I was openly crying. I can't believe that I've put Rob in danger. I just wish I could remember what happened, I'm sure there's something else after the kissing.
When I stopped crying I noticed that Dr. Krantz had left the room and Rob's mom, Mary, was in the room in his place. When she saw that I was done feeling sorry for myself she came rushing over and immediately threw her arms round me and started murmuring into my hair. After a while she pulled back and looked right into my eyes with her eyes, which are the exact colour of Rob's. Thinking about Rob's eyes was defiantly a mistake. All I could think was how this was all my fault and now his mom was here trying to make me feel better when it should be me hugging her and apologising for getting her son into this.
"Jessica I'm so glad your ok."
"Mrs. Wilkins I'm really sorry about all this. I shouldn't have got Rob involved."
"Nonsense child. Rob wanted to be involved, he would be more worried about you then he was about himself, he seems to think that he can take care of himself. Between you and me, he can!"
"But if I hadn't made him take me home and stay with me then, he would have been safe at home."
"He wouldn't have left you. That's what love does to you."
She gave me another motherly hug.
"Now darling when are you getting out of here so I can take you to see him?"
It only took half an hour for me to get dressed and ready and sign all the forms for me to leave. Mom seemed to think she was taking me home so she didn't complain, until I told her I had to go see Rob. The thing is despite the fact that she has accepted I am dating Rob, she still doesn't really like him. I guess it's the fact that he has no plans for college; mom seems to be a bit of a snob. Not that anything she said mattered, I was going to see Rob even if she did take me home I would have just sneaked out.
Dr. Krantz was right, it was family only but I guess Mary's eyes have a lot of effect on the doctors here. Rob's doctor agreed to turn a blind eye. Since no-one had told me what to expect I wasn't all to willing to go into his room alone. Which explains why my hand automatically found Mary's and held on tight. She just smiled and led the way.
What I saw when I entered the room was defiantly not what I expected. Had Mary not been holding my hand then I think I might have collapsed.