Olivia opened her eyes and noticed Natalia lying uncomfortably in a chair near her bed.
She didn't want to wake the woman up, but as soon as she moved a bit in her bed, the Latina woman woke up
"Hey there"
"Hey"
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm sore"
"I'm sorry"
"It's ok"
"Did you want any water or anything?"
"No"
"Are you sure sweetheart?"
"Yes. Did you sleep here all night long?"
"I told you that I was"
"I know…I just thought that maybe you would change your mind"
"No sweetheart I wouldn't do that…I love you so much"
"I love you too"
Natalia loved to hear the older woman say those words, "Olivia"
"Yes?"
"You aren't going to fight me"
"Fight you on what?"
"Staying with me at the farmhouse"
"Will I win that battle?"
"No"
"Then there isn't any reason for me to fight"
"True", Natalia smirked as she moved a strand of Olivia's hair behind her ear, "But I think you love for me to be your nurse"
"That has its perks too"
Natalia rolled her eyes as she kissed the woman, "You better be glad that I love you"
"Believe me I am"
Just then Rick walked in, "Well how's my patient?"
"Hey Rick"
"Glad to see you are doing better and got some color back into you"
"So am I", Natalia replied
"So when can I go home?"
Natalia and Rick both rolled their eyes
"Olivia I need you to stay a few more days and then I will release you into the care of Natalia. Only if you promise to be good"
"I promise"
"Good I have faith that Natalia will keep you on the up and up"
"I will Rick"
"Well I will be back to check on you and run some test. I think there is a surprise out here waiting for you"
"What?"
All the sudden Ava, Rafe and Emma came in with a big bag of food
"Hi mommy", Emma came over
"Hey honey…Are you being good for your brother and sister?"
"Yes"
"So what did you three do last night?"
"We had pizza and watched movies and Rafe carried me to my bed"
"That's good"
Rafe hugged his mother, "How did it go last night here?"
"She slept through the night, so you took care of your sisters?"
"Yes I did", Rafe replied as he leaned over and gave Olivia a peck on the cheek, "So mom how are you feeling?"
Olivia's eyes began to water at hearing Rafe call her mom; she never thought he would call her that. It made her heart swell with love thinking about being is mother as well.
"Mom?" Rafe asked worried
"I'm sorry! I just that-"
"It is okay to call you that right?"
"Of course honey….I am just so happy to be called your mom"
Rafe smiled, "I am so happy that you are my mom. So again how are you feeling?"
"I don't think I can run any marathons, but I am doing well"
"That's good! You had us worried for a bit there", Rafe replied holding onto her hand
"I'm sorry"
Natalia tried to change the atmosphere by changing the subject, "So what's in there?"
"We brought something special"
Natalia looked at her youngest, "You did"
"Uh huh mama"
Now it was Natalia's turn to get all teary eyed, "So what did you get us?"
"Some food…We know the food here might not be the best, so we decided to bring breakfast to our moms", Ava replied
"Thank you", Natalia replied
"Sure", Rafe added as he pulled some of the things out the bag, "And we even remembered mom's favorite"
Olivia smiled, "You didn't?"
"Yes we did! We have chocolate chip pancakes with whip cream and side of bacon"
"And for mama, we got her favorite too", Emma replied handing Natalia her food
"OMG I love you three so much", Natalia replied as she kissed Ava, Rafe and Emma on the cheek
"So why don't we go ahead and eat." Rafe replied
"Ok"
Outside the room stood Rick smiling, Lillian walked up
"What are you smiling about?"
"Look in there"
"What?"
"They are such a happy family"
Lillian smiled too, "They sure are. I never thought that Olivia would get her happy ending"
"Neither did I…But I am glad she has been through a lot"
Neither person saw someone watching from a far
