When Sharon came back that night, he was sitting in a chair by the window staring into the night. He seemed to be deep in thoughts since Andy didn't hear her come carefully snuck up behind him and gently placed her hands on his shoulders. He sighed deeply,taking them into his own and brushing her palms with tiny kisses. Sharon smiled broadly: " Who allowed you to get up so quickly?" "I let my charm work on the nice young nurse! You know I'm irresistible!" He chuckled, hissing when it pulled on the stitches. A hum that sounded a lot like Schadenfreude was her pulled a chair closer and sat down close beside him sliding one hand down his arm and then taking his hand again."How are you feeling?" "Good, I guess!" She tilted her head and looked at him inquisitively. He chose to ignore her questioning gaze."So tell me about this dream of yours!" She let go of him and ran a hand through her hair. Her eyes wandered out the window. "That bad, huh?" "I wouldn`t call it bad, it was just very disturbing … never mind anyway, it was just a silly dream!" "Come on Sharon, you know you can talk to me about anything! You said something about me making a decision earlier…?" She turned around and looked at him with a worried expression. "You were walking around aimlessly, like you were lost. There was a blond woman there, she was pregnant and you finally started walking towards her; but when I called you, you turned around and…and…."her breathing was heavy now and her eyes were all watery. She put a trembling hand on his chest, right over his heart. Andy hooked his index finger under her chin and lifted it blandly. "… and what?" Sharon´s voice was shaky now."… and you looked like you were suffering terribly! And then the blond woman said that it was your decision and although I couldn`t be sure what she meant by that, I was incredibly scared because…" Tears were streaming down her face now. He cupped it with both hands and wiped them away with soft strokes of his thumbs. He was surprised by how calm he still was on the outside because his soul was in turmoil. How was that possible? How on earth could she know about his , for a lack of a better word, experience? " "… because?" "… because what if that decision was whether or not you would come back …. to me?" The last two words were a mere whisper. Andy was still holding her face in his hands. His heart was aching looked Sharon in the eyes drowning in the emerald depths, slowly pulling her closer. Their warm breaths met in mid air making him dizzy and before he even realized it, he heard himself susurrate: "I love you!"