TOM

You managed to get a short nap in while you waited for Jane to get out of surgery. It was the last thing you wanted to do, but you did as you were told. It's only been a little over an hour, and the surgeon said it should only take an hour at most.

Not sure what to do, you began pacing. You decide that instead of irritating the others in the waiting room you would walk down the hall to the vending machine. Your phone began to buzz while you were pushing the buttons for a bag of chips. It was Chris.

"Hello?"

His thick Aussie accent sounded thicker through the phone.

'Tom mate, hi. I'm calling to see how your girls doing? Surgery done yet?"

You were so grateful that you and Chris has formed such a close friendship during filming for Thor.

"No not yet. I'm hoping to hear some news soon."

"It will turn out fine, Tom. How are you doing with all this?"

Just before you could answer, there was a tap on your shoulder. It was the surgeon. "Chris, I'm sorry but the surgeon is here. I will talk to you soon."

You don't even wait for him to respond before you hand up and put the phone in your pocket.

"Well, she did ok. I'm sorry it took longer than I had originally told you, but it was a little harder place then I had anticipated. Her tiny frame posed a issue with that, but overall the surgery went fine. She is in recovery now, the nurse should call you back in a few minutes. She's going to be in quite bit of pain for awhile, I already have her set up with a PCA pump."

You feel a wave of relief. You let out a deep breath.

"Thank you so much for taking care of my, Jane."

He gives you a smile.

"Not a problem. Now, once she adjusts to that tube we will have to do another procedure to place in the g-tube that she will use all the time. It should be in about a month or so."

You nod and then a nurse is coming up.

"Mr. Hiddleston? She is asking for you."

You quickly shake the surgeons hand and then rush over to the nurse that would take you to your fiance.

You enter a hallway of rooms, there aren't doors to these rooms, only curtains. As you walk you hear various beeps coming from pumps and machines. You follow the nurse around another corner and she pulls back the first curtain on the right.

She is laying flat on her back covered in many blankets. You see the discomfort in her face. There is another nurse who is sitting at a small computer by her bed, the nurse who took you here leaves, pulling the curtain closed behind her. You just stand frozen looking at her a moment before stepping forward to the side of her bed. Taking her little hand gently in yours, stroking her hair with the other. A light moan leaves her lips. "Tom?" Her voice is hoarse and small and her eyes never open.

"I'm here, love. I'm right here."

A hint of a smile crosses her face, and she drifts back asleep.

"She is doing alright so far. She has a chill, but no fever. It's just side effects from the anesthesia. We should be able to move her back to her room on the floor soon."

You nod, eager to get her back where you're both more comfortable. "Thank you."

You sit on the edge of the bed and just hold her hand and stare. The nurse keeps waking her every few minutes and each time Jane seems a little more alert.

Once she is more coherent the nurse starts asking her a few questions.

"Jane, can you tell me your pain on a scale of one to ten?"

She manages to open her eyes surveying the room but stops when she get's to you. "A s-s-seven I think."

The nurse nods and pushes a few buttons on one of the pumps. "Ok, I gave you a little more morphine. How about those chills?"

Almost as if on cue, she shivers slightly. "Still cold." Her eyes fall again and her face seems less tense. The morphine kicked in. The nurse leaves to get another blanket, leaving just you two.

"Tom, are you ok? H-have you eaten or slept?"

You chuckle and shake your head. She always worried about others first. "Yes dear, I had a short nap and got chips from the vending machine. Now don't worry about me and rest."

She nods weakly and is back asleep. The nurse brings in another blanket and you help cover her up.

"We will be ready to move her in a few minutes. Just need clearance from the surgeon."

You nod.

After the surgeon comes to double check on her vital signs and the newly placed feeding tube, he gives the ok to take her upstairs to her room."

She doesn't wake until we are up in her room and have to transfer her to her usual bed. The nurses wake her and ask her to try and scoot, she winces and takes it slow, but never sheds a tear. Once settled back in, the kind staff who brought you upstairs leave with the gurney and your nurse begins hooking you up to some monitors and giving you a little more morphine for the added pain from moving.

Once she leaves, you sit in your chair, pulling it extra close. You hold her hand and lay your head back. You shoot Chris a quick text telling him she is ok, and then you finally rest.

JANE

You aren't aware of much around you.

You know you are in pain.

You know you are attached to lot's of tubes and wires.

But you're most aware of Tom holding your hand.

You want to open your eyes and see what's going on around you. Ask questions. Your lids are just too heavy.

Normally, this would terrify you.

But with Tom there you feel safe.

Content to just rest.