“Is she gonna be able to recover from all this?”

“Given proper treatment and time she should be able to return to about normal. The shoulder is what I’m most concerned about.”

“Will she be able to still play tennis?”

“She should get the range of motion back to swing a racket but not as a professional. Her professional days are over, whoever did this was hell bent on making sure she never played professionally again.”

“God how am I going to tell her that the one thing she’s really great at she’s never going to be able to do again.”

“You best leave that up to us but for now I think it just best we focus on getting her some rest and the surgery on her shoulder and go from there. Now you are her medical power of attorney so anything we go from now till the time she wakes up is totally at your discretion. Do you understand?”

“Yes, just make her comfortable.”

“I can only assume that you are going to be staying here with her?”

“Absolutely.”

“I’ll have an orderly bring some pillows and a blanket that chair over there pulls out to a sleeper. She will be knocked out for another couple of hours so you may as well get some rest too.”

“Thank you.”

The doctor left the room and Alice moved her chair closer to Dana, she gently placed her hand on top of Dana’s. She noticed that Dana’s heart rate increased slightly. Could Dana possibly know that Alice was holding her hand?

“I’m here Dana and I’m not going anywhere. I’m going to make sure you get the best care even if I have to do it myself. I don’t who did this to you and why, I feel I’m the cause and for that I’m truly sorry. No one deserves this, but the fact that you where more concerned for my safety than your own shows me how much you love me and I will never forget that. I’m going to show you how much I love you the best I can. You are the reason I came back I want my life you to be with you and only you. As soon as we get you back on your feet that’s how it’s gonna be me and you together sharing a life, it’s what I want it’s what I’ve always wanted.

Alice dried her tears and went back into the waiting room and filled Shane in on Dana’s condition and told her to go home and get some rest. She went to back to Dana’s room and suggled on the chair never even bothering to pull it out into a bed, she just wanted to sleep and hopefully when she woke up this would all be just a terrible nightmare.