Alexa watched Helena respond to her and a rush of love so powerful ran through her that it tore at the very seams of her heart.  She moved to Helena’s side and sat in the chair beside her, wanting to touch her so much but afraid to hurt her.

‘Helena baby, what has happened to you. God I should have been here!’ said Alexa.

‘How did you know?  I can’t believe you’re really here.’

‘I was coming to see you after our fight and then I got Alice’s message.  What’s even happening?  I don’t understand.’

‘Don’t cry Lex.  I was in a car crash and they say I have some internal injuries.’

Alexa took a look around, noticing the blood transfusion hooked into Helena’s arm.  She suddenly understood the gravity of the situation.

‘Why aren’t you in the OR already?’ asked Alexa urgently, the doctor surfacing in her.

‘I just came back from scan, any second now,’ explained Helena.

‘How do you feel right now?’ asked Alexa, stroking the hair back from Helena’s face.

‘Like I don’t know how I thought I could ever do this without you,’ said Helena, her tears falling again, leaning into Alexa’s caress.  ‘They’re all so fucking scared, my friends, even the doctors like they’re not sure that they think I’ll make it or something….I don’t want to die Lexi, not when we’ve just found each other.’

That did it for Alexa she sat on Helena’s bed and pulled her gently into her arms, careful not to hurt her.  ‘You’re not going to die, you hear me?  I’ve got plans for you and me and as soon as you get well and out of here we’re going to start on them ok?’

‘Tell me what we’re going to do,’ said Helena softly.

Alexa swallowed the lump in her throat, she needed to paint a picture for Helena, it was time to be strong.  ‘Well we’re both going to learn to surf remember?  And you’re going to set up that art room and get back into painting again and I promised to teach you about all the constellations.  And then someday I’d like us to take a drive all the way from LA to New York.’