“Yeh honey.” Dana smiled with a tear in her eye

“I don’t understand.” Al whispered suddenly feeling embarrassed.

Jane ushered the others from the room and made her way over to the bed and carefully explained the basics her injuries.

Slightly overwhelmed by the information Alice struggled to comprehend what the nurse was trying to explain.

“I don’t remember anything. I left the house for a meeting, I didn’t want to go. That’s it.”

“Ssh Al it’s ok.” Dana said to try and calm her.

Jane answered some of Alice’s questions and left the two of them alone.

Dana rubbed Al’s hand, “You ok?”

“I don’t know I feel lost. The last thing I remember is kissing you goodbye this morning. I mean Monday morning, the next thing I know is I’m here with a shaved head, a lump out of my skull and some sort of spinal injury that we don’t know much about and I’ve lost 5 days. Nothing makes any sense.”  She gave Dana’s hand a squeeze “All I know is I feel much better now you’re here.”

“Me too Al” Dana leaned in and kissed Alice’s forehead.  Her eyes locked onto those of her lover “You’re beautiful”

“We’re going to be ok baby” Dana added

Alice smiled.

A few tears escaped from both of their eyes.

“I thought I’d lost you.” Dana choked

“I’m scared I still will.” Alice replied

“I’m not going anywhere Alice.”

“Yes you are, you need to go home and rest. Tomorrow is Sunday right? You need a good sleep, you won’t get one tomorrow before treatment.”

Dana laughed lightly, “Considering you’ve just woken up after 5 days, you are pretty sharp Al.”

Alice didn’t want to be alone but knew that Dana needed to go home.

“How about I hold you till you fall asleep and then I go home?”

Alice just smiled.

Dana lay down next to Alice, pulling the safety side up with her, afraid she would fall out of the bed because Al couldn’t really scoot over to the other side very well.

Alice rested her head on Dana’s shoulder and sighed.  Dana wrapped her arms around Alice and they lay there, just happy to be together unsure what lay ahead for them.