"Gillian, come on baby come back to me." Ryan told her jumping to his
feet and holding her hand even tighter. "Princess, Princess you have
got to wake up. Please Gillian show me those beautiful eyes."
"Ryan?" Gillian's eye's started to flutter open. "Ryan.. Ryan where am
I?" she managed to whisper.
"Gillian you're in the hospital. There was a car accident, you where
hit by a drunk driver." Ryan gently told her.
At that moment Jake walked in with his clip bored. "I see the patient
is awake, at last." Jake said as he smiled at her. "Ryan do you mind
leaving for a couple minutes? I have to see how she is doing." Jakeasked Ryan.
"Sure, I better go call Eugenia anyway." Ryan told him sounding
relieved as he left the room.
After Ryan had left and Jake had examined Gillian, he told her she
would have to stay for a while under observation.
"Jake, how long has been here?" Asked Gillian.
"Gillian, Ryan hasn't left your side since they brought you in here
last night. I had to drag him out when the nurse came to check on you."
Jake told her.
"He was here... with me all along?"
"Yes. He sat right there and held your hand." Jake informed her
pointing to a chair in the corner. "You need to get some rest, I'll
tell Ryan he can come back in."
"Thank you Jake, for everything." Gillian said weakly.
When Ryan came back in Gillian turned to face him. "Would you please
sit down." she asked him. Ryan obeyed and looked at her.
"Ryan, Jake told me you haven't left since I got here. Is that true?"
Gillian questioned him.
"Yes Princess it is." He told her looking down at the floor.
"Why?"
"Why? Gillian, ever since I saw you trapped in that car I knew I might
lose you. When Jake told me he didn't know if you'd make it, I knew...
I knew I couldn't live without you." He finished.
"Ryan... I" Gillian started but Ryan cut her off.
"Gillian, you need your rest. I'll come back tomorrow to see you." Ryan
told her placing the box Eugenia had left on the night table. "Your
grandmother asked me to give that to you." Was all he said before
leaving the room.
"Ryan, Why do you have to open up to me one minute and shut me out the
next?" Gillian asked herself as she tried to sleep that night.
