Awakening

Piper's POV

I fell asleep with my head on Alex's bed again.

I woke up with someone calling my name and I was startled. I jerked awake and immediately stood up.

"Yes I'm awake! I'm awake!". I blurted out.

I look around the room and there was nobody here. I can see from the window that it's still dark outside. I thought a nurse was trying to wake me again to check on, Alex.

I might have been having nightmares again.

These past days I'm always woken up by my nightmares, if not from the nurses and doctors.

It's always the same. Alex, is walking away from me. I try to reach for her and run after her as fast as I could but everytime I couldn't catch her and that always wake me up.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath trying to compose myself. My heart is pounding so hard.

I opened my eyes and I habitually look over at my wife, which I do a lot lately. That's always been my routine, and everytime I get frustrated to see her eyes closed.

But today a pair of piercing green eyes are staring back at me.

"Hi". Alex said hoarsely.

It caught me off guard. She is awake! My wife is finally awake!

"Alex! Oh my God, oh my God!". I couldn't believe it.

"You are awake!"

"Are you awake?". I had to make sure this is real.

"Yes, I guess I am". She said and chuckled.

"Ouch". She moaned in pain.

"What hurts?". I said panicking. She's in pain and I have to do something.

"I'll call the doctor. Oh my God!".

I clumsily turn around and tripped on the chair on my way out and almost fell down, but I caught myself.

I ran outside to the nurse's station. I am so nervous and I don't know what to do.

"She..." I stuttered.

"She just woke up. She's over there". I said in full panic.

"My wife is awake and she's in pain can you please help her?". I begged the nurse.

"I'll page Dr. Shepherd". Said replied.

I rush back to Alex's room. She has her eyes shut tight and I know she's in pain. Oh my poor wife.

"Damn it Babe, what hurts?". I demanded anxiously.

"Everything". She said gritting her teeth.

"Oh my God!". My instinct is to touch her and comfort her but I don't know where to touch her, she has bruises and injuries all over her body.

Alex, open her eyes and probably saw that I am in distress.

"Piper, relax. Did you call the Doctor?". She asked calmly.

"Yes, yes, I did. I called the Doctor. Oh my God, Alex. I don't know what to do". I feel like I'm going to pass out.

"Sit down". She growled.

How can she do that? How can she be so calm when I want to jump out of my skin already.

Dr. Shepherd arrived with Dr. Sloan and two nurses.

"Hi, my name is Dr. Shepherd and this is Dr. Sloan, we are your attending physician. It's good to see that you are awake Ms.Vause, I am going to check on your Neuro Function.

Can you follow me with your eyes?".

He held up one finger and move it across Alex's face.

"Okay, very good".

"Can you squeeze my hand?".

I watch Alex squeezed his hand.

"Oh good, that's good". I said relieved. This is good and I am so proud of, Alex.

"Okay, Neuro Function is great, I think your brain hasn't been compromised". He noted.

"She's in pain". I blurted.

Alex, shot me a look. I don't understand but she seem upset.

"We'll give you something for the pain". Dr. Sloan said.

A nurse walk over to her and inject the medicine into her IV.

"Do you know what happened to you?". Doctor Shepherd asked.

"Yes, I was in a car accident". Alex, said weakly.

I can tell she's still in pain but she's trying to hide it. That is so Alex Vause and I had to roll my eyes.

"Alright. That's a good sign that you remember. It means there's no memory problems". He said.

"How bad am I?". Her voice was strained.

"We need you to be extra more careful since you are not properly healed. You have 7 broken ribs, some cracked in your skull, you have a broken leg and bruises all over your body. We had to operate on you twice, we revived you during the first operation and on the second operation you had severe bleeding in the brain. We have to do surgery to open your skull and remove the blood around the brain".

"Wait, two surgeries? How long was I out?" She inquire.

She look so confused and helpless. I wanted so bad to sit bedside her and hold her.

"You were in a coma for almost 2 weeks".

"What? That long?". Alex's eyes shifted to me. She looked at me intensely and I wonder what she was thinking about.

"Is she going to be okay?". I blurted. I need to know that my wife is going to be alright.

"We have to take some more test just to be sure, but from what I can see I think she's going to be fine."

"Oh that's great!". I exclaimed. I almost jump from where I am standing. I am so relieved that Alex, is going to be fine.

"We'll leave you two alone. Please don't hesitate to page us if you have anymore questions". Dr. Sloan said.

I still have so many questions to ask regarding Alex's recovery but it can wait.

"I will. Thank you, Dr Shepherd and Dr. Sloan".

"You're welcome". They both said at the same time.

I look at Alex and she was staring at me.

"Come here". She said quietly and motion for me to sit beside her.

I walk to her bed but I don't want to sit beside her.

Dr. Shepherd said she's still not fully healed and I don't want to accidentally hurt her.

She saw the distress in my face.

"It's alright, come here". She said softly.

I went to sit beside her and she wrap her arm around me.

"Just don't get too close to my side". She warned.

"Oh". I moved a little to the other side.

"Is this okay?". I asked.

"Yes, it's okay". She chuckled.

"Ouch". She complained

"What? Did I do something?

This is a bad idea I should get off". I exclaimed.

"No, you're fine. I just have to remember not to laugh". She said.

This feel so good being held by my wife again. I lay my head on her shoulder.

"You look terrible". She murmured.

"Yeah, so do you". I shot back.

"Well I was in a car accident you, dummy". She replied.

The moment she said that. Everything that happened in the past few days all flashed back. The stress, worries, everything just came back.

I couldn't stop myself and I cried again. I have been crying and crying everyday.

"Alex, I was so scared, I thought I'm gonna lose you. I didn't know what to do and I'm so glad you're alive". I said while sobbing.

"You and I were not in good place before all this happened. What if something went wrong and then I never get the chance to...". I trailed off.

I couldn't tell her that what If she died and I didn't get the chance to make things right? but I don't want to think about it anymore. Alex is here now and she is alive.