Time stops

Chapter 2

Ellen smiled at Patrick. "Wha- what happened?" She asked, her voice hoarse. "You got into a car accident." Patrick replied quietly. "That explains why my body hurts from head to toe." Ellen said with a small smile. "Ellen Kathleen, you scared me!" Sandra yelled as she camr into the room. "Shhh." Patrick hushed. "Sorry. I didn't really plan to get into a car accident." Ellen said with a small chuckle, wincing at the action. "You okay?" Patrick asked softly. "Yeah. My head hurts like a bitch." She said.

"You have a pretty severe concussion Ms Pompeo. Would you like to hear your other injuries?" The doctor asked. Ellen nodded. "Okay, so you have a severe concussion as I just said, your right leg was completely crushed. We had to go in and place a few bolts to keep it together and we had to repair your ACL and MCL. Uh, your right arm is broken, but that was just a simple repair. You broke three ribs, probably from the impact. That will be treated by medicine. And finally you had internal bleeding, which we also had to go in and stop." The doctor explained.

"Wow." Ellen said. Patrick squeezed her hand and rubbed his thumb lightly. "When can I get outta here?" Ellen asked. "El." Patrick warned, not wanting her to overdo it. "Probably not for a week. And then you'll have pt for that leg. Do you have anyone at home with you?" The doctor asked. "No." Ellen replied quietly. "Yes. I'll be there." Patrick said with a smile. He turned to Ellen and flashed his signature mcdreamy smile. "Are you sure?" Ellen asked, unsure. "Yes." Patrick responded without hesitation. "Okay." Ellen whispered with a smile.

Ellen's eyes drooped closed, but she fought to stay awake. "You can sleep Ms Pompeo." The doctor said as he excused himself from the room. "We're gonna go el. We'll see you soon." Shonda said as she ushered everyone out of them room, except Patrick. "Patrick? You coming?" She asked. "No. I'm gonna stay here." He said. Shonda nodded and left.

"Patrick?" Ellen mumbled. "Yeah el?" Patrick asked. "Can you lay with me?" She asked shyly. Patrick smiled and nodded. "Are you sure? I don't want to hurt you." Patrick worried. "Yes. Please Patty." She begged. "Okay." He said. He got into the bed and got under the covers next to her. He put his arm around her neck and she cuddled into his chest. "Is this okay?" He asked. "Mhm." Ellen mumbled, already half asleep. Her head was on his chest and her arm rested on his stomach.

Patrick sighed with contentment and looked down at the small woman in his arms. He smiled when he noticed her mouth slightly open, and soft snores were coming out. His hand around her neck was softly rubbing her back and his other hand was holding her close. He closed his eyes and fell asleep, wanting nothing more than he had now.

Shonda got to the hospital early, wanting to check in on her friend and co star before a meeting. She checked herself in and walked to the room.

Shonda opened the door and smiled at the sight in front of her. Her two stars of the show were cuddling, Patrick holding Ellen close. She took out her phone and snapped a quick picture before leaving the room quietly. She sent a quick text to Ellen before getting in her car and driving away.

Ellen woke up In a lot of pain. And by pain, she meant excruciating pain. She groaned and tears welled in her eyes. Her leg was throbbing, as was her stomach due to the long incision. Not to mention the slamming going on in her head. She groaned again, this time waking Patrick up. "El? What's wrong?" Patrick asked with worry as he noticed her tears. "Hurts." She cried, tears streaming freely. Patrick wiped away the tears and pressed the call button on the side table. "It's okay El. Your okay. I got you." Patrick murmered. Ellen cried harder and buried her face in his chest. He put his hand on the back of her head and gently held it close.

Patrick's heart broke anytime he saw Ellen in pain. Even if it was a small paper cut, it killed him, so this? This was excruitating. "What's going on?" The doctor asked in concern as he noticed his patient shaking with sobs. "She's in a lot of pain." Patrick explained. The doctor looked at her chart and nodded sympathetically. "Her pain dosage from last night is wearing off. I'll get her some more right away." The doctor said as he left the room. "Patrick." Ellen moaned. "It's okay El. There gonna give you some more meds in a minute. Just relax. I'm here." Patrick said reassuringly.

The doctor came in a few minutes later and quickly pushed more meds into her IV. Patrick felt Ellen instantly relax in his arms and smiled. "Mmm thank you." Ellen mumbled. Patrick kept his arms around her until she fell asleep.

He got up and quietly left the room. As he left, he ran into his co stars. "How is she?" Sandra asked. "She's okay. She was in a lot of pain this morning, but she's drugged up again now." Patrick explained. "Shonda sent us all that cute photo." Justin said with a smirk. "What photo?" Patrick asked as his brow furrowed. "This one." TR said as he showed him the phone. Patrick blushed and smiled at the photo. TR put his phone back in his pocket and smiled. "I'm just gonna get some coffee and get back there." Patrick said. He nodded and walked away.

Patrick picked up a cup of coffee and hurried back to Ellen's room, where he found her up and talking to Sandra, Justin, TR, Katherine, Eric, and Kate. "Hey guys." Patrick said as he came into the room. "Hi!" Ellen exclaimed with a smile. "She's high." Sandra said plainly. "Is she?" Patrick asked with a smirk as he came and sat down next to Ellen's bed. He turned his gaze to her and smiled when he saw her glassy eyes staring off into space. "El." He said, getting her attention. "Patrick!!" She yelled as she threw her arms around him, wincing at the action. "Careful." Patrick warned. Ellen nodded and flashed a lazy smile. "Your pretty." Ellen murmured. "You are too." Patrick replied. "Patrickkkkk." Ellen slurred. "Ellennnn." He retorted. "I loveeeeee you." Ellen said slowly. Patrick blushed and smiled. "I loveeeeee you too." Patrick replied. Ellen smiled and grabbed his hand, holding it in hers. She fell back asleep again and smiled contently.