I sit in the hospital waiting room tapping my foot against the floor and glancing up at the clock every few minutes or so. The bouquet of roses I was gripping began to feel slippery.
"Just give me a few more minutes to tidy up his room and you can come right in '' the nurse smiles at me before walking away.
I give her a fake smile, as soon as she's out of my sight, I sigh and lean back into my seat.
Even though there was nobody watching me, and no cameras around, I still felt nervous to see Tione. I haven't seen him in about two months after I heard he got shot. As soon as I heard the news I was furious, there were a million thoughts running through my head.
Who did this to him? Why did they shoot him so many times if they only wanted to rob him? Will he be okay?
I just know he's mad at me for not being there for him when he needed me the most...
I close my eyes trying to calm my obsessive thoughts.
"Mr.Barlett" the nurse calls peeking from behind the door.
I instantly get up, grab my stuff and hurried towards his room.
"Enjoy your visit" she nods and smiles before closing the door.
I take a deep breath and wipe the sweat from my forehead before I walk further into the room.
There he was.
He was lying in his bed facing the other direction, seemingly asleep.
I slowly walk towards the chair beside his bed and take a seat, trying not to startle him.
I readjust myself in my seat and glance over at him in hesitation, wondering if I should wake him up or let him sleep for a bit.
Before I could do anything, he carefully turned himself around to face me. I could see the bandages on his arm trailing up to his shoulder. I had to look away and force myself to focus on his face.
He slowly opens his eyes and a soft smile appears across his face.
"You finally came to see me..." Tione starts. His voice was weak.
"I know I should've come earlier but I've been really busy with my son and I've been in the studio-" I say hurriedly.
"Aye I wasn't even thinking of it like that mane, I know how busy our lives can get. I'm just happy to see you."
A smile begins to creep on my face as I quietly let out a sigh of relief looking down at the floor.
"Why you gripping them flowers like that T" he chuckles softly to himself.
"Oh yeah I- I just brought you some roses, I thought I'd bring you a lil some' to cheer you up" I clumsily turn to my right, almost knocking over the clear vase on the table before putting the flowers in.
"Why you seem so on edge babe? I can tell when something's on your mind" Tione questions.
I sigh and look off to the side, waiting a few seconds to respond.
"I'm just nervous because I... I feel like everybody's watching us. Like, I never been in a relationship like this before, not in the public eye at least. And I feel like the media will start talking about us since we be together so much." I admit.
"I came here by myself, and from the outside looking in it looks suspicious."
"Why would they even make that assumption though? As far as they know we just really close friends..." Tione states.
"Even if they did figure it out who cares? It's not like we're doing anything wrong-" I cut Tione off.
"I care. Think about the business partnerships we have to uphold. How do you think they'll react... I mean our producers, engineers, record labels... We'd probably lose so many fans" My arms began to fidget as I went on. I could feel the stress building up in my body.
"Baby please, I can tell you finna get yourself all worked up again and there's no need for all that alright?" Tione leans closer to me and tries to sit up a bit.
"Look, we've been together for three years. Ever since I met you in 2019 I knew you were going to be my husband. I feel like I could trust you with my life..." he holds both of my hands in his.
"...and I'm not gonna let superficial things like money or weird hatin ass niggas get between us, alright?" Tione says. I nod, feeling myself calm down as Tione caresses his thumbs across my hands.
"You've grown so much as a man... mentally, spiritually, emotionally... and I know you're not going to let this fear destroy what we built" Tione states firmly.
"You're absolutely right..." I sigh. That's the only response I could muster up because everything he was saying is true. I'm making everything about myself. I look down out our hands, I couldn't look at Tione because I felt embarrassed.
"You don't have to feel embarrassed about how you feel either, because I understand..." Tione says, it was like he was reading my mind. "But you're gonna have to trust me" I nod my head in agreement, still not wanting to look up at him.
He reaches over and gently props up my chin, looking directly into my eyes "I love you so much Taurus... you know that?". I couldn't help but smile endearingly.
I slowly lean forward and closed my eyes, planting a soft kiss on his lips. Before I could pull away, he grabs my neck and pulls me deeper into the kiss, making my heart flutter with joy.
I missed his touch and the taste of his lips so much.
I wrap my arm around him and carefully pull him closer to the edge of the bed. I rest my head on his shoulder. I could feel the warmth of his chest up against mine.
I kiss his bandages gently "As soon as you get outta here, I'm gonna make it up to you... I promise".
We sit in silence in each other's embrace for what seems like eternity.
The beeping noises of the hospital machines began to fade out, and the only thing I could hear was the familiar tune of his heartbeat.
Thank you for reading 🫶🏾 this is my first fan fiction. let me know what you think!
