Daughter of the Moose (sequel to 'Married to a Moose')

Chapter 74

~Alex's POV~
We were driving down the road back home. I didn't want to leave my dad at the hospital, but if he said it was ok, then I trust him. I still wasn't too happy.

"Alex, what do you want to eat?"

I shrugged. "I'm not hungry."

"You gotta eat. How's that burger place a couple streets over?"

"I don't care." I responded

"Alex, I know your mad. Just know he'll be ok. You can trust your dad on this. We'll hang out tonight and go get him in the morning."

"Ok. Then fine. That place is ok." We stopped and ate some burgers. We took the short drive home to the bunker. We spent the night watching tv until it got really late.

"We should head to bed, kiddo."

"Yeah." I said with a yawn.

"If you need anything, just let me know. Come and get me or text me."

"I will. Thanks, Dean." We headed to our rooms. I got ready and laid down in bed. I tried my best to fall asleep, but I couldn't help worrying about my dad. I just couldn't fall asleep. The hours passed. 1,2. I texted Dean.

'I'm sorry to wake you up, but I can't sleep at all. I can't stop worrying about dad and it's scaring me and Idk what to do.' He didn't respond right away, but about 10 minutes later, he did.

'I'll be right there.' He said. Soon, he showed up at my door.

"Hey kiddo."

"Hey Dean." I said on the verge of tears.

"Don't cry, Alex. It's ok. Come here." I got up and walked over to him. He wrapped me in a soft hug. "Do you need to talk?" I nodded. We went out to the couch so it was comfortable for both of us since my air mattress was in my dad's room. Dean sat down next to me and I started telling him why I'm scared.

"Basically, I'm just scared. I know it's stupid because he said he'll be fine, but after what happened the past couple days, I'm terrified. I just don't want the doctors or nurses doing anything else bad, and I'm scared he's just acting like he's ok and then he's really not. Things were going fine until the fight, and now everything is going wrong again. It's just not comfortable for me to go to sleep without knowing my dad is ok. I just can't sleep alone knowing he may or may not be fine."

"It's not stupid. Don't ever think your feelings are stupid. I know it's tough right now. It's not exactly easy for me either. The doctors and nurses there are good. I did some checking around and they're clean. Everything does seem to be going bad, I know, but we'll get through it. I really don't know what to say kiddo. If it would make you feel better, I can sleep in your room with you."

"I'm glad you checked them out. And it's ok you don't know what to say. The air mattress is in my dad's room. It's a pain to mess with, but I'm scared. What if we slept on the couch?"

"That's fine too." He said. He leaned into the corner of the couch at an angle, and I leaned next to him. I laid at an angle to where my head leaned against his shoulder. He had gotten me my green blanket, and put it around my shoulders. He put his arm around me, and I fell asleep on his shoulder. It wasn't awkward at all. He was just being almost like a father to me since my dad wasn't there. It was sweet. I cried a few tears of fear, and when I did, he rubbed my shoulder until I relaxed. I ended up falling asleep, but I don't know about him.

~Dean's POV~

She finally fell asleep. She had cried a few times, but eventually relaxed. I slowly got up without waking her. I grabbed a pillow and placed it under her head. I carefully got up, and laid her back down. I moved to the recliner and fell asleep myself.