Alone Gone Loved

Three

As I stepped out of the shower I looked into the mirror and noticed what a mess my hair was and mentally groaned to myself.

I went up to the nurses desk and asked "Do you have a brush I could use to comb out this bird nest?" I said with a huge smile.

"Sure, honey, let me get it for you." She said smiling. She came back and as I brushed my hair, she said "So you and the Dr's son, huh?"

I looked at her like she was crazy, then sighed "I wish but it's not like that, I don't even know why he stays with me."

She looked at me like I was crazy then "Girl you have got him wrapped around your finger, is what it looks like to me. But that may just be me, I don't know what you did while your were passed out but I'm telling you, he's a good one you got there." She said making a motion with a finger like she was wrapping a string around her finger.

"Ok....but thanks for the brush." I said as I started to walk back to my hospital room.

When I walked into the room I saw Adam standing by the window again. I went up behind and said, "What's so fascinating about this window?"

I said this with a smile which quickly turned into a grin as I saw him jump.

He turned around smiling "Gosh, you sure do know how to sneak up on someone."

"I know....my dad use to tell me stories about how when I was really quiet and light on my feet, that one day he got so scared that he lost me when he couldn't here me running around upstairs, he never did think to look up stairs." I said kind of sadly.

I was surprised when he pulled me back into his arms and sat down on the bed. "You must have been really close to your dad." He said.

"Yeah...I'm going miss him..." I started to cry again, the thing that surprised me most was when he pulled me closer and whispered in my ear "Shhh...I know, I know."

"Why?....why him? Why not me?" I said, not sobbing but silently crying.

"Don't worry, it'll be ok, you still have your sister and step mom. Don't worry." He said still whispering.

"That's what ya'll don't get. I have no one else who cares. My step mom was only here when I first woke up, do you know why? Because she could care less if I died. She cares more for my sister, the last time I saw her before the other day was five years ago because she was bribed by my step mom not to come back. I don't want to go home with her, please don't make me go." I said confessing a lot more than I had ever told anyone else.

Right before I fell asleep I heard him say, "Don't worry baby, go to sleep. I won't let anything bad touch you again." Well I thought he said it but I could have just been imagining it.

When I woke up it took me a moment to realize that I feel asleep, then it took me a moment to realize I feel asleep while laying on top of Adam. I lifted my head slightly to look and see if he was asleep. He was.

So I try to get off of him but he moves to where he is lying on his side and me in front of him, he still held me to his chest. It felt so right that it made me want to cry because it couldn't happen. I

stayed still this time, trying not to wake him, I even snuggled closer to his chest. His arms tightened around me, and pulled me closer so I was all the way up against his chest. I fell asleep again, and against his chest again.

When I woke again I remember every thing that happened. I remembered quicker this time because I woke up to Adam running his hand up and down my back as if he was comforting me.

I looked up into his chocolate brown eyes and got lost. "Hi." I said finally able to speak.

"Hey." He said, "Did you sleep well?" He asked.

"Yeah." I said scooting back into his chest. Instead of pushing me away, his arms tightened and pulled me as close as possible to him.

That was when my step mom decided to interrupt. "I allowed the nurse to let you in here because you promised not to do anything physically to her. I think that includes lying in bed while she is wrapped around you." She said, talking to Adam.

He was still looking at me and me at him as he whispered in my ear, "You know she's right, but right now I don't really care." I pulled my head back and looked into his eyes to see if he was kidding.

"Then don't go." I said seriously.

"But if I don't I won't be able to come back into here, and that means staying away from you until tomorrow." He said.

"You're right. So..you might want to get up before she calls security." I said reluctantly.

"Yeah." As he spoke a big frown came on his face and he looked toward my step mom, who was red in the face.

When he got up I sat up on the hospital bed. "May I speak outside with you Adam?" Louie, or my step mom said. "Yeah, sure Miss. Steffer." Adam said as his frown grew bigger and bigger.

"Oh...um Adam...can I tell you something?" I asked as he got up.

"Sure." He spoke as he smiled at me. I got out of the bed and stood up on my tiptoes to whisper in his ear, "What ever she offers you will you please not take it over me?"

He nodded and pulled me in for a hug that surprised me and whispered in my ear, "I would never choose money over a person, you have no reason to worry. I'll be back, ok?" I was the one nodding then, not speaking because I couldn't trust myself enough to know that my voice wouldn't crack from what he said to me.

He pulled away and I mentally groaned. He looked at my step mom, ducked his head as if he was a little boy being scolded.

As Louie walked out the door she shut it behind her.