Ten Tonne Skeleton (Dean Ambrose Fanfic)

Sleeping patterns - Part 24

New chapter, thanks for reading and enjoy!

Dean had been doing well without the ventilator. He had been off of it for a whole day without any problems. There was a huge sense of relief among everyone now that they knew Dean was progressing. Seth had been able to leave Dean in his room alone, for the first time since the incident, to get himself a coffee. It was the start of something beautiful.

AJ had left for the gym, so it was just Seth and Dean together. The doctors had been in and out of his lover's small room all morning, making sure he was doing okay in his recovery. Doctor Rann was over the moon to see his patient getting better. He had thought for sure that Dean was dead the moment he had been admitted to the hospital. He had done everything in his power to get the young man breathing on that dreadful night, but it was all worth it.

Friday was dragging for Seth. He was getting bored of spending his days sitting alone in the hospital, but there was no way he was leaving Dean alone for a whole day. He needed to be with his boyfriend every step of the way, no matter what.

Seth had been finishing up his lunch when he saw Dean's eyes open. It was only for a second and Seth thought that he had imagined it, but then it happened again.

"Dean?" Seth stood up and placed his tray on the bedside table. Dean eyes were closed once again.

Seth had given up on his hope of Dean waking up and sat back down, only to here a small grunt coming from the direction of his lover. Without thinking Seth pressed the emergency button above Dean's bed and watched as five doctors came rushing into the room. They seemed to know what was happening without Seth telling them.

The doctors exited the room after a few minutes of fussing over Dean. Doctor Rann was standing in front of Seth.

"I'm afraid that was a false alarm." Doctor Rann sighed. "It's a very common thing to happen."

"Oh." Seth felt all of his excitement leave his body and sat back down in his chair next to Dean's bed.

"Don't get too upset. This just shows us that he's getting better and he was awake for a few minutes, which is a long time for someone whose been in a coma. I reckon he'll be awake within a few days." Doctor Rann smiled.

"Yeah, you're right. Thank you for helping Dean and being here for me. I couldn't have gotten through this without your reassuring words." Seth smiled back. He meant every word.

"No need to thank me. It's all a part of the job." Doctor Rann left the room.

Seth wanted to call Roman and tell him what had happened but he knew the big man would be busy at the gym. He turned on the small TV that sat in the room and watched re-runs of The Simpsons whilst holding Dean's hand. The thought that Dean could actually be awake within a few days made Seth laugh to himself. He had tricked himself into thinking that Dean would never wake up, but he was wrong. He would finally be able to look into those gorgeous, blue, dreamy eyes.

Friday night arrived and AJ was back from work. Seth had told him about what had happened with Dean today and AJ was ecstatic. 

The two men ate dinner together, thanks to AJ who brought McDonald's for the the both of them on his way to the hospital. Seth was just happy that he didn't have to eat the horrible hospital food. It all tasted like cardboard, especially the mashed potato.

The night was getting late and AJ was getting ready to go to sleep. Seth was texting Roman and telling him about Dean's recovery. It dawned on Seth that Dean could wake up at any moment. He didn't want to be asleep when Dean woke up, that wouldn't be fair. Imagine waking up from a coma, confused and delusional only to see that no one cared enough to stay awake and help you. Seth wasn't going to sleep tonight.