If That Is What You Want✔

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Larry was laying on the bed listening to music with his eyes closed.

“You sleep?” Laurent asked sitting down beside him.
“No.” Larry replied.
“You okay?” Laurent asked looking into his brother's eyes.
“Lau,” Larry sat up. “I know you hope she wake up, but what happens if her no...”
“Larry, no think like that. I need you for be positive, good vibe. Lire wake up, us get married and you two fight over me for the rest of us life, okay?” Laurent smiled confidently but he was trying to convince himself as well as Larry.

Larry nodded and watched Laurent collapse on his own bed.

“Wake me when it time for leave.” Laurent said pulling his arm over his eyes to sleep.

~~~

Seriously Nonna, calm down before you end up in a bed beside me. I swear this woman has probably never backed down or changed her mind in her entire life, once it was made up.

I wish these people will stop jabbing and poking me. I swear I'm going to stab the next person who pokes me. I feel like a pincushion.

Lyra heard someone talking to her grandmother, they said they wanted to draw blood to check her antibodies. Lyra felt the person rub what she assumed was an alcohol swab across her skin then flinched from the person's grasp.

“She moved.” The nurse said with astonishment then tried to place Lyra's arm back on the padded paper but Lyra flinched away again. “See? She moved.”

Of course I did! You aren't getting anymore blood from me, go away!

“Go get a doctor!” Catarina demanded. “Patatina? Can you hear me? Squeeze my hand.”

Lyra tried but it didn't happen, she only managed a small twitch of her thumb.

“The nurse tells me she moved?” The doctor asked as he walked into the room.

Lyra turned her head towards his voice but that was as much as she could do. The doctor pulled her eye lid open and flashed a light into her eyes. Lyra tried to turn away from the light but he held her head still. Lyra wanted to knock his hand away, the bright light gave her an instant headache. Thankfully he soon removed the light and moved away.

“It appears she is recovering nicely from her concussion, which is good news. Unfortunately these body movements may not be something she is doing willingly.” The doctor said. Lyra scoffed but no sound escaped her mouth. “We will continue to monitor her EEG results. Tomorrow we will see if she responds to stimuli.”
“Thank you.” Catarina said then tightened her hold on Lyra's hand. “I'm here Patatina. I know you can hear me. I know you are fighting to wake up, but I need you to rest for now.” Catarina kissed her hand then placed it back on the bed.

Some time later, it almost seemed like the moment her headache finally disappeared that doctor flashed the light into her eyes. Again she tried to move away but only managed to nudge him softly. At the conclusion of the stimulus test, the doctor said Lyra's movements were involuntary.

Involuntary? Do you know how hard it was to get my arm to touch you?

Lyra wanted to throw something at the moron.

I want to get out of this hospital. I'd like to start planning my wedding. I wanted an early fall wedding. However if I have to wait for this dullard to notice I am voluntarily moving my body, it will be a late spring wedding.

~~~

A few days later, Laurent and Larry flew straight from Japan to the US. Laurent called Catarina every day to find out how Lyra was doing. She always said Lyra is getting stronger every day.

Laurent tried to sleep on the flight but he couldn't stop thinking about the fact it has been a week and Lyra still had not opened her eyes. He began to wonder if she would ever wake up. He sighed, he had to be positive. Lyra would wake up, she had to wake up. He had to believe she was strong and fighting her way back to him.

They took a taxi straight from the airport to the hospital. Laurent quickly walked into Lyra's room and immediately crawled into bed with her.

“I miss you bébé. You miss me?” He whispered as he put his arm over her waist and laid his head beside hers.
“Hi Cat. How us girls?” Larry greeted Catarina sitting beside her.
“We are fine, thanks for asking.” She smiled.
“What the doctor say?” Laurent asked.
“They are hopefully, her muscular results have improved. Her paralysis was temporary, thankfully. She hasn't moved her legs yet. She has moved her head and arms from time to time.” Catarina said encouragingly. “They believe she is recovering well.”
“What happened?” Laurent asked rubbing Lyra's stomach.
“It's a ridiculous series of unlucky events. The doctor suspect when she fell because of her concussion. The fall knocked her unconscious and the way she landed injured her spine.” Catarina started. “The swelling at the base of neck made her immobile but now that the swelling is almost gone. Also her body twitches occasionally but the doctor believes the movements are involuntary.”

Laurent covered a yawn, lacing his fingers with Lyra’s and closed his eyes. Catarina told them she was going to leave for the night, and sleep in an actual bed for a change.

A little while later, Larry asked if Laurent wanted something to eat. Laurent mumbled he was fine with whatever and snuggled into Lyra as much as he could without moving her. Larry said he was getting burgers then walked out.

Seriously, I leave you two alone and you immediately start eating junk food. Do you even know how long that crap stays in your system? Are you two trying to die young and leave an artery clogged corpse?

“Lire.” Laurent whispered in her ear. “I need you wake up for me. I try for be patient but how long you make me wait?”

Lyra tried to speak but her mouth wouldn't move and her throat was too dry to make any sounds. She felt happy to have him back by her side. She wanted nothing more than to cuddle into his arms, kiss his lips and be kissed by him. As if reading her desires, Laurent softly placed his lips on hers. He gently applied pressure into the kiss like he was waiting for her to respond. She tried with every muscle in her body to kiss him back but her body only flinched the slightest bit. Enough for him to notice but not enough to let him know she wanted him to continue kissing her.

I need to get my body to start cooperating soon.

~~~

Lyra tried to squeeze his hand for what seemed like hours before she felt Laurent sleepily moved closer. Lyra inhaled deeply and sighed contently.

She heard Larry return but she smelled chicken, maybe rotisserie, she could smell the spices it was cooked with.

It's better than a burger.

She heard Laurent exhaled deeply as he sat up to eat at the same time Lyra slowly slid against him, not because she was trying but because of his weight on the bed. Laurent adjust her on the bed so she was back in her original position then kissed her again before he started eating.

After eating, Laurent and Larry took turns washing up and getting ready for bed. Laurent closed the room door and turned off the lights before getting back in bed with Lyra.

Lyra had hoped he would wrap his arms around her as he slept but soon realized he wouldn't as his breathing indicated he was asleep. She missed being in his embrace and she was determined to fix that if it took her all night.

On her twentieth try she managed to partially maneuver her head to his chest and under his chin. It took an hour and many failed attempts but she was determined to turn over and get back into his embrace no matter what.

She felt mentally exhausted by the time she finally managed to get a leg over his leg. She smiled at her accomplishment but started to fall backwards to the bed as soon as she relaxed for a second. She grabbed a hold of Laurent's shirt and pulled as hard as she could to keep her body where she wanted. Laurent finally moved his arms around Lyra, holding her close to his chest and helping her stay on place.