Grey Eyed Savior

XVI. Fear is only temporary.

Me and Adam are now sitting in the hospital bed, staring into each other's eyes.

"Where did you move from?" I ask as I play with his fingers. "I moved from downtown," he says simply.

"Why? Why didn't you just stay down there?" I ask as he abruptly sits up. "I don't want to talk about it," he says as he brushes his hand through his hair.

"Ok, I'm sorry," I say as I turn on my side. "No, no. I'm sorry. It's just a tough subject," he says as he turns me back over.

"You should get some sleep," he whispers as he lays back down.

"I'm scared," I whisper. "I don't want to deal with the nightmares," I say as I close my eyes tightly, trying to clear my head.

"I'm here, sweetheart. Know ones going to hurt you," he says as he pulls me towards him.

"Hey, you get to go home tomorrow sweetheart," he says as he rubs my back. "Yea, I do." I say, thinking about how I'm going to be in bed for weeks.

"I'm still going to be in bed all day, and I'm going to be bored," I say as I start to relax. "Well I can hang out with you I mean, I do live next door," he chuckles as I feel him start to relax.

His breathing starts to become even as he relaxes in my arms . I try not to fall asleep, scared of what I might see if I close my eyes.

"Go to sleep," I hear Adam mumble as he lifts his head slightly. "I'm sorry, I can't do it," I say as I get up and sit on the chair farthest from the bed.

"What are you doing?" Adam asks as he raises on his elbow. "I'm just gonna sit here a while," I say as I put my legs up to my chest, resting my chin on my legs.

"No, don't do that. Come back to bed you need to sleep," he says as he lays back down and pats the space next to him.

"I'm fine," I say as I lay my head back.

I hear the bed creak a little as he gets up and sits next to me.

"If your sitting here, then I'm sitting here," he says as he sits on the chair, getting comfortable as he crosses his arms.

"No, you need to sleep," I say as I poke his arm. "So do you, so seems like we're even sweetheart," he says as he closes his eyes.

I slowly get up and lay in the bed, not wanting Adam to sleep in a chair. "Would you make up your mind sweetheart, I'm trying to sleep," I hear Adam say as he walks back over to the bed as he hesitates to sit down.

"I'm done now," I say as I lay down.

"You know I'll be here if anything happens. I won't let him come and hurt you again," Adam says as he light touches the cut on my neck. I wince from the contact.

"I know it's just," I hesitate, "I'm scared," I say as I close my eyes.

"I know sweetheart, but you have to face those fears one day. At least I can be here once you do, whenever that is," he says as he lays down and pulls me towards him.

"Now go to sleep, I'm trying to sleep and I can't do that when your awake," he says as he closes his eyes.

"Can you... can you sing to me?" I ask, a little hesitant. "Of course sweetheart," he says as I curl into him, drifting off to sleep as he sings in my ear.