The Unexpected. [Secuel To The Unknown] {Eric FF}

Fifty-One.

Morgan hadn't moved passed the chair next to Creed's room. Eric had come and gone during the day, checking on Aleks, then overseeing the progress in the fence. No new trucks or people from the resistance had shown up. They were holding off okay, the people in the fence had already swapped to eat and rest, the people who had been wounded and then healed were also back on business.

Last time he had checked on Aleks, he was eating again but he looked really tired. Eric stayed to make him sleep, then left him to go back to Morgan. He had a dauntless set up in every room in the shelter.

When he walked towards intensive care he saw Morgan standing in the doors trying to look in from the circular window.

Eric walked faster to her and stopped to look in as well.

"What happened?"

"I don't know, there's only two doctors in and one came in with a case. No one came out to say anything" Morgan had her arms crossed at her chest, and worry was still written all over her face.

Eric placed a hand on her shoulder and neck and squeezed.

They took a step back when the remaining two doctors came out. Morgan moved one of her hands to Eric's and held tight.

"And?" She asked impatient

"It was a long and stressful 10 hour procedure but we've extracted all the shell casings from his neck and shoulder. He's lost a significant amount of blood, but we were able to counteract the loss with almost 6 units of blood. He's unconscious for now, the lower version of the serum we gave him will heal him, but not as fast to help him recover with time."

"So he's okay" Morgan concluded

"For now"

Morgan let out a big breath along with the tightening on her chest that had been there ever since she saw Creed stumble down on the wall. She let out a happy laugh and Eric pulled her to his chest, hugging her. Morgan felt Eric's fast beating heart come down to a normal level. Eric was also very much relieved that Creed was fine.

He gave Morgan a kiss on the forehead and took her by the hand.

"We need to let him rest, and you need to rest too."

Morgan reluctantly looked back at the door. One of the last doctors came out of the room and Eric let Morgan go to talk to her.

"I want a doctor in the vicinity of this room at all times, just in case something happens I want him to have a constant and fast response."

"We have another wounded to tend" she excused with arrogance. Eric grabbed her by the arm and kept her in place.

"Let them die, I don't care. You don't want to know what happens" he squeezed her arm harder "when people cross me"

Morgan placed a hand on Eric's arm to stop him, Eric didn't let go

"Are we clear?" Eric said slowly. The Erudite doctor swallowed her pride and nodded.

Eric let go of her arm and turned to Morgan, holding her by the hand and walking away from the room.

Eric had a special room prepared, just like the other leaders of the different factions. It was a little room with a private bathroom, a bed, a crib for Aleks, and a table propped in the corner with a light. Morgan and Eric headed to the nursery to pick up a still sleeping Aleks. Given it was already 2 am he would sleep soundly till tomorrow.

Still, Morgan didn't out him in the crib. She laid him in the bed with her and covered them both with a blanket. She gave the little one a kiss on the forehead and laid in her side, facing him and holding him by the side, caressing his chest while he breathed in and out.