The Leader

51- Wake Me Up

I woke up in the hospital with an IV in my arm. Harry was holding my hand and Gigi and Sophia were on the other side holding my arm.

"Hunter." Gigi said. Harry squeezed my hand and got closer to the bed.

"Hunter?" Harry said. I squeezed his hand back and he exhaled in relief and kissed my hand.

"Oh thank god!" Gigi said relieved and started to smile.

"How are you feeling?" Sophia asked me.

"Fine." I said. I looked at my arm and shoulder. My shoulder was wrapped up and my arm had a bit of gauze taped to it.

"Wow. I bet I look like shit." I said. Sophia and Gigi both laughed. Harry only smiled. His hair looked dirty and full of dirt and sweat. 

"Are you in any pain?" Harry asked me. I shook my head, but as I moved i felt the sore and tenderness in my shoulder.

"How did you find me? We were in the middle of nowhere and I didn't think you would find me an-" I started but Harry kissed my hand again and shushed me.

Harry paused and looked at Gigi and Sophia and gestured at them to give us a minute. They both nodded.

"We'll go get you some food." Gigi said and they both left and closed the door. I was in a big hospital room with the window right by my bed. I could see the sky full of clouds and the sun was rather low. It must've been around early in the morning.

"Well, uh. I didn't. Natalia actually fessed up. To be honest had she not... I don't think I would have found you..." Harry said sadly. That wasn't really what I wanted to hear though, I kind of wanted to hear a romantic telling of he found clues that led him to the field. But this isn't a fairy tale. Obviously.

"Oh... Well, why did she tell you?" I asked.

"It's a long story Hunter. I think you should just focus on recovering, Princess." He said and stood up and brushed off his jeans from kneeling on the floor. I hesitated to mention to him that I knew stuff that he didnt want me to know, but now seemed like a good time to tell him. Hopefully he will fess up to anything else hes been witholding from me too.

"Harry, Sophia told me that I was in danger. She said that you wanted to keep me in the dark. How come I'm still not in the loop with everyone?" I asked him, kinda hurt he still won't be honest with me.

Harry stayed silent. I scoffed and clicked my tongue.

"Are you not gonna say anything?" I asked him getting frustrated. I can literally see it in his body that he wants to say something but hes not.

"I genuinly dont know what you would want me to tell you." He shrugged.

"Um... how about everything? Why cant you just tell me stuff?"

"Because if you know everything, then it makes all of this real. Then we can't pretend that I'm just some guy who you're with. I become this old man who doesn't have a normal job, who can't take you anywhere at just anytime. I can't just tell you about my day because sometimes it will make you an accessory to some kind of crime." He said nonchalantly and crossed his arms.

"What are you talking about? Your not an old man, and I know what you do. We're past that now." I said.

"Yes. But you don't know what it entails, Hunter." He said.

"Because you haven't told me. All I have is my imagination." I said.

"Yes. And I would like to keep it that way. Your imagination cant get you introuble or put me in prison but real life knowlegde can." He said. I rolled my eyes. I told him that i dont care what he does. And im not asking for in depth details about crimes hes committed, but i assumed that threats against me might be on the table for him to tell me. Everything that has happened has been suppressed inside of me. But harry blatanltly telling me he doesnt want me to know things made me boil over.