،، Sorry... I, um... ” Vile had tried not to wake Shane, but they found it difficult to sneak around when in pain. Not to mention, Gale getting up to welcome them home. They'd almost tripped over the dog while trying to get him to settle down so he didn't cause them further pain. It was fine. They were fine. No need for the hospital, they were pretty sure. Taking a shaky breath, they'd sort of frozen there, halfway into the bed when they realized their husband had woken up. ،، I meant to be home earlier, but I was, uh... preoccupied... being... unconscious... ”