" I think Raelynn's waking up!" he practically shouted.
" Okay hun, I'll be right there," the female voice said hurriedly.
Within seconds the woman came into the room and started asking Raelynn to do different things like squeeze her fingers and wiggle her toes. The more Raelynn did, the more she was able to open her eyes and think more clearly. The woman looming over her was a nurse - going by the scrubs she was wearing. Raelynn figured she was in the hospital for some reason. She'd find out later. Right now she wanted to know who the guy was that had been talking to her.
The nurse finally moved out of Raelynn's line of sight. That's when she saw him. Sebastian. His hands were laced together on top of his head as he paced back and forth at the end of her bed. He looked anxious and relieved and excited all at the same time. His face was covered in stubble like it normally was. He was wearing a long sleeved navy blue Henley with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. His jeans were faded and fit snuggly to his muscled thighs. He looked as gorgeous as ever.
The nurse announced that she was going to go find the doctor and headed out of the room. Sebastian watched her leave then slowly turned back to look at Raelynn. He drug his hands down his face then looked at her with watery eyes. Raelynn frowned. Why was he so upset? What had happened?
" Sebastian?" Raelynn rasped, her voice sounding like she chewed on some gravel.
Sebastian pressed his fist to his mouth and squeezed his eyes shut, forcing the tears to roll down his cheeks. " Dammit," he breathed and swiped angrily at the tears. " I swore I wouldn't cry anymore," he said, more to himself then Raelynn.
Sebastian opened his eyes. He looked a little more composed as he walked over to the side of her bed and sat down next to her hip, turning slightly to face her. He gave her a shaky smile and held her hand in both of his.
" Hey, sweet cheeks. I missed you," Sebastian murmured then kissed her knuckles.
" What happened?" Raelynn croaked.
Sebastian's smile faded. " You were shot and also cracked your skull when you fell down a flight of stairs. The doctors weren't sure if you were going to make it. You were in the ICU for a week and a half in a medically induced coma to get the swelling in your brain to go down. You were finally well enough to be moved out of the ICU two days ago. We've just been waiting for you to wake up," he said, running his thumb over her knuckles.
Raelynn gasped is disbelief. " What?"
Sebastian nodded sadly. Raelynn frowned. She didn’t remember any of that. She didn’t remember anything past showing up to work at 2:30 in the morning.
" Damn, Rae. I missed you so bad. I was so afraid you would never wake up," Sebastian said, his voice trembling with emotion.
Raelynn looked up into his green eyes which were once again tearing up. How often had he cried since she's been here? She never thought of Sebastian as an overly sensitive guy. But it was twice now since she's woken up that he'd gotten teary eyed. She really must have been in bad shape for him to be this emotional. Raelynn squeezed his hand.
" I heard you talking to me," Raelynn whispered since her voice and throat were raw.
Sebastian smirked, just the one corner of his mouth lifting. " Yeah? Hear anything interesting?"
Raelynn tried to laugh but it more came out as a wheeze. " Maybe," she teased.
Sebastian bit his bottom lip. He looked like he was trying not to cry. He took a deep breath and rubbed his eyes with one hand. " Fuck. See what you do to me? Turning me into a blubbering fool," he grunted.
" Come here," Raelynn whispered, tugging on his hand.
Sebastian - oh so carefully - leaned over her. She wrapped her arms around him as he tucked his face into her neck. He sighed heavily, his big body trembling slightly. Raelynn's heart broke for him. She couldn't imagine what he'd been feeling this whole time. She stroked the back of his head and tucked her face against his.
" I thought I lost you," he choked.
" You didn't, I'm here now," Raelynn soothed, smoothing her hand over the back of his head.
Sebastian pulled back a few minutes later. The doctor strolled in as he gave her a kiss on the lips. Sebastian stood and excused himself from the room, saying that he was going to call Raelynn's parents. Which was probably true, but she was sure he also needed a minute for himself. The doctor was really nice and explained everything about what happened. He also told her what to expect while she recovered. He said as long as she kept getting better she could be out of the hospital at the end of the week. Sounded good to Raelynn. She hated hospitals. The sooner she was outta here the better.