the carpal tunnel of love [chapter eighteen]

Chapter Eighteen
Bulletproof and Loneliness

Patrick's POV

It was now 11:28 PM. Avery and Jon had fallen asleep on the couch and Brendon had taken Ryan back to the hotel. I got up and walked into Marissa's room. Marissa's body was gone but Spencer and Sam were sitting in the chairs, sleeping. I heaved a sigh and stepped out of the room. It had been hours since Alexis was taken from me into the ER. My heart was sinking into my stomach with each passing second. Every step I took toward her room was filled with hope. Hope she was alive, hope she would be awake, hope that maybe she would be mine.

The nurse standing at the door nodded slowly at me and opened the door. Pete rushed into the room with me and I said, "I think I can handle this Pete." Pete nodded and sat in a chair in the corner of the room. Beep. I looked at the monitor. Beep. She was alive. I made my way to her side over all the cords and placed my hand on her head. Her face was pure white and her lips were just touched pale with color. I smiled and pressed my lips to hers. Beep. Beep. Beep. Her breath blew onto my face. "Patr-" she began to say. "Shh," I said, putting a finger to her mouth. I kissed her again and she kissed me back. "I'm sorry," I said. "For what?" she asked innocently. "For almost killing you," I replied, "I shouldn't have said anything to you with you in this condition." Alexis said something that I would never forget. "Patrick, nothing you could say or do could hurt worse than the truth," she said, "That's what made me so upset."

I bent down and whispered into her ear. "Alexis," I whispered. "Yes?" she whispered back. "I know this might seem sudden, but will you be my girlfriend?" I whispered. I looked at her and she nodded. I kissed her again and hugged her tightly. Alexis managed to scoot herself over and motioned for me to get next to her. I got into the hospital bed with her and she layed her head onto my shoulder. My eyes slowly drooped and my heart rate began to slow. I placed my arm around her and fell into a deep sleep next to my new love.