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I woke up the next morning a little confused but quickly realized where I was and what happened. I looked around the room and saw Nick half-lying and half sitting on a cushioned chair in a not so comfortable position. I smiled a little. He looked so cute. I heard the door open slowly and looked over.
"Oh your up."said a nurse and smiled.
"Shhhh." I said and pointed to Nick (well I kinda lifted my hand off the bed)
"Oh I see." She whispered still smiling. "You know that young man has been by your side for the past 4 days. He never left the room."
"Really?" I whispered, my voice still horse.
"Yes. He hasn't eaten much either. He has been terribly worried about you." She continued whispering then went on to check my charts and IV.
"Those medications won't put me to sleep again will they? I have been out for 4 days, I wanna see people." I whispered.
"No hon. these will just stop the pain." She smiled back. I nodded "I'll be back later to check on you." She whispered and walked out the door. After she left I realized that I had nothing to do. I was looking around the room for something to keep my mind busy. Naturally my eyes landed on Nick. I could look at him for hours. He seemed so peaceful lying there.
A few minutes later Nick started to stir and slowly woke up. He stretched and rubbed his neck. "Boy, I'm never sleeping on a chair again." He whispered still not realizing that I was up. I chuckled at his comment and he looked up. I laughed a bit more seeing his hair sticking out every which way.
"Oh hey. You're up." Nick said smiling.
"Yep." I whispered.
"So what are you laughing at?" He asked confused.
"You. You're so cute when you first wake up." I said smiling.
"Oh so you think I'm funny huh?" He asked laughing. He walked over and gave me a kiss. "How ya feeling?" He asked seriously.
"The nurse gave me some meds a little while ago so I am pretty much numb." I stated. We sat there for a few minutes before getting bored.
"Wanna watch TV?" He asked and I nodded. Nick brought the TV around to where I could see it and flipped it on. We caught the beginning of news cast.
----- "Rick Simmons was shot down after shooting Rachel Smith. The police said that Mr. Simmons was aiming for Nick Carter but Ms. Smith pushed him out of the way and she was hit instead. After being gunned down Mr. Simmons was brought to the hospital and police tell us he has died this morning. Two other men involved in this kidnapping of Rachel Smith, Nick Carter, and Brian Littrel were arrested and now await trial even though they both pleaded guilty. A statement from the two Backstreet Boys and Ms. Smith has not been made as of now. More on this as it develops..In other news...."----
Nick turned off the TV.
"Rick is dead." I whispered not quite sure what to think.
"Wow." Nick said back also stunned. We looked at each other and hugged. It was over.
The door opened and Nick and I both looked over to see my folks and the guys coming in.
"Rachel! You're awake!" Brain yelled being first in the door.
"Really! I am!" I said back in fake shock. Nick laughed. Brian stood there for a second and then laughed as well.
"Well she has her since of humor back." Brian laughed, as did everyone else.
"How are you feeling?" My dad asked.
"Numb. They gave me meds." I whispered. Then came all the 'how ya doings? And glad you are backs' then AJ looked at Nick and laughed.
"Yo Nick, nice hair dude!" Everyone looked at Nick and laughed.
"Hey don't make fun of me. At least my hair isn't falling out." Nick said laughing back. AJ put on a mock hurt face.
"Man that is so cruel." He said pretending to cry. That made everyone laugh harder. After we calmed down Brian spoke up.
"Did you hear about Rick?" He asked seriously. Nick and I nodded.
"Good riddance. This is finally over." My mom said angrily. We all agreed. He could never hurt us again.
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