Even if her memory was gone I would show my love for her by caring for her, even if she had no love for me. She stirred more and my fingers clenched harder together. Her eyes opened and took in the apartment before finding me. Tears started to well out of her eyes and her arms reached for me and I was suddenly on my knees holding her as she sobbed into my neck, her arms holding me tight the whole time.
She kept calling out my name going in between Tyre and Nicolai and then back again. Either was fine to me. I'd been Tyre for so long it felt strange to hear Nick sounded out again in reference to me. I held her and tried to calm her down.
"I thought I was dead! I thought I'd never see you again!"
I saw a look of horror pass across her features and I guessed the root cause of it and held her down as she tried to rise up.
"Kevin is fine! I found the paperwork for where you left him and since you made me as a contact for him I was able to pick him up. He's in the other room playing on his iPad. I fed him some of that gluten-free stuff that you bought for dinner. You don't need to worry about him okay!"
She relaxed back down to the couch. Her hand came up to touch my face and I grasped it lightly as I kissed her palm. Her eyes were completely naked with earnestness, showering me with unmerited affection.
"Thank you!" Was all she could say over and over again.
I could tell by a tightening of her features that she was in pain.
"Does your head hurt?" She nodded slightly.
"I don't want to give you anything for it right now, but perhaps I will a little later. Your body's been through a lot and I think it's best to just rely on letting it recover for you on its own for now. I'll go and get a cold wash cloth."
Her eyes followed me as I left and never seemed to leave me even when I was out of sight.
I pressed the cold rag onto her forehead gently. She seemed a little cold so I pulled a lush blanket out over top of her. Her hand caught mine and I looked at her.
"Please don't go!" She said desperately.
I sat back down pulling my chair closer having never let go of her hand, "I'm not going anywhere and that's a promise! I'll be right here for you when you wake up okay?"