the night sky

connor #6

He watched as Alexis reached down putting pressure on his leg. his eyes beginning to roll into the back of his head the more blood he lost. " Connor stay with me!" he opened his eyes again as he heard her yelling his name. she was still there holding his wound tight. he watched as men flooded the living room some going to Chris and some coming towards Alexis and himself.

Connor smiled at her as she was pulled away from him so they could take over. " lexi? Lexi?..." he paused before finishing his words, " I think I might love you." his voice was so low almost a whisper as they wheeled him out and towards the ambulance. officers came and helped her up bringing her outside to her mother and sister. he watched her as they loaded him into the ambulance and began to drive away. he drifted in and out of consciousness. he could hear people talking but it seemed so far away.

he could hear beeping and sobbing but his eyes were closed. as he drifted off he could see her face flash in his mind as he made love to her slowly. " lexi," he called out to her wanting to touch her and to hold her in his arms. why couldn't he open his eyes. more beeping rang out in his mind. beep beep. beep beep. the sound becoming louder. someone crying by his side. his eyes fluttered open. his mouth was dry and he could barely speak. " Alexis, " he choked her name out. he felt someone grab his hand and start to yell for a dr. all of a sudden she was there kissing his cheek calling out to him.

" Connor! you're awake!" he could feel her tears on his cheek. " you saved my life Connor. " she was now whispering into his ear. he raised his hand weekly to her face. He brushed his fingers across her lips. she smelled so sweet like fresh rain. a dr came in checking him over as he stared into her eyes. her hand resting on his.

the dr cleared his throat and spoke softly to Connor. " son I need you to relax so I can finish looking you over then my nurse here will get you some water. I'm pretty sure your mouth is extremely dry right now. son from what I hear you are a hero." Connor nodded his head never letting his eyes leave hers. once the dr was done he talked with Connor again. " well you are looking good. we are going to keep you here a couple more days just to monitor your progress. you will need round the clock care for a week or two and no weight bearing for at least 3 weeks then we will look at you again and progress from there." Connor nodded at him. the nurse came over with water helping Connor sit up so he could drink.

" Alexis were you hurt?" she shook her head at him. A flood of relief on his face as he sipped the water slowly.

" I drugged his coffee with Benadryl trying to get the upper hand. " she came closer to him. " I knew I wouldn't be able to over power him without it. I talked to him while he drank the coffee until he started trying..." her voice trailed off as her eyes wondered off to the window. she gave a faint smile trying to reassure him. " anyways he was getting angrier and more erratic and I realized the medicine was starting to work. that's when I started fighting back. then you came in. he was going to shoot me and you took the bullet. you must have knocked him out." she took a breath in and closed her eyes. " they got him. thank you. thank you for getting my mom and sister out of there and thank you for coming back for me. I don't know what else to say because I owe you so much." tears began to form in her eyes. " I understand if this is all too much for you to stick around. it feels overwhelming so you don't have to do this if you don't want too...." he trailed his fingers across her lips.

" I'm in." he managed to whisper. his smile reached to his ears as he looked at her. they sat in silence until his breathing became soft. when he opened his eyes again. he was alone. he looked around panicked. just as he was about to jump out of the bed the door opened. he watched as she walked in moving towards his bed. her eyes caught his and she rushed to his side. There was panic in her features as she moved.

" what are you doing? lay down!" she helped him lay back down on his pillow as he reached out grabbing her closer to him. He didn't want to let her go. All the memories were flooding his mind. "You need to rest. No getting out of bed mister. Docs orders."

" I was looking for you. You weren't here when I woke up. lay next to me let me hold you." she looked at him as his blue eyes begged for her to be close. she climbed on the other side of him trying not to disrupt his leg. " you always seem to calm me."

" well we need to get you healed up so we can calm you down properly." her smile mad eyes heart skip a beat. She was trying to be there for him and to keep his mind off the pain and he knew it. If he wasn't so out of it he would have tried for more from her but he knew he had no strength to do much.

" yes we do" they laid silently for what felt like hours as Connor drifted to sleep. the moon peered through the windows as his eyes fluttered open. he felt her in his arms still and pulled her tighter to him. he listened to her heart beating beside him. the moon glistening on her face. " I think I love you Alexis Durant. " he whispered it so low he wasn't even sure if he had said the words out loud. he reached up brushing her hair off her face as she stirred beside him. He wasn't even sure that love was possible after such a short time but he knew if it were she was who he wanted it to be with. She came into his life blowing it apart.

" you're staring at me." he smiled as he leaned in to her lips. she smelled like fresh rain and tasted like chocolate. she drove him crazy like no one ever could. " no hanky panky until you are healed mister." Her laughter was magic to his ears. Feeling her in his arms was like holding the sun. He knew she could burn him. She could rip him apart.

" how long do I have to wait because that's like torture." she smiled on his lips. " I kind of like being able to fool around with my girlfriend. " her eyes shot open staring at him. he hoped he didn't scare her by calling her his girlfriend but he knew he would do anything for her. He wanted the title and hoped she wanted it too. He just wanted her. No one had ever affected him like she had before. He liked the feeling.

" and your girlfriend likes fooling around with her boyfriend. " He couldn't stop the smile spreading on his face as she responded. She didn't fly away scared from what he said. She embraced it and embraced him. He kissed her softly his hands rubbing up and down her sides as he pulled her closer.

" mmmm, torture. sweet sweet torture." he sighed content for the moment being right there with her. it had been five days since the shooting and Connor was finally being released. he looked up as the door flew open and in walked Emilia and Emily with a wheel chair. Connor groaned as he let go of Alexis letting her up from his hospital bed.

" I brought reinforcements to get you up that porch at your house. I figured it would be necessary. " they helped him into the chair trying to get him as comfortable as possible. the door opened and in walked a well dressed man. Connor couldn't hold back how unhappy he was with the man who walked into his room.