"Are we going back home or to the hospital?" He asked.


    "Do you want to go home?" Avery asked.


    She wanted to go back to the hospital and wait for Eric to wake up so that she could set Eric''s parents'' minds at peace.


    "I will stay in the hospital with you, then!" He could almost read her mind.


    "You know what I''m thinking without asking me now." She giggled.


    "If I can''t do that even after all the years we''ve been together, we must be doing something wrong," he said. "You should know me like the back of your hand by now, too, right?"


    "I used to think that I do back when we were dating, but we would get into such big fights whenever something happens, so I stop thinking if I know you or not." She avoided his question. "Happiness is the most important in a rtionship. It doesn''t matter if we know each other well."


    "How would we manage to stay together for so long if we don''t know each other? Just say that you know me."


    "Are you putting words in my mouth?"


    "You are doing this on purpose, aren''t you?"


    "Hahaha! You are so childish!" She pinched him on the cheek, leaving a red mark that faded right away.


    "Who''s the childish one here?" Elliot grabbed her hand with resignation.


    "Both of us. Happy? I want to go back to Aryadelle for a short while after Eric regains consciousness," she said. "I want to see Robert and Ivy."


    "Aren''t you sick of sitting in a ne for hours already?"


    "You cane with me! It''s not tiring at all if you are with me."


    "So nowProperty ? N?velDrama.Org.


    you are sweet-talking me? You were just trying to provoke me a few seconds ago." He wrapped his arm around her waist and nted a brief kiss on her lips.


    "You are shameless!" Avery nced around her and saw a lot of cars and people around the hospital.


    "It''s not like it''s illegal to kiss on the street."


    At seven that night, Avery finished her dinner and was about to throw away the disposable box, when a nurse hurried toward her. "Dr. Tate, Eric Santos is awake!"


    She jolted and ran toward the Intensive Care Units immediately after throwing the box into the trash can.


    Elliot immediately ran after her. "Is Eric awake?"


    "Yeah! I''m going to have a look. Stay here. If everything is alright, we will get him out of the ICU. We will talkter," she said.


    Elliot stopped running at her words.


    Shortly after, La arrived at the hospital with Eric''s parents.


    "There''s no hurry. He should be fine if he has regained consciousness," Elliot consoled them. "Avery said that visitors are not allowed until they move him to an ordinary room. She


    et us know when that is


    done."


    "I know. I just don''t know what to say when I see him." Tears welled in Mrs. Santos'' eyes.


    "Just don''t me him or be upset with him," Mr. Santos said. "He might be awake, but he is still weak. Everything can wait until he recovers."


    "I know. I won''t lecture him about anything..."


    After some time, Avery returned to them and said, "we''ve transferred him to a room. Let me take you to him. He is awake, but might be too weak to say anything."