Three days have passed since I woke up in the hospital bed. I got a lot of visitors but none of them could stay long. Chris on the other hand never left my side. He is always there for me and he even eats with me. I asked the nurse is she could bring in a meal for Chris too and she said there is no problem in that. They got me moved from my room to another with two beds. One for Chris and the other for me. This is the same hospital my father was in before he passed away. I know it very well. All of my stuff was brought to me by Marcus and I have all of my gear in a big bag. It sits in my room and I'm going to go through it when I get out of the hospital. They returned my phone and I was surprised to see a few messages from Melanie Sloan. She wished me well and asked how I was. I texted with her for a few minutes until she decided to call. We talked for over an hour and she seemed very concerned. She told me she misses me and how she is proud of my project and what I've done. I asked about Rose and how she was doing. She told me she's with her mama right now. I bet Scarlett already finished filming that filmof her's. I ended the call and Chris turned on the tv.

After lunch today, I heard the door open. I thought it was the nurse. They always come at this time. Turned out it was Robert and Susan.

"Hey there warrior princess how are you doing?" I hear Robert say.

He hugs me and I can hear Chris chuckle.

"Don't mind him" Susan says.

"It's fine Susan. I'd be worried if Robert didn't make a joke out of something." i say smiling at them. They sit down on Chris's bed.

"How are you?" Robert asks.

"Sore, in pain, can't really move. Other than that I am fine." I say

"You do know we only play superhero's right?" Chris says

"Is that why you got america's shield on you abs?" Robert asks.

"How did you know it was me?"

"Big mouth over here spilled it as soon as Renner asked who it was."

"Wait so everyone knows about that?" I ask

"Well yeah, everyone who's in the group chat." Chris says.

"And that is..?"

"Around 30ish people." Robert says

"I think Scarlett even liked the picture" Chris says

"How is she by the way? I didn't hear anything new about her. You keep avoiding her like it's going to hurt me something." I say

"Well she's been filming a movie for some time now."

"Does she know about me being the owner of the company and all?" I ask

"No, she's totally clueless." Susan says

"Good. I would like to tell her myself."

"Now that we're done with small talk" Robert says and takes off his jacket.

"What in the world were you thinking? Attacking a man who has a firearm. And you had a knife? Did you think you were Rambo or some shit?" Robert says angrily.

"I just reacted quickly. I wasn't thinking." I say

"Damn right you weren't thinking. You could have gotten killed." Susan says.

"I know. It's not the first time I was injured there." I say

"What?" Chris asks now

"Well it is a war zone over there. So the possibility to get hurt is huge. I have this scar on my calf from a trap that was made from some sort of metal. I have a scar on my hand when I was cut during combat. I have a bullet wound on my thigh. And tons more on my back and stuff." I say

"And you never told us about them?" Chris asks

"Well I didn't think they were that relevant."

"You didn't think they were relevant?? Did you want to get hurt Lena?" Robert asks me now

"No, It's just that I loved helping those poor people and got carried away." I say

A silence erupts through the room and everyone just sits there not paying attention to anyone beside them.

"I like your hair" Susan says

"Thank you." I smile at that.

And with that small compliment the mood shifts in the room and we fall into a nice talk. Robert went out and bought me a stuffed hedgehog along with a buket of roses. I liked it a lot. They had to leave because they were supposed to take a flight back to Los Angeles and shoot something. I'm not too sure.

Chris and I watched some marvel movies that he did and we talked a lot.

"Thank you for sending me that picture of Scarlett."

"No problem. Do you still have it?" he asks

"It's in my vest pocket." I say

"I kept it in there. It has a few creases from being folded but other than that it is in tact."

"Scarlett asked about you." he says looking through the window.

"Really what did she say?"

"She asked how were you doing and what you were doing. I told her that you're in Palestine with your family's charity organization. She seemed worried at first. I reassured her you were fine and from time to time she would check in to see how you were. She stopped checking two months ago." He says

"I talked with her mother. She didn't even mention Scarlett. She talked about Rose and how she was growing up and I was just happy to listen." I say.

"You mean a great deal to Scarlett. I know it. She tries to hide it and sometimes even deny it. But I know her. She took a long time to finally get another assistant."

"You don't have to say that." I say to Chris.

"It's true, she wouldn't ask if she didn't care for you." He says smiling at me.

"Let's keep it at that."

I lay down to rest and look at the ceiling. I hear the door open and close. I raise my head to see that Chris is gone and next to me is Scarlett. What us she doing here?

"How are you doing?" she asks

"I'm fine." I say

"Let me see your stomach." I mean it is not the first time she's seen it so I move my hospital gown. She traces my abs and laughs at the tattoo. At least she finds it funny.

"Why didn't you get an hourglass instead?" she asks

"Because that's your thing." I say smiling at her.

"May I sit down next to you?" she asks

"Yes you may." She sits there with her hand on my stomach. I stare at her and she looks the same from the last time I saw her. She still has my necklace on her neck.

"Hey my eyes are up here" She says.

I look into her eyes and I feel like I'm falling. They are so beautiful and mysterious that I just want to look at them all day. She looks into mine the same way and steals glances at my lips.

"What's going on? You can tell me." I say

"You have no idea how much I missed you while you were away." she says

"I missed you too."

She comes closer and I don't move. Her eyes look into mine for one last time and our lips connect into a passionate kiss. Her hands find themselves in my hair and I put my hands on her face. Our tounges dance and fight for dominance, both of us wanting to top. She takes a fistful of my hair and pulls on it lightly. With that I release a moan, to her an opportunity to slide her tounge into my mouth. We pull away after what seems like eternity and a second at the same time.

"I wanted to do that since the first moment I saw you" she says and starts kissing my neck.

I get dizzy. I can't believe this is happening. Her hand is holding underneath my ear and her mouth and tounge is looking for my sweet spot. She kisses behind my ear and I feel goosebumps everywhere on my body. Her hand roams and her mouth finds my pulse points. Her hand becomes my favourite necklace as she puts it there, holding me in place as she ravishes my neck. She bites down and my limit of holding it in becomes non existent and I moan out her name.

"Yes babygirl let everyone know who is making you feel this good" she whispers into my ear.

I jump up and wake up to a dark room. The only sound is coming from the tv. I look to the side to see Chris sleeping on the covers. I look around the room and Scarlett is no where to be found. That was all a dream..

I haven't seen Scarlett since October 1st. Oh my god. I just had a wet dream of Scarlett. I didn't mean to have it though. I turn on my phone and search my messages with her. The same thing sits there. Her messages asking me about Maria and me answering coldly. All I want to do is hear her voice. I mean I could find one of her movies right? No I am not doing that, that is simply creepy. I feel like I am stalking her or something when I see her face pop up in a movie or a youtube video.

I texted Melanie instead. Surprisingly she answered right away.

I know it is all of a sudden, but how is Scarlett doing?

She's doing good finally. She got a new assistant.

I don't like her.

Don't get me wrong she is not a bad person. I just feel like she doesn't know what the hell she is doing.

I'm glad she is well. And also glad that she has someone to manage her schedule.

How are you? Is there a chance I can see you once you're all healed?

I have about two weeks left in the hospital. Then I'll come back home.

Home as in England? Or home as in New York?

New York :)

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I'm glad I stayed friends with Melanie. She wanted to keep in touch with me and I chatted with her a lot over the course of four months. Maria and I sent letters to each other and I would write long long letters and she would send me pictures and behind them she would write why she sent them. Maria is like my bestfriend and sister all in one. I can't wait to see her once I'm in New York.

One week later....

Two days ago my doctor told me I should be getting as much exercise as I can so I can heal faster. I take walks around the hallways and I occasionally have to sit down but I'm doing good. It feels good to be walking and in normal clothing. I go to the bathroom all by myself as well. Chris went home because he had a family emergency. He didn't want to leave me alone but I insisted he leaves. He told me in return he'll wait for me in the airport when I get back to New York. I agreed to that and was left alone most of the time.

I started getting nightmares about Palestine. I would hear bombs go off and jump out of bed in the middle of the night. I'd much rather have another wet dream than these nightmares. Miriam and Richard visited me again and this time they brought me my favourite snacks. I could finally eat real people food and not blobs of what is supposed to be food. They chatted with me and they even brought me some of my lounge clothes. I was not in a gown anymore and I had pijama's on me most of the time.

As the days passed I found myself close off from the world. I reset myself sort of. I tapped my ring and it lit up after a few minutes. I still have it and I used to wear it on me during my time in Palestine. I had a dog tag with my info and that hanging on it too. It was my lucky charm. I hear my phone ring. I turn it over it is Chris.

"Hey, how is my best friend doing this fine afternoon."

"Hi, I'm doing okay. How is everything back home?"

"It is good. I just got home and I called some people over to have a drink. I'm super stressed about my dad Lena." he says

"Will he be okay?" I ask him

"I doubt it honestly. What about you? Do you have any good news for me?" he says

"I walked around the hospital today. I took only two breaks" I say

"That's amazing! In a few days you'll be able to wall normally. Did you get your stitches out yet?"

"Tomorrow morning I'll be getting them out. Can't wait honestly." I say

"Come in you two I'll be in the next room speaking on the phone. Make yourselves at home. I'll be back soon" I hear him say to someone.

"Sorry Lizzie and Robbie just came in" he says

"Oh don't worry it's fine."

"Did she reach out to you?"

"No, why do you ask?" I ask him

"No reason. Hey Robert's birthday is coming up. What do you say you and I team up and get him something awesome?" He asks

"Yes, I'll gladly join you."

"Perfect, look I gotta go I think Scar and Mackie are here. I'll talk to you soon?"

"Alright, say hello from me" I say

"I will, take care." he says and hangs up.