�Are you family?� the nurse asked.
�I�m his fianc�e.�
�You must be Valondra then.�
�Yes.�
�Right this way.� Valondra followed the nurse down a short hall and the nurse pulled back a curtain. �Right there he is.�
�Thank you.� The nurse walked away and Valondra walked over to Nickolas as he looked. �Nick.�
�Hey, Princess,� Nickolas said sitting up and she hugged him.
�Are you ok?�
�I�m fine.�
�You scared the life out of me. All they said is that you were in an accident.�
�I�m ok. Just a small concussion.�
�Then why are you hooked up to all these machines.�
�Procedure. I was unconscious for a little when they brought me in.�
�Were you speeding again?�
�No, I swear it. I swerved to miss a little girl walking across the road and I hit a parked car. The car behind me ran into the side of me. They said the Durango�s totaled.�
�I don�t care about the damn truck. I�m just glad you�re alright.�
�I was lucky they said.� She looked at him. �I could�ve been killed on impact.�
�Don�t tell me that, Nick.� She hugged him again. �I love you so much.�
�I love you too.� She looked at him and he kissed her.
�When can you come home?�
�When the doc fives the ok. He�s looking over my x-rays.� She just continued looking at him. �Princess, I�m fine so stop worrying.� He kissed her again.
�None of that,� someone said joining them.
�Hey, Dr. Martin,� Valondra said.
�Hello, Valondra,� Dr. Martin said. �How are you today?�
�Good amazingly,� Valondra said. �Considering what happened to Nick.�
�The knee still bothering you?�
�Yeah.�
�I told her to get the surgery,� Nickolas said. �But she refuses.�
�We had this conversation before,� Valondra said.
�You really should,� Dr. Martin said.
�So can Nickolas come home?� Valondra wanted to know.
�You�re very impatient,� Dr. Martin said. �In a couple hours. I�m having an x-ray specialist look at your x-rays.�
�Can�t I just go home and you can call me at Lon�s?� Nickolas asked.
�I would, but my boss is here today,� Dr. Martin said. �It�s his policy.�
�We understand,� Nickolas said. �Right, Loni?�
�Yeah,� Valondra mumbled.
�Alright,� Dr. Martin said. �I�ll be back later to check on ya.�
�Ok,� Nickolas said and Dr. Martin left. �So where are the others?�
�They went out,� Valondra replied. �I couldn�t get a hold of them. Besides Kev, because he was at the house when the nurse called. He would�ve come, but he and Alyssa had reservations they couldn�t get out of.�
�Just as long as you�re here.�
�Your dad and sisters are coming up.�
�Oh yeah.�
�Yeah.�
�At least mom went to New York with Aaron. She�d be fussing.�
�She just cares about you.�
�I know, but at least when she gets back we�ll be in Europe.� She just grinned. �So what�d ya make for supper?�
�I was making lasagna.�
�I�m sorry.�
�It ain�t your fault.�
�I ruined your evening.�
�No you didn�t.�
�What�d ya want to talk to me about?� She just looked at him. �Was it to say how much you love me?�
�You know me.� She smiled.
�I love you too.� They kissed. �That�s why I want to get married so soon.� She just looked at him.
�Can we not talk about the wedding right now?�
�Why not?�
�Uh�I just want to hear what you need to talk to me about.�
�That can wait until later�when we go home.� He smiled. �I want to talk about the wedding.�
�What about it?�
�I�ve been thinking about this while over seas and I think we should move the wedding up.�
�You want to move the wedding up?�
�Yeah, don�t you think we should?�
�Well�um�uh�I have that movie in March.�
�I know.�
�Nick, I didn�t even start looking for a dress.�
�Why not?� She looked at him. �You have all those bride magazines.�
�I didn�t touch any of them�the girls do. They got them.�
�Oh.�
�Don�t get me wrong, Baby, �cause I do want to marry you. I just didn�t think it was time to look yet.� He looked at her. �Like you started looking for a tux.�
�I found a few.� He smiled then got serious. �Princess, you�re always putting off discussing the wedding, why?�
�NO reason. We have nine months, Nicky.�
�I know. I�m just excited.�
�Ya can�t rush these things.�
�Yeah, yeah.�
�Weddings take time in planning.�
�We can plan one in four months.�
�Excuse me?�
�I was thinking that we get married in February�around Valentine�s.� She looked at him surprised. �Perhaps the sixteenth or even the fourteenth and have the reception on the sixteenth.�
�You thought about this?�
�Yeah. Father Jacobs is free.�
�Wow�um��
�You don�t like the idea do ya?�
�It�s not that I don�t like it, Nick, I just think it�s just a little too soon. A Valentine�s wedding sounds romantic though.�
�So you still want to get married in July.�
�For now, unless I change my mind.� She smirked.
�Alright.� She looked at him. �Come here.� He pulled her closer. �I love you.�
�I love you.� She kissed him.
�Mmm, I�ve been missing your kisses all day.�
�We shouldn�t be doing this here.�
�Why not? I�m fine.�
�Means nothing.� She grinned and he kissed her again.
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