Chapter fifty seven

Crystal frowned again and slightly parted her lips with the intention to talk, but no words came out. She looked up at Nick who had walked over to the window, he still had his eyes on her. She gave him a once over, trailing her eyes over his entire sexy form, then she glanced back down.
In her hand was a bouquet of red roses. She breathed in their refreshing fragrance and sighed, then she looked back up at him.
" You bought me flowers. "
" You sound surprised. "
Crystal was very surprised, she glanced at the bedside table where a bag of McDonald's lay. The smell coming from the bag assured her that all her favorite junk food was in there. Everything she had been craving for since she was admitted to the hospital.
She smiled, then crooked her finger towards Nick and asked him to walk over to her. He did immediately after. Standing next to her bed while trying to pretend that the closeness did nothing to him. Crystal placed the flowers next to her and stood on her knees , then with her hands on the lapels of his coat, she pulled him down for a kiss the same way she used to. With energy he had never known she possessed.
Her kisses were something he had become addicted to, and he hoped that he would never run out of supply.
After the kiss ended, he held onto her. She was the Crystal he remembered, the one who had a positive outlook on everything.
He stretched out on the bed and she snuggled into him, craving the contact and the feel of his skin against hers.
They ate the snacks he had bought while rewatching her favorite romantic comedy. It was one of those films that made her cry like a crazy person, and Nick concentrated more on her than on the screen. He had once told her that she was more interesting to watch.And in that moment Crystal would not be able to hit him lovingly because she would be too engrossed in stifling another cry.
The movie ended and Crustal fell asleep. And when she woke up with Nick still next to her, they were given the good news that she would be discharged real soon because of how well she was fairing on. She was happy. Nick saw the excitement that flashed across her face. But then it immediately disappeared and she was drawn into a world of her own.
He saw the fear in her eyes, hooded underneath the amber glow which had been the first thing he had noticed about Crystal the day they first met.
According to her, Hines was still out there waiting for an opportune time to strike again.
" He won't hurt you. Trust me..." Crystal gently cupped his cheek after he told her that. And fir his sake she wore a smile.
" You know what, you're right. The police are doing everything they can to find him. I mean, it's only a matter of time before he's found and locked up, right? "
She was looking for assurance so he gave it to her. He nodded, wanting to divert from that conversation as soon as possible. And they did because soon after they were back to talking about all the things they would do after she was discharged.
Nick wanted her to teach him how to paint something. She laughed at the thought of it but promised to try her very best. And in exchange for the lesson Nick promised to give her whatever she wanted.
" As long as it's not another carpet that is." That was his only condition, and after a quick kiss they had an agreement.
Deep inside, Nick could feel the sound of the clock ticking. And he wondered what that meant.But as the day drifted away he knew what he had to do. Tomorrow he would have to face the consequences of his actions and he was in no way prepared for that. But he decided that for today, he would make the most of his time with the only woman he would ever learn to love.
So he stayed with her untill close to midnight.Past the time when visitors were allowed to be in with the patients.But he wasn't just any visitor, and luckily, no one was foolish enough to ask him to leave.
They talked until the sleep took over and she was no longer able to keep her eyes open.
But before she closed her eyes and fell asleep, she rested her hand on his still beating heart and murmured the words she knew he wanted to hear.
" Nick...I love you. "
He loved her too.And he hoped that tomorrow things would still be the same way.
Slipping out of the bed a while later, he took a moment to stare at her in her sleep.Everything he did, he did for her. And that would never change.