#Chapter 78: The Hospital

I woke up in a hospital bed. The room was dark, I was sticky with sweat, and my hands both felt heavy. Ethan was holding one of my hands, the other was tangled up in the blankets. It was stiff, hard to move. I released my hand from Ethan’s grip and started stroking Ethan’s cheek. His breathing shifted from slow and consistent, indicating he was waking up. I ran my thumb against the high point of his cheek, relishing in the soft skin of his face. His breath hitched and his eyes fluttered open. The icy blue met my gaze, and I sucked in a gasp, just happy he was still with me. The pads of my fingers lingered on his face, absorbing every second of the intimate moment. When he smiled, the skin around his eyes crinkled and I found myself smiling back at him. Ethan was so attractive, I felt like there were times I forgot to appreciate it. I took a lot of things for granted, Ethan’s kindness and absolutely beautiful face were definitely some of those things. “How are you feeling