LOGINQuinn It was the summer after everything happened. Quinn and his friends had finished out the year together and graduated. And they’d had the summer of their lives. He’d continued teaching MMA and had racked up a large roster of students. He’d gotten so many that he even had to turn some of them down. He had made plans to move to Portland and work with the coach there .. but he wanted to get a business degree .. and officially open his own gym and business and continue teaching. So he had to figure out how to do both of those things. Somehow.. someway. All while making time for Em. Their relationship was and would always be his number one priority. Em had gotten better. Within the month of January she went back to school. And by February she was back dancing and teaching with Maria at Tush. They’d been doing great together too. Once she left the hospital and he had admitted his feelings .. they’d been together ever since. and to his surprise .. they didn't eve
Emerson She snuggled back up to Asher and she ended up falling asleep. Because she always felt safe in Asher’s arms. When Quinn came back.. she expected anger from him. But surprising her.. that’s not what she got at all. Asher had fallen asleep too. And Quinn stood there .. looking at them together .. and he smiled. And she smiled back. Finally the following day she got to go home. She moved slowly .. and didn’t do much. But she was home. They’d cleaned up the mess that had been made during her abduction. And Emerson had been worried she would feel scared to be back here. But she wasn’t. She was glad. After what had happened .. she decided not to sweat the small stuff. Because things could always be much worse. Quinn finally told her about the message he’d gotten from his brother. Apparently their dad had cheated on their mom with some woman he worked with. That was what made their mom start leaving and staying gone for days at a time.. and it was why she le
Emerson It had been five days since she had been home from the hospital. It had been eight days since she woke up in said hospital… and two weeks since the worst night of her life. After she woke up and realized her dream wasn’t really a dream at all .. but it was everything that was happening while she was in a coma. It took her a while to really understand and grasp everything that had happened. At first she only recalled bits and pieces. But pretty soon the entire horrible ordeal came back to her. The doctors wanted to keep her for a while in the hospital .. so she had stayed three days once she woke up. The first day there were a lot of tests run .. making sure everything was working properly. Plus she had a ton of visitors that first day. Everyone cried … she cried too. But she was also happy .. happy that it was all over. By the end of that day she’d been poked and prodded and visited so much that she was worn out… and slept straight through the night. All h
Quinn Em had been in the regular room for two days. They’d been at the hospital for five at that point. And they were all just about to crack. He supposed in the grand scheme of things.. two days wasn’t that long. But fuck … it felt like forever. They’d all gotten their hopes up too high once the doctors had released Em from ICU. They all for some reason figured she would wake up in a few hours. And when that entire day went by with no signs from her .. They all got taken down a notch. And when they woke up in their adjoining hospital room… that had turned into a one room apartment for eleven people … and there had been no change … They started to get discouraged. And when that day went by and Em still hadn’t woken up .. they started to lose hope. “These things take time.” The doctor said when he came by that night. “She could wake up right now.. she could wake up in a week .. a month.. we just don’t know.” “A month??” Carol cried. The doctor sighed. “Carol. You know
EmDreams are funny. They’re strange and weird. Sometimes happy.. sometimes joyful and silly. Often they made no sense at all. At least from what she could remember. Because she didn’t have dreams anymore. Not since a couple of years ago anyway.. after everything with River and her dad. Since then, she only had nightmares. Of course she would have those peaceful moments .. when she was cuddled up to Asher or sleeping in a room full of people .. where she went the hours nightmare free. It’s funny how that works. Just knowing she was surrounded by people that love her gave her the comfort she needed to sleep peacefully. But she didn’t make the rules and that’s just how it was. Or maybe her subconscious had more power than she realized. Sure she may have had dreams, but none that she remembered. None that she was acutely aware of while she was sleeping. Not like she did in her horrifying nightmares. So for as far as she knew .. she didn’t have dreams. Until now … And this dream ..
QuinnHe had gotten to stay with Em for thirty minutes. The rules for the ICU were very strict. After twelve hours they could have visitors .. two at a time… for half an hour. Then the visitors left and the nurses and doctors would come in and check them.. change out medication and check their vitals or whatever else was needed .. The doctors and nurses had that thirty minutes .. then , two more people could come in. Half an hour of visitation and half an hour of rest .. even though the patients were being poked and prodded .. and not resting at all during that time. After forty eight hours .. they’d start bringing her off the medication.. lowering doses at first .. one at a time. Then they’d do the same with the machines. If that all went okay… they would move her to a regular room. It was a lot and very time consuming. But he was glad they were taking things slowly. Whatever got her better .. he was there for it. After Quinn and Carol came out .. his dad went in to visit. No one
Em They’d been at the party for about an hour. And lucky her … Quinn was nowhere to be found. Although that did make her wonder where he was. So she kept on drinking. She knew she should slow down since she took her pills before they left the house. But her mind was starting to wonder. A boy wa
Emerson It was Friday night. She had felt great all day long … probably since she’d gotten everything out of the way with Evan .. and had gotten to speak to him for a couple hours last night. Talking to him always put her in a good mood. Plus, she’d slept great. No nightmares, at least that she k
QuinnIt was Friday afternoon. And he’d decided he would try his luck tonight. He’d finished up with his last student of the week.. which just happened to be Christian, the kid who’s mother was Dany … and the woman he was going to try his luck with. Christian had told him that his dad was pickin
EmIt was Thursday, and time for her meeting with Mara again. Em had hoped the snow would continue the other night but it didn’t. At least she got to look at it for a while. She had all the pictures of the deer to remind her at least. Christmas was only about three weeks away.. and they only had a







