Chapter 44 – Open Your EyesThe fact that Ryan lightly touched her palm with his finger, pulled Emma out of her thoughts almost immediately.She stood up so fast the plastic chair screeched. She pressed the call button on the wall, her voice trembling into the intercom speaker. "He's moving! Please, someone come in!. He moved. Can someone hear me?"Within seconds, two nurses pushed through the door. Emma stepped back, her hands pressed over her mouth as the staff moved swiftly around the bed, checking the monitors, shining a small penlight into Ryan’s eyes, and monitoring his oxygen levels. Ryan's dark eyelashes fluttered twice. He let out a low, rough breath, his head turning slowly on the pillow. His eyes opened, clouded with confusion and heavy sedation, until his gaze drifted past the nurses and locked directly onto Emma standing at the foot of the bed."Emma..." his voice was barely a raspy whisper."I'm right here," she said, stepping back to his side as the nurses finished th
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