Simon thanked the nurse and walked to where April was located in the ICU. On his way there, he noticed that some of the nurses were giving him pointed stares before they realized he was looking at them and returned to chatting about something.  Simon wondered if they were talking about him, but he tried to dismiss that as merely a rambling of his paranoia.  He was here for April and that was all that mattered.  Simon stepped inside the  room and sorrow filled his heart and his eyes as he saw April for the first time tied to the machines.<br/><br/>She looked so much lesser laying there, hardly the vibrant woman he had came to to know, love, and appreciate.  Simon sat down next to her and held her hands in his.  For a moment he just looked at her not quite trust himself to say the right thing.  "I'm sorry, April.  For the things I said to you before you left.  It wasn't fair of me to accuse you..."  He laughed bitterly, "I promised you that I would be there for you always.  But I wasn't thinking when I spoke to you.  After all, a beautiful woman like you could have anyone she wanted.  I wasn't sure if I was worthy of your time.  I haven't even graduated college even.  How would I provide for you in all the ways that you deserve?"<br/><br/>Those words seemed so silly now that he voiced it, but at the time they seemed so important.  Simon rubbed April's hand, "Please come back, April.  Please come back to me.  I love you and I wouldn't know what I would do if you died..."  Simon smiled, "You know, you called me your lord and I really wish that was true.  That way I could call you back to the land of the living..."  He looked around, the room was so quiet and sterile.  Simon wondered if Chris had arrived yet to visit April.  He knew that he shouldn't be here, but Simon didn't want to leave April's side.  He was going to need an excuse for Chris...<br/><br/>~~~<br/><br/>Chris walked into the cafeteria, feeling a bit hollow when he noticed a nurse sitting by herself.  She smiled at him and Chris felt a stirring in his heart.  The nurse was rather attractive...  Chris smiled back before walking to the counter to buy himself a hot cup of coffee.  Then he decided that if he was going to sit in the cafeteria to drink it he might as well have company.  Chris headed over to the table where the nurse was sitting.  "Mind if I sit here...Tina is it?"  Chris smiled at her as he craned his neck to read her name tag.