Returning to You

Brian’s POV

I sat in the chair beside her bed staring at her, hoping that she would wake soon, I needed her, I needed to know that she was alright.

I must have been there for hours when her eyes started to flicker behind her lids then she started thrashing about making clawing motions and little whimpers from the back of her throat. It pained me to see it and when it got worse I jumped to my feet and held her arms down shouting
“Jess! Wake up Jess wake up!” she kept thrashing as her eyes popped open, wide with fear

Jessica’s POV

I woke with a scream and my eyes darted wildly around the room trying to see if Gena was there but instead I found myself in a white room with a familiar loved face above my own speaking to me, soothing me
“it’s ok Jess, you’re safe now, everything is fine” I focused on Brian and the words he was speaking, I was free, I was fine, I promptly burst into tears and threw myself at him. He caught me and held me tight stroking my hair and whispering in my ear things I couldn’t make out at the moment but knew were meant to soothe.

As I had cried Brian had gotten on the bed beside to in order to hold me closer and when I calmed down I moved so I was facing him, his arms wrapped around me still and looked him in the eye. Bringing up a hand I ran it through his hair and whispered
“I thought I had lost you forever” tears still running down my cheeks, he nodded and sighed sadly
“I thought the same, it was horrible to know that you were out there and something bad was happening to you” I bit my lip
“it was horrid to know that she could do the same thing to you that she was doing to me, that she had you tied up somewhere else doing the exact same thing to you” Brian frowned and tugged me closer
“I was safe honey, so was Braden” the tears came again and I raised a shaking hind to my mouth
“oh Braden my baby Braden, she left him there in the cot when she took me, he saw the whole thing” I sobbed and Brian soothed me once more until I was calm.
“Braden is fine and with Hannah right now, she tackled Gena you know, took her out even though she’s pregnant” I half giggled half sobbed
“sounds like Hannah” I laid there playing with a button Brian’s shirt for a while until I asked
“Brian?”
“hmm” he acknowledged
“can I see Braden?” I asked and Brian smiled at me
“of course you can, Hannah is actually bringing him later just in case you did wake up plus I miss him if I leave him for too long” I smiled back before I snuggled back into his chest just wanting to be close to him and content in the knowledge that I would be seeing my son soon.

It was about three hours later when Hannah walked through the doors of my room holding Braden in her arms. I immediately sat up and held out my arms for him wanting him close to me right now. Hannah smiled softly and handed him over. As soon as he was in my arms I clutched him tight to me and kissed his head whispering
“I love you Braden, I’ll never leave you again” I sat like that for a while just holding Braden as Brian held me, Braden was quiet for it all seeming to understand that I was back.

I got to feed Braden again and change his diaper, it felt normal and I loved it, it was something I had missed in the time that Gena had kept me locked up, it was hard to do things as I was still weak from the lack of food and water but I managed.

That night I couldn’t bear to be by myself so Brian stayed in the bed beside me while Braden slept in a cot right next to my bed, I was still paranoid that something could happen even though I knew Gena to be in prison.