It took me a few attempts and after two minutes I was finally successful. An added minute passed before my vision began to focus — watery gold eyes met mine.
"Hey, Precious," Logan whispered.
A tear spilled from his eye and dropped onto my cheek.
I furrowed my brow, using a great deal of concentration to lift my hand and brush his cheek.
"Hey, my Prince. I thought you said crying wasn't a good first impression?” I croaked, giving him the best smile I could muster in my weak state.
He smiled, pressing his forehead against mine before kissing me softly.
"I missed you."
"I missed you too, though I don't know where I went," I confessed.
He chuckled, giving me another kiss before he leaned back up.
Purple kitten eyes appeared in my vision, Alice's cat form took her turn to lick my face over and over again.
"Hey. That tickles and is weird," I whispered, but let her continue, seeing as she never licked my face unless she was worried or wanted to reassure herself I was okay.
"I missed you. Don't scare me like that again. Mom almost had a heart attack,"Alice scolded.
"Mom? Why? What did I do to make her almost have a heart attack?" I complained out loud, wondering if someone else could answer my question for me.
"Maybe we should sit her up so she can drink some water," Maximus suggested.
"Good idea," Brax agreed.
"I have the water." Kage gestured to the glass in his hand.
"We'll answer your question in a second, Jewel," Nixon assured me.
Maximus walked over and pressed some buttons on the bed before it slowly shifted position, putting me at a 45-degree angle which was helpful.
I could finally see the guys and their relieved expressions.
"Here you go," Kage put the straw to my mouth and I literally gulped two-thirds of it down before Maximus intervened.
"Not too much in one go, Jewel." He smirked at my frown.
"But, I'm thirsty."
"I know. Just wait a few minutes and you can have the rest, okay?" he whispered.
I slowly nodded, understanding that he was right.
Didn't want to vomit it back up because I drank too quickly.
My eyes scanned the hospital room. I was confused as to why I was here instead of our dorm room.
"What happened?"
"You don't remember?" Nixon questioned.
"Uh. Not really. Everything is fuzzy," I confessed.
The guys exchanged glances and Brax stepped forward.