Ric nodded as Guy gave him a look of recognition, before Guy walked away, Ric bowed his head and walked into the side room, took the chair and sat next to Serena, taking his hand and monitoring his pulse. Feeling the pulse of her pulse, that pulse felt like the only part of Serena that looked the same. Her face was so pale, she had a bruise on her temple, Serena Campbell, she knew she loved, she wasn't there, not at all. However, he loved her, he loved her so much, and he didn't know how he was going to get through this. As he opened his eyes, their eyes met, but they didn't say a word, they just sat in the chair. moment. They couldn't say anything, they didn't even have the words, Serena had a very clear picture of what had happened to her, but she didn't want to remember, she didn't want to talk about it, not yet. Serena found some comfort in Ric , just being there, she was already making a damn site more than Edward ever had, but then they had different circumstances, Edward and Ric were different people. Edward had never really "grown up", while Ric, assuming he still made some mistakes, knew how to act a little more maturely and face situations head on, most of the time. After half an hour of silence, where they both stared at each other, their hands intertwined, nothing but the sound of their breathing and the monitors around Serena echoing in the room, Serena broke the silence, "Really? " Ric shook his head, "No... 'Re, I'm sorry." "Why is this happening to me?" Serena asked, honestly, she didn't understand why she had such bad luck. "I don't know," Ric whispered softly, "I don't know..." Serena fell silent again, while Ric looked at her, his heartbreaking. He wouldn't… middle of paper… push him out, nor would she let him hold her up. He stood up and walked out of the room, looking back from the door. This would also make or break their relationship, so he knew he didn't want to lose Serena, their five and a half month relationship was worth saving, but he understood that things with his past weren't like that. as clear as he saw them. He just didn't know how he was going to get Serena through this, or how he was going to get her to open up and face what she had to face. It hurt him to think that Serena didn't trust him to follow through with her, that if they suffered together, it would be easier for them, that would help her deal with the past too. He might give her all the time in the word, but time is one thing, turning off emotions and burying them to move forward is another.