{IVANNA}
Time moved slowly over the next few days.
They took Sergio off the ventilator two days after his surgery. Not long after, his eyes fluttered open. There he was, alive and still with me. I pressed my forehead to his cheek. "Hello, baby."
There wasn't much more to say than that, because he drifted back into unconsciousness. The knot in my chest eased a tiny fraction. Our problems were far from over, but it was good to see his gorgeous blue eyes staring at me once again.
We decided I would spend nights at the hospital, while Lucia would sit with Sergio during the day. This would allow me to go home and clean up, as well as see to the estate and business matters during Sergio's recovery. The doctors were keeping him heavily sedated for the time being, and they didn't anticipate him leaving the hospital for at least a month.
