Ric nodded as Guy gave him a look of recognition, before Guy left, Ric lowered his head and walked towards the next room, he pulled out the chair and 'sat next to Serena, taking her hand and checking her pulse. Feeling the pulse of her wrist, that pulse seemed to be the only part of Serena that felt the same. Her face was so pale, she had a bruise on her temple, the Serena Campbell he knew she loved wasn't there, not completely. However, he loved her, he loved her so much, and he didn't know how she was going to cope. As she opened her eyes, their eyes met, but they didn't say a word, they just sat in the living room. moment. They couldn't say anything, words either, Serena had a very clear image of what had happened to her, but she didn't want to remember it, she didn't want to talk about it, not yet. Serena found some comfort in Ric. , just by being there he was already doing a damn site more than Edward, but they had different circumstances, Edward and Ric were different people. Edward had never really "grown up", while Ric, although he still made a few mistakes, knew how to behave with a little more maturity and face situations head on - most of the time. After half an hour of silence, where they both looked at each other, their hands clasped, nothing but the sounds of their breathing and the monitors around Serena echoing in the room, Serena broke the silence, "Are they are ?" Ric shook his head, "No... 'Re, I'm sorry." "Why is this happening to me?" Serena asked, sincerely 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, as Ric looked at her, her heartbreaking. He didn't... middle of paper ... either he was going to push him out or she was going to let him support her. He got up and walked out of the room, turning around. This was going to make or break their relationship, either way, 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 not as good. He just didn't know how he was going to pull 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 go through with her, that if they grieved together it would be easier for them, it would also help him deal with the past. He could give her all the time, but time is. one thing, cutting off your emotions and burying them to move on is another.