When morning came, Serena moved, her arms draped around Ric, holding him close, she knew he was there, she could feel his heartbeat, but she couldn't feel his arms around her, but as he felt her squirm, he spoke, his right hand, suddenly falling on her head, gently massaging her hair. "Good morning" he smiled "Hmm" Serena sighed, not moving from him, "Have you been awake long?" "I guess ""You should have woken me up" "What kind of husband would that make me?" "Ah, you're so trained" Serena laughed, but then took on a serious tone: "What woke you up?" "I just couldn't bring myself to wake up." sleep" Ric pulled away almost immediately Serena stood up, reading the expression on his face "Pennies for them?" "It's nothing" "Ric..." "The pain... It's unbearable and I... It doesn't matter" "Don't start doing that, not today..." "I can't move my damn neck, Serena," Ric snapped, making Serena frown. Ric didn't swear often, and when he did, he knew things were going well upstairs. of him. “Leave your arm alone” “Okay… We can fix this” “How?” “We'll take you to the hospital, I'll phone Guy, I'll have him come...