Natasha/Scarlett one shot 2

Looking back pt2 S.J

It's been long since I smiled this hard and long. "Y/N! I'm so glad that you woke up." I said after thanking the doctor and seeing her off.

Your POV
"How long...?" I wanted to add more to my sentence but I was too tired to speak. However, Scarlett knew what I was asking her.

"About 6 months."

It's roughly around my estimate from what I heard from the doctor. Low brain activity tends to take longer to get back to normal and thankfully, I didn't suffer from other serious brain injury.

"Thank you..." I wanted to explain further but I fell back asleep again. While I was in a coma, I heard some voices. It was majorly Scarlett's. I heard bits and pieces of what she said. I heard that she was going to star in some movie that she was going to participate in post production. Well, I am still unsure about it until the nurse told me that she was the one who was with me throughout my check ups while Scarlett was talking to the doctor.

When I woke up again, Scarlett was still next to me. She smiled at me when she noticed I woke up. "You don't have to go home?" While I was grateful that she was with me, I was worried that she was leaving her home unattended, she had her own life to get to.

"If I can live more than 6 months away from home for filming, I can stay with you."

"You don't have to."

"But I want to. And, can you say that you would have woken up at the same time without me here?"

"Thank you. I heard you were the one who took care of me these past months. I don't even know how to thank you." I know she has done a lot for me and she did it all alone, if that doesn't signify strength, I don't know what else does.

"You can go on a date with me."

"What? Surely there's something else I can do."

"Nope. I only want that." I looked at her with pleading eyes hoping she would change her mind but it was to no avail. "I'll take you out when you discharge so you can't run away."

"Alright."

She cheered when I finally agreed to her request and she still has the same goofy smile on her face I've come to love and adore.

>day of discharge<

Even as much as I told Scarlett to go back home so she could finally have a nice rest at home, she continued staying in my hospital room and slept on the couch.

"Looking great Y/N. I will get the nurse to get your discharge papers ready. If you feel any discomfort, come back to the hospital immediately." The doctor explained.

"Yes. Thank you"

As I started packing, I realised that a lot of my clothes were here even though I had no use for them as I was wearing the hospital gown. It was only then I realise that it was Scarlett who had been using my clothes all the while. I have to remind myself to check through for stains before I'm allowed to return it or I'm not going to get back my deposit.

"Are you ready to go? Do you need any help?" Scarlett asked.

"I'm alright. I'm just going to the receptionist to get the bill." I told her.

"You don't have to, I got it covered." My eyes almost popped out when she told me that.

"Scarlett! It's going to cost a lot!"

"Nothing I can't afford. I've built up quite a bit of fortune after we broke up. I dove into projects one after the other and what's the use if I can't spend it?" She smirked directing me to the place where she parked her car.

"Wait a minute, let me just get something from the reception." I went to the receptionist and asked them to email the receipt to me and asked if there were any medications that I needed to collect.

"The doctor said only if you felt some dizziness." She said after checking the records in the system. I thanked her and found Scarlett waiting at the drop off point.

"Did you need to get something?"

"Just checking if there were any medications prescribed. Sometimes, they will only give if the patient requests it." She nodded as I explained to her.

She drove us to my house and told me shower and freshen up before we head for the date she had planned. As I picked out my clothes to bring in with me, I noticed that there were clothes that I don't recognise.

"I bought you some clothes." Scarlett said when she noticed I was staring into my closet. "Like we said we would when we were together."

"T-thank."

"Pick something out that you've never seen before." She said before leaving my room.

I quickly have a shower and dried my hair before changing into something that Scarlett had bought.

"I thought you said we were going on a date?" I stated when I noticed she just finished plating up the spaghetti she cooked.

"We're having it here. I didn't want to risk you feeling fainting or something. I know you're not going to say if you feel something is wrong." She smiled.

"And drinking wine is okay?"

"That's all you're going to get, so savour it." She said as she poured more for herself in her cup.

The date went great as we talked about the thing I've missed while I was in a coma. So I was right in thinking she was going into another project. Kinda excited to see how it would turn out, since it was something different.

"I'm not sure if I left anything behind since I have been staying here for quite some time, feel free to give me a call if I did." She said as she grabbed her bags and got ready to leave.

"I got it. Though I'm not sure if I'm able to find anything. I think you used this house more than I ever would since I'm always in the hospital working long shifts." We stayed in a conversation as we were standing at the door.

She nodded and chuckled. "I always thought you were just hiding from me." She whispered but I heard her.

"This isn't going to be the last date. I'm just letting you know from this date onwards, I'm chasing you." She said with confidence as she leaned closer to me and kissed my cheek.

"See you." She waving turning away as I was left there stunned.

What a wake up call.

Written on 20 Jul 2022
Posted on 22 Jul 2022