How To Build A Time Machine

Wake

Alex

I have such a bad headache. I slowly open my eyes and see Ray.

"Ray? What's going on?" I ask.

"Later, just rest. A doctor is coming." She says.

"Where's Michael?" I ask.

"Sleeping, he has been awake for three days straight. The doctors forced him." She says.

"Hold my hand." I say and I feel her hand slip into mine.

"You're full of hormones, you will be like this for a while." She says. I bite my lip, I feel so raw, so emotional.

"Alex, I am Dr Adams." A man says. She swaps one is the IV lines and I start to feel better.

"What happened?" I ask.

"We will explain later. You need to recover." He says, with a bow he leaves.

"Why won't anyone tell me what happened?" I ask.

"Like he said. You need to get better first." Ray says. I nod. "Go back to sleep. You will feel better." She says. I nod and soon drift off.

Tingles flow through my arm and I wake up.

"Michael?" I ask.

"Alex." He says. I open my eyes. "Are you ok?" He asks.

"I'm aching a bit but I'm ok, why won't anyone tell me what happened?" I ask.

"I told them not to. I need to." He says.

"What happened?" I ask as I push the button to sit up.

"I met with the moon goddess." He says. "Anna knocked me out." He says and laughs a little. "She showed me two futures, they can change but they are the general idea. One was with our baby, one was with you, there was no both. I had to choose." He says and tears fall down his face. Tears run down mine too.

"It's ok." I say.

"I didn't want to choose. I really couldn't but I had to." He says.

"Michael." I say and he looks at me.

"It's ok, we have each other." I say.

"I was so scared that you would hate me." He says. I wipe his tears away.

"I could never." I say. He kisses me and we cuddle in the bed. The electricity makes me feel better, almost healed.

"She looked just like you." Michael says against my neck.

"Who?" I ask.

"Our daughter. She looked just like you but with my eyes." He says.

"I always wanted our kids to have your eyes. But like the moon goddess said, it was just a possibility. Don't fixate on it." I say.

"I love you." He says.

"I love you more." I say.

"Impossible." He says.

"Only we can do the impossible." I say. He gives me a weird look. "What?" I ask.

"Nothing." He says. I love him but he still confuses me.

A year later

"Please welcome Mr and Mrs Michael Moss!" Shane says and we walk in hand in hand.

"As my beautiful wife will you please give me the honour of the first dance?" Michael asks.

"Why of course husband." I say and wrap my arms around his neck. Michael chose the music for the first dance. It's a surprise.