By Your Side

BECK'S POV

A faint smile curved Thalia's lips as she gave me a quiet, "Yeah."

Her eyelids kept drooping while I watched her, though she was clearly fighting to keep them open.

"How long was I out?" she asked.

"Quite a long time," I told her, reaching out to take her hands. Her skin felt a little cold against my palms. "I was honestly starting to get scared. How are you feeling?" I gave her fin