You had to give it to Vermin for interrupting you both again, the guy was a pro at it. Of all people to walk in on you both making out, having sex or having a serious conversation, it was always and mainly him. You just accepted it, Vermin began to find it funny and Swan found it tiresome.

Nevertheless, other important things were on the line right now, so whatever was going on with you and Swan had to wait. After that short conversation with Swan, it left you wondering about what was going to happen with you both. It did make the waiting feel like it was dragging a lot longer than it should have. Yet that short chat did put your mind at rest, you hadn't fallen out with Swan and it was reassuring that there was something left with you two.

Hours and hours passed and finally, you were all ready to go home back to Coney. You, Swan, Cochise, Snow, Vermin and Rembrandt were all sat in the parking lot with the hearse waiting for Cowboy. All of you were discharged from the Emergency Room at different times throughout the day, but there was no leaving any Warrior behind; so it didn't matter if you were all discharged in the same hour. You all agreed to wait for each other no matter the time. The time just passed 5pm when Cowboy came out of the ER and headed back to meet up with the rest of you.

"Here he is." Snow pointed and put his cigarette out as he finished it. "How'd it go?" Rembrandt quizzed Cowboy as he scurried over holding his ribs. "A cracked rib, two chipped ribs, a prescription for some strong painkillers I can't drink with and a bill for over $200." Cowboy listed and hopped in the back. "That's nothin' I got charged a hundred bucks for some fancy prick to tell me to exercise and stretch my neck." Vermin air-quoted and rolled his eyes. "The stitches at the side of my face are gonna cost me $150, my X-Ray was another hundred and I don't even wanna know how much those painkillers were." You topped Vermin as you adjusted the mirror in the car seeing Vermin crouched behind you. "My stitches were close to nothing." Rembrandt added with a cheeky smirk since he had stitches in his arm from where he was cut by one of the Lizzies. "What you guys seem to be forgetting is that the American Health Care system is just a profit market. These fools just care about the bread in their pockets." Cochise reminded you all. "You're telling me." You sighed and started the engine running.

"A fucking abortion was cheaper than that trip." You muttered under your breath so no one heard. "What's that?" Swan overheard looking over to you. "Nothing. Let's just get back to Coney." You shook your head and made your way back home with the rest of the gang.

As you drove back to Coney Island, you hit a bit of traffic which made your journey back home a little longer, but that was expected. People were driving home from work and it was New York, one of the most popular states in the country so something was always going on.

As you pulled up onto Warrior turf, the sky was starting to dim and the Wonder Wheel had been lit in its pretty neon purple colours. The Wonder Wheel always fascinated you, it was like your destination fascination. Some people took ferry rides to visit the Statue of Liberty. Some people climbed the Empire State Building. As for you, you lived by Coney Island's Wonder Wheel.

As you parked the car around the back of the hideout, you got some cheers and waves from the rest of the gang that were walking through the streets, playing Jacks on the sidewalk or listening to loud music on the boombox.

Moments later, you left the vehicle and all went your separate ways for the night. Some of you remained awake for a little while longer so your routine wasn't ruined. Then some of you passed out where you laid or sat down. Cochise went to hang out with D-Train and a few other Warriors for a couple of hours. Meanwhile, Rembrandt and Snow were fast asleep in less than 10 minutes after returning. Snowball took up all of the space on the sofa and fell asleep within seconds. Then Rembrandt took a seat on a chair by the pinball machine and drifted off into a deep sleep minutes later. After all, you liked the way they thought, sleep did sound good right now.

"I think I'm just gonna go to bed." You told Swan with a yawn. "Alright, I'll follow you up in a bit. I'm just gonna go for a shower." Swan planned and headed for the washroom.

Whilst Swan was showering, you headed for your room and flopped onto your so called bed that you shared with Swan. It wasn't the most comfortable thing to sleep on, but right now it was feeling like Heaven. You didn't even get changed into something more fitting for bed, you just fell face first into your pillow and passed out, just like Snow did.

Once you were fast asleep, you were completely out of reality. You wouldn't consider yourself a light or heavy sleeper, but somewhere in between. There had been times when Swan had woken you up by accident from trying to sneak into bed with you, but other times, nothing woke you. A woman was shot a couple of months back and her high-pitched feminine scream didn't even make you turn over.

Once Swan finished showering, he headed straight to your room. A few Warriors tried stopping him along the way to ask him questions, but Swan excused himself, he was too worn out and deep down he just wanted to try getting a good night's sleep with you beside him.

After Swan undressed himself and hung his Warrior's vest over the door, he didn't bother changing into anything else for bed, just his underwear and the sheets to cover himself worked just fine. Swan caught himself taking a cute look at you as you laid on your side sound asleep. Then a couple of seconds later, Swan got into bed with you and curled your hair in between his fingers as he sighed in relief. His mind was now at rest that you were safe and still alive in his presence. Moments later, Swan's eyes began to feel heavy and his brain was shutting off for the night.

For the rest of that night, Swan cuddled you from behind, wrapped his arms and legs around you making you the little spoon; and his head was resting in the crook of your neck. As you were less than half awoken by the sweet and rare touches from Swan, you smiled to yourself and gently squeezed Swan's hand as you shuffled further back into him for more affection.

Time Skips 7 Hours.

The time had just passed two o'clock in the morning and your body woke you up naturally. Your position had changed in your sleep, you had gone from being the adored little spoon, to resting your head on Swan's chest with your arm and leg around his almost naked body. You gave Swan a little kiss on the cheek and gently shuffled yourself out of bed. Now that you were feeling more awake, you put on some fresh clothes and patted Swan's vest in search of a smoke. You knew Swan wouldn't mind, he'd done it to you multiple times before. Plus he was still sound asleep, so he wouldn't know even if it were to bother him.

As you headed for the window that you had in your bedroom, you opened it a jar and lit your cigarette with the lighter that was left by your window. The early breeze calmly hit your face through the small gap and Coney seemed rather tranquil. You saw a few New Blood Warriors walk the street causing no trouble as they gave you a polite wave that you returned, smoking your cigarette.

In the background, there were barking dogs coming from nearby scumbags that left their dogs in their backyards overnight, whilst it was freezing cold. Someone's car alarm was screeching a few blocks away as someone was probably breaking into it to steal the radio.

As for your eyes, they were set on the Wonder Wheel. The bright purple neon carriages swayed side to side with the wind and it got you watching the giant wheel for a few minutes. If you didn't feel like you was going to fall asleep again, you could have watched it for hours, it was so hypnotic and relaxing.

"Come back to bed." Swan mumbled turning on his side as he watched you having a quick smoke. "Since when did you talk in your sleep?" You chuckled to yourself as you stepped over to Swan's side of the bed to stroke his soft brown hair.

"I love you." Swan confessed with a dreamy tone and eyes closed.

Your hand dropped from Swan's hair as he said that. You didn't know how to respond. You were struck. You didn't know how to respond. You pulled your hand away and hesitated on your reply. This was the most clear and confirming way of Swan saying that he loves you. Yet you didn't know if this was real or not. He was sleeping and now he's half asleep? You didn't know what to say or do. You panicked and now understood how Swan felt at the end of Chapter 10.

"If only you were awake." You idiotically responded and climbed back into your side of the bed after putting your cigarette out.