Tyler flinched, backing up slightly as all the nurses came in. "We will figure that out... if I have to I will exercise him myself. There are many ways you can ride without being able to walk.. I promise you, I have seen great things." Tyler said quietly. His shoulders sagged, his broken arm limp. He looked tired and messed up... and he felt the same way.

after the nurses left and the pain was covered by pain killers, she responded "like Amberly Snyder from Walk Ride Rodeo?" she sounded like a child again, her voice soft and sweet. she was grateful the nurse had left her laying towards one sid eof the bed, so she patted the open side softly. "sit... you need to rest..." she thought for a second then added before he could reject "o i'm going to walk out of here all by myself" she crossed her arms with a sassy look on her face

Tyler's eyes widened slightly. HOW could she REMEMBER that. "...yes. Like that. I did mean that you could probably get better though... and there is no way you are walking right on out of here. You would just injure yourself more, for one. For two, the doctors wouldn't allow it. Also... I don't need rest as much as you do." Tyler said quietly. He looked at her, his head tipped slightly.

Abby looked at him, her face fell when he rejected her spot. She looked down sadly and sighed softly. Then she got an idea. She attempted to sit up. She pushed her arms under herself and hardly sat up from the bed before she fell back again, a screaching pain crawling around her stitches. She tried again and managed to sit up. She looked at him. "They probably thought that I couldn't do this eather... right? Especially not this early?" She grasped his hand and held on tight. Tyler was the one thing she lived for... well, of course Titan and Grace... but the one human she would live for was having doubts about her recovery... she looked in his eyes.

Tyler looked surprised, then worried, then panicked. "Abby, you can't hurt yourself again. I know you will get better, but you have to take it slow!" He said quietly, his voice tight and full of pain. Nevertheless he held her hand like he would never drop it... Tyler felt helpless. He looked helpless. He didn't know what to do to help Abby, and he couldn't do it. He felt like a wounded animal all alone in the forest... where the sun wouldn't shine. His eyes weren't just filled with sadness, or anger, or panic. He was scared.

Abby dropped her eyes and sighed. "please... please just sit..." she pleaded, her eyes locked with his. she hated that she couldn't move. she was depending on him and she was scared he would blame himself so much that he would reject her. she never let go of his hand. she never would

Tyler looked at her. He slowly sat down in the chair, closing his eyes. "I don't know how to help you..." he whispered, his voice choked. Tyler wished he could do something... run through the forest till he fell, or punch something till he bled. He couldn't just sit here... helpless.

she pulled his hand to her cheek. her back was numb. -thank you pain killers- she looked back at Tyler. "can you help me up please?" she asked, then reasured him: "just to sit up? i'm not even thinking about walking today..."

Tyler took a shallow, shuddering breath. Pain shot through his ribs sharply... which helped him remember he was hurt too. "Yeah..." he sad quietly, slowly helping her sit up and trying to not move her back too much. "A-Abby I love you... and I don't want to see you hurt..." Tyler whispered. He didn't know what to say or do... which he had thought over and over. He wished this nightmare could just end...

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(Do you want to play out this part then time skip again? To where they are back at the Stable? Sorry, sitting in the hospital... there isn't not much to do lol)

(yeah but i'll go ahead and say this part now)

Abby was speechless for a second. "i... i love you too..." she blushed as she ducked her head.