Stefan enters a sleeping Katherine’s room. He has a fantasy. As he prepares to leave he hears Katherine say “Don’t go.”
S: “You’re awake.”
K: “How long have you been here?”
S: “Just a little while. I tried to come by earlier but I’ve been so..busy.” (
Stefan was heeding Alexis’ advice about keeping his distance. Causing Katherine much stress)
S: “How are you doing?”
K: “I’ve been better. A sharp pain in my legs woke me up.”
S: “Did you say you had a pain in your legs?”
Katherine realizes the meaning. “Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. I can feel my legs, I can feel my legs.”
S: “NO, no what are you doing?” as Katherine starts to get out of bed.
K: “I really think I can walk.”
S: “No, no we should get a doctor.”
K: “No don’t please, please. I want to enjoy this moment alone with you. It’s because of you isn’t it? The way you look at me. You willed this.”
S: “Yes” (ever so humble:) K:” Help me Stefan.” As she reaches her hand out to his. Stefan takes it and puts his arm around her waist to help her stand.
S: “Easy, easy..You can walk.” K:” Because of you.” Katherine is ecstatic and has the lovelight in her eyes. She rests her head and hand on his chest.
Stefan snaps back to reality seeing only a sleeping Katherine. Saddened and overwhelmed with guilt he leaves. Stefan runs into Miranda in the nurses station. She gives him a frightened and perplexing look. (This could have been a good story. With Miranda as Natasha. But Noooo she interfered with the SIDAR.)
Sometime later Katherine wakes up to a surprise. “Oh my God, my God. I think I can feel my legs. I can feel my legs.” She starts rubbing them (Mighty fine legs they are too:) Just then Stefan enters the outer room and sees Katherine through the glass. Katherine and Stefan look at one another and share a smile. Katherine gives a shrug and Stefan enters the room.
S: “I just uh. Came by to say hello.”
K: “I’m glad you did. You may be the one person in the world I can tell this to.”
S: “You want to confide in me?”
K: “Exactly. A confidence. But you can’t tell a soul.”
S: “I’ll carry it to my grave. I promise.”
K: “Earlier, I’m almost positive I felt something in my legs.”
S: “Well that’s, that’s wonderful.”
K :”If it’s true. But what if it’s just my imagination. You know sometimes when you want something so badly it becomes real.”
S: “And you haven’t told anyone?”
K: “Not until I’m sure.. I don’t want everyone hovering over me, getting their hopes up for nothing. But I couldn’t keep it to myself and I realized that you are the one I wanted to share it with. And then there you were. I mean how do you know exactly when I need you?”
S: “A connection? Fate?”
K: “Fate?”
S: “Is that something you believe in?”
K: “I’m not sure. I suppose anything is possible.”
S: “I suppose so.”
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