I WAS back in the present when I heard the door open behind me. I turned my head only to be paralyzed when I saw who entered the room. 

"What are you doing here?" I asked Charlie, looking away and bringing back my eyes to the unconscious man lying on the hospital bed. 

After Gideon got transferred here, I haven't seen Charlie again. Until now. 

"I'm here to visit my brother." He said. From the corner of my eyes, I saw him standing a few feet beside me. 

"You should have waited for your turn, Charlie. This is my private time with my… husband." I almost whispered my last word. ...