Forever [A Dan and Phil Fanfic]

Chapter Fifty Two - Home again

"Right, Daniel. We are gonna try to make you walk strongly again." Ann, a Physiotherapist, grins. Dan's legs having been walking in over a year, so they're bound to be weak. I wheel him down the Physio gym and let Ann take over. "Phil, you can sit down there." She offers.
"Okay." I murmur.
"Okay, so how's your upper body strength?"
"Pretty poor." Dan says.
"Okay well we need to strengthen up your arms first before we can move on to your legs. So we'll start in weights and Physio bands." She smiles.

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"I wanna go home!" Dan groans, thrashing about in the covers.
"And you will, Dan. You just need to be able to walk well enough." I sigh, kissing his forehead.
"Yeah." He sighs, calming down. I watch in bewilderment as Dan swings his leg out of the bed and stands up. I raise my eyebrows as he walks almost normally to where the water is, then back to his bed. "That good enough?" Dan smirks.
"It's only been a month since you started Physiotherapy!" I exclaim.
"I have the will power of a father. I actually want to go home and see my husband and kids instead of you keep on coming to this wretched place." Dan says. I cup his face and kiss him passionately. Dan kisses back and wraps his arms around me.
"I love you." I mutter into his shoulder when we pull away.
"I love you too." Dan sighs, hugging me.

"Right, Dan. We have some good news!" Steven, Dan's doctors grins. Dan sits up and looks hopeful. "You're being let go."
"Oh, my God, yes." Dan gasps.
"I've signed all the paper work, we just need you to sign at the bottom and poof, no more hospital bed." Steven grins. After Dan signs it, Steven nods and hands Dan some normal looking clothes. "Hopefully those will fit." Steven smiles before walking out.
"Wish granted." I mutter, kissing Dan's forehead.

"Guys, guess who's home." I shout when James walks through the door with Heidi. Dan steps into the hall and smiles.
"Oh my god, Dad." James mutters. He's started calling us both dad now. They both run to him and hug him tightly. Dan falls back, so I quickly dart to catch him. His head hits my legs, so I sigh in relief.
"Hi, guys." He chuckles.
"Are you home for good?" James asks, fighting back tears.
"Yeah. I have to go to some Physiotherapy sessions but apart from that I'm out of hospital." Dan grins. I run my hand through his hair and smile. Heidi plays with Dan's shirt and giggles. Dan slides his hand round the back of my neck and pulls me down for a kiss. "I love all of you so much." Dan sighs.

I have a week left off of work, so Dan wanted me to come with him to the radio station.
"Hey, Dan. How are you?" Francesca smiles.
"Happy to be back." He grins.
"I bet. Geoff is in the studio." Fran nods.
"Thanks." Dan smiles, slipping his hand into mine and leading me to the studio. "Hi." Dan says. I start to feel really shy.
"Hey, you ready for your first day back?" Geoff grins.
"Fuck yeah." Dan chuckles. I smile nervously and try to breathe normally. "You okay?" Dan asks me.
"Yeah, I just feel anxious." I mutter. Dan wraps his arms around me and strokes my hair soothingly. I breathe at the same time as him and bury my head into the crook of his neck.
"Just breathe. You're okay." Dan says calmly. I nod and smile.
"I love you." I murmur.
"I love you too." Dan smiles, pulling away and stroking my cheek.
"Dan, one minute." Geoff says, sitting at the desk.
"Alright." Dan nods. Dan sits down on his chair and beckons me to sit next to him. I smile and sit down. Geoff does the intro and clicks a few buttons.
"So, today we have someone back. I don't know if you've heard, but Dan is out of hospital and back!" Geoff grins.
"Hi." Dan says. "How's your year been without me?"
"The worst. I mean, I had to present with John for a year." Geoff says. "I'm kidding."
"We also have my husband sitting next to me. Say hi, Phil." Dan smirks.
"Hey." I say into the mic.

"What was it like being in a coma?" Geoff asks.
"Well, for starters I could hear everything. So like whenever Phil would come, I could hear him talking to me and it would hurt so bad that I couldn't talk back and when my kids came, I could hear Heidi talking to me and like James telling me what was happening at school. Then there were the times that the new nurses forgot that I could still hear and they would say some stuff. Literally one I will never forget was when a nurse was saying that if I didn't have longish curly hair I would be really hot; that was quite funny." Dan explains, giggling. I laugh and place my hand on his thigh. Dan grins at me and wraps his hand around mine.
"I could only start to imagine how hard that must have been on both of you." Geoff nods. I chuckle and look down at our hands. "Jeez, I have a girlfriend, yet you two are making me jealous." Geoff grins, shaking his head. Dan and I laugh loudly. "How long have you been married now?"
"Just about 5 years now." Dan answers. I nod and smile.
"Nice."
"How long have you and your girlfriend been together?" Dan asks.
"6 months. You two have been together altogether for what? 10 years?" Geoff guesses.
"15 years." I say.
"Say it into the mic, Phil." Dan chuckles. He moves the mic in front of me.
"15 years now." I repeat.
"How did you put up with Dan for so long?" Geoff huffs.
"Willpower." I chuckle.
"Hey!" Dan exclaims, pushing me gently.
"I'm kidding." I smirk. Dan pushes the mic away from us and kisses me. Geoff rolls his eyes and grins.
"Couples." He huffs.

"So we've just got news that unfortunately the live performance today can't come." Geoff says.
"Phil can sing." Dan smirks. I blush and shake my head.
"I'm not singing." I sigh.
"You used to sing all the time in concerts at school!" Dan reasons.
"Yeah but that wasn't on national radio." I shake my head again.
"Please?"
"No."
"For me?" Dan says in a low voice. I hesitate for a second before giving in.
"Fine." I say.
"Really?" Geoff smiles.
"Yeah. What song?" I blush.
"What ever you want." Dan says. "I'll get you set up and Geoff can talk for a bit." Dan stands up, so I follow him into a studio. There's a window to Dan and Geoff's studio in front of me. "You can stop at anytime." Dan says quietly. I nod and smile. Dan sets up a microphone in front of me and kisses me gently. "Do you know what song your singing now?"
"Yeah. 'Please Don't Go' by Joel Adams." I nod. Dan smiles and goes to his computer.
"Phil, you don't mind being recorded, do you?" Dan asks. I shake my head. "Cool." He smiles. I see him type something in and put his head phones back on.
"All set?" Geoff asks.
"Yup. Ready when you are Phil." Dan says, his eyes flicking around the computer screen. I nod to them. Dan give me the thumbs up and I take a deep breath. "Okay, this is Phil Lester live singing 'Please Don't Go'." The music suddenly starts, making me jump slightly.

"Nobody ever knows
Nobody ever sees
I left my soul
Back there now I'm too weak

Most nights I pray for you to come home

Praying to the Lord

Praying for my soul

Now please don't go
Most nights I hardly sleep when I'm alone
Now please don't go
Oh no
I think of you whenever I'm alone
So please don't go

'Cause I don't wanna ever know
Don't ever wanna see things change
Cause when I'm living on my own
I wanna take it back and start again

Most nights I pray for you to come home
I'm praying to the Lord
I'm praying for my soul

Now please don't go
Most nights I hardly sleep when I'm alone
Now please don't go
Oh no
I think of you whenever I'm alone
So please don't go

I send so many messages
You don't reply
Gotta figure out what am I missing babe?
Sing it now
Oh
I need you now
I need your love
Oh

Now please don't go
I say well
Most nights I hardly sleep when I'm alone
Now please don't go
Oh no
I think of you whenever I'm alone
So please don't

Please don't go
So please
Please don't go
Oh no
Please don't go
Oh no
I think of you whenever I'm alone
So please don't go." I let go of the microphone and catch my breath. I look up at Dan and Geoff. Geoff is clapping whilst Dan is smiling whilst wiping his eyes. Geoff beckons me back into their studio. I sit back next to Dan and hug him to my chest.
"Has anyone ever told you how amazing you are at singing?" Geoff exclaims. I chuckle and blush slightly.
"Oh trust me. I don't mind him singing in the shower." Dan says, sorting out his fringe.
"You look emotional, Dan." Geoff comments. I stroke Dan's cheek softly and smile.
"I'm proud." Dan chuckles. "I'm a proud husband." He says dramatically. I laugh at him and shake my head. "But in all seriousness, I was thinking about the year that I couldn't be with Phil and how scared he must have been to think that I might not ever wake up. But, I'm not trying to make everyone listening cry, so let's move on to something else." I sigh softly and kiss Dans cheek.
"I love you." I whisper.
"I love you too." Dan smiles, squeezing my thigh softly.