It was a couple days after the surgery, and he swore he already felt better. Sure, his legs didn't always want to work and he still couldn't talk, but they had taken him off the life support machines! That meant something, right? So if they could just let him out of here-...

He'd been watching out the window when he heard his door creak open. Glancing over, then seeing Lexi he smiled brightly, waving her in to join him.