For a long time Elle had stayed by Gio's side taking care of him. Wake up, wake up, wake up…please wake up. And then she had gotten her wish and she had felt like things were finally looking up again.
But her husband being conscious had brought up its own set of problems. Most of them stemming from the fact that while Elle and the others had had time to come to terms with him not being able to hear, for Gio, it was a new and terrifying reality. A reality that he had to deal with while at the same time being very aware that the person or people who had done that to him was still out there. Not only that, there was also the near endless stream of doctors going in and out. Treating him to the best of their abilities. His status as a VIP making them work around the clock to make sure that Gio knew they valued his contributions to the hospital.