Once And For All

"I am fine, Liam, it's really not a big deal!" Amelie moved up in the hospital bed but her husband gently pressed her back down, shaking his head almost scoldingly. 

"You are fine now, but people don't just get sick right away after standing in cold water! I want you to stay under the doctor's supervision until tomorrow evening at least and only then will I think what to do about you."

His nagging tone made Amelie chuckle for a brief second before the man shot her a stern, warning glance which made her immediately assume a serious expression. 

He liked that her husband was worried about her, but sometimes it was just too much. 

"Why did you jump after that stupid dog anyway?" Liam continued, "He might look useless but he can swim!"

Amelie sighed and shook her head, "The waves were just too strong, he was drowning!"