Through her pain, she could feel his presence, his touch. And even as insanely painful as this was, it gave her a note of comfort to know he was there for her. Loving her. A third body jerk caused her to cry out yet again, and briefly she wondered if she was being poisoned or being brought back to life. Even after the major jerking stopped, she wasn't sure what was going on. She felt a smaller pounding in her chest, felt it resonate through her entire body, which was feeling a pain combination of tension, intense soreness and really strong prickles like when you hit your funny bone or your foot fell sleep so bad that you can't feel it when you touch it. 

But she felt compelled to breathe, and that too was a strange feeling.

"connor" she whined, just wanting him to hold her close. (or closer, as the case may be)

To Connor, if he felt for it, it was unmistakable that she had a heartbeat - though it would be really fast and really weak at this time.