Emergency

[StFornicate]

"Hey, it's okay. I know all about long nights," he said, squeezing her hand again. His heart thumped in his chest. He felt like a damn teenager around her! He was a grown man, but somehow this woman had a hold of him in a way that excited him, made him giddy, lustful.

"I, uh... I'd really like to see you again, when I'm out of here..."

 

[Sandi117]

Why was her stomach in knots? Why was her heart beating a thousand times a second in her chest? Why did she feel like she couldn't breathe? Fuck, was she 23 or 13?! He wanted to keep seeing her after he was discharged? Why? Questions kept swimming through her head, but all she did was smile. "I guess that would be okay." She bounced her leg up and down, fidgeting. She didn't know why she was suddenly feelin so nervous around him.

 

[StFornicate]

Tommy smiled at her reply. "Good," he said. "I guess we should exchange phone numbers then," he said, reluctantly releasing her hand so he could grab his cell phone.

A moment later, one of the nurses came in with his meds. "How are we feeling today?" she asked him, smiling politely at Laura.

"A lot better," Tommy replied. "Ready to get home," he said.

"I understand. But at least you've got your girlfriend to keep you some company," she said. Tommy blushed a bit and looked over at Laura.

"Yeah, I'm a lucky guy," he said, squeezing Laura's hand.

"How's the pain today?" the nurse asked.

"Manageable," Tommy said. "Think I can go without the painkillers today."

The nurse smiled. "Let us know if it gets too bad," she said.

 

[Sandi117]

"Remember, it's okay to take some if you're still in pain, even if it's just half a dose," she said softly. "I remember when I had my tonsils out a few years ago, I would try to go without the pain medications once my pain was getting better, but sometimes just the nagging pain got to be too much." She paused and gave him a smile. "Not saying that the pain of having my tonsils out is anything like what you may be feeling."

She looked up at the nurse as she was typing into the computer, scanning some of the other medications that he still needed to take to his electronic chart, like antibiotics. "So, what day are they thinking of releasing him?" Laura asked curiously.

The nurse glanced over her shoulder. "It could be as early as tomorrow, but it's really up to the doctor. You'll need to be here to pick him up, or have a ride arranged... We generally don't release patients to a taxi just because of the risk of falling as they try to get into their homes."