“Are you sure I’m not dead?” She was wearing
scrubs, but there was no way I’d be lucky enough to get a nurse that looked
like her. Knowing my luck, mine would be an overweight 70-year-old man.
She smiled again. “You’re not dead.
You could have been. You’re very lucky.”
“Yes, I am.” I meant having her as
my nurse. I think she got it because she blushed a little. It looked adorable
on her pale cheeks.
“Would you like me to call your
family? I wasn’t expecting you to wake up so soon. The medication wore off
faster than anticipated.”
“My family? Have they been here?”
She looked at me strangely. “Of course.”
“Just my parents…”
“Your parents, and your brother and
his wife.”
“Ben and Molly were here?” I was
surprised they’d bother after what I did.
“I practically had to kick them
out.” She looked at me for a moment before continuing. “They care about you a
lot.”
“What time is it?” I couldn’t
handle thinking about how pissed Ben had to be. How disappointed my parents
would be. Obviously I needed to see them, but I wasn’t ready yet.
She glanced at her watch and then
back to me. “It’s five-thirty a.m.”
“And you’re still working? Or did
you just get here?”
“You were right the first time. I
prefer working nights actually.”
“When do you think they’ll get
here?” I figured she’d know I meant my family.
She fidgeted with the button on her
sweater. “My guess is they’ll be here by seven.”
“Okay, that gives us an hour and a
half.”
“Gives us an hour and a half for
what?”
I gave her my best grin. “To get to
know each other.”
“I’m glad to see you still have a
sense of humor. It means you’re doing all right.”
“Who says I was joking?” I tried to
wink at her, but it didn’t work.
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