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Eddie gasped as she bolted upright. Her hand flew to her side and she moaned in stirred as he heard movement next to him, his eyes opened to see Eddie still struggling for breath. He suddenly felt more awake as concern washed over him.
"Eddie, what's wrong?" he asked. Eddie just shook her head and mumbled "nothing". He sighed; she was always too stubborn for her own good! He sat up to get a better look at her and took in her pale and breathless appearance.
"Yeah, nothing. I am a doctor you know" He joked trying to lighten the mood and get her to open up. They had been dating for the last month but they still had their moments. He fell in love very fast and dreamed of having a future with her, something that scared him.
"Haha very funny Luc" she gasped out. Luc only grew more concerned but he wasn't sure what to do. Yes he was a doctor, a good one at that but he had always been rubbish at dealing with women never mind his ill girlfriend who was clearly in a great deal of pain.
"Eddie seriously. What wrong? I'm worried"
"Luc, don't be daft it's probably just my time of the month. There's no need to be worried" she tried to smile.
"Eddie that was two weeks ago!" Eddie looked horrified.
2I don't even want to know how you know!" she laughed, then realised that was a bad idea as the pain in her side flared.
"Let me take a look, please Eddie." He begged seeing her about to protest.
"Oh whatever look, if it'll shut you up" she joked. He finally moved out of the bed and grabbed his stethoscope off the table. He took her wrist and checked her pulse as they awkwardly stared at each other. After he was satisfied he listened to her chest, her breathing was still fast but he wasn't sure why yet.
"Lie back" he told her firmly. She definitely wasn't enjoying this. Deep down she was touched that he cared this much but she was his girlfriend, not his patient and it was just bad food or something right?
She bit her lip to try and disguise her pain as he hit a sore spot on her stomach. He noticed her sharp breath but she wasn't letting on if the action caused her pain. He pressed again and this time she cried out.
"Alright, Alright. Sorry Eddie" he felt bad for causing her even more pain. At this moment he was torn between being her doctor and being her boyfriend. He didn't like seeing her in pain and only wanted to help but he felt like her was causing her more pain anyway. He just couldn't win.
"I'm fine Luc; it's just cramps or bad food. It's nothing bad. If I feel any worse I'll go to my doctor" she promised. She didn't feel too great but she hated it when he fussed.
"You can't seriously be considering going to work?" he exclaimed.
"There's nothing to consider. I ate some bad food and life goes on" she said, getting out of bed.
"I'm going for a shower okay?" Luc nodded wanting to mention the fact they shared dinner and he was fine. He wondered if he was over reacting. He had never really been in this situation before and wasn't sure how to handle it. He decided he was reading to hard into it, if she said she was fine then she was.
As he was getting dressed he heard a loud bang.
"Eddie?" he called standing outside the bathroom door. He knocked, he was debating whether to go in or not when he got no answer and was thankful he never got round to fitting that lock. He found Eddie on the floor of the shower with the water still running. He quickly turned the water off and checked for a pulse. Her eyes fluttered open and he sighed with relief.
"You gave me a fright!" She smiled softly.
"How do you feel? I mean, do you think you can move? What if you have a head injury? Or, even a spinal one!" He rambled on; she raised a weak finger to his lips to silence him.
"I'm okay Luc, I was, and umm I was sitting before I passed out." He considered picking her up and running straight to the hospital but he knew she would want to be descent. He helped into some loose clothes as they both fumbled awkwardly. She was too tired and weak to do it herself but it still made her embarrassed. Luc had never been so relieved to live so close to the hospital. As they were stumbling slowly towards the hospital Eddie's legs gave out and Luc picked her up and finished the short walk or the main entrance. He headed straight for the lift where Sasha was currently standing.
"Eddie!" he gasped seeing her in Luc's arms. The elevator couldn't have gone any slower to Luc but he was glad Sasha was there. He and Eddie were good friends and Luc knew he would take care of her.
"Let's get her on a bed!" Sasha took over from Luc and started to examine Eddie.
"She woke up with abdominal pains" he told Sasha. Sasha frowned,
"Yeah, it feels like her appendix". He sprung into action and yelled instructions at people as they headed for theatre. At the doors he left Luc standing helpless as he watched Sasha.
Words couldn't describe how he felt at that moment.
To be continued... there will be another twist: P