Time For A Change
A week later Sammie drove Roxanne to the hospital. "Are you sure you want to do this," asked Sammie. "Yes. I'm sure I want to do this. You're not going to change my mind," said Roxanne.
"I didn't think I would. I'll come visit you later today after your surgery," said Sammie.
"Okay. Thank you for doing this. I owe you big time," said Roxanne. "Don't worry about it. Just don't do anything like this again," said Sammie as they pulled into the hospital parking lot.
"Well, here we are. Are you nervous," asked Sammie. "I'm a little nervous, but I'll be okay," said Roxanne.
After Sammie parked the car they headed inside the hospital. It took a while for them to get the paper work, but once they did they were on their way. "Roxanne. Good to see you. Are you ready for today," asked Dr. Kimora.
"I am. I'm a little nervous, but it's okay," said Roxanne. "Well, let's get started. I'll have the anesthesiologist in here to go over some things, and then we'll get you in surgery," said Dr. Kimora.
"Thank you," said Roxanne as Dr. Kimora left the room.
After Roxanne met with the anesthesiologist she was prepped for surgery. "I'll see you in a few hours," said Sammie. "Okay. See you later," said Roxanne as she started to become drowsy.
Meanwhile Horatio and the others were starting to get worried about Roxanne. It had been a few weeks since anyone had heard from her. They tired calling her cell phone, but she wasn't answering it. "Maybe we should call Sammie and see if he knows where she is," said Calleigh.
"Why didn't I think of that in the first place? I'm such an idiot," said Horatio. "You're not an idiot. You're just really worried about her like we all are," said Calleigh.
So, Horatio took out his cell phone and called Sammie. "Sammie," said Sammie. "Sammie. It's Horatio. I've been trying to call Roxanne and she's not answering her cell phone. Do you know where she might be," asked Horatio.
Sammie hesitated at first. He knew he should tell Horatio that Roxanne was having surgery, but he didn't want to worry Horatio. "I....I do know where she is, but I can't tell you. I'm sorry," said Sammie.
"What do you mean you can't tell me? Is she okay," asked Horatio.
"She's fine. I can't tell you because I don't think she wants you to try and come here. She would want you to rest so that your wounds will heal," said Sammie. He hated that he lied to Horatio, but knew if he told Horatio the truth, he would come to the hospital.
"Oh, okay. If you talk to her again tell her to call me. We're all worried about her," said Horatio. "Don't worry. I'll tell her to call you," said Sammie.
"Thank you Sammie," said Horatio. "You're welcome. So, how are you and the others doing? Besides missing Roxanne," said Sammie.
"We're doing pretty good. Keeping busy as usual. How are you doing," asked Horatio.
"Doing well. I surprised my wife by decorating the house for her birthday. Roxanne helped me. I'd been planning it for weeks," said Sammie.
"I bet your wife was impressed," said Horatio. "Yea, she was. She really liked it. Well, I hate to let you go, but I have to get going. I'll talk to you later," said Sammie.
"Okay. It was nice talking to you. Talk to you later," said Horatio as he hung up. "That was a close one. I hope I did the right thing," thought Sammie to himself as he went home for a little while.
A few hours later Roxanne woke up. "Hey. How are you feeling," asked Sammie. "Peachy," muttered Roxanne. "I bet. When you're awake enough you need to call Horatio. He called me asking about you," said Sammie.
"What did he say," asked Roxanne. "He asked me if I knew where you were. I told him I knew where you were, but couldn't tell him. He asked me why, and I told him I don't think you would want him to try and come here. That you would want him to rest so his wounds will heal," said Sammie.
"Okay. I'll call him in a couple of hours. I hope this procedure went alright," said Roxanne. "I'm sure it did. I'll talk to you later. You take care," said Sammie. "I will. See you later," said Roxanne as she drifted off to sleep again.
A couple of hours later Roxanne woke up again. When she was fully awake she dialed Horatio's number. "Caine," said Horatio. "Hey Horatio. It's Roxanne," said Roxanne.
"Roxanne. I'm so happy to hear your voice. I was worried about you, so were the others," said Horatio. "I'm sorry I worried you again. I didn't mean to," said Roxanne still trying to stay awake.
"Are you okay? I talked to Sammie and he said you're okay, but you don't sound like it," said Horatio. "I'm fine. I just had a tiring day, that's all," said Roxanne.
"You must be working really hard," said Horatio. "Yea, I guess you could say that. So, how have you and the others been," asked Roxanne.
"We've been pretty good. Busy as usual, but you know how that is," said Horatio.
"Yep. I sure do. I know I said I'd be home in a few weeks maybe, but it's looking more like a few months now," said Roxanne.
"Why? Is there something wrong," asked Horatio with concern.
"No. Nothing's wrong. I just have some things I need to do here and I'm pretty sure it'll take me awhile to do them," said Roxanne hoping Horatio would believe her.
"Okay. Keep me updated on how you're doing," said Horatio. "I will. I'll try to call every other day. How does that sound," asked Roxanne.
"Sounds good to me. I got to go. I'll talk to you later," said Horatio. "Okay. Talk to you later," said Roxanne as she hung up.
