What Ever It Takes
Chapter 4
Big Mac had arrived shortly after Tom left to transfer Sam up to Keller. When she arrived the biggest side room on the ward was reserved for her she made a mental note to thank Zoe as it was her who had organised this.
After sitting in a comfortable silence for a few minutes when a blonde haired nurse walked in.
'Hello, I'm Chantelle and I will be looking after you for the next few days. Is there anything I can get you?' She said.
'No thank you. My fiancé should be here soon anyway' Replied Sam. All she wanted to do was go to sleep in Tom's arms.
'Okay! Miss Campbell should be in shortly to talk you through your treatment. If you need anything then don't hesitate to let me know' said Chantelle skipping out of the room and towards the nurses station where Arthur was sat.
'Arthur, I recognise the patient in side room 3 but I don't know where from' asked Chantelle.
'She's a doctor in the ED.' Said Arthur not looking up from the computer screen.
'Oh it must be terrible for her! You know having to be a patient in her own hospital. But you know what they say! Doctor's make the worst patients!' continued Chantelle wondering off to deal with another paitent.
'Yeah..' Mumbled Arthur before getting back to work.
'Hey' Tom said making his way into Sam's room with a pink holdal and a few tesco bags.
'Hey Yourself' Replied Sam using the remote to make the bed into a more seated position. She had just got off to sleep when Chantelle had left.
'I got you everything you asked for. Pajamas, Dressing gown, Hot water bottle,Fluffy pink slippers and lots of things to keep you occupied!' Said Tom gesturing to the pink holdal in the corner of the room.
'What's in the tesco bags?' Asked Sam.
'Just a few treats for when your out of surgery. You'll be nil by mouth until then' said Tom 'But just so you know I've got a big bar of Cadburys Chocolate, Grapes, Strawberrys and a couple of cans of Monster energy because the anesthetic can make you feel lethargic. I also got you these' said Tom revealing a big bunch of red roses from behing his back.
'Oh! Tom you didn't have to!' Said Sam blushing slightly.
'Yes I did.' Said Tom wrapping his arms around Sam.
At that moment Serena walked in to Sam's room to talk through her treatment
'No, love making in my hospital!' She joked.
As soon as she said this Tom jumped off Sam's bed and went and stood next to Serena.
'Moving Swifty on...' said Serena, looking at Tom. 'Right I've had a look at your notes and I would clear you to have surgery to remove your appendix today. I think it would be best if we did an open appendectomy beacause of how inflamed you appendix is. I've got a slot in my theatre list at 3pm today so I can fit you in then. Until then i'm going to start you on some antibiotics just to be on the safe side. Would that be OK?' Continued Serena.
'Yeah, I just have a quick question to ask' Said Sam nervously.
'Ask away!'replied Serena.
'How long approximately will I be off from work? Its just I hate sitting around doing nothing all day' Asked Sam looking at Tom.
'I understand. But It's hard to say at this point, but if I was you I would take at least a fortnight off to give your body a chance to recover' replied Serena looking down at Sam's notes. 'Is that everything?' Serena said
'Yes' said Sam looking down at her hands.
'Well I'll be off then! See you at 3pm' said Serena as she walked out of the room.