Chapter 7! Enjoy! Sorry about the delay, only 14 days left before I head off to Japan! So, it's crunch time in my neck of the woods! Plus, next weekend, I have a huge going away party to go to and everything...sorry, I'm fucking busy. Anyways, enjoy!
Warning: Homophobia
Disclaimer in chapter 1
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Nurse Me!
Chapter 7
"That is bullshit," Lula said, looking up at Stephanie, who rolled her eyes and nodded her head, "I can't believe he would even think you would do anything like that!"
Stephanie sighed and said, "That man, he….I can't believe that bastard, my husband, would ever say anything like that!"
Stephanie slapped her hand on the counter and said, "He claims that my job is too much for me! He caught me comforting Heidi's father! Went off the fucking deep end!"
Stephanie let out a hiss and ran a hand over her face and walked around the corner and sat down beside Lula. She cradled her head in her arms and said, "Why would Joe respond like that?"
"Carlos Manoso is hot," Lula said, getting up and grabbing some files, "Joe is feeling a bit inferior, on your day off you should reassure that man that he's still your husband."
Stephanie sighed and then said, "You're right, Lula, I should do that, maybe make him his favorite meal…strip him down and fuck him…he'd like that…"
"I'm sure he would, I can show you a few moves, you know, from my time as a stripper, make his eyes cross and shit," Lula said, earning a shriek of shock from Stephanie, "He's going to like it, I swear."
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"Oh fuck…." Diesel said, looking over his shoulders as the doors to the Blue Room was opened, "Fuck me in the ass…it's her, Brittany! You're favorite lady is here, Miss. Glenn!"
Heidi and Diesel were in the communal room, watching TV and eating ice cream. Brittany was to join them, in a moment, but she had been busy trying to seduce Jeanne, again.
"Da fuck?!" Brittany boomed, shuffling out her room and into the communal room, "Hey! Now, don't you lie to me you piece of-"
"Miss. Small, I bought sticky buns for this week's session," A woman said, making Brittany wince and clench her fist tightly, "Now, I heard there's a new patient here, and thought it imperative that we have a session."
Miss. Glenn was a perky red haired woman with bright blue eyes, wearing a sweater dress, thick leggings and fuzzy boots. She was in her early 30's, the prime of her life. Miss. Glenn gave Brittany a tight smile and then made her way over to the communal area.
"Miss. Glenn and Brittany got into it, about 7 months back, about one of our old dorm hall mates, it's a long story, and I don't think Brittany wants to talk about it."
"Bitch," Brittany muttered, sitting down in between Heidi and Diesel, "Fucking bitch…."
"Now, I know Diesel and I know Brittany," Miss. Glenn said, smiling at the boy and turning away from Brittany, "Now, can you tell me your name?"
"Heidi Manoso," Heidi said, pulling her covers up over her shoulders, "Stage 3 Brain Cancer."
"That is so horrible," Miss. Glenn said, clicking her tongue, making Brittany's eyebrow twitch, "Horrible, now, I'm here for you, Heidi, if you wake up, feeling depressed or suicidal, or experience any bullying…."
Miss. Glenn turned to Brittany who rubbed her face, with her middle finger. Miss. Glenn smiled again and said, "If you experience any bullying, contact me, we'll ratify it, that includes removing the threat."
Heidi turned to Diesel who chuckled under his breath. Miss. Glenn sat down in a chair, opened the box of sweets and said, "Help yourselves, children."
"Fuck you, I'm on a diet," Brittany said, but leaning forward to look at the pastry box, "Sticky buns…do they have nuts in them, the last time you bought pastries, they had nuts in them, and I nearly died! You know I'm allergic to nuts!"
"I'll have one," Diesel said, leaning over and grabbing a bun, "Yeah, Miss. Glenn, no suicidal thoughts, or depression, we're all fine here."
"Yeah, I'm fine here," Heidi said, with a smile, reaching over to grab a bun, "No thoughts of suicide or anything."
Heidi took a bite out of the bun and chewed her mouthful, as Miss. Glenn smiled and said, "Well, Brittany, Diesel if you can leave I'll do a one on one with Heidi and come back to do one with you two."
"Like hell am I'm going to talk to that bitch, I'm going to call my parents, they may not like my lifestyle, but they hate the white man more than they hate me," Brittany muttered to Diesel and Heidi as she got up from the couch.
"You hate using the race card" Diesel said to Brittany as the two left the communal area, "You say it takes you back a couple decades."
"Yeah, but I hate that bitch more," Brittany sneered, leading Diesel into her room.
Once Diesel and Brittany slammed the door shut, Miss. Glenn leaned forward and said, "If that dyke tries to make a move on you, you tell me…I've been trying to get rid of her and that doctor for months. Lesbians working and interacting with people, spreading their taint."
Suddenly, the sweet and delicious sticky bun tasted like sand in Heidi's mouth.
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Stephanie let out a yelp of shock as Jeanne barreled by her, green eyes bright with rage and her hands gripping a file. Jeanne turned to Stephanie and snapped, "Tell me when the grief counselor is gone, I'll be checking on the little ones."
Stephanie blinked and then turned to Lula, who sucked in air, leaned back in her chair and said, "Well, that bitch is here a few days early, she must have heard about Heidi and wants to herd her into her flock."
"Uh-oh," Stephanie said, turning to Lula, who twiddled her thumbs, "What's wrong with her? What is she doing?"
"You'll find out, but let me warn you, Claudia doesn't like her, Jeanne doesn't like her and I sure as hell don't like her," Lula said, making Stephanie's eyes widen with horror, "Just watch out around her….I'm sure she'll try to get you on her train."
Stephanie frowned and turned, seeing Brittany and Diesel walk out the Blue Room and into the main area of the Ward, "Brittany, Diesel, I thought you were having a movie day?"
"Fuck movie day, fuck those sticky buns, I'm on a mother fucking diet!" Brittany boomed, stomping off, her face flushed with rage, "Tell me when the cunt is gone, she's just mad cause I won't hit on her!"
Diesel sighed and said, "She's found Heidi, and Brittany's not too happy about that."
Lula nodded her head saying, "Take her into the Kindergarten room, and keep the little ones company, Erica, the 6 year old, died last night from heart failure, I think they could use Brittany."
Diesel grabbed Brittany's arm and steered her over to the brightly colored hallway. Stephanie turned to Lula and said, "Erica Dodson?! She was doing fine yesterday morning…my god."
"She went to sleep and then her heart monitor went off," Lula said, crossing her arms, "I just hope she wasn't in any pain, when she passed. It's so damn hard, Stephanie, to watch these children go through this, that's why I decided on being a nurse, so I can help as many ill children as possible."
Stephanie nodded her head and said, "I did too, I'm going to check on Heidi, her father is going to be here in an hour with her lunch."
Stephanie walked away from the nurse's counter and down the nearly deserted Blue Room hall. She found Heidi in the communal area, with a red haired woman speaking to her in soft tones. Stephanie stopped in mid-step and took a step back, hearing the phrase, "Has Brittany ever tried to make a pass on you, or made you uncomfortable, it's okay if you tell me a little white lie, Heidi, if it gets rid of the nasty lesbians…"
"Heidi," Stephanie said, curtly, startling the woman talking to the girl, "Your father will be here in an hour with your lunch, why don't you go get ready for him."
Heidi gave Stephanie a grateful smile and then got up, scurrying out the communal are of the Blue room and into her room. The woman who was talking to Heidi, got and said, with a smile, "I've never seen you around here before, you must be the new nurse."
"Stephanie Morelli, Co-Head Nurse of the Serious Illness Ward, and Head Nurse in charge of the Blue room," Stephanie said, shaking the woman's hand quickly, "You are the grief counselor?"
"I am, Miranda Glenn, at your service," The woman said, smiling at Stephanie, "You have to deal with those two…mhmm…lesbians, I think, now that you're here, we can finally get rid of them."
Stephanie gave the woman a tight smile and said, "Please, Miranda, keep your little campaign to yourself, I'm here to take care of these ill children, including Brittany and Jeanne is the best doctor on the east coast, if you have a problem with their sexuality, I suggest you put on a pair of big girl panties and deal with it, I'm sure they have much to deal with and a homophobic grief counselor isn't on the list."
Miranda gave Stephanie a look of pure ice and said, in a tight voice, "I'll be back next week to speak to the children…have a nice day, Mrs. Morelli…"
As Miranda passed by Stephanie, Stephanie turned and said, "I don't think so, next week is when they all have chemo treatment, at the same time, the aftermath of chemo requires them to be down for a bit, I'll contact you, when they're back to their happy selves."
Miranda opened her mouth to protest, but Stephanie walked by her, coming up with an excuse about checking up on a patient. Hopefully she would be gone by the time Stephanie came back.
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"Oh god, Papi, the grief counselor is awful!" Heidi said, pushing away her half eaten meal, "She's a homophobic woman, hell bent on getting rid of Jeanne and Brittany, all because they're gay."
Carlos raised an eyebrow, looking up from the brochures Heidi's school had given him, "Really? Has she tried to spread any of her ideas to you?"
"She's been trying to get rid of them for months, and I don't know why, apart from being gay, Diesel said it's something else, but he won't say, " Heidi said, picking up one of the brochures, "He's really protective of Brittany."
"That means he's a good friend," Carlos said, placing the brochures down on the table, "So, have you made your choice, Bella?"
"I'll do the private tutor," Heidi said, putting the folded paper down, "I think I'll get more work done if I have someone here with me, so am I officially out of school now?"
"You are, but the moment you're well, you're going back," Carlos said, with a smile, his hand reaching out to ruffle Heidi's hair, but Heidi sat back.
"You don't want to touch my hair, it's starting to thin out and fall out," Heidi said, pulling on a strand and watching as a lock of hair seemed to fall out.
"Oh Bella," Carlos said, softly, watching tears fill Heidi eyes, "It's okay, it's just hair, it'll grow back."
"I know it's silly, crying about hair, but, it's my hair," Heidi said, wiping her eyes and letting her father wrap his arms around her, "It's like watching Momma all over again, suring the first stages of her cancer treatment, but it's all me."
Carlos rocked Heidi in his arms and kissed her forehead, whispering Spanish words to calm her down. Heidi let out a few hiccups and said, "Lula offered to cut it for me and told me to get satin pillow cases for me to lay my head on, that way, the hair loss isn't so bad."
"I'll go out and get you a set for tonight," Carlos said, hugging his child tightly, "Once this cancer is gone, you'll have hair again."
"What if this cancer never goes away?" Heidi asked, looking over to her father, "I won't have to worry about hair, I'll be dead."
"Bella, don't talk like that," Carlos said, softly, "You're going to heal, and you're going to go to college, find a boy that greys my hair and marry him, do you understand, Bella?"
"It's so damn hard to be optimistic, sometimes," Heidi mumbled, leaning into her father's embrace, "All I can think of is Momma and her cancer, they removed everything that had the cancer and she stilled died, they can't remove my brain, or else I'll die…."
"You're going to get better," Carlos said, rubbing Heidi's back, "I'll be with you, at every step of the way…"
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Joe looked down at his cell phone and pressed the ignore button. He grabbed his beer and took a long pull from it, before motioning or another beer. His wife had been calling him for the past hour, leaving messages that asked when he would be home, she made him dinner. Joe snorted into his beer and mumbled, "I don't want to see her for a while."
He was still sore from the argument they had earlier that week, and for the last week, he had been heading to the bar, after work, too angry to go home, but in dire need of something to sooth his nerves. He wanted his Cupcake to quit working at that damn hospital, he also wanted her to stop getting so damn comfortable with men she had to be around, she was his wife, damn, it! It's like those vows mean nothing to her!
Joe shook his head and thanked the bartender, before drinking his beer in silence. He was halfway done with his drink, when someone sat on the stool beside him, ordering a double whiskey. Joe turned and saw a pretty black haired woman sitting beside him, dressed in a pair of tight jeans and a sweter turtle neck that hugged her in all the right places. The woman turned to Joe, with those big smoky grey eyes and flashed him a dazzling smile. Joe smiled back at her and said, "A whiskey drinker, eh? None of those fruity drinks?"
"Hell no," The woman said, leaning forward and grabbing her drink, downing it in on go, "I'm a whiskey and bourbon girl, the bigger the burn, the better."
Joe smiled and took a swig of his drink saying, "What's a girl like you doing out in a bar like this?"
"Looking for a good time," The woman purred, asking for another drink, "What are you doing in a bar like this?"
"The same thing," Joe said, asking for a double whiskey, "I just want to forget about life and duties and enjoy myself…."
The woman smiled and eyed his wedding band saying, "Problems with the wife?"
"You don't know the half of it," Joe said, earning a giggle from the woman.
"Tell me about them, and for tonight, forget that you have duties and a life outside this bubble," The woman said, grabbing Joe's hand, "Let's take off this shackle and ball."
Joe made to protest the woman from taking off his ring, but, the moment it was gone, he found that the feeling of, just for tonight, not being married, was a comforting presence. The woman smiled and said, "Let's forget, okay?"
"Sounds like a plan…." Joe said with a smile.
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Stephanie tossed out the dry and hard baked ziti and blew out the candles, She grabbed the chocolate cake she made and went upstairs to the bedroom. She sat in bed and watched TV, eating from the cake and toying with her phone. Jo never called her back nor did he even come home that day. Stephanie trusted her husband, and so, she believed that he was still angry about their fight.
She trusted her husband, she did, but she trusted her gut more, and her gut was telling her something else. Stephanie picked up her phone, called Joe but only got sent to voicemail. Stephanie rolled her eyes and, after the beep said, "Hello Joe, It's Stephanie, I was waiting for you to come home, I made us dinner and everything, I'm sorry about arguing with you, but, this is my job, these children and their parents, are my responsibility, if you're having such a hard time, come in and help me out, volunteer with these children, you'll see. I'm not angry with you, Joe, I love you, pleases come home soon…"
Stephanie hung up and laid back in the bed and settled in for the night, hopefully, Joe would come home soon.
TBC….
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