Chapter 7

BEEP BEEP BEEP

What's that noise?

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Am I dead?

BEEP BEEP BEEP

I tried to open my eyes and my vision was blurry. I closed them and opened them again. Until everything came into focus. I looked around and saw white walls, and a heart monitor. I moaned and then I heard some movement beside me.

"Ted, he is awake," Cody said excitingly. I looked over at him and gave him a weak smile and he smiled back.

"You had us worried there bud," Ted said smiling at me. I tried to sit up, but my head was killing me.

"Don't try to move so fast Randy," Cody said to me and helped me sit up.

"I am going to go and get the nurse," Ted said and left out of the room.

"Water…. I need water," I told Cody, he went and got a cup and filled it with water and then helped me drink it. When I had enough, he sat in down and came back to me.

"What happened," I asked him. Seeing that I had an IV needle in my arm.

"What do you remember last," he asked me.

"Well, we were in the meeting and Ted and his dad were talking about some people from Boston coming down here and then me and Ted's dad got into it and then he said something bad about you and that's all I remember," I told him frowning.

"When you were about to say something you fainted and we were trying to ask you what was wrong, but you didn't respond so we called an ambulance to come and get you," he told me. Then I remembered that Ted didn't defend him and I got angry again and my heart monitor started beeping rapidly. Cody tried to calm me down, but it didn't work. He called for a nurse and she told him that Cody would have to leave out of the room. She stuck a needle into my arm and I went to sleep.

I woke up again and looked around. I didn't see Ted or Cody anywhere. I frowned a little and then let out a sigh. They might have gone home when I was sleeping; I still couldn't believe that Ted didn't stick up for Cody. I guess that he still didn't tell his dad that they were dating. I sighed again and then the door opened. It was one of the nurses. She smiling at me and checked my vitals, I asked her could she help me sit up and she did and fluffed the pillow a little. I told her thanks and she said that she was going to go and get the doctor. I nodded and sat there for a while. My eyes widen, I forgot about Phil! He was probably worried when I didn't come home. Yesterday? Or was it tomorrow? I have no clue hopefully when the doctor comes in I will ask him what day it is and can I call my boyfriend. I sighed and closed my eyes to try and relax. It was good until, I heard the door opened up.

"How are you feeling," the man asked me looking at my chart.

I opened my eyes and gasped as I saw that it was John!

"F-fine, thanks," I said to him nervously, he still wasn't looking at me.

"Well, that's good you gave your friends quite a scare there," he said smiling and then looked at me. He looked shocked.

"Gorgeous?"

"I told you not to call me that! Its Randy thank you," I said to him angrily.

"Wow, never thought that I would run into you here," he said to me smiling.

"Yea, well I didn't either so can I go," I asked him. I really didn't want to be here with him right now.

"Well, based on your chart you are fine, you just need to take it easy and not work so hard. It seems that all that stress that you had hit and you fainted," he said to me putting my chart down.

"So what do you recommend that I do? I have a job you know, I have to make sure that everything is right and that there I know mistakes," I said to him trying to get him to understand how important my job is.

"I know that your job is important, whatever it maybe, but you have to not overwork yourself all the time and get you some rest. Now, I would tell you to take a day off and recuperate, but knowing you, you are not going to. So all I can say is take it easy ok?" he said to me frowning a little.

I guess that this is his 'doctor' mode…. Wait doctor?

"You are a doctor," I asked him

"Yep, and one of Missouri's finest," he said smiling confidently.

"So that's why you had to move over here," I said now understanding why he was down here.

"Yep, and then I met a gorgeous man like yourself. What do you do," he asked me trying to engage in a conversation.

"I am a Therapist, I love it to," I told him honestly. It's true I love helping people and being the one that's listens to them.

"Good job choice, well I am going to go so that I can go get your papers so you can get out of here ok," he asked me smiling I nodded my head.

"Wait…. What day is it," I asked him curiously.

"Oh, it Thursday," he said matter-of-factly.

My eyes widen again, it Thursday. I was asleep for 2 days? I couldn't believe it!

"Yep, I told you when your body needs to rest, it will shut down, and get the rest that it needs. The average person would be out for 2 weeks, so I am surprised you only slept for 2 days," he said to me.

"Wow, I can't believe it," I said putting my head down. 2 days, I guess I really need to calm down a little. I mean all I do is work; I never go anywhere unless someone invites me. I never go out voluntarily. I just stay in the house and it's not like Phil is at home. He's too busy wrestling.

"Oh I was wondering if you would like to go have lunch with me sometime," he asked me smiling.

"Um-"I was about to reply when Phil came through the door. He had a worried expression on his face.

"Oh baby, are you alright," he asked me and kissed me on the lips.

"Yea, I am fine. Just stressed that's all," I told him.

"When we get home you are not getting out of bed, do you hear me," he said seriously. I just nodded my head and then looked at John. I couldn't tell what he was thinking. He just looked at me and then at Phil and raised an eyebrow that said 'This is your lover, seriously?'

The door opened and a nurse whispered something in his ear, he nodded his head and then looked at me.

"Well, I have to go right now, but I will have something to get those papers for you and remember Mr. Orton that you need to rest and take it easy," he said smiling and then walked out the door. Mr. Orton? Since when did he start using that? I sighed and then was happy that I can go home.

I got out the bed, Phil wanted to help, but I just smiled at him and told him that I got it and got dressed. Like John said, a nurse brought the papers that I should sign and me and Phil left the hospital. I made sure to call Cody and tell him that I was alright and that I was going home. He told me that Ted gave me the day off tomorrow and that was good because I never felt like going anyway.

We pulled up into our driveway and got out the car. Phil grabbed my bag and opened the door. I walked inside and headed upstairs to take a shower and then go to bed. Phil placed my briefcase by the door and hung my jacket up and followed me upstairs. When I got out the shower dressed in sweats, Phil was packing his bag. I sat down on the bed and was frowning at him.

"Where are you going?"

"I have to go, we are scheduled to go to Canada for a show," he told me still packing.

"Now? I just got out of the hospital and you are leaving," I asked him in disbelief.

"Yea, Randy, you know what I do and know that I have to be there when I am needed," he said snapping at me and zipped up his bag.

"What happened to that bullshit you said at the hospital about taking care of me and then we were supposed to spend some time together," I said to him angrily.

"Look, we were supposed to do that when you were supposed to come home, but you ended up in the hospital so that moment is gone," he said angrily.

"I can't believe you! You actually want to put your job before me!"

"Look Randy, I wasted enough time waiting on you to come home and going to the hospital to pick you up. My flight has already left me and I need to get another flight. Now, I need to go see you when I get back," he said to me and grabbed his bag and left out the door. I heard the front door shut and his car pulling out the driveway. I cried because I believe that he would leave me in the time that I need him the most. I lay down and cried myself to sleep.