"Dan are you sure you want to do this?" asked Josh concerned about the decision his friend just made. All tests were made, and Dan was proven to be a great donor to Josh and so he told his friend about his decision.
"Yeah pretty sure. The surgery's tomorrow whether you want it or not." Said Dan smiling.
"I… I really don't know what to say. Just, uh , thank you. Thank you so much" said Josh with tears starting to form under his eyes.
"Don't say a thing, just rest because we have a big day ahead of us tomorrow" replied Dan before hugging his friend and going back to his room where his sister and girlfriend were sitting waiting for him.
"Hey did everything go okay with Josh?" asked Jenny the minute she saw her brother entering the room. Dan nodded his head sighing. "He's really worried though, I left him by himself because I need to rest too, could you maybe go and check on him? Maybe stay with him for the night?" he demanded hoping his sister would agree. It killed him to see Josh this afraid but he needed rest as much as his friend did.
"Yeah sure, will you be okay though?" she asked concerned.
"I'm staying here tonight you have nothing to worry about Jenny" Serena replied smiling at Jenny. Jenny nodded her head and hugged her brother one last time assuring him that she will see him again before his surgery and she left the room to go and be with Josh.
"How are you holding up?" said Serena when she and Dan were finally alone.
"I'm okay" "Well that's good" Dan noticed how Serena's voice shifted at the end of the sentence and he knew that she was worried about him. He still can't believe how much she's taking up for him. She has been with him in the hospital for 5 straight days only going for work and later the night to sleep. And tonight she's even sleeping in the hospital so she can be with him in the morning before his surgery. Dan knew that Serena was a special girl from the minute he laid his eyes on her but he hasn't imagined that she would stick up with the bad days even after a week of meeting him.
"Hey come here" he motioned for Serena to come sit next to him on the bed. He held her face in his hands and looked deep into her eyes while talking slowly letting her sink everything in. "I'll be okay, there is no reason to be worried. The doctor told you himself, nothing bad is gonna happen. Okay?" he said as he caressed her face with his thumb.
"I know everything's going to be fine but Dan I really like you and if anything happened to you in that room I don't know what would I do" she said truthfully.
"I really like you too, more than you can imagine and I promise you as soon as I get better we'll relive every single thing new couples do. I'm really sorry for making you go through this, and if I could I would have chosen another timing until you and I got to know each other's better but it just happened and I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate you sticking by my side while I go through this." He said rubbing Serena's shoulders and sensing how tensed she was so he asked her to turn around and he massaged her shoulders while giving her neck a kiss every now and then until they both felt sleepy and decided they should sleep.
The next day was a hard one for the four of them, Dan and Josh were both being prepped for the surgery and Serena and Jenny were just watching helplessly, they were bound to get carried away for surgery in fifteen minutes and things were getting pretty emotional for Josh and the Humphreys. They all knew that Dan would be fine, but they were worried about Josh and the fact that his body might reject the transplantation. Serena was pretty brave assuring them all that everything's going to be fine.
The time came, and nurses came and took them away leaving Jenny and Serena left there alone, waiting for any update whatsoever. Serena sensed how tensed was jenny, she was shaking her leg up and down and playing with her hands.
"So tell me about yourself, when do you have to go back to college?" asked Serena trying to take her mind off the fact that her brother and his best friend are going through a surgery.
"My break will be over in a week but I think I'm going to call my professors and ask if I could miss the first week of the new semester just to stay here and make sure Josh is okay" said Jenny " and Dan she added after a couple of seconds"
"I think it's better for you to go back and not miss any of your classes, especially since it's a new semester so you'll be lost when you go back. Josh wouldn't be leaving the hospital for a month I think and well Dan is staying here for two weeks too."
"Yeah I know, it's wise to go. But I don't know how am I going to be concentrating with my mind always thinking about them"
"So you're as attached to Josh as your brother is?" Serena knew for a fact that Jenny liked Josh, it was pretty much obvious but of course she didn't want to say anything that makes her feel uncomfortable.
"Yeah he's like family you know? We're just so used to his presence, and he helped me and Dan so much. You'll get to know him better and you'll so how much of a great guy he is. Him and Dan have the strongest friendship"
"I guess if their friendship wasn't strong, Dan wouldn't be lying down on an operating room bed giving him his kidney" she said smiling.
Hours passed, with a nurse coming in every half an hour to update Serena and Jenny on their cases. Dan's kidney has been removed and he was going to be brought their soon. The same goes for Josh who just had a successful kidney transplant. Josh would have to be put in an isolated room for some time due to his weak immune system so they could only see him through glass.
Serena and Jenny were asked to leave the room so they could bring Dan in and they could come back after they were dressed properly with masks and gloves on.
Tears were running on Jenny's cheeks as she saw her brother's state. He was lying there helpless and she wasn't accustomed to see him like this at all. He was always moving, he would have the fever and sick and always moving to make sure she got everything she needed. Seeing him like this, she couldn't help but cry and weep. Serena's hand was trying to console her as much as she could but tears were starting to prick in her eyes too. Dan was unconscious and with tubes all over his body. Both of the girls decided they should probably get out since it was only permitted to be in the room for a short time.
A/N: I know that it's a small chapter, and probably a boring one but I had to go with the surgery fast so I can get back to the life of Dan and Serena.
Will try and update fast enough.
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