So I incorporated Jane's dream state in this chapter. Hope you like it, what you've all been waiting for.
Maura was walking back to Jane's room after going to the cafeteria. Beth had kicked her out of the room again. She decided to get some coffee. She wanted to be awake when Jane woke up.
"Hey Maura!" she turned to see Angela coming down the hallway.
"Hey Angela. Shift change already?" Maura said looking at her watch. It was just shy of 7.
"Yep. You left to get some coffee, so I take it Jane is doing well,"
"If doing well means she still hasn't woken up. Then yes she's doing well," Maura responded, trying to hold back tears.
"What? Jane hasn't woken up?" Angela was in disbelief. She went and scanned her badge making a beeline to Jane.
"Jane?" she asked patting her on the chest. No response.
She turned and left walking right by Maura to the back. She dropped everything off and got her work supplies she kept in her locker. She scanned her badge and came back out back to Jane's room.
Maura was still at the door of Jane's room waiting for Angela. She passed Maura and did an entire neurological assessment.
"This doesn't add up," the nurse muttered to herself. "Maura come sit with Jane. Talk to her. I'm going to go get report and see why she hasn't woken up. She should've woken up hours ago."
Maura took her usual spot. She was distracted by the nurses at the nurses' station. Angela looked red in the face as she was talking to Beth. She didn't know what to say to Jane except "Come back to me."
Maura continued to watch the night nurse. She was sitting behind the nurses' station in front of the computer, she was listening to Beth. Then Maura heard the nurse yell "WHAT?"
She saw the nurse shift her attention from the Beth to the computer. Maura couldn't hear Angela anymore but could still see her lips. She saw what looked like "You need to read the orders."
Then Angela was on the phone calling someone, and Beth was in tears. Maura wanted to go out there and find out what was going on, but there was too much tension at the nurses' station.
After a few minutes a woman Maura has never seen before arrived at the nurse's station. Angela was still at the computer but she was clicking at the keys. It looked like she was filled something out and on the phone at same time with her second conversation.
The woman said something to Angela and she nodded, still on the phone. The woman turned to Beth who followed her to the back room.
"I wonder what happened," Maura asked Jane. "Frankly a part of me doesn't care. She wasn't the best nurse anyways."
Maura continued to watch Angela at the desk. She had hung up the phone and called someone else. The phone call was really short.
"She must be paging the doctor," Maura informed Jane.
Maura heard the phone ring and Angela picked up the phone. Her lips said "SICU this is Angela."
Beth and the woman came out of the back room. Beth was still crying and walked fast out of the ICU, but not before she shot Angela a dirty look. The woman stood in front of Angela blocking Maura's view. She was waiting for Angela to get off the phone.
"Oh Jane, I wish you could see what is going on. You'd probably enjoy it. Why haven't you woken up? Please come back to me," Maura pleaded.
She tried to lift Jane's hand to her lips but it was still restrained. She didn't know why it was necessary anymore since she was extubated and was supposed to be awake. She took it upon herself to free Jane's hand, holding it tightly waiting for someone to tell her what happened.
"Maura what is going on? I keep hearing you but I can't find you?" Jane yelled.
She was still on the lawn. She was hearing Maura's voice but could not find her. The pain had subsided and she decided to try and find her friend.
"You've mentioned nurses and doctors. Hmm. You're at a hospital or some conference?" Jane said to herself.
"MAURA!" Jane yelled at the top of her lungs. She cringed in pain, the yell made her side hurt again.
Every part of her wanted to find her but she didn't know where to start. She decided to head back to her house. "She had to go home eventually," Jane told herself.
She got off the lawn and started to walk back to Maura's house, holding her right arm as she did. Her side didn't hurt as much as she held her arm and walked on.
Angela finished with the computer, phone conversations, and her conversation with the mystery woman. They decided to both go into Jane's room together and explain what happened.
"Sorry about that Maura. This is Lucy the night supervisor," Angela introduced the woman to the ME.
"Nice to meet you," Lucy said extending her hand.
Maura shook it asking "Now can you tell me what happened?"
"Yes. Sorry about the delay. There was a medication error. Angela had to fill out an incident report. Get in touch with pharmacy and the doctor. Tell them what happened. I had to come and talk to both nurses get all the information and to help out," Lucy said with a smile. "You mind if I assess Jane?"
Maura shook her head. "What was the error?"
"You remember what Dr. Millan ordered for pain when Jane woke up?" Angela asked as Lucy did her assessment of Jane.
"Yes, IV Dilaudid, and Percocet."
"Well she has been receiving IV Dilaudid all day, and more than what was prescribed."
"How much was she giving her?"
"Two milligrams every two hours," Angela responded. "I'm actually surprised we don't have to intubate her again."
Lucy chimed in "Where you in here when she gave Jane the medicine?"
"Ahh no. She kicked me out every time she came in. That's why you saw me in the hallway earlier. She had kicked me out for the sixth time so I went for coffee," Maura said to both women.
"What do you mean she kicked you out?" Lucy asked.
"Every time she came in, she asked me to leave. The nurse yesterday did the same thing. I don't know why and when I tried argued yesterday it was a waste of breath. So I left when Beth asked."
"She kicked you out every two hours?" Lucy asked.
"Yes."
She shook her head in disbelief. "Well Jane is doing surprisingly well. Even though she has had far too much pain medicine. We'll continue to keep a close eye on her. Her respirations are ok, I don't see the need to narcan her," she told the blonde doctor. She turned her attention to the other nurse. "Do you have any other patients right now?"
"I don't know. I didn't even look at the assignment. When I came in I immediately took action on this mistake. All I know is room two is empty."
"Ok, well find out. I think it'd be best if Jane is your only patient for now. Especially until she wakes up."
Angela nodded and went to the nurse's station.
"I'm, again, sorry about this. If there is anything that I can do, just let me or Angela know. Here is the number while I'm here," she gave Maura a card with her number.
"Just make sure Beth is never Jane's nurse again."
"You won't have to worry about that. This I can promise you," Lucy said with a smile.
"Thank you."
Lucy left leaving Maura alone with Jane again. "Oh my goodness Jane. She could've killed you. How is it you're still alive? I'm not leaving from now on, no matter what. I promise you."
"How can you say you'll never leave me? I can't even find you," Jane muttered to herself.
Jane was almost to Maura's house and saw the lights where on in her house.
"That bitch."
Jane made her way to the front door. Her body was aching from head to toe. She walked up to the door and it was open. She looked around the living room, then to the kitchen. Still no Maura, she decided to head to the bedroom. As she walked down the hallway the door was open and she could see the blonde lying in bed.
She kicked off her shoes as she made her way to the bed. The blonde had her back to Jane's side of the bed. She crawled into bed and wrapped her arms around her waist. Maura took her hand and intertwined their fingers and held it to her chest.
"Gotcha," Jane whispered before falling asleep with the blonde.
"Gotcha," escaped Jane's lips. So soft Maura could barely hear it.
"Jane? Jane? Can you hear me?" Maura asked standing, while patting Jane on the chest. She turned to the door "Angela!"
She was sitting at the desk keeping a close eye on Jane. She only had her for the moment per Lucy's request. She came in immediately. "What's going on?"
"She said something," she told her before turning her attention back to her friend. "Jane open your eyes."
Jane did as she was told. She opened her eyes to see Maura in one of her stylish outfits smiling with tears in her eyes. She smiled giving Maura's hand a squeeze. Again she whispered "Gotcha," before Maura wrapped her arms around her in a hug.
