Our love's little infinity
Chapter 10: Eyes
I wake up the next day to find my dad walking into my room. He smiles at me and I smile at him. "Good morning." I say. I still can't get the letter from Gus out of my head.
"Morning. How are you feeling?" He asks.
"All right, I guess." I say.
"Isaac's operation is being moved up to today. It starts in an hour." He says.
"Why is it being moved up to today?" I ask.
"Because it was meant to be the day before you, him and Kaitlyn leave for Amsterdam and there won't be enough time for him to heal. If he has it today then he has just over a week to heal and he should be fine." Dad tells me.
"Okay. I might go and check on him later." I say.
"Okay. Do you want something to eat?" He asks.
"Can I have some bacon sandwiches please?" I ask.
"You're a vegetarian." My dad says.
"I'm not dying of cancer anymore. Also I'm craving bacon." I say.
"Okay. I'll go down the shop and get some for you." He says.
"Thank you." I reply and he leaves the room. I am eleven weeks pregnant with twins and they make me crave things I haven't had in years. Like bacon. I haven't had that since I was a little girl.
I get out of bed and decide to get ready for the day. I go into my en-suite and brush my teeth before washing my face with my face scrub. I then get changed into a white dress that has lace flowers on it, the dress shows my baby bump clearly, but I don't mind. I walk downstairs to find my mum sitting on the sofa in the living room, watching TV. I go and sit next to her and she wraps her arm around me. "So bacon, huh?" She asks.
"I'm eleven weeks pregnant with twins; they're making me crave meat. Also I'm not dying of cancer anymore; I think I can start eating meat again now." I tell her.
"Okay. How are you feeling this morning?" She asks.
"I'm feeling good. I think the morning sickness is finally starting to wear off." I say.
"Good. Did your dad tell you about Isaac's eye transplant being moved up to today?"
"Yeah. I'm going to see him later. And this time he should be able to see me as well." I say.
"I think he'd look good with Gus' eyes." She says.
"Yeah. I hope one of these babies has his eyes as well." I say as I rub my stomach.
"Oh, you're getting big." Mum says.
"I'm not that big yet. And what do you expect? I'm having twins. There are two of them." I tell her.
"I know; I was just messing with you." She says. "Have you thought of any names yet?"
"Yeah, if there is a boy and a girl." I tell her.
"Let's hear them then." She says.
"I'm not telling you. You can wait until they are born." I say.
"Seriously." She says.
"Yep." I say, popping the 'p'.
"But you told Isaac." She whines.
"Yeah, but that was because I promised Gus I would look after him. Like he promised Gus he would look after me, and the babies. And because we were both severely upset on the day. Also, I just thought I should tell him because that was when I still had cancer and I thought that I would probably die giving birth, so someone needed to know the names I had picked out." I say.
"Fine." She says.
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At one I decide to head to the hospital to check on Isaac. When I arrive on the ward I find his mum sitting on a chair in the waiting room. I walk over to her and sit on the seat next to her. "Is he still getting operated on?" I ask.
"Yeah. How are you?" She replies.
"I'm good, how are you?" I ask.
"I'm good thanks." She answers.
"How has he been?" I say.
"He's been excited and happy that he is going to be able to see again, so he can help you and the babies and not need to be helped getting to places. He's also been a bit emotional because he's getting Gus' eyes. But he's been fine." She says.
"Good." I say.
After that we just sit there in silence waiting for the operation to be over.
Two hours later a doctor walks into the waiting room. He walks over to where we sit and we stand. "The operation was successful. He has been out of theatre for an hour we just wanted to make sure he was okay. He should wake up soon and when he does he should be able to see again." He says.
"Can we go and see him?" I ask.
"Of course. Follow me." He says and we follow him to the room where Isaac is. We stop outside room number eight and the doctor opens the door for us. We walk in to find Isaac lying in bed, sleeping. He is wearing one of those horrible hospital gowns which I hate. His mum and I sit in the two chairs in the room. I sit on the right side of the bed, holding his hand, and his mum sits on the left side. We sit there and wait, the doctor left as soon as we entered after telling us to call for him when Isaac wakes up.
Half an hour after we enter the room I feel Isaac squeezing my hand, I squeeze back and he squeezes my hand again. I look up at his face and notice his eyelids fluttering, trying to open. And they do. They open and he looks around the room, trying to figure out where he is. His eyes then stop on me and he smiles at me. "Hazel." He says.
"Hey, Isaac. How are the eyes?" I ask.
"They're good. I can see again." He says.
"Good. How are you feeling?" I ask.
"I'm fine. It's a little strange being able to see again, but it's great. Now I can help you and the babies, like I promised Gus I would. And I can see the world through his eyes, literally." He says, laughing again. I laugh too.
"Yeah, you can." I say.
"Isaac." His mum says.
"Hey mum." He says as he turns to face her with a smile on his face. They embrace.
"I'll go find the doctor." I tell them before standing up.
"No, I will. You sit down and rest." His mum says before letting go of Isaac and leaving the room. I sit back in my chair.
"So, how are the babies?" Isaac asks.
"They're good. They're also making me crave meat." I say.
"But you're a vegetarian." He says.
"I was only a vegetarian because I was dying from cancer and I wanted to minimise the casualties. Now it doesn't really matter. Also, I have to eat meat to keep my babies healthy." I say.
"So, you are no longer a vegetarian?" He asks.
"Nope." I say.
"Great. Are you ready for Amsterdam?" He asks.
"Yep. Are you ready to meet Kaitlyn?" I ask.
"I'm a little more ready to meet her now that I can see again." He says. "Is she nice?"
"Yeah, she is. She's the only one of my old friends that stuck with me when they found out I was dying of cancer. Though, she loves shopping." I say.
"Oh, let's hope we don't have to do too much shopping in Amsterdam." He says.
"We're going for a week; we're going shopping at least once." I say.
"Damn." He says. "Let me see your bump, now that I can see." He says.
I stand up and turn to the side so he can see my baby bump. "That's cute. Sit down, I want to feel it." He instructs. I sit on the side of the bed and he puts his hands on my stomach. "Hello, my little god children, my name is Isaac. I am going to look after you and you mummy; and I'm going to spoil you, and I'm going to love you, and I'm going to tell you all about your amazing daddy." He says.
"You're going to be an amazing dad one day, Isaac." I tell him.
"Do you really think so?" He says.
"I know so. I just wish Gus was here, he would be a great dad." I say as a tear slips out of my eye and rolls down my cheek.
"Yeah he would." Isaac says before wiping away my tears. "I don't need to be a dad if I have these two. I probably wouldn't be able to find a girl anyway, even if I can see now. I think I'll just stick to helping out you three." He says.
"Isaac, Gus would want you to be happy and find someone you can have a family with." I say.
"He'd want the same for you as well, and I don't think you want to find someone else. All I need to make me happy is you and those kids. Even if they're not mine. You're the only things I have left from Gus and I want to be there for you, and I will be there for you." He says.
"Thank you." I say.
"You're welcome." He says. "Come here." He opens his arms for me and I crawl into them. He embraces be and I cry into him.
The doctor and his mum come in but he doesn't let go of me, and I don't stop crying. The doctor does his checks and leaves. His mum leaves saying she will come back later and that she wants to give us two some time alone together. We just lay there for hours, even when I have run out of tears.
When his mum comes back, at six, I leave the hospital, promising I will come back tomorrow, which is when he is allowed out of hospital. I drive home, eat some toast and then go to bed, crying myself to sleep, thinking about Gus.
Hey guys, hope you enjoyed it. Please review! Also, I was wandering; do you want me to get Isaac and Hazel together at some point in this story? I want this story to be quite long so it doesn't have to be right away. Anyway, let me know. Review!