Chapter 12
Leon paced the hospital floor worriedly.
"Le, sit down brother." Vince said gruffly but quietly from his spot beside Letty.
"Yeah, calm down this isn't helping them any." Brian said.
"I can't sit down or calm down 'til i know they're okay. It's my girlfriend and my little brother. The doctors won't say nothin'. I'm not just..." Leon trailed off as Letty made him sit down.
"Yes you are. You do need to calm down bro. She's our friend too and Jesse's as much our little bro as he is yours and we're all worried about them as you are. Now just..." Letty trailed off as the door opened and smiled as Jesse walked out.
Leon got up and walked over to him, "How you doin' little brother?"
"I'm good, mostly just a bump and some minor heat burns."
"Know anything about Anna?" Dom asked calmly though he was worried.
"Yeah. She's got some minor second degree burns on her hands and arms. She was ahead of me so she got the brunt of it. And from what i heard she hit her pretty good and has a concussion . I don't know when she can leave though." Jesse said.
"Who's here for Anna Anderson?" The doctor asked as he walked out the door.
"We are." Brian said standing along with the others.
"Okay. Well, we'll be keeping her overnight because of the concussion to keep an eye on her to make sure nothing happens. We're going to wake her every hour make sure she's okay. She also had some minor second degree burns that's not too serious and shouldn't scar and if everything goes well tonight she can go home tomorrow morning." The doctor says, giving them a small smile.
"Thanks doctor. Can we see her?" Brian asked.
"You can but only for a few minutes then you have to leave so she can rest. She's in room 428." He said nodding to them before leave to check on a few of his other patients.
They walked to the room and went in silently.
I was laying on the hospital bed, half asleep when they came in, my hands resting on my stomach.
"Hey Anna." Letty said lightly to get my attention.
I opened my eyes and looked at them,"Hey." I whispered then coughed lightly as Leon bent down and kissed my forehead gently.
"How ya doin' Ann?" Leon asked as he sat beside me on the bed.
"Okay, arms hurt like hell but hey it's what i get huh? Should have known something wasn't right." I said softly, sitting up a bit.
"You can't blame yourself for that girl." Rome said from where he was leaning against the wall.
"Why not? I should have known something was up with that shipment instead of brushing it off. I knew something was weird about it but I went anyway and I put Jesse in danger."
Jesse stepped forward as Leon moved and stood up, "It's not your fault Anna. You didn't know that was going to happen and... I'm fine. Minor burns and a headache but I'm gonna be okay."
I sighed and sat up a little more and pulled him into a hug,"I'm just glad you're okay Jess."I whispered as i rubbed his back a bit.
Jesse smiled and stood up as the doctor walked in.
"Okay, you have to go. Miss. Anderson needs her rest." He said giving them a stern look before walking out again.
I got hugs from everyone but Leon who stayed behind while everyone went into the hall and waited for him.
"You had me worried baby girl. When i heard about the explosion.. I thought the worst."
"I'm sorry baby. I am but i knew something was up with that shipment. I..."
"Will not worry about it and get some sleep." Leon said, finishing my sentence. "Brian will be here in the morning to get you. I'm going with Let to get Maya tested for HCM."
I nodded and slid down in the bed and let out a long breath as Lon messed with the edges of my bandages a bit.
"I'll see ya when you get home." Leon said before leaning down and kissing me gently. "Love you."
"Love you too." I said as he turned and walked out. I sighed and turned on my side and closed my eyes, the meds fully kicking in as i finally fell asleep.
The next day
I sat up in bed waiting for Brian to come with a change of clothes so i could leave. The doctor had already gone to get my discharge papers after giving me a semi clean bill of health. Of course i still had my burns and everything so I'm not exactly full on health here but i could go home. I turned my head at the sound of knocking on the door. And smiled when Brian walked in holding two bags. One that had a change of clothes and the other had McDonalds food in it.
I laughed as he shook the food bag before setting it on the roll away table beside the bed then kissed my cheek.
"Hey, how ya doin' Ann?" Brian asked, standing back up right.
"Okay, but I'll be much better as soon as i can get out of this gown and into clothes that don't have pieces missing." I said as i slipped out of the bed, holding the back of my gown as i grabbed the bag of clothes and went into the bathroom to change.
"No need to be shy in front of me Anna." Brian called out sitting in a chair as i laughed while i changed my clothes, coming out a few minutes later fully dressed just as the doctor walked in with my papers.
"Okay Miss. Anderson here are your discharge papers." He said as Brian took them and signed his name. "And here is the ointment for your palms and arms and a few rolls on bandage wrap. You will need to change them every morning and after every shower." He said then handed Brian the bag.
"Thanks Doc." I said as i grabbed the food bag as best i could as Brian handed the clipboard back to him.
"You take care. You were the calmest and prettiest patient i had all night." He said winking before walking out.
Brian bit back a laugh as we walked out of the hospital,"Least he waited until you weren't his patient anymore to hit on you." he said then started laughing.
I threw my weight into him making him swerve slightly,"Shut up." I said, grabbing a few french fries carefully and eating them. "Just take me home and stop laughing seriously i don't need to be back here with Doctor flirts a lot. And don't tell Leon." I said, getting to the car and opening the door then wincing.
"You okay?" Brian asked, getting into the car.
"Fine. Just need to be more careful. Skin still hurts, will for a while i guess." I stated as i pulled the door and let it shut on it's own.
"Just be careful okay? Be glad he gave you those bandages and that ointment, you're gonna need them."
I nodded and continued eating my food, my head hurting a bit though not saying anything because I'm really not one for pain medicine unless i absolutely need it.
I finished the food by the time we got back to the house and tossed the trash into the trash can by the road after Brian opened the door for me then walked up to the house and inside noticing Letty's, Tejs, and Vinces cars weren't here.
"Miss me?" I said jokingly as i Suki ran up to me.
"Girl you have no idea." She said hugging me. "So what'd the doc say?" She asked sitting down.
"Before or after he hit on her?" Brian said laughing as he sat down.
"I told you not to say anything in the car before we got here."
"No, you said not to say anything to Leon. You never said Suki." Brian smiled as i shook my head and sat down.
Jesse walked through the front door with Rome not far behind him eating a sandwich.
"Welcome home Anna." Jesse said.
"Thanks Jess." I said as he smiled and went to the kitchen.
"How you doin' home girl?" Rome asked, sitting in a chair, taking a bite of his sandwich.
"Pretty good home boy. But if you'll excuse me, i need a nap. Waking up to a female nurse saying 'Miss. Anderson I'm just here to make sure you're okay'. I just wanted to smack the little..."
"Anna."
"No, i didn't want to smack myself Jimmy" I said jokingly, smiling. "But, I'll be taking a nap if you need me." I said then headed up the stairs. "Oh and Brian, one word about the doc and I'll meet ya on the blacktop, burns or not." I said then went up to mine and Leon's room hearing Brian's laughed as i went into the room and laid down on the bed, quickly falling asleep.
A few hours later
I woke up to the feeling of an arm wrapping around me and pulling me closer.
I smiled a bit,"Mm, hi." I said softly, placing my bandaged hand on his arm feeling his chest against my back. "When'd you get back?"
"Not too long ago." Leon said as i rolled over his arm still around me.
I put a hand on his chest and played with the top of his jersey, "What'd they say about Maya?" I asked looked up at him since he was propped on his elbow.
"She's fine. Like Dom Said, one in two chance. But the doctor said even if she did have it she could still live a normal life, she'd just have to take it easier." Leon said, his thumb rubbing my lower back.
"I'm glad she doesn't have it though. She doesn't need anything like that."
Leon nodded, "Enough about that. How are feeling?"
"Well, arms still hurt and i have to be careful. I have to change my bandages every morning and after every shower and since i always shower before bed anyway..." I said, letting out a breath.
Leon smiled, "Least you're okay. Like i said last night baby. You had me worried. When i heard about the club the first thing that came to my mine was that i was going to lose you. I don't know what I'd do if i did."
"I know the feeling." I said giving a small smile as i leaned up and kissed him letting out a small moan as he deepened it. I pulled back after a few minutes. "Where's Dom and Mia? I noticed they weren't here when i got home."
"You stop kissing me for that?" Leon said then smiled to show he was joking. "Mia is with Vince trying get info on the club and get some more stuff to have it rebuilt and Dom is with Tej at the garage. And everyone else is downstairs. And they think we're asleep."
I nodded hearing the music, "So basically we can do whatever and no one would bother us?"
"Pretty much."
"Mmmm, then come here." I said and kissed him smiling slightly against his lips as he deepened it and rolled me onto my back though not putting all of his weight on me. And for a while i was glad the music was on. I don't think any of them wanted to hear what was going on up stairs. I was also glad Leon was careful of my arms or else they would have probably caught us in a compromising position or two.
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