Chapter Fourteen
"Hi guys."
"Hi Sam, how are you feeling?" Daniel asked as he walked over to her and gave her a hug.
"I'm doing ok, how was the trip?"
"Good," then the rest of the family gave her a hug.
"Auntie Sam, Jackie and John's house is huge, I mean it's like one of those Beverley Hills mansions, we all got our own room with an en-suite, and everything, it's so cool," Kath said.
"Really, wow."
They all talked for the next two hours before they all had to leave since visiting hours were almost over. They were all leaving, when Sam asked her father to stay behind for a minute.
"Dad, can you do something for me?"
"Sure, what is it?" Sam got her wallet out and pulled out her credit card and passed it to her father.
"Can you get some money out for me so I can have some cash here on hand?"
"Sure, how much?"
"Two hundred and also can you go to a toy store and get a green carebear like this one?" she showed him the care bear that Jack got her while she was in hospital.
"Sure, but why?"
"For Jack," she said smiling.
"Sure thing kiddo, anything else?"
"Yes, some shampoo and body lotion, you know the sort I like."
"Yes is do, ok, I'll go and take care of it, and you get some rest."
"Thanks Dad," he kissed her forehead before he left.
Sam laid back and closed her eyes for a couple of minutes before she got up and walked to the bathroom so she could relieve herself. Once finished, she walked out and over to Jack's side of the bed, she picked up his hand in hers.
"I suppose you heard everything. I didn't know your parent house was huge."
She heard his heart rate starting to rise and she felt his hand getting warmer, then she knew what he was doing.
"That's it Jack, you're doing really well, but as soon as I let go of your hand, you better return back to normal, otherwise they will dope you up again." She stroked his hot forehead while looking at him. A couple of minutes later a nurse came running in with a syringe in hand, Sam turned and looked at her.
"Sorry it's my fault; he gets like this every time I hold his hand or if I'm not close by and he's not hearing my voice, watch."
Sam put his hand back on the bed and stepped back with the IV pole. His heart rate and temperature went back to normal.
"Well you sure have that affect on him," she said smiling.
"I know, at least he knows I'm close by."
"Sam," she turned and step forward.
"Hey, how are you feeling?"
"Thirsty," Sam turned to the nurse.
"Can he have a drink?"
"I'll go and find out."
"Thanks," then the nurse left, Sam turned and looked at him.
"How's the healing coming along?"
"Slow, every time I start to heal myself, they dope me up again."
"Ok, how's the back?"
"Sore."
"Ok, before the nurse comes back, concentrate on the area of the pain."
Sam held onto his hands while he closed his eyes and concentrated on the area. His body temperature started to rise and so did his heart rate. Thirty seconds later, it returned back to normal and he opened his eyes.
"It's healed, there's no more pain."
"That's good, the infection?"
"Gone, but the swelling's still there."
"Ok, you work on that tomorrow, for now get some rest."
Then the nurse walked in, Sam wasn't holding his hand at the time.
"Yes, he can have small sips of water."
"Thanks."
Sam poured some water into a cup and put a straw into it and bent over close to his head, he opened his mouth and she put the straw into it. Then he closed it and started sucking up the water little bits at a time till he opened his mouth and she moved it away from him and watched him lick his dry lips.
"Better?"
"Yes, thanks Sam."
"Want any more?"
"No, not at the moment."
"Ok," she put the cup back on the tray.
"I'll check to see if everything is ok before I'll leave you two alone."
"Ok."
Sam stood back while the nurse checked to make sure everything was ok before she left them alone. Sam walked back over to the bed and sat down on the edge looking at him.
"I heard everything you said Sam."
"What, about when our family and friends were here?"
"Everything."
"Ok, why don't you get some rest? We can talk in the morning and my dinner will be here soon."
"Ok, as long as you get some rest as well."
"I will Jack." She bent over and kissed his forehead and then whispered,
"I love you," then she moved and looked at him.
"I love you too Sam, always have been and always will be" he said smiling.
Then he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Sam watched him for the next five minutes before kissing his forehead one more time. She got up from the bed and walked back over to her bed just as her dinner arrived. After dinner she watched some TV before she turned it off and closed her eyes and got some rest.