CHAPTER THIRTY SIX
Jim and Greg saw Lucy was still sleeping and tiptoed into the room, but they weren't as quiet as they thought they were. Lucy woke up when she heard them whispering to each other. She never opened her eyes as she started cussing them out.
"What the hell is wrong with you morons? I was trying to sleep!" Lucy's voice was starting to come back. Greg and Jim looked at each other. Looked like the cease fire was over. The cough medicine had worn off and her voice was starting to come back. "I see you're feeling better, little sister." Jim said.
"Get the hell out of my room!" Lucy grumbled as she sat up rubbing her eyes like a little kid. "Why are you here? Lucy complained. To herself, she thought, "Greg said he would pick up some dinner and it would just be the two of them tonight. What the hell happened?" Lucy looked up at Greg. All Greg could do was shrug his shoulders helplessly.
"Maria made dinner for us tonight. Why don't we all have dinner up here?" Jim asked carefully, trying to avoid any explosions. Lucy still looked like she was really pissed, but all she did was glare at him. "That's why he's here." Lucy thought, "He loves Mexican, Julie doesn't, and he's trying to avoid going home until he has to. Poor Greg." Lucy said to herself as she looked up at Greg again.
There was no expression on his face at all. He wanted some alone time tonight, and so did she. Maybe if she pretended to be tired, Jim wouldn't stay long. Lucy loved her brother and wanted to help him, but not right this second. All she wanted right now was for Greg to get in bed with her and hold her.
"I don't want to eat up here. This isn't a hospital room. Get out of here now!" Lucy yelled. Coming down off that cough medicine really made her grouchy. Greg finally spoke. "Oh, come on Lucy. We can eat up here. It'll be fun!" Lucy stood up with her hands curled into fists and looked at both of them. "Get the hell out of my room now!"
"I think she's taking the uncooperative patient bit a little too far, don't you House?" said Jim with a smile on his face. Now Lucy was looking for something to throw at them. She found the sandals she had on when she went to the hospital that morning. They didn't think she would throw one. They thought wrong. She took aim and the sandal whizzed by between them, barely missing Jim's ear, totally shocking him.
"OK, Lucy, we'll be downstairs in the kitchen waiting for you." Greg said laughingly. Jim was still in shock. "Oh, come on Wilson." Greg said. "Don't be so shocked. You know damn well if she wanted to hit either one of us, sick or not, she wouldn't miss!" Greg pushed Jim out of the room. The other sandal followed them out into the hall.
Lucy picked up her shoes and went to the bathroom. She had cramps. Not as nearly bad as they were in the spring when she had been afraid she was pregnant, but bad enough. She went down to the kitchen. Maria and her daughter were still there, and Lucy went over to set the table and put the food out. Maria tried to make Lucy sit down; she had heard Lucy's rant when her brother and Dr. Greg went up to check on her. That most likely meant Lucy was feeling much better, but Maria was going to mother-hen Lucy whether she liked it or not!
"Maria, please let me set the table. I've done absolutely nothing today and I feel terrible. You had to bring your daughter over here to help, and you cooked for us. That's the least I can do!" Lucy said. Maria looked closely at Lucy. Her eyes were clear now, and she didn't look nearly as tired as she did this morning. Good. She could stop worrying so much.
"Okay, chica, go ahead. It was no problem bringing Carmen over here today, and it was my pleasure to cook for Dr. Greg. I taught you how to make quesadillas. You should be making them for him all the time." Maria told Lucy. Lucy just grinned at Maria. "Dr. Greg and my brother should be cooking for me once in a while instead of me doing it all the time!" "Lucy, he loves you. I can tell by the way he looks at you sometimes. Take care of him." Maria told Lucy very seriously.
"I know he loves me, Maria. I love him, too." Lucy said with a far away look in her eyes, not even realizing what she had just said out loud. Maria and Carmen smiled at that. Prickly little Lucy Mazzelli finally in love! "Well, go feed him and your brother then. I'll see you next week." Maria said as she smacked Lucy lightly on her butt. "Ow!" Lucy exclaimed "Why are you hitting me?" "Lucy, set the table and feed them. I'll see you next week." Maria said with a smile. Lucy hugged her and said "Thank you!"