A/N: I just decided to try something completely different. This story is LOOSELY based off the book "Someone Dies, Someone Lives" by Lurlene McDaniel.
Disclaimer: I don't own and/or am affiliated with any of the characters, the movie, music, etc.
February 5th, 2006 10:00 pm
Watching the red second hand click on the clock, Troy sighed before looking towards the hospital bed again. They had been at the hospital for an hour all ready and tests have been administered with no sign of a doctor anywhere.
Gripping his hand, Gabi gave him a slight smile as he attempted to give her one back. "What are you thinking?"
Shaking his head, Troy ran a hand through his hair before choosing his words carefully. "You don't want to know."
"Troy . . ." Dragging his name out slowly, she eyed him carefully.
"Don't go making excuses for them, Gabi. Your heart is skipping and going different speeds; it's not excuse for them to keep you locked up in here."
Rubbing her thumb over his hand, she sighed before getting comfortable on the bed. "Come lay with me."
Her simple request got him to smile as he fulfilled it. Careful of the wires and other tubes, she wrapped her arms around his shoulders as he laid his head on her chest. "Everything is going to be fine."
"Trying to calm me down or yourself?" Troy grinned looking up at her.
"Both . . . is it working?"
The door flung open before he had time to answer. Dr. Ramos looked at Gabi with a curious expression on his face. "I thought we agreed not to see each other for a while."
Smiling sheepishly, Gabi just shrugged her shoulders. "I tried but got scared and had my mom bring me here. What's wrong with my heart?"
The doctor looked at Gabi before looking at the chart in front of him. "Your EKG showed no significant damage and your blood and heart rate came back all right."
Troy looked at Gabi before looking at Dr. Ramos. "So you're basically saying you have no idea why Gabi's heart acted up?"
"We want to run more test and make sure everything is all right but at the moment we have no scientific reasoning why your heart acted up." Dr. Ramos looked at the two through his glasses.
"Can I go home or do I have to stay?" Gabi's voice broke Troy's heart as she said those words.
"I'd like to run those tests as soon as possible. If everything goes all right, we can release you by midnight but I do want to run those first."
Nodding her head, Gabi looked at her hands before looking at Troy. Without another word, Dr. Ramos left the room. Gabi's eyes filled with tears as Troy looked at her. Wordlessly, he kissed her forehead before softly kissing her lips.
"I wanna go home, Troy. I just wanna go home." Her cries broke his heart as he watched her plead with him.
Cradling her close to his chest, he ran his hand through her hair before pressing kisses to the top of her forehead. "I know baby; I know."
And he kept doing it until she fell asleep in his arms with him still whispering, "I know baby; I know."
3:30 am
The slightest movement had woken Troy up as his eyes adjusted to the minimum light within the room. Gabi was still asleep against his chest just as she had been when he had fallen asleep at midnight. Looking over at the clock, he sighed seeing the red number brightly lit up at 3:30 am.
The nurse smiled at him politely as she continued to take his sleeping girlfriend's stats. "You can go back to sleep; I'm just going to be a minute."
Troy shook his head before speaking. "Is Dr. Ramos still on call or has he left for the night?"
"I'm sorry but he left around 1 am. Did you need to talk to him?"
"I was just wondering if he said anything about having her released."
The nurse shook her head sadly before adjusting a machine. "No he didn't. He did mention that most of the tests results won't be back until tomorrow morning."
Troy smiled sadly before nodding. "Thanks."
"It's not a problem. All I've heard about since I've come in is how cute you two are."
Rolling his eyes, Troy was thankful for the darkness to hide his blushing face. "Thanks."
Watching the nurse walk from the room, Troy sighed before laying his head back down before falling into a peaceful sleep with his girlfriend's head still lying comfortable on his chest.
8:00 am
Stretching, she moved her head from his chest and smiled a little. Troy's mouth was perfectly pouted as his arms were securely wrapped around her waist. Pieces of his hair had fallen down in front of his eyes and she resisted the urge to move them in fear of waking him up. Looking around the room, she knew Dr. Ramos hadn't signed the release forms and was mad at that. Hearing the door open, she smiled seeing the person walk in.
"Good morning, Gabi."
"Morning mom. Where have you been all night?"
"Dr. Ramos offered me a bed to sleep on. I checked on you two after you fell asleep and I've been in and out of here for most of the morning. One of the nurses said Troy talked to her for about ten minutes before falling back asleep."
"When can I leave? Has Dr. Ramos said?"
Shaking her head, Elena smiled sadly at Gabi. "I'm afraid he hasn't been in yet. But you're the first patient he sees today."
Rolling her eyes, Gabi sighed. "I've heard that before. Besides, Troy should be at school right now."
"But Troy doesn't want to be anywhere but where he is right now."
Gabi's mouth dropped when she heard the groggy voice of her boyfriend's. "And Troy should know by now not to eavesdrop on a conversation he's not even involved in."
Pushing her hand away, Troy yelped when her nails connected with bare skin. "Damn woman. Retract the claws!"
Her eyes narrowed before taking a long, hard look at him. "You're about to be in trouble."
Troy's eyes danced with excitement, never once breaking the concentration between him and Gabi. "Oh yeah? And how's that gonna happen?"
The words were caught in her throat as Troy's body shook with laughter. "I'm not quite sure but when I figure it out, you'll be the first to know."
Smiling cheekily at her, Troy started to lean in as their lips met in a soft, sweet kiss. Pulling back, Troy ran a hand down her back as she sighed in contentment.
"I love you."
"I love you too."
Lacing their fingers together, they enjoyed the silence that hung between them until the door was pushed open revealing a white coat doctor with a grim look on his face.
"Good morning Gabi. I'm Doctor Ryan Campbell; Dr. Ramos asked me to talk to you today." Pausing he smiled lightly. "Your tests look good however there is something I've noticed on your EKG."
Gabi looked at Troy as he squeezed her hand gently. Rubbing his thumb over the back of her hand calmed her down some.
"What was noticed?" Gabi's voice spoke with confidence and certainty.
"We found that all your blood is not being emptied from the heart. So I've talked to Dr. Ramos as well as Dr. Anderson, the lead cardiologist, and we've decided that it can be treated with medication that you'll take once a day for a few weeks until it clears up."
"How long will Gabi have to be on the medication? And will this medication affect her anti-rejection medication?" Elena spoke on behalf of her daughter who was too scared with the news.
"Dr. Ramos and I have extensively looked over all the medication Gabi is currently on and we have found the medication we're going to put Gabi on will not react to the anti-rejection medicine." Dr. Campbell smiled looking at Gabi's relieved face.
Elena nodded before smiling. "If you do not have any questions, I will sign the release papers and you can go home."
Without another word, the doctor walked from the room as Gabi looked at Troy. "Unbelievable."
"What's more unbelievable; the fact that they're putting you on more medication or the fact that it took 12 hours to diagnose you?" Troy smiled before shaking his head.
"Both. Now I get to go home and sleep for a while before Alexa comes over. And what do you get to go home and do?"
Troy grinned cheekily. "I get to go home and sleep. My parent's called me in so I'm home until noon because I have to go to my last two classes."
"Lucky you. Game tonight?"
Nodding his head, he didn't expect the sharp blow to his stomach. "Troy Connor Bolton . . . you should have been home sleeping instead of being here all night."
Rubbing his stomach, his face held the hurt from her slap. "My parents told me to stay with you. Besides, I wouldn't have slept a wink due to you being here. Besides, you know you loved sleeping on my chest."
His wink caused her to laugh. "Yes I did but I'm going to feel bad if you don't play that well tonight."
Kissing her forehead, he chuckled. "I'm going to play fine. Besides, I'd love it if you come tonight."
Nodding her head, she shrugged before looking over at her mom. "I'll have to see what the parental unit is doing but if nothing, then I'll be there."
The doctor came back in before Troy had time to respond. He told Gabi special instructions before releasing them from the room. Helping Gabi into the car, Troy let out a huge sigh of relief while Elena drove them home.
Leading her into the house, the two of them collapsed on the couch before sighing. "Thank you for everything you've done."
Looking down at Gabi, Troy smiled. "I'm glad to do it, sweetheart."
"I know but thanks anyways. It's nice to know someone's going to be there in case something happens."
Kissing her forehead, Troy smiled at her. "Don't worry; I'm not going anywhere just yet."
And with that she sighed before closing her eyes. Wrapping his arms around her waist, the two settled in for an afternoon of relaxing and sleeping it away.
There you guys go. So Gabi's going to be all right. YAY!!!! So Thanksgiving is coming up soon so does anyone know what that means??? It means that I'm going to have more time to write!!!! But anyways, feedback would be loved and appreciated. Thank you to everyone who has submitted feedback!