Sorry haven't updated in awhile have just been really busy with work and life in general. Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed this fanfic. Have a good Easter.
Chapter 49
Zoe's PVO
I drove the short distance home I parked my car and walked through the door and collapsed on the sofa and put my feet up and put the TV on for a bit. I flicked through the channels and found something. However I couldn't concentrate on it as her mind was on Nick. I decided to go for a quick shower to freshen up and make sure she was thoroughly clean after I had been leaning in me and didn't want to catch what ever Nick had. Once I finished showering I got dried and dressed into my PJ's and headed to bed. I lay in bed but it felt empty as Nick wasn't in my arms. I sighed to myself and snuggled the duvet and hoped Nick would be ok.
End of PVO.
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Back at Sam and Tom's it had been an emotional evening. Tom had been saddened by the fact that Nick was ill with cancer and now had a severe bug or infection. However he had to stay strong for Sam and comfort her as she had completely broke down. Every time she had managed to stop crying she just started again thinking how Zoe had been coping on her own looking after Nick. She understood why but just wish she could be there for him.
"I know sweetheart we all did but Nick had his reasons for not wanting people to find out now we know we can be there every step of the way there and support them both, starting of with visiting Nick in the morning and taking him a few bits to keep him occupied while he is stuck in there and we can visit him in our breaks." Tom suggested.
Sam wiped her tears away and nodded. "Also the good thing to come out of it is Zoe and Nick being back together again but it's ashame it took this for it to happen" Sam said managing to smile.
"I still can't believe they were together as a couple, I know they were close and had a close bond but didn't know they dated." Tom said shocked.
Sam nodded and smiled "As much as Yvonne was a great woman for Nick I always knew that Nick and Zoe belonged together."
"It's ashame about circumstances but at least they are together now Nick is a fighter he will fight this infection or what ever he has and then he will beat this cancer this cancer." Tom said.
Sam shook her head and started crying again. Tom hugged her.
"Tom it's not that easy, it's not the first time he has had brain cancer." Sam managed to say through her tears.
Tom was shocked and just held his fiancé and stroked her hair which she found comforting. Sam managed to calm down after a while and explained to Tom she had only found out that part today when treating Nick and that it was extremely confidential. Tom nodded in understanding. "You know I won't say anything darling but what you have just told me is so sad but he will beat this again he will have everyone's support that knows and show him how much we care about him."
Sam smiled and nodded as she snuggled into Tom. Tom hugged her back and then looked at the clock
"What do you fancy to eat" Tom said
"Not hungry" Sam said.
"Sweetie I know you have just found out shocking news but you need to eat just something you don't have to eat a lot" Tom said.
"Do you want me to cook you something or get a takeaway" Tom said.
Sam shrugged. Tom decided to cook something quick he lifted Sam of his lap and got up and went into the kitchen and decided to cook poach egg on toast. Sam just curled up on the sofa lost for words she still couldn't believe this is happening. Tom shortly came back in after with egg on toast. Tom handed Sam her plate and then went to go and get his one. Sam picked at her food she managed to eat about half of it. Tom cleared dinner away once they had both finished.
Tom then went inside "come on lets go up to bed and we can get up earlier in the morning to get some things for Nick and visit him before work.
Sam nodded and Tom helped her up and they walked to their bedroom. Sam got undressed and then got into bed. Tom slipped his trousers of before getting into bed and pulling Sam into a comforting hug and she snuggled into him. Tom stroked her hair.
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Back at the hospital I managed to get some sleep for a bit. I must have had diarrhoea in my sleep as I got disturbed by a nurse coming in and changing me. I just groaned as she moved me slightly. "Shhhh Nick, I'm just cleaning you" the nurse whispered. The nurse tried to do it as quietly as she could and I managed to get back to sleep for now. I soon woke up not knowing how long I had been asleep for I just groaned as I had woken up with the worst stomach pains and worst headache. I pressed the bell for a nurse. Luckily I didn't feel sick at the moment but I still felt dreadful. The nurse came in with a apron, gloves and now a mask on.
"head, stomach hurts" I grumble.
"I will see if you can have some medicine for it, but first Nick I'm afraid I need to ask you I know it might be embarrassing but I know you can't help it, have you gone to the toilet again" the nurse asked.
I knew what she was getting at and shrugged.
The nurse nodded and checked.
"I'm afraid Nick you have, I will just clean you up and then get you some medicine."
I just groan. The nurse peels my disposable pants down and asks me to lift my bottom up so she can place a cardboard commode under me. I use all my energy to do this. The nurse places a cardboard commode under me.
"Nick are you ok if I leave you on the commode while I get your medicine." The nurse asks.
I nod "covers cold" I whimper.
"Nick I will give you a thin sheet as your burning up." The nurse says giving me a thin sheet.
I nod and pull the thin sheet round me tight as the nurse leaves the room taking her apron, gloves and mask of and washing her hands. She then exits the room.
About five minutes later the nurse comes back with medicine. She administers the medicine and then helps to clean me up and then put a new pair of disposable pants on. The nurse then made sure I was comfortable before leaving me. I asked her to pass me the MP3 player before she left. The nurse passed it to me before leaving the room and disposing the commode on her way out.
I put the headphones in my ear and lay there listening the music as I curled up in pain. After a while the pain started die down until it was just a dull ache. This must of meant the medicine worked. I could relax properly and shut my eyes as I listened to music and soon fell asleep. I ended up puking up all over the myself and bed sheets and must have had severe diarrhoea as I managed to leak through the disposable pants and it dripped down on the bed sheets. I somehow managed to sleep through all this and just grunted as a nurse gently woke me. Nick I'm really sorry to wake you but you have been sick and had diarrhoea in your sleep we need to clean you up" A nurse gently said.
I just groaned, the nurse helped me to sit up and carefully helped me to stand up. I was so tired I leaned on to the side. The nurse cleaned me up and then put a fresh gown on me, she then helped me to sit down on the chair where she had placed a special pad on that didn't matter if I leaked threw. The nurse then cleaned my sheet and helped me back to bed. As I got into my bed I pretty much fell asleep straight away as I was so tired. The rest of the night pretty much went like that I slept for a while but waking every so often as I either felt sick or needed to go to the toilet. I don't think I managed to get more than an hour half at a time if that.
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Back at home Zoe was just twisting and turning all night wondering about Nick. She hoped he was ok, he had looked dreadful earlier. Even though he had been sick during all his treatment today was by far the worst he had looked through the whole time yet. She felt guilty as she was the one that suggested they had a day out the other day which is no dought where he picked this bug up from. She just wanted him better and at home so she could cuddle up to him. The bed felt empty without him. Zoe had put the TV on in her room to distract her and must of drifted of around 2 or 3 in the morning.
