After a quick check, Ethan concluded that the doctor was more or less well and was just dehydrated.
- You should take better care of yourself - Choi warned him who then continued - we will give you some physiological and then something for migraine and nausea.
Having said that he left it in the hands of Meggie who was inserting a central line to hydrate him and also insert the drugs.
- Megs there was no need.- Will said undeterred.
- Shut up - she scolded him - rest a little. I'll be back later. -
Before long Will was already in the dream world. He just had to close his eyes to collapse.
The nurse had passed by him several times had covered him with the sheet having noticed that he was sleeping soundly. In the meantime, he had taken the opportunity to change the bottle of the physiological and keep under control his vital signs on the monitor, especially the pressure that was slowly rising giving him back a little color in his face.
It was about two o'clock when the doctor opened his eyes. He looked around in bewilderment. For a moment he didn't remember how he ended up in a hospital bed with a cannula inserted into his arm.
He rubbed his eyes and tried to get up when Ethan and Meggie entered the room.
- How do you feel Will? - Ethan asked
- I'm fine - he replied stunned - I must have fallen asleep. -
- Yes, you needed it - added Meggie who then continued - I went to the bar and I got you a sandwich. -
- Thank you, you shouldn't have. - replied Dr. Halstead.
- Come on, let's try to sit down so you can eat something. - Ethan said helping his friend to get up a little.
After settling down Will said:
- I don't really have much appetite. -
His stomach was really hurting him, he wasn't the type to get drunk often, it hadn't happened in a long time.
Perhaps his stomach was more sensitive now. He also had an ulceea from stress while he was acting undercover.
At Ethan and Meggie's insistence he started eating that sandwich, in small bites and slowly. He was really struggling.
- Stop it, I can't go on any more,- Will said after he was more or less halfway through.
He wrapped it again in plastic wrap and placed it on the coffee table.
He felt the acidity of his stomach reach his throat.
Soon after, Meggie handed the doctor a bottle of Gatorade, hoping she could get him to drink it.
- Could I have some water? - Halstead asked politely.
- You should drink this. It helps you a lot more by being dehydrated. Choi added.
This time Will was not persuaded because he knew the effect that kind of drink had on stomach acid and took only a few sips, mostly pretending.
- When can I go back to work? - asked the doctor.
- Actually even now if you feel like it, but promise me not to overdo it. - Ethan replied.
So Will got out of bed and walked around the halls to his patients.
