2 hours later, we finally finished dinner. Throttle actually enjoyed the shrimp even with the breading on them.
"You were right about the shrimp, babe. It was good. I can't believe I ate 12 plates of shrimp. Hell, you ate more than me. You ate 15 plates of shrimp. Where did you put it all?"
"I love shrimp. I use to eat that much when I was younger. I feel like I could eat more but if I do, I might get sick. I'm comfy with what I ate"
"I'm glad you're satisfied. Steak was damn good, too."
"Yeah, it was. Let's get back to the hotel so I can get some sleep before you decide to play rough and naughty with me."
"I need to leave a tip. How much do you think I should leave?"
"How about $10? They were pretty quick when bringing the plates of shrimp."
"True. $10 sounds good to me." Then he left a $10 dollar bill, then we left.
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We got back to the hotel around 8p. We got off the bike and locked up the helmets. I took the key out of my pocket and unlocked our door, then walked in.
I set the key on the dresser and sat down on the bed. I noticed that the bed had been cleaned up and made. The whole room had been cleaned up. Now we can mess it up again.
I took my shoes off, got out of my clothes and crawled under the blankets. I was very tired after running that obstacle course.
Throttle took his shoes off and got out of his clothes and crawled in with me. He pulled me closer to him and sighed in complete content. He whispered into my ear, "I love you, Michelle Montana. I love you with every fiber of my being. I want to spend the rest of my life with you."
I looked over my shoulder. I was very tired and was half asleep when he popped the question.
"I want to know if you, Michelle Montana, will be my wife?"
I fell asleep looking at him. My head rolled forward and fell onto the pillow.
"You can give me your answer later, baby. No need to answer right away. Sweet dreams, my love."
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During the night, I woke up in a cold sweat. I got out of bed and walked into the bathroom. I turned the water on and splashed cold water on my face then looked in the mirror. I didn't look too good.
'Wonder if it was something I ate at dinner?'
A few minutes later, Throttle woke up and noticed I wasn't in bed. He got up and saw the light on in the bathroom. He walked in there and saw me standing over the sink.
He put his hand on my shoulder. "You ok, babe?"
I looked at him. "You don't look so good. You better lay back down. I'll see if I can get a thermometer from the office."
He helped me back to the bed and helped me lay back down. Then he put his pants back on, grabbed the key off the dresser and headed out the door and to the office.
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Throttle was glad that someone was still in the office when he walked in. "Mr. Thornboy. How can I help you?"
"Do you have a thermometer? My girlfriend is sick."
"Yeah, give me a few to get it." Then the desk clerk left to get the thermometer.
A few minutes later, the clerk came back with the thermometer. He handed it over to Throttle.
"If there's anything else you need, please call and I'll make it happen. I hope your girlfriend gets better."
"I hope so too. Thank you." Then he left the office and ran back to the room, thermometer in hand.
As Throttle opened the door, he saw that I was up again. I was back in the bathroom, splashing more cold water on my face.
Throttle walked back into the bathroom and guided me back to the bed. "You need to stay in bed, Mike. Please. I brought a thermometer to take your temp."
He put the thermometer under my tongue. He was hoping that I didn't need to go to the hospital.
He pulled the thermometer out and saw the temp. It wasn't good. He picked up the phone and called the office.
"Front office. How may I help you?"
"This is Throttle Thornboy. I was just in the office. My girlfriend needs an ambulance. She has a temp. of 110 degrees."
"I'll call immediately. Just get her in something comfortable."
"I will. Thank you." Then he hung up the phone. Throttle wrapped me up in the bed sheet after he pulled it off the bed.
Throttle propped the door open for the EMT's, then sat down next to me and held me until they came.
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About 20 min. later, the ambulance came and the EMT's came in and asked what was wrong with me.
"She woke up in a cold sweat about an hour or so ago and splashed cold water on her face. She currently has a temp. of 110 degrees. I was told to get her in something comfortable so I wrapped her in a sheet."
"You did everything right, sir. Now, let us take over. We'll get her to the hospital as quick as possible."
I looked at Throttle and reached up to his face. He leaned into my hand. He held my hand against his face. I could tell by the look in his eyes that he was scared. I didn't want him to leave my side.
"Sir? We need to get her on the gurney so we can load her into the ambulance."
"I need to be with her. She doesn't want me leaving her side."
"I understand that. Normally we wouldn't allow this but you can ride with her. Will your bike be safe here?"
"My bike will follow me to the hospital. As you can tell, I'm not Human. I'm from Mars and so is my bike."
"Uh…ok. We'll get her loaded into the ambulance while you get dressed. We won't leave without you."
Throttle nodded and watched them load me into the ambulance. I reached for him as they put an oxygen mask on my face.
"Don't worry, babe. I'll be there shortly." Then he quickly finished getting dressed. He left everything else we had in the room and grabbed the key.
He noticed that the desk clerk had been watching. Throttle walked up to him and told him that he didn't want the room cleaned and he'd be back as soon as he can.
"Don't worry, Mr. Thornboy. If it takes longer than what you got the room for, then I'll reimburse you for the 2 nights and you can stay free when you get back. It's the least I can do for you."
"Thank you. I appreciate everything you've done for me and my girlfriend."
"Anytime. I wish her a speedy recovery."
"Thank you." Then Throttle walked over to his bike and told it to follow the ambulance. It beeped and started its engine.
After Throttle got into the ambulance with me and the EMT's, the back doors were shut and then we were all headed for the hospital.
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The ambulance arrived at the hospital, the EMT's unloaded me from the hospital. Throttle was right behind them. He promised me that he wouldn't leave my side. They rolled me into the hospital and was telling the Drs. what was wrong with me.
The Drs. immediately went to work on me. They got me hooked up to different IV's. One of the Drs. noticed Throttle and asked what happened.
"All I know is that she woke in a cold sweat, so she went into the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face. She did that one other time after I had put her back in bed. I took her temp. and it was 110 degrees, so I had the desk clerk in the office call 911. Is she going to be alright, Dr.?"
"At this point, I don't know. What was the last thing she ate before this happened?"
"She ate shrimp and steak. We both did."
"We'll do a complete workup on her and let you know what we find."
"Thank you. Can I stay with her? I gave her my word that I wouldn't leave her side."
The Dr. smiled and nodded. "Does she have any family that you could call so we can get her medical history?"
"No family left. She has a friend in Chicago. I don't know if she knows anything about Michelle's medical history. I can call her to find out."
"That would be a good idea. Give her a call and find out. I'll be back soon to check on your friend."
"Michelle is my girlfriend."
The Dr. nodded then went about his normal routine. Throttle went and sat down next to me. He pulled out my cell phone and called Charley at the garage.
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Chicago. The Last Chance Garage. The phone was ringing. Charley was busy and asked Modo to answer it.
"Last Chance Garage. How may I help you?"
"Hey Modo. Is Charley busy? I need to talk with her. Its important."
"I'll get her right now, Throttle." Then he asked Charley to take this call.
She picked up the receiver and asked Throttle what the problem was.
"Do you know any of Michelle's medical history, Charley?"
"Not a whole lot, why? Is she ok?"
"She's in the hospital. They're going to do a complete workup on her to find out what's wrong with her."
Charley could tell that Throttle was worried by the sound of his voice. She told Throttle what she knew of my medical history and to keep her updated when he can.
"I will Charley. Thank you for the info. I'm hoping it will help. I honestly don't know what I would do without her."
"I know you're worried about her, Throttle. The Drs. will do everything they can for her. You have to be strong for her. I'll tell Modo that Michelle is in the hospital. Do you want me to tell Vinnie, too?"
"No. The Dr. is coming back. I'll give him the info you gave me. I need to be by her side. I'll update you when I know more."
"Ok Throttle. Talk with you later." Then Throttle hung up.
The Dr. had come back with some news. At the same time he gave the Dr. the info that Charley gave him.
"That will help greatly, thank you. I got the blood work back. She's a B positive. By chance, do you know what blood type you are? Cause if you are a match, then you can help by giving a transfusion."
"I have no clue what type I am. Can I get my blood checked?"
"Yes, you can. I can do it right now."
"I don't know if Martian blood is compatible with Human blood."
"We'll find out shortly." The Dr. drew blood from Throttle and took it to the lab personally to check.
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About an hour later, the Dr. came back and told Throttle that not only is he a match to me, but that Martian blood is compatible with Human blood. He had done a test to see if it was compatible.
"That's great. I wanna help in any way I can. I can't lose her."
"I'll get another bed moved over by your girlfriend and we'll start the transfusion. There's something in her blood that's toxic and that's why she's so sick."
"So, with me giving blood might get rid of the toxins in her blood?"
"From what I saw in my test, your Martian blood destroyed toxins like they were nothing."
"Then let's do it. I can't bare to lose her."
The Dr. got another bed moved over next to mine. Throttle laid down on it and let the nurses hook him with IV's. They got him ready for the blood transfusion.
I looked over at Throttle and couldn't believe what was going on. I couldn't speak cause I had a tube down my throat. I showed the nurse that I needed something to write on. They brought over a white board, pen and eraser for me to use.
'What are you doing?'
Throttle looked at the white board. "I'm gonna save your life, babe."
'What do you mean? What's wrong with me?'
"Your blood has toxins in it that are making you very sick. My blood is going to save your life. After this transfusion, you will be half Martian Mouse by blood."
I put a big smiley face on the white board and showed him. Then I wrote under it that I loved him.
"I love you too, Michelle. Sorry for calling you Mike, but I was worried about you."
I erased the board and wrote something on it. 'Don't worry about it, baby. I love you no matter what happens here.'
"You're going to survive this. I can feel it deep inside."
The nurse told Throttle that they were ready to start the transfusion. They also brought over extra bags of B positive blood so Throttle wouldn't get sick.
He nodded then watched them start the transfusion to help save my life.
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Throttle had fallen asleep during the transfusion. I managed to grab a hold of his hand and held it while the transfusion was happening.
I didn't think Martian blood was compatible with Human blood, but the Dr. said it was. He had done a test himself to see. And it turns out that Throttle and I have the same blood type.
After about 3 hrs., the transfusion was complete. They used about 2 bags of B positive on Throttle so he wouldn't get sick. The Dr. told us that we would be staying in the hospital for a few days and by then the tube will come out of my mouth and throat.
"Can I call my friend and let her know that Michelle is going to be ok?"
"I think it would be better to wait until tomorrow to call her."
"I told her I would keep her updated. I'll try to make it quick."
"Ok. Make it as quick as possible. You both need rest."