"Right, Ash this may feel a little odd" said Gordon
"Okay" replied Ash
Gordon went to remove the chest drain while Jill tried to keep Ash calm and as still as possible, it was starting to bruise and was very tender even though they had given her pain relief.
Once Gordon had removed it and sutured the wound, Jill took a look, then placed a dressing over the cut, which made Ash wince
"Sorry" said Jill
"When can we go" asked Ash
"Well, normally we would keep you under observation for another couple of hours" replied Gordon, Jill gave him a look, as if to say don't even think about it
"I'll, just go and get some ice for your side" said Jill getting up
"You, said normally" said Ash once Jill had gone
"Did, I" replied Gordon, he knew she must really be feeling better to pick him up on that
"Yes, you did" replied Ash, confidently
"I did, but I don't think your mum was best pleased" replied Gordon, just then Jill came back
"Pleased, about what" asked Jill
"Going home" replied Ash, getting straight to the point
"Well it's not ideal but we, can go home as long as you stay next to one of us for the next couple of hours" replied Jill, handing the ice pack over to Ash, and giving Gordon a look as if to say look at what you have done now
"Yes, thanks mum" replied Ash
"And you have to keep that on for at least an hour" added Jill
Ash nodded, but she knew there was more to come
"Tomorrow, you have to stay with us, no pushing yourself, by helping to carry bags or playing games" said Gordon
Ash nodded again, right now she didn't feel like doing any of that anyway, all she wanted to do was sleep
"Right, I've got to write these notes up, then we can go" added Gordon
By the time he had finished, Jill had tidied up and had taken the game back to his office, while Ash was nodding off
"Ash, sweetheart, time to go" said Jill
Ash got up slowly, she was feeling rather stiff, they then made their way to the car, Jill and Gordon had decided it would be best if Jill got in the back as well, Jill was making small talk, trying to keep Ash awake and her mind off of the pain. When they arrived home the others came running out, wondering what was going on because Gordon had not phoned them to let them know
"Dad, what is it" asked Tom
"Yeah, how is she" asked Katie, not giving Gordon time to answer Toms question
"She's fine, just give her some space" replied Gordon, going around the car to help Jill get Ash out of the car
"There, was nothing wrong, you made it up" said Jonathon
"That is not true, we will discuss this later, right now Ash needs her rest, so we would appreciate it if you kept the noise down" replied Gordon
"What can we do to help" asked Katie
"Nothing, we need to keep a close eye on her for a couple of hours" replied Gordon as he ushered them all inside
"Ash, we are sorry" said Tom
"Yeah, very sorry" added Katie
"Forget it" replied Ash
"Right, let's get you comfy" said Jill, leading her into the front room, followed by the others
Ash, sat on the sofa and went to take off her shoes
"Let me do that" replied Jill, not waiting for an answer
"And what did I say about keeping that ice on" Jill added
"Can, we get you anything" asked Jonathon, before Ash could say anything to Jill about the ice
"A, drink would be nice" replied Ash
"Right, I've got somethings to do, but dad will be here if you need him, isn't that right Gordon" said Jill
Gordon nodded, the other two were starting to be noisy they couldn't decide which game to play
"Okay, thanks" replied Ash
"Ash, what do you want to play" asked Tom
Ash went to say something but Gordon got in there first
"Ash, is very tired and needs her rest, why don't you go and give mum a hand in the kitchen" said Gordon
"Okay" said Katie and with that they made their way out
"Thanks, dad" said Ash
"Let's see what's on shall we" said Gordon, knowing Ash didn't like all this fussing
Meanwhile in the Kitchen, Jonathon had just about finished making drinks, when the other two came in, Katie made a start on the washing up while Tom made a start on the drying up, without even having to be asked Jill, knew they must be feeling guilty
"I thought you were going to play a game" said Jill
"Dad, said we should give you a hand" replied Tom
"Mum, we are very sorry, we know it was a stupid thing to do" said Jonathon
"We know you are, you're just lucky it wasn't as bad as it could have been" replied Jill
Jonathon handed Jill her drink then went through to Gordon and Ash with theirs
"How, is she" asked Jill, as Jonathon came back in
"Nearly asleep" replied Jonathon
"So, what else can we do" asked Katie
"Well, to start with I need to finish the cake, get plates and things packed for tomorrow" replied Jill
Meanwhile back in the front room
"Dad" said Ash
"Yes" replied Gordon looking up from his paper
"Do I really, need to keep this on" asked Ash
"The longer, the better" replied Gordon
"It's just, really cold and I'm really tired, but I can't sleep and hold it at the same time" replied Ash
"I tell you what, leave it on for a few more minutes and then I will take a look" replied Gordon
"Okay" replied Ash, she took a sip of her drink, and Gordon went back to reading his paper
Fifteen minutes later and Ash had fallen asleep, she dropped the icepack, which made Gordon look up, he picked it up and put it on the table, he then went into the hallway and grabbed a blanket that Jill had put by the front door for tomorrow, which he carefully draped over Ash, he then picked up their mugs and the ice pack and went to the kitchen to see how Jill was getting on
"Gordon" said Jill slightly panicked
"She's fine, she's sound asleep" replied Gordon
"Well, I won't be long, we're almost done here" replied Jill
"Why, don't you go now, we can finish clearing up" replied Katie
"Yeah, it's the least we can do" added Jonathon
"Okay, just try to keep the noise down" replied Jill
Jill followed Gordon through to the front room, she breathed a sigh of relief when she saw for herself how peaceful Ash looked. Gordon sat in his chair, and changed the channel so they could watch the news, Jill got them both a glass of wine then sat in the other chair.
Ten minutes had passed when the other three popped their heads in to say goodnight, they finished watching the news then switched the television off, they sat there quietly talking for another couple of hours, neither of them having the heart to wake her up yet
"Why, don't you go on up love, I don't mind staying with her" said Gordon
"No, it's fine I was going to stay with her anyway" replied Jill
"There's no need, she's fine" replied Gordon
"I know, I would just feel better, if I did" replied Jill
"Okay, well how about, you go on up to bed, when she wakes up, I will take her to our room to you, and I will stay in her room" replied Gordon
"Okay, I'll just go and get everything ready, ohh and Gordon, don't leave her sleeping too long" replied Jill picking up the glasses and going out the door as she said it
There wasn't much chance of that just as Jill was going up the stairs, Ash started to wake, the pain killers they had given her earlier were starting to wear off
"Hello, sleepy head" said Gordon
Ash, panicked realising she wasn't holding the ice pack and moved a little too quickly
"Ash, take it easy, what's wrong" asked Gordon getting up and going over to her
"I've lost the ice pack" replied a groggy Ash, she was clearly in pain
"It's alright, I took it off you when you fell asleep" replied Gordon, getting up and going towards the hallway to get her some more pain relief
"What, time is it" asked Ash
"It, is way past your bed time young lady" replied Gordon going out into the hallway, he found Jill's bag and got what he needed, he then went to the kitchen and got some water then went back to Ash
"Here, you are take these" said Gordon handing them over
"Thanks" said Ash, once she had taken them
"Right, let's get you to bed" said Gordon
"Okay" replied Ash
"You're sleeping in our room tonight" replied Gordon knowing it wouldn't go down well
Ash rolled her eyes
"But I feel fine" said Ash
"I know, but just do it for mum" replied Gordon
Ash didn't have time to reply they had reached her parents room
"Sweetheart, are you alright" asked Jill
"Yeah, I'm just tired" replied Ash, she was annoyed she had to stay in here, she knew if it was one of the others they wouldn't have to
Jill looked at her as if to say I don't believe you
"I'm, fine really" replied Ash
"Right, good night, sweet dreams" said Gordon leaving them to it