Chapter 3 - Good News
By: Cate
"Lu?" Dana poked her head into Marc's room. Lu was sitting next to his bed, with her head on his chest. Upon taking a closer look, Dana realized her partner was asleep.
Dana reached out to brush a piece of hair off her partner's face. She knew the past three months had been very hard on Lu, and she could see how tired Lu looked, so she decided to let her rest. Dana threw a blanket around Lu's shoulder's and quietly left the room.
"How's she doing, Dr. Stowe?" Lana asked. Peter and Nick looked up anxiously. They were all worried about Lu, and, of course, Marc.
"She's sleeping. You all know how difficult this has been for her. Hopefully it will get better soon." Dana wouldn't say any more.
Dana came back to Marc's room three hours later. Lu was awake, and massaging her son's hand. "Dana?" she asked without looking up.
"Lu, I have Marc's latest test results back." Dana said, in a hushed voice so as not to wake Marc.
Lu looked up at her, with a hint of fear in her eyes.
"It's OK, Lu." Dana said soothingly. "According to these results, he's getting better. See? Those red spots, they were much bigger a month ago. The cancer isn't gone yet, and we've still got a long way to go, but it's a step in the right direction. Lu, your little boy is going to be just fine."
In all those months of pain, and fear, this was the first good news she'd received. "He's really going to be OK?" Lu asked, trembling. Dana nodded. Lu smiled. Tears started spilling down her cheek. Dana hugged her, and they stood together, watching Marc sleep.
By: Cate
"Lu?" Dana poked her head into Marc's room. Lu was sitting next to his bed, with her head on his chest. Upon taking a closer look, Dana realized her partner was asleep.
Dana reached out to brush a piece of hair off her partner's face. She knew the past three months had been very hard on Lu, and she could see how tired Lu looked, so she decided to let her rest. Dana threw a blanket around Lu's shoulder's and quietly left the room.
"How's she doing, Dr. Stowe?" Lana asked. Peter and Nick looked up anxiously. They were all worried about Lu, and, of course, Marc.
"She's sleeping. You all know how difficult this has been for her. Hopefully it will get better soon." Dana wouldn't say any more.
Dana came back to Marc's room three hours later. Lu was awake, and massaging her son's hand. "Dana?" she asked without looking up.
"Lu, I have Marc's latest test results back." Dana said, in a hushed voice so as not to wake Marc.
Lu looked up at her, with a hint of fear in her eyes.
"It's OK, Lu." Dana said soothingly. "According to these results, he's getting better. See? Those red spots, they were much bigger a month ago. The cancer isn't gone yet, and we've still got a long way to go, but it's a step in the right direction. Lu, your little boy is going to be just fine."
In all those months of pain, and fear, this was the first good news she'd received. "He's really going to be OK?" Lu asked, trembling. Dana nodded. Lu smiled. Tears started spilling down her cheek. Dana hugged her, and they stood together, watching Marc sleep.