"He's awake," Jed smiled, while walking quickly down the hall into the
waiting room. "He just woke up, the doctor is in there with him."
"Are you serious?" Sam smiled.
"Sam, I'm the President of the United States, I'm always serious," Jed gave him a glare.
"Yes sir," Sam smirked. "How is he?"
"He told the doctor that he was having some pain, but the doctor is going to give him some pain medication," Jed smiled. "But I think he's going to be fine,"
"Where's CJ?" Leo asked.
"She's still in there with him," Jed answered. "He woke up while she was talking to him."
"I guess she was right," Sam looked over at Josh, who was rubbing his eyes. "What's the matter?" Sam asked.
"Umm.I just have something in my eye," Josh proclaimed while quickly wiping away the tears from his face. "Can't a man have something get in his eye?"
"Sorry," Sam smirked. "Can we see him?" He asked, turning his head back over to the President.
"I'm not sure. The doctor should be out soon to give us more details," Jed smiled. "Can you believe this?"
"Toby's got a guarding angel watching over him," Leo nodded. "Even though he'll never admit it." He laughed.
"Yeah," Everyone agreed.
"Okay," Richards walked back out into the waiting room, a place he's come to know very well, thanks to the past few days. "As you all probably heard, he is awake. He's still experiencing some pain in his side, and in his head. But that is something we can treat with the proper medication. He is still a little groggy, and a little hoarse. I believe that after a few days, he'll start to feel a little better. I still have a concern of some internal bleeding that may occur in the next few days as well. So until he's out of harms way, I want to keep everything around him very calm. I'll allow visitors, but please, don't make him anxious. People in his position tend to believe that the more they move around, the faster the recovery process will be. But that's the last thing he can do right now."
"We understand," Jed nodded. "Thank you for everything,"
"You're very welcome Mr. President," Richards smiled. "Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to check on Mr. Ziegler."
"Okay," Sam smiled. "May we see him soon?"
"I'll see what I can do. Probably in an hour or so, I can start letting you all come back to see him."
"Thank you," Sam smiled.
"Excuse me," Richards nodded and walked back down the hall.
"Hot damn! This is good news," Leo smiled.
"Yes it is," Abbey agreed.
"Thank you all," David smiled. "Thank you for watching over my brother."
"David," Jed walked over and shook his hand. "Toby is a good man,"
"Yeah, when he's not being a pain in the ass," David grinned.
"I think that's one of Toby's greatest qualities," Jed laughed.
"Should we get CJ?" Josh asked.
"I think she's where she wants to be," Jed nodded. "Besides, I wouldn't want to be the one to tell her to get out."
"Good point," Josh smiled. "So, now what do we do?"
"We wait," Sam smiled. "But this time, we know he's okay."
TOBY'S ROOM
"I don't really remember a lot," Toby mumbled. "I remember talking with Sam about something, and then everything goes blank."
"It's okay," CJ looked up at him. "It's the same with me."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Toby asked weakly.
"Why are you worrying about me?" CJ smiled. "You're the one we have to think about."
"I can't think about me right now," Toby closed his eyes.
"Why?"
"Because I'm thinking about you," He smiled weakly.
"You can be sweet sometimes, you know that?" CJ squeezed his hand.
"Just don't let that get out."
"I promise," CJ laughed.
"Okay," Richards walked in. "Mr. Ziegler, how's the pain medication working out for you?"
"Well, the pain is gone," Toby answered. "On the other hand, I'm starting to fall asleep."
"That's perfectly normal, the medication tends to make people drowsy," Richards smiled.
"Yeah, but I just woke up," Toby moaned.
"Just think, you're catching up on all your sleep," CJ added.
"Good point," Toby smiled weakly.
"Why don't you just let nature take its course and get some rest. When you wake up, we'll take you down for more testing, just to make sure everything is okay," Richards patted Toby on the chest.
"Oh, sounds like fun," Toby said sarcastically.
"Don't be a smart ass," CJ warned.
"I can't help it," Toby winked at her.
"How are you doing?" Richards looked down at CJ.
"I'm doing okay," CJ smiled.
"You want me to take you back to your room?" Richards asked.
"I'm okay," CJ looked over at Toby. "I don't want to leave just yet."
"How about I make a deal with you?" Richards smiled. "If it's okay with Mr. Ziegler, why don't I move you to the other bed in here. Just so you don't have to keep making trips back and forth?"
"I'm not sure if I'll be able to control myself," Toby joked.
"I would like that," CJ nodded. "Even if it's not okay with Toby," She smiled at him.
"I'll get the nurse to get the bed ready for you," Richards smiled and walked out.
"Now I can take care of you," CJ whispered.
"I'm fine," Toby mumbled, as he began to fall asleep.
"You will be," CJ squeezed his hand once more. "I love you," She whispered.
"I love you too," Toby managed to let out before falling asleep.
TBC
"Are you serious?" Sam smiled.
"Sam, I'm the President of the United States, I'm always serious," Jed gave him a glare.
"Yes sir," Sam smirked. "How is he?"
"He told the doctor that he was having some pain, but the doctor is going to give him some pain medication," Jed smiled. "But I think he's going to be fine,"
"Where's CJ?" Leo asked.
"She's still in there with him," Jed answered. "He woke up while she was talking to him."
"I guess she was right," Sam looked over at Josh, who was rubbing his eyes. "What's the matter?" Sam asked.
"Umm.I just have something in my eye," Josh proclaimed while quickly wiping away the tears from his face. "Can't a man have something get in his eye?"
"Sorry," Sam smirked. "Can we see him?" He asked, turning his head back over to the President.
"I'm not sure. The doctor should be out soon to give us more details," Jed smiled. "Can you believe this?"
"Toby's got a guarding angel watching over him," Leo nodded. "Even though he'll never admit it." He laughed.
"Yeah," Everyone agreed.
"Okay," Richards walked back out into the waiting room, a place he's come to know very well, thanks to the past few days. "As you all probably heard, he is awake. He's still experiencing some pain in his side, and in his head. But that is something we can treat with the proper medication. He is still a little groggy, and a little hoarse. I believe that after a few days, he'll start to feel a little better. I still have a concern of some internal bleeding that may occur in the next few days as well. So until he's out of harms way, I want to keep everything around him very calm. I'll allow visitors, but please, don't make him anxious. People in his position tend to believe that the more they move around, the faster the recovery process will be. But that's the last thing he can do right now."
"We understand," Jed nodded. "Thank you for everything,"
"You're very welcome Mr. President," Richards smiled. "Now if you will excuse me, I'm going to check on Mr. Ziegler."
"Okay," Sam smiled. "May we see him soon?"
"I'll see what I can do. Probably in an hour or so, I can start letting you all come back to see him."
"Thank you," Sam smiled.
"Excuse me," Richards nodded and walked back down the hall.
"Hot damn! This is good news," Leo smiled.
"Yes it is," Abbey agreed.
"Thank you all," David smiled. "Thank you for watching over my brother."
"David," Jed walked over and shook his hand. "Toby is a good man,"
"Yeah, when he's not being a pain in the ass," David grinned.
"I think that's one of Toby's greatest qualities," Jed laughed.
"Should we get CJ?" Josh asked.
"I think she's where she wants to be," Jed nodded. "Besides, I wouldn't want to be the one to tell her to get out."
"Good point," Josh smiled. "So, now what do we do?"
"We wait," Sam smiled. "But this time, we know he's okay."
TOBY'S ROOM
"I don't really remember a lot," Toby mumbled. "I remember talking with Sam about something, and then everything goes blank."
"It's okay," CJ looked up at him. "It's the same with me."
"Are you sure you're okay?" Toby asked weakly.
"Why are you worrying about me?" CJ smiled. "You're the one we have to think about."
"I can't think about me right now," Toby closed his eyes.
"Why?"
"Because I'm thinking about you," He smiled weakly.
"You can be sweet sometimes, you know that?" CJ squeezed his hand.
"Just don't let that get out."
"I promise," CJ laughed.
"Okay," Richards walked in. "Mr. Ziegler, how's the pain medication working out for you?"
"Well, the pain is gone," Toby answered. "On the other hand, I'm starting to fall asleep."
"That's perfectly normal, the medication tends to make people drowsy," Richards smiled.
"Yeah, but I just woke up," Toby moaned.
"Just think, you're catching up on all your sleep," CJ added.
"Good point," Toby smiled weakly.
"Why don't you just let nature take its course and get some rest. When you wake up, we'll take you down for more testing, just to make sure everything is okay," Richards patted Toby on the chest.
"Oh, sounds like fun," Toby said sarcastically.
"Don't be a smart ass," CJ warned.
"I can't help it," Toby winked at her.
"How are you doing?" Richards looked down at CJ.
"I'm doing okay," CJ smiled.
"You want me to take you back to your room?" Richards asked.
"I'm okay," CJ looked over at Toby. "I don't want to leave just yet."
"How about I make a deal with you?" Richards smiled. "If it's okay with Mr. Ziegler, why don't I move you to the other bed in here. Just so you don't have to keep making trips back and forth?"
"I'm not sure if I'll be able to control myself," Toby joked.
"I would like that," CJ nodded. "Even if it's not okay with Toby," She smiled at him.
"I'll get the nurse to get the bed ready for you," Richards smiled and walked out.
"Now I can take care of you," CJ whispered.
"I'm fine," Toby mumbled, as he began to fall asleep.
"You will be," CJ squeezed his hand once more. "I love you," She whispered.
"I love you too," Toby managed to let out before falling asleep.
TBC