It had already been 24 hours since the rescue chopper brought the illfated assemblage back to Tan Son Nhut. Myron hadn't left Desi's side since they arrived.
"Myron, I'm really going to be fine. The antivenin is in the IV and I'll be fine. Go let the Docs take a look at those hands and arms." Desi sugested strongly. "Lt. Carmen will be here if I need anything." Desi pointed in the direction of the male nurse.
Myron nodded in agreement, but wasn't happy about leaving. Especially leaving Desi with Lt. Carmen.
"Desi, I...I.." Myron stuttered and left the room.
"Ma'am, if I may be so bold. The Lt. there has the hots for you."Carmen said.
"Now how do you know that, Lt?"
"He shows all of the signs, ma'am. A man reconizes these things.
"I suppose he does. Thank you, Lt. I'm sort of tird now. I want to take a nap."
"Yes ma'am." Carmen said then left the room.
Meanwhile, Myron was still thinking about Desi. He was wondering just how well that Lt. knew her. After all, she was stationed here before she was on her way to firebase Ladybird for temporary assignment." Damn, Myron hated that word 'temporary'.
Released from his care, Myron was bound for Desi's room. "You asleep, soldier?
Desi squirmed. "Hi Myron. No not really."
"How did you know it was me?"
Desi smiled. "You smell like the stuff that they put on burns after the whirl pool bath."
"Oh, you are so smart, Desi." Myron couldn't hold the question back any longer. "How are your eyes, Desi? Can you see anything yet?"
"Well, my eyes don't hurt. That's a good sign. The antivenin is finished. Doc says that the reason that I can't see is because the area around my optic nerve is swollen from the bite. It has a good blood supply and he is sure that when the swelling goes down I will be able to see fine."
"That's great. Does he have any idea of how long that might be?" Myron was genuinely concerned.
"Maybe a few days. It will be gradual. I can see a very little bit in the center, like a pin hole."
Myron was glad to hear that. He sat on the bed next to Desi. "Myron, hold me." Desi said out of the blue.
"What?" Myron was shocked.
"Hold me. Hold me close to you. I want to feel you next to me."
Unknown to both Myron and Desi, the door was ajar and Doc and McKay were starting to enter to check on the progress of the new Capt. They saw Myron put his arms around Desi and hold her next to him.
Ummm, it has been so long, Desi thought to herself. "Myron, you feel so good."
Myron was thinking that it was a long time for him since he held a women in his arms. He remembered how appealing Desi looked in the river with her wet Army T-shirt. He leaned in closer to Desi and kissed her gently on the lips.
Outside the door, Doc and McKay both looked at each other in shock. Their eyes wide with disbelieve. For the last year Myron had been avoiding women, keeping to himself and volunteering for all of the dangerous assignments.
Realizing what he just did, Myron pulled away from Desi. "Sorry ma'am. I didn't ..."
"Myron, come here." Desi pulled Myron in closer to her. She gave Myron a tender kiss on the lips. "I liked it, Lt. Don't quit." Myron kissed Desi again softly.
Myron liked it as well. "So Desi, when can you get out of here?" Myron was curious.
"I should be able to get a room in the visiting officers' quarters. They want me to stay here at Tan Son Nhut until my vision comes back completely. It shouldn't be more then a day or two."
Myron kissed Desi again. "I could get very used to this." Desi said with a smile.
"That's the idea." Myron answered.
Doc and McKay stood in the hallway where they had retreated. Hockenbury looked at the pilot in confusion.
"I thought he was just gonna grieve away for that journalist."
Johnny shook his head. "Alex, her name was Alex. I thought he was, too. But maybe this nurse is just what he needs."
Doc cradled his broken arm against his chest. He wriggled his fingers slightly, grimacing.
McKay looked at him thoughtfully. "Hurtin' Doc? You've got a room here overnight, too, don't cha?"
Hockenbury looked down at his scrubs. "Yeah, they want me to stay for observation and so I can get some good pain drugs."
The pilot leaned on his crutches. "I guess a sprain doesn't count for much. They gave me a fistful of aspirin and told me to stay off it for a week."
They moved off down the hall. McKay looked sideways at the medic.
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"Myron, I'm really going to be fine. The antivenin is in the IV and I'll be fine. Go let the Docs take a look at those hands and arms." Desi sugested strongly. "Lt. Carmen will be here if I need anything." Desi pointed in the direction of the male nurse.
Myron nodded in agreement, but wasn't happy about leaving. Especially leaving Desi with Lt. Carmen.
"Desi, I...I.." Myron stuttered and left the room.
"Ma'am, if I may be so bold. The Lt. there has the hots for you."Carmen said.
"Now how do you know that, Lt?"
"He shows all of the signs, ma'am. A man reconizes these things.
"I suppose he does. Thank you, Lt. I'm sort of tird now. I want to take a nap."
"Yes ma'am." Carmen said then left the room.
Meanwhile, Myron was still thinking about Desi. He was wondering just how well that Lt. knew her. After all, she was stationed here before she was on her way to firebase Ladybird for temporary assignment." Damn, Myron hated that word 'temporary'.
Released from his care, Myron was bound for Desi's room. "You asleep, soldier?
Desi squirmed. "Hi Myron. No not really."
"How did you know it was me?"
Desi smiled. "You smell like the stuff that they put on burns after the whirl pool bath."
"Oh, you are so smart, Desi." Myron couldn't hold the question back any longer. "How are your eyes, Desi? Can you see anything yet?"
"Well, my eyes don't hurt. That's a good sign. The antivenin is finished. Doc says that the reason that I can't see is because the area around my optic nerve is swollen from the bite. It has a good blood supply and he is sure that when the swelling goes down I will be able to see fine."
"That's great. Does he have any idea of how long that might be?" Myron was genuinely concerned.
"Maybe a few days. It will be gradual. I can see a very little bit in the center, like a pin hole."
Myron was glad to hear that. He sat on the bed next to Desi. "Myron, hold me." Desi said out of the blue.
"What?" Myron was shocked.
"Hold me. Hold me close to you. I want to feel you next to me."
Unknown to both Myron and Desi, the door was ajar and Doc and McKay were starting to enter to check on the progress of the new Capt. They saw Myron put his arms around Desi and hold her next to him.
Ummm, it has been so long, Desi thought to herself. "Myron, you feel so good."
Myron was thinking that it was a long time for him since he held a women in his arms. He remembered how appealing Desi looked in the river with her wet Army T-shirt. He leaned in closer to Desi and kissed her gently on the lips.
Outside the door, Doc and McKay both looked at each other in shock. Their eyes wide with disbelieve. For the last year Myron had been avoiding women, keeping to himself and volunteering for all of the dangerous assignments.
Realizing what he just did, Myron pulled away from Desi. "Sorry ma'am. I didn't ..."
"Myron, come here." Desi pulled Myron in closer to her. She gave Myron a tender kiss on the lips. "I liked it, Lt. Don't quit." Myron kissed Desi again softly.
Myron liked it as well. "So Desi, when can you get out of here?" Myron was curious.
"I should be able to get a room in the visiting officers' quarters. They want me to stay here at Tan Son Nhut until my vision comes back completely. It shouldn't be more then a day or two."
Myron kissed Desi again. "I could get very used to this." Desi said with a smile.
"That's the idea." Myron answered.
Doc and McKay stood in the hallway where they had retreated. Hockenbury looked at the pilot in confusion.
"I thought he was just gonna grieve away for that journalist."
Johnny shook his head. "Alex, her name was Alex. I thought he was, too. But maybe this nurse is just what he needs."
Doc cradled his broken arm against his chest. He wriggled his fingers slightly, grimacing.
McKay looked at him thoughtfully. "Hurtin' Doc? You've got a room here overnight, too, don't cha?"
Hockenbury looked down at his scrubs. "Yeah, they want me to stay for observation and so I can get some good pain drugs."
The pilot leaned on his crutches. "I guess a sprain doesn't count for much. They gave me a fistful of aspirin and told me to stay off it for a week."
They moved off down the hall. McKay looked sideways at the medic.
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