Chapter 5. Friends
"I told you, I don't need to be in the hospital." Julie growled but Portman just crossed his arms and sat back. Even if your right that Riley's responsible for what happened there are things you forget. She said wearily as if she'd gone over it time and time again. "There's no proof so it won't do any good to tell anyone."
"That doesn't mean they won't come again."
"Portman it wouldn't make..." she closed her eyes as nausea washed over her. It just wouldn't make sense. He got me heck for what happened as it is." She pointed out praying she'd not puke again. The nurse had given her medicine for the nausea but she was still feeling sick. She was also fighting the sedative. She was not going to do this.
"I'm just not taking any chances." He mutter stubbornly. Maybe he was wrong but still he didn't think it was over.
"Coach will have a bird and..."
"Go to sleep gaf." Was all he said and she reached over to tare out the IV she remembered her ankle. she'd not be able to leave even if her stomach didn't rebel or even if she could swing her legs over the side of the bed without falling over she'd never be able to walk her stupid ankle was in a big fat cast. She had no crutches. They were not giving them to her until she was released. She'd already tried to leave as soon as the cast had set. Julie knew that she'd have to pack her things, change her plane ticket so she could head home and find a way to contact her gramps. Oh heavens her brother. Tears filled her eyes at the thought and before she knew it Portman was there frowning into her face.
"Jules you ok?"
"Um yeah." She blinked trying to get rid of them.
"Are you in pain?"
"No, I'm fine." Reaching out Julie took his hand. "Thank you dean." She said and he didn't know what to say. What was going on? What was wrong? He'd never seen the cat lady like this. She looked so upset. From what she'd said it didn't make sense pain would but this was not that...
"Talk to me gaf." He said and she felt the tears spilling over. She was also surprised when he shifted uncertainly.
Portman wondered what his mother would do. Then he knew. Being very careful he released the railing on the side of the bed moved to sit beside her and easing her down so her cheek rested on his shoulder. Like that she began to cry in earnest. Then she was telling him about her brother and her problems.
Julie had really not meant to but some times things didn't work out the way she thought. He could understand her fear over the scholarship after the last few months it just made sense.
"Listen, it will all work out." He said and she shook her head saying.
"But I don't even know if he woke up yet."
"That will be easy to rectify." He said pulling heck a little. He reached for the phone and dialed
"Man, it's me I need you to do something for me." After a few minutes he turned back to face her. "Ok, it's time to sleep. I'll wake you up as soon as I know something." he promised
"You will?" She asked the medicine kicking in.
"Promise." He said easing her heck against her pillows. He'd do it but first he'd make sure she rested.
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The minute the phone rang Portman snatched it up. He was not going to let it wake the girl in the bed not that it could. The medicine the doctor had proscribed had pulled her so far under he didn't think that anything short of the day of reckoning Could rouse her.
"Yeah?"
"It's me." Fulton's voice came through loud and clear. "Got that news you wanted."
"Well?" Portman asked dreading the news. If it was bad it would just make Julie feel worse.
"Matt woke up around six and their just keeping him for minor observation." At the words Portman let out the breath he'd been holding. One worry down.
"Thanks man."
"No big deal. How is she?"
"Resting she didn't want to but the sedative was really strong."
"I believe it. Oh by the way about the other two of the guys are on it."
"Great."
"If you need anything else give me a ring."
"Right." With that they hung up.
turning back to look at his teammate Portman wondered why he was really there, sure he was worried about retaliation but he could have asked one of the others to look after her. Any of them would have so why him? He was starting to wonder if there was a totally different reason. Did he have feelings for the girl? Sure he'd had a thing for her when they'd first met but that had been more than a year and a half ago. He was used to seeing her day in day out.
Too tired to think about it now Portman closed his eyes hoping to catch some shut eye.
Tbc
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A.N. Thanks everyone for the feedback. Sorry about the spelling and Grammar, I'm reloading all chapters so it should be fixed.
"I told you, I don't need to be in the hospital." Julie growled but Portman just crossed his arms and sat back. Even if your right that Riley's responsible for what happened there are things you forget. She said wearily as if she'd gone over it time and time again. "There's no proof so it won't do any good to tell anyone."
"That doesn't mean they won't come again."
"Portman it wouldn't make..." she closed her eyes as nausea washed over her. It just wouldn't make sense. He got me heck for what happened as it is." She pointed out praying she'd not puke again. The nurse had given her medicine for the nausea but she was still feeling sick. She was also fighting the sedative. She was not going to do this.
"I'm just not taking any chances." He mutter stubbornly. Maybe he was wrong but still he didn't think it was over.
"Coach will have a bird and..."
"Go to sleep gaf." Was all he said and she reached over to tare out the IV she remembered her ankle. she'd not be able to leave even if her stomach didn't rebel or even if she could swing her legs over the side of the bed without falling over she'd never be able to walk her stupid ankle was in a big fat cast. She had no crutches. They were not giving them to her until she was released. She'd already tried to leave as soon as the cast had set. Julie knew that she'd have to pack her things, change her plane ticket so she could head home and find a way to contact her gramps. Oh heavens her brother. Tears filled her eyes at the thought and before she knew it Portman was there frowning into her face.
"Jules you ok?"
"Um yeah." She blinked trying to get rid of them.
"Are you in pain?"
"No, I'm fine." Reaching out Julie took his hand. "Thank you dean." She said and he didn't know what to say. What was going on? What was wrong? He'd never seen the cat lady like this. She looked so upset. From what she'd said it didn't make sense pain would but this was not that...
"Talk to me gaf." He said and she felt the tears spilling over. She was also surprised when he shifted uncertainly.
Portman wondered what his mother would do. Then he knew. Being very careful he released the railing on the side of the bed moved to sit beside her and easing her down so her cheek rested on his shoulder. Like that she began to cry in earnest. Then she was telling him about her brother and her problems.
Julie had really not meant to but some times things didn't work out the way she thought. He could understand her fear over the scholarship after the last few months it just made sense.
"Listen, it will all work out." He said and she shook her head saying.
"But I don't even know if he woke up yet."
"That will be easy to rectify." He said pulling heck a little. He reached for the phone and dialed
"Man, it's me I need you to do something for me." After a few minutes he turned back to face her. "Ok, it's time to sleep. I'll wake you up as soon as I know something." he promised
"You will?" She asked the medicine kicking in.
"Promise." He said easing her heck against her pillows. He'd do it but first he'd make sure she rested.
*****
The minute the phone rang Portman snatched it up. He was not going to let it wake the girl in the bed not that it could. The medicine the doctor had proscribed had pulled her so far under he didn't think that anything short of the day of reckoning Could rouse her.
"Yeah?"
"It's me." Fulton's voice came through loud and clear. "Got that news you wanted."
"Well?" Portman asked dreading the news. If it was bad it would just make Julie feel worse.
"Matt woke up around six and their just keeping him for minor observation." At the words Portman let out the breath he'd been holding. One worry down.
"Thanks man."
"No big deal. How is she?"
"Resting she didn't want to but the sedative was really strong."
"I believe it. Oh by the way about the other two of the guys are on it."
"Great."
"If you need anything else give me a ring."
"Right." With that they hung up.
turning back to look at his teammate Portman wondered why he was really there, sure he was worried about retaliation but he could have asked one of the others to look after her. Any of them would have so why him? He was starting to wonder if there was a totally different reason. Did he have feelings for the girl? Sure he'd had a thing for her when they'd first met but that had been more than a year and a half ago. He was used to seeing her day in day out.
Too tired to think about it now Portman closed his eyes hoping to catch some shut eye.
Tbc
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A.N. Thanks everyone for the feedback. Sorry about the spelling and Grammar, I'm reloading all chapters so it should be fixed.