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LORI'S CHOICE
After Lori and Chris convinced the nurses that they were engaged, he was allowed to stay the night with her in the room. They gave him a cot like the ones they issued new fathers after deliveries. Chris was grateful but he didn't sleep much that night. He was too worried about what Lori would decide. He listened to her steady breathing and the monitor clicked off the beats of her heart as she slept. Chris finally convinced Lori to let them give her a sedative to help her rest. He knew right now that it was what she needed most. The moon was full and cast a soft glow through the blinds on her angelic face. Chris gazed at her thoughtfully, hoping that in time she'd agree to spend her life with him. He knew it in his soul; that he needed her. Each passing minute, the revelation grew stronger in his heart. He couldn't believe how fast and how hard he'd fallen for her. It was totally irrational but true; he was madly in love with her. He fell asleep shortly before dawn and dreamt of a family he wished would someday exist with her in it. He never made it to the cot; he'd fallen asleep holding her hand in the chair next to the bed.
"Chris?" Lori called softly and tried to rouse the dozing form in the chair.
"Huh? What?" Chris stirred feeling disoriented.
"Good morning," Lori smiled and added, "Sleepyhead."
"Mmpf.what time is it?" Chris mumbled blinking the sleepiness away.
"It's a little after eight," Lori answered jovially.
"Oh," Chris responded groggily.
"They're here to do help me with my bath, OK?" Lori looked at him.
"OK, I'm going to go down and get some coffee," Chris registered the need to give her privacy, "I come back in a little bit, OK?"
"Before you go," Lori regarded him carefully as she spoke, "I'll do it."
"You'll do it?" Chris's tired brain didn't comprehend what she was referring to at first.
"I'll go to Florida," She clarified and watched him break into a wide grin.
"This is wonderful Lori," Chris beamed and kissed her cheek lightly.
"OK, now out with you all right?" Lori smiled and squeezed his hand lightly.
"Give us about an hour," The nurse told him at the door, "The doctor wants to check on her again."
"OK," Chris agreed and headed downstairs.
A little while later, the nurse had finished helping Lori bathe and the doctor had come in.
"Good morning Lori," He greeted her, "How are you feeling today?"
"A good deal better," Lori told him.
"I see, well you are making a remarkable recovery," He continued. "We can have you discharged this afternoon if you like."
"Really?" Lori was ecstatic.
"Yes, now I want you to get plenty of rest and don't do anything strenuous for at least two weeks. You should be strong enough to resume working and driving after that time." He finished.
"Two weeks?" Lori sighed.
"Yes, and it probably would be helpful to have someone around for most of that time too." He told her, "Now I want you to follow up with your regular physician in three days, all right?"
"Yes sir," Lori smiled feeling overjoyed at being released so soon.
"Your baby is going to be just fine, Ms. Ford," The doctor smiled and stood up to go, "And best wishes to you and your fiancee."
"Yeah.thanks," Lori replied.
Chris must have been hanging on the doorknob because as soon as they left he came right in.
"How'd it go?" He asked her.
"I can go home this afternoon," Lori beamed, "I guess they're keeping me a few more hours as a precautionary thing."
"That's wonderful!" Chris bent over and hugged her quickly.
"I'm not supposed to drive for two weeks, so I guess you're driving home," Lori smirked knowing he would like that.
"Woo hoo!" Chris said playfully.
"And I'm not supposed to work," Lori admitted frowning a little, "I've got to follow-up with my own doctor in three days."
"That's okay, we can go to Florida after that," Chris told her, "Um.would you mind a house guest then in that case?"
"Not at all, but Angel might," She teased him arching an eyebrow.
LORI'S CHOICE
After Lori and Chris convinced the nurses that they were engaged, he was allowed to stay the night with her in the room. They gave him a cot like the ones they issued new fathers after deliveries. Chris was grateful but he didn't sleep much that night. He was too worried about what Lori would decide. He listened to her steady breathing and the monitor clicked off the beats of her heart as she slept. Chris finally convinced Lori to let them give her a sedative to help her rest. He knew right now that it was what she needed most. The moon was full and cast a soft glow through the blinds on her angelic face. Chris gazed at her thoughtfully, hoping that in time she'd agree to spend her life with him. He knew it in his soul; that he needed her. Each passing minute, the revelation grew stronger in his heart. He couldn't believe how fast and how hard he'd fallen for her. It was totally irrational but true; he was madly in love with her. He fell asleep shortly before dawn and dreamt of a family he wished would someday exist with her in it. He never made it to the cot; he'd fallen asleep holding her hand in the chair next to the bed.
"Chris?" Lori called softly and tried to rouse the dozing form in the chair.
"Huh? What?" Chris stirred feeling disoriented.
"Good morning," Lori smiled and added, "Sleepyhead."
"Mmpf.what time is it?" Chris mumbled blinking the sleepiness away.
"It's a little after eight," Lori answered jovially.
"Oh," Chris responded groggily.
"They're here to do help me with my bath, OK?" Lori looked at him.
"OK, I'm going to go down and get some coffee," Chris registered the need to give her privacy, "I come back in a little bit, OK?"
"Before you go," Lori regarded him carefully as she spoke, "I'll do it."
"You'll do it?" Chris's tired brain didn't comprehend what she was referring to at first.
"I'll go to Florida," She clarified and watched him break into a wide grin.
"This is wonderful Lori," Chris beamed and kissed her cheek lightly.
"OK, now out with you all right?" Lori smiled and squeezed his hand lightly.
"Give us about an hour," The nurse told him at the door, "The doctor wants to check on her again."
"OK," Chris agreed and headed downstairs.
A little while later, the nurse had finished helping Lori bathe and the doctor had come in.
"Good morning Lori," He greeted her, "How are you feeling today?"
"A good deal better," Lori told him.
"I see, well you are making a remarkable recovery," He continued. "We can have you discharged this afternoon if you like."
"Really?" Lori was ecstatic.
"Yes, now I want you to get plenty of rest and don't do anything strenuous for at least two weeks. You should be strong enough to resume working and driving after that time." He finished.
"Two weeks?" Lori sighed.
"Yes, and it probably would be helpful to have someone around for most of that time too." He told her, "Now I want you to follow up with your regular physician in three days, all right?"
"Yes sir," Lori smiled feeling overjoyed at being released so soon.
"Your baby is going to be just fine, Ms. Ford," The doctor smiled and stood up to go, "And best wishes to you and your fiancee."
"Yeah.thanks," Lori replied.
Chris must have been hanging on the doorknob because as soon as they left he came right in.
"How'd it go?" He asked her.
"I can go home this afternoon," Lori beamed, "I guess they're keeping me a few more hours as a precautionary thing."
"That's wonderful!" Chris bent over and hugged her quickly.
"I'm not supposed to drive for two weeks, so I guess you're driving home," Lori smirked knowing he would like that.
"Woo hoo!" Chris said playfully.
"And I'm not supposed to work," Lori admitted frowning a little, "I've got to follow-up with my own doctor in three days."
"That's okay, we can go to Florida after that," Chris told her, "Um.would you mind a house guest then in that case?"
"Not at all, but Angel might," She teased him arching an eyebrow.