Chapter 10 (part 1): Danger Lurks

A few hours and two novels later, the rest of the team came. It startled her when Lucy touched her shoulder to get her nose out of the book she was reading.

"Luce." She gasped. "You scared me."

"I'm sorry." Lucy apologized. "Good book?"

"Yeah. Thanks for bringing them." Sue told her.

"Do the doctors know when he'll wake up?" Myles asked quietly.

"No." Sue answered. "He's improving but the doctors don't know how long it will take for him to come out of it." Tears started to fall again and Lucy came over and gave her a hug.

"He'll get better." Dimitrius assured her. No one talked for a few minutes as they remembered all the good things about Jack. Sue sniffled as she tried to stop crying. She looked at them and then something dawned on her.

"I thought that they only allowed 3 visitors at a time." Sue said, confused as to why they had allowed more people in.

"They do. I'm just here for a minute." Dimitrius said. "Donna is expecting me home for dinner. See ya all tomorrow then." He started out the door at about the same time as the doctor came in.

"See ya D." Bobby said as he left.

"Hello everyone." He said cheerily as he did a routine check on Jack, marking on the chart as he went along.

"Anything new?" Myles asked, surprising everyone.

"Well, he is doing significantly better." The doctor told them. "Right now the biggest danger is him getting an infection."

"Is there a way to protect him?" Sue asked.

"We'll have to keep the wound sterilized." The doctor told them. "That's the best way. Visiting hours are almost up."

"Can I stay?" Bobby asked, his eyes pleading with the doctor to say yes. The doctor studied him for a moment before giving him a curt nod.

"Just be sure to get some sleep." The doctor said as he left. Sue took a careful look at Bobby. He did look tired.

"Have you gotten any sleep?" She asked him, giving him a look.

"Yes." He answered.

"Sure you have." Lucy said sarcastically. "I'd better be going. See you tomorrow. Come on Myles." Lucy practically dragged Myles out of the room.

"I have slept. I promise." Bobby said. "Not very well, but I have slept."

"Nightmares." Sue guessed sympathetically. Bobby only nodded. She placed her hand on his shoulder for a moment, giving it a gentle squeeze.

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