Chapter Eleven
The waiting room was silent for the first hour that Renn, Caitey, David, and Elijah were there. Mahina had been taken in so that a doctor could check it out, and it turned out that she needed surgery to repair it. She was barely awake when the doctors told her, and just nodded her agreement before they hooked her up to an IV and put her to sleep for the time being. David and Elijah were sitting on opposite sides of the waiting room, and Renn was sitting next to Caitey, who had found a children's picture book and was flipping through it with great interest.
David stood up and began to pace the room back and forth slowly. "God, I hope she's okay..." He said. "I wonder why they haven't come out here yet..."
"She probably wouldn't be in there now if it wasn't for you," Elijah growled, looking at the muscular man.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?" David asked, glaring at him. "After all, you are the boyfriend...who couldn't be there for her." His voice was now deathly calm.
Elijah stood up, getting in David's face. "Fuck you, you stupid son of a bitch! I oughta -" He began to yell, but was cut off by Renn.
"Shut the hell up, the way your relationship ended has nothing to do with her being in here!" Renn said.
Caitey looked up, her eyes gigantically round, her mouth dropped open. "You?" She pointed at David. "And...and...you?" She pointed at Elijah. David looked at the ground, and Elijah glared at her. She squeaked loudly. "Oh wow! You two were bed buddies! Whooooa! Wait until I tell Mahina! I gotta tell Mahina! She's gonna think this is so hot!" She squealed.
Elijah looked at her, his mouth agape. "No, no! Whatever you do, do NOT tell her!" David nodded in agreement.
Renn had by then recoiled into the seat, suprising even himself with his outburst. He looked back and forth from Elijah to David, who both looked immensely pissed at him. Caitey looked over, noting his nervousness, before climbing into his lap and snuggling close to him.
Mahina's eyes slowly opened. A doctor was standing over her, and she felt as if she were floating on a cloud. 'The drugs,' She thought to herself.
"Feel okay?" The doctor asked. She replied something groggily that was completely incoherent. He nodded and walked out to the waiting room.
"Mahina is awake and the surgery went fine. She'll be out of action for about five months." He told the group. Caitey grinned and hopped up, running into the room before anyone else and closing the door.
"Mahina! Maaaaaahina! Guess what, guess what! Davey-poo and Lijah dated! They dated before you and Lijah dated!" She squealed excitedly.
"W-what?" Mahina said, still groggy and not quite comprehending the statement.
"Daaaaaaaaavid and Lijah! They dated!" She exclaimed.
"WHAT!" Mahina shrieked, sitting straight up. "You mean that...that...they...did...dated...what? Noooo..." She groaned.
"But I thought that you would be haaaappy..." Caitey squeaked.
"Well...it's hot...but...urrghh..." Mahina replied.
"Yeah, that is hot..." Caitey trailed off. "Oooooh! Like that one time that we thought Jeffy was dating Punker!" She giggled, bouncing up and down. "I wanna do Punker...again..."
"You and me both." Mahina grinned. "Wait...that wasn't supposed to come out...was it?"
Caitey shrugged and grinned. "I dunno!" She said as the guys walked in.
"Punker? What?" David asked, knowing just who they were talking about.
"Oh, nothing...um...I mean no one." Mahina nodded. David looked at her skeptically, as did Elijah, but they dropped it. "So...you," She pointed to David. "And you?" She raised an eyebrow as she pointed to Elijah.
"Uh...I uh...I can explain everything, it was just...uh..." Elijah stammered.
"Well, yeah, it happened." David said.
"David, I had no idea you were bi! Why didn't you tell me? How could you keep such a big secret from me, I mean come on, I'm your best friend..."
Caitey looked at her, whimpering. "Uh! Uh! What about meeee?" She whined.
"Don't worry, I'm your best friend too." Mahina said, patting her head. Caitey grinned and purred.
"So, now that you know, what's this about 'Punker'? Elijah asked.
"A friend of mine." Mahina said nonchalently.
"Yeah, right." Elijah said.
"What, did you think you were the first person I've done?" She asked, quirking an eyebrow.
"Well, no, but..."
"No but nothing." She said. "End of it. Punker is a friend who I used to happen to sleep with." She said, cackling on the inside. Caitey brought her hands up to her face and giggled.
