Haley sighed in relief. One down, one to go.
Chapter 26
"Hey sweetie," Haley said, stroking Nathan's forehead. "How are you feeling?"
"Drugged," Nathan replied sleepily.
"Well, I guess that's not too bad," Haley said. "I'm so glad you're ok…What you did today…it was…" Her voice cracked as the tears began to flow. "You're amazing."
"Haley?" Nathan said. "I love you."
She smiled as she saw Nathan begin to drift off to sleep. "I love you too, sweetie." She kissed him softly on the forehead and sighed as she turned to leave. Deb was coming in to sit with Nathan, and Haley headed to rejoin Karen as they waited for news from the operating room.
It was several more hours before there was any more news from the operating room. At this point, the waiting was not so difficult. If it was possible, they were getting used to it. When the news came, it was good.
"It went well," Dr. Li said. "There were no major complications, and he appears to be doing well. You can go in to see him in a bit. Provided he doesn't reject the organs, we should see some real improvement in the next couple of days."