FULL CIRCLE

Chapter 28

They managed to make it the rest of the way to the hospital without having to make any more stops. Miles was grateful for that, the one time would've been embarrassing enough if he hadn't felt so sick.
Frank pulled to a stop as close to the ER as he could and got out saying, "I'll be back in a moment."

Miles sighed and leaned back in the seat not even sure he had the energy to walk into the ER. Better to let Frank come back with a wheel chair or a gurney; he wasn't about to argue about either.

Frank quickly headed into the ER and over to the admitting desk to talk to the nurse on duty. "I need to borrow a wheelchair," he told her.

Natalie and Eva had been anxiously waiting and they quickly hurried over to Frank. "Where's Miles?" the doctor asked.

"He's out in the car. Just needs a little help getting inside here," Frank replied.

The nurse was saying, "All walk ins need to be seen by the triage nurse. Hospital policy."

Frank sighed in frustration. "All right. Could I please have the damn wheelchair?"

She looked over at a medical student and said, "Lee, please give this gentleman a hand."

Lee quickly grabbed a wheelchair and followed Frank and the two women out to the car. "The triage nurse needs to see you first," Frank told Miles as he helped him into the chair.

Natalie looked at Miles, noticing that his face appeared almost as white as his lab coat he was still wearing. "All the nurse has to do is take one look to tell you're sick," she told him.

"Please don't say that word," Miles pleaded, looking as if it was possible, even paler.

"Still feeling nauseated?" Natalie asked quietly.

"How did you know about that?" Miles wanted to know. He slowly turned around to look at Stephen.

Stephen shrugged his shoulders and replied, "She asked how you were."

"And you had to tell her," Miles sighed and leaned back in the chair trying to fight off the dizziness and nausea as he was swiftly wheeled into the ER.

He was met by an efficient nurse with a chart in her hands. "Name?"

"Dr. Miles McCabe," he replied tiredly.

"He's here to rule out a serious head injury," Stephen spoke up, wanting to put an end to the questions. "I'm Dr. Stephen Connor. Do you have a room available?"

"Lee, take Dr. McCabe to Exam Six and then go get a nurse. I'll page Dr. Cassidy."

Inside the exam room, Miles was helped up onto the bed where he immediately lay back and closed his eyes, one hand pressed against his forehead. Stephen placed a hand on his shoulder and
asked, "Headache getting worse?" Miles just nodded his head.

Lee was saying, "I'm afraid you'll have to wait outside."

"Come on, Eva," Frank said, guiding her out of the already crowded exam room although he hated to leave it himself.

A moment later the door opened and a red headed woman strode in and over to the bed. "Dr. McCabe, l'm Dr. Renee Cassidy." Shelooked at the chart in her hand. "It says that you're here to ruleout a serious head injury. Can you tell me what happened?"

"Someone hit me...hard..back of..my head," Miles replied without opening his eyes.

Dr. Cassidy turned to the other two doctors and said, "You're going to have to wait outside now."

"It's okay if they stay...they're doctors," Miles spoke up.

"I'm Dr. Stephen Connor and this is Dr. Natalie Durant," Stephen made quick introductions. "We work with Dr. McCabe."

"All right, you can stay. At least for now." She turned her attention back to Miles. "Dr. McCabe, can you tell me what symptoms you've been experiencing?"

"Headache...really bad...nausea...dizziness," Miles answered.

"Any vision disturbances?"

"No."

"Vomiting?"

"Once," Miles replied. Suddenly he struggled to sit up.

Stephen quickly moved to assist Miles while Dr. Cassidy handed him the basin just before he was miserably sick.

"I'm going to order some meds for the nausea and a few tests to rule out anything more serious than a severe concussion," the doctor told her patient once the attack had passed.

"All right," he said weakly as he lay back down.

"I'm going to have a nurse help you get undressed and into a gown," Dr. Cassidy told him and turned to Natalie and Stephen. "For that you will have to step out."

Natalie reached a hand to brush back his hair. "We'll be just outside, Miles," she said softly.

A/N Sorry about the last few chapters posting funny. It readsokay when I preview it.