Chapter 19
Mark threw his head back in frustration…and said, "Where did my wife go?" Glenn said, "I dunno…I'd venture to say probably the hotel…Jamie said she was awfully upset, so she got in a cab and went back to the hotel to lay down for a while…she's only had about 3 hours of sleep since you was admitted here."…Mark said, "Why did she do that to herself…she should be resting and taking it easy…"
Glenn said, "Well…first off the baby has been so active lately…she's actually been in physical pain…and then with being worried about you and making that stupid decision…I really wanted to strangle that God Damn doctor for making her do that…her stress level wasn't too bad…but once he told her to make that decision it zinged up…" The doctor came in and was checking Mark's staples in his hip and said, "This is healing fast Mr. Callaway…" Mark looked down and said, "Is it now?" The doctor looked very please with his work and VERY full of himself…
Mark said, "Do you mind if we have a private conversation?" The doctor said, "Why no….what did you have in mind?" Mark threw his head to the side as he glanced at Glenn…who got the hint to leave the room and closed the door behind himself…standing in front of the door with his arms crossed…so even if someone wanted in the room…there was no chance in hell they'd make it past him unless they had a tank or an ooze…
Mark grabbed the collar of the doctor's shirt and yanked him practically out of his shoes…towards Mark's face…and said, "Oh my god…Please Mr. Callaway…" Mark yelled, "SHUT UP YA LITTLE PISS ANT!" When Mark got mad his southern draw got stronger and his voice got deeper…The doctor held his hands up in defense and fell silent…
Mark said, "It seems my wife's stress level has been elevated since she came into this hospital to look after me…I wanna know why you felt it necessary to make it soar off the charts by forcing her to make a God Damn important decision including my career…You knew full well…I would a been just fine if I'd I walked out of here on my own two god damn feet…those bone chips weren't going anywhere and you know it…she's a doctor but not an orthopedic doctor…all she saw was you sitting there throwing up a red flag trying to make more out of this then it is…I've had those bone chips for several years…it's from not taking care of my body when I was younger…and stupider…you made it sound like a life or death situation to her and nearly scared the holy living shit out of her in the process…"
Mark continued, "I swear if she goes into premature labor I'm going to coming looking for you and then I'm going to beat the shit out of you for up setting her as much as you did…I ought to sue this God Damn hospital and you for performing an unnecessary surgery…but I won't cause I'm not even paying for it…my boss…out of the kindness of his heart thinks this is a work related surgery…in ways it is…but it should of never happened…I was going to retire in 3 years and have the surgery then…I'd already spoken to an Ortho in Houston…"
The doctor said, "Mr. Callaway it had to be done…you might not have been able to walk…" Mark jerked him back and forth a couple of times and said, "Are you deaf or just stupid? If you don't know what you're doing here college boy…then I suggest you go back to school and learn the basics…because you don't even have shit for brains…and remember what I said…I'll be here for the rest of the week…If she goes into premature labor…just be expecting an ass whippin' from me…Cause you don't fuck with my wife…for nothing…" The doctor looks like he was going to piss himself.
Mark said, "And believe me when I say I don't care if I have to wheel myself down to your office…hobble down…ask my huge friend there to carry me down…or even generally crawl on my hands and knees to get to your office…if she is forced to have that baby while were here…I'm coming for you…and I don't care how I get there…just know it doesn't matter…I'll be busier then a one legged man in a butt kicking contest…but the good thing is I won't be kicking you…I'm gonna be beating your ass with my left fist and my right fist…and I just love to box doc…"
Mark shoved him half way across the room…and said, "Now get the hell out of here…until you're ready to check me out of this place. Send the nurse in…I'll deal with her…because if you come near me again…I'll hurt you…" The doctor scrambled to get out of the room…and ran down the hallway and nearly pissed himself on the way…