Chapter 13
"It's okay, gentlemen. It looks worse than it is," a soft voice from the end of the bed said. Three pairs of eyes turned as one in that direction to see a stout, older nurse holding a clipboard and smiling. Moving around to the side of the bed, she began to explain.
"These wires are attached to leads on her chest and back providing the machine up there with readings about her hearts electrical currents and will alert us if there is any problems, but it is simply a precaution," she started. "You notice the pressure cuff will periodically contract on its on to provide us with constant readings of her blood pressure and the oxygen is also just for precautionary measures while she's in the ER. When she goes up to her room, she probably won't be on either."
She turned to look at the three men. While they didn't look quite as pale as they did when they walked in, they still hadn't moved from the door. I thought the doctor said these guys were FBI agents, she thought cynically.
Noticing the young woman was moving slightly, the nurse motioned to the three men. "I think she's trying to wake up." While the men took up positions around the bed, she moved to the window. Watching them, she shook her head and thought, Men! They claim they are so tough but as soon as someone gets hurt, they turn into big babies!