The Ending of This Misery
Chapter 5
Summary: Terry and Don leave for a case in Reno Las Vegas. Charlie and Larry go missing. Amita is pregnant and does not know what to do. David's live has almost ended. Alan is going crazy because of the absence of his sons for his sons.
Rating: T for the next chapter
Notes Yes I have returned to give you an update I debated for so long about dropping this and just leaving it. However, your demands I will carry out so if you want the Chapter after this I want two new reviews! If I get that, you will get Amita fluff but that's your choice. Therefore, people read and review PRONTO!
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at the end of this chapter the song is Paula Coles "Me"'
Being Somebody
Charlie lay on his bed unable to sleep, pain racking his brain. Sunlight had started creeping from an hour earlier. Getting up to see his clock, he noted he had been laying there for 3 hours and it was currently 7am, unable to sleep, but having no desire to get up. Yet thankful that he didn't have to go to work today, that he could just lay there and stare at the ceiling. Closing his eyes, a frantic buzzing came from his beside desk. Getting up slowly to determine what the sound was as his cell phone fell onto the floor. Quickly reaching down to pick up the vibrating cell phone
"Charlie"
"Hey buddy this is Don you do something to your phone I've been trying to call you." Don asked tiredly.
"I unplugged it," Charlie said as if it were normal behavior, Don wanting to push it replied. "Can I ask you a favor?"
"Sure. What do you need?"
"David's wife got hit yesterday, and he has been at the hospital alone I asking that you as a friend go be with him he needs to be with someone right."
"Don why didn't you tell me of course I will!" Charlie with out realizing it hung up the phone on Don and getting up to quickly, cursing the sharp pain that attacked his head. He threw on a clean pair of clothing, and downing a glass on OJ and two, Advil's before running out to the car.
Arriving twenty minutes later the hospital, found out what room Dannie was residing and jogged up the stairs to the third floor. Getting to the door, he watched as the doctor's move around the women quickly but silently. As David stood transfixed in the corner, tears were no stranger to his friends face. Charlie noticed the bloodshot eyes and the despair that hung in the room. Standing there, Charlie was memorized by all of this. David noticed Charlie outside the door and walked out. Out side of the room Charlie, wrapped David's shaking body in his arms. Just in time for him to brake down. They stood there holding each other in close comfort.
Charlie watched as a young girl doctor walked slowly towards the two men, taking off her latex gloves as she exited the exam room.
"I am Doctor Lane; your wife is doing a lot better then last night. However, she is still in critical condition. She has severe internal bleeding on the inside of her right leg. If she loses, anymore blood I don't think either one is going to make it. ." Doctor Lane said with a sympathetic look.
"What do we do now?" David asked barley audible, that Charlie had to repeat what he said. As he said that two men who were talking softly approached.
"I would like to introduce you to the two doctors who will be overseeing your wife's surgery and will watch over her the remainder of her time here." Doctor Lane smiled to the two men.
A man with brown hair and white lab coat smiled at the two men, while the other handicapped man gave them a rightful little smirk.
"This is Doctor Wilson, and Doctor House." She said as Doctor Wilson held out his hand shaking them both.
"Your wife's leg had been severed." Wilson said. David gave him an odd look.
"It means that the accident has cut some of the nerves, which she needs to walk with. Therefore, in order for her to regain strength and use her leg again we are going to need to conduct reconstructive leg surgery. If we" House said strait forwardly. David choked out a deep sob, tears slowly made their way from his eyes.
"This can be fixed." Wilson said patting David's shoulder.
"How what do we have to do?" Charlie said quickly.
"Follow Doctor House to fill out some out some paper work and then we will start the surgery. It will take about 4 hours to complete the surgery, which we can do right after you finish the paper work." Wilson gave the two men an encouraging smile as Wilson turned and began talking to the woman following her into the exam room.
House turned on his heel, began walking of looking back, and said."Come on then." He snapped and continued walking, Charlie not letting go of David chased after him. David felt so weak in Charlie's arm, so fragile that made him want to take care of him, so much. In Charlie's eyes, David had always been the strong one always having Don's back; it was awkward to see him so breakable.
Thirty minutes later, they were filling out the rest of the paperwork. David was tired and just wanted to see his wife. Charlie was in a very unusual conversation with Doctor House, he did not care what they were talking about… When he had finally finished he handed the paperwork to House and turned to Charlie.
"Do you want something to eat? Give me the key to your house and I can go get you a set of close. You can stay here…" Charlie said reaching for David's hand.
"Um okay, just as long as I don't leave." David said.
"I can't eat. I can't sleep until she's better."
"Give me a key to your house I'll go get some clothes. I am going to make you eat something. Anything else you want need?"
"No nothing, Hurry I can't stand being alone anymore." David said choking out a sob. Reaching for his pocket, pulling out his keys, and giving them to Charlie, he watched as Charlie left the room quickly, his dark curly bouncing behind him as he walked.
"You have a very interesting friend. Smarter then most." House said innocently.
"Yeah he is really smart, been very helpful you should listen to some of his lectures, they are a wonder." David said not aware of what House was exactly getting at.
"Really, what does he do?"
"He is a math professor at Cowsie University. So the forms are done."
"We will be starting your wife's surgery in half an hour. We will keep you updated." House said with a smile, slowly getting up and grabbing his cane he walked out of the room. David followed shortly behind him.
Two hours later, David was sitting outside of the surgery room. Charlie walked toward David carrying a pair of jeans and a navy green t-shirt, and a bag wedged between his arm and chest. The other hand held a gift of lattés and a sandwich.
"So sorry that it took so long." Charlie said breathing heavily, as he had been running.
"It's okay."
"I bought you a French vanilla latte and a ham and cheese sandwich. Here are your clothes. Go change. Ill stay here, and page you if anything happens." Charlie said as David grabbed his clothes from Charlie's arm, as Charlie set the latte tray down.
David finally made his way up to change, longing just to stay there but Charlie would continue to beg him.
Ten minutes David had changed a little more comfortable in a pair of jeans then his constricting suit walking back to Charlie who was now sprawled over the coach sleeping peacefully. He walked up and down the hall, pacing the minutes away. Finally, walking back to the sofa, Charlie had managed to move his leg enough for so that he could sit down. David was just about to finally doze off when Charlie's phone started going off. Not wanting to wake the man, he sneaked his hand into left pocket and was lucky to find his phone.
"Eeps" David said
"Charlie what time are we going to the doctors tomorrow? I cannot take off the whole day but Amita said that she could manage one of my classes depending on which one."
"Hey Larry um, this is David, sorry um Charlie is asleep next to me. We have been at the hospital all day."
"What is he okay? Are you okay? What happened?"
"No he's okay. It is my wife. She was involved in a hit and run last night."
"Okay just have him call me when he wakes up okay?"
"Will do, Bye"
"Bye"
David closed the phone as he spotted two police officers talking to the receptionist of the floor. She pointed at him and they made there way over.
"David Sinclair?"
"Yes?"
"We would like to talk to you about your wife's accident last night. We think we might have found who hit her."
"Thank you very much Mr. Sinclair we will contact you if we have any more questions." The officers both smiled and walked away.
"You okay" Charlie asked just waking up.
"Yeah, they were talking to me about the accident. Oh and Larry called about the events tomorrow." David replied handing him back his cell phone.
Charlie took the phone dialed Larry's phone number. As Doctor House and Wilson walked out of the hospital, Charlie got up and walked a few feet away.
"You're wife's surgery went better then expected. We are putting her in room 101 on the second floor. We will be monitoring her periodically. However, the best and bad news that I have to tell you is she woke up during the last part of the surgery. She was not suppose to we gave her medicine, and we gave her a repeat of the medication. She felt momentary pain, and when she wakes up, she will not know that, that even happened." Wilson said with eyes big and a smile on his face.
"Wait so she is awake?" David asked not bothering to hid his tears.
"Yes, well no currently she is out on drugs, but she will be awake in the next half and hour. Your daughter is also doing great. You are quite a lucky guy." House said looking around.
"Where's your friend?"
"He is on the phone," David said tearfully, pointing at the black haired man leaning against the wall a little way down the hall, back towards them. David moved forward and hugged Doctor Wilson thanking him.
"So what's the news?" Charlie asked coming and giving David a hug.
"Dannie is okay, she's awake. I am going to be a Daddy!" David said with the biggest smile touching the edges of his mouth. Charlie placed a fake smile onto his lips and played the game.
Charlie's pov
"Hey this is Larry"
"It's Charlie"
"Charles. Yes what time were we to go to the hospital tomorrow?"
"Nine a.m. you said you were coming right?"
"Yes of course just wanted to make sure to get the time right."
"Okay I'll see you tomorrow."
"Bye"
Charlie looked down at his watch and noticed that is was 10pm. The day had passed so fast. Time was against him, fears of what would happen tomorrow ruled his mind as suddenly he felt weak. Knowing he needed to stop this mindless worry and become what David needed and not what he felt. Drying his eyes he made is way over to the doctors and now the overly bubbly David.
After hearing the exciting news, the two doctors left to wheel the sleeping women into the other room, With Charlie and David following closely behind, almost afraid to be left alone. David entered the painfully dull white room sitting next to his wife as Charlie lingered near the door frame. Rubbing the back of his neck of the pain that had managed to return, he felt a sharp poke in the back of his leg quickly turning to see who it was.
"Hey"
"Hey"
"So are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah, I'm glad she made it. So she is pregnant?"
"Yeah, five months along."
"How did he not know?"
"Well I guess I'll be seeing you later." Charlie said with a warm smile.
Charlie walked into the room, making small talk with David who was so happy he hadn't stopped crying yet. Charlie looked back at the door frame where House still stood watching the three of them. Dannie made small movements. Slowly opening her eyes, David became suddenly quite, His handing moving towards hers.
"Dannie"
"Baby"
Her eyes opened and David's started crying, she took his hand.
"Hey, how bad do I look?" She asked innocently.
"Amazing, I love you."
Charlie, patting David's shoulder made his way out of the room past House and out of the hospital. Getting into his car he let the pain take over his mind again. Sitting there letting the tears wash his face. He suddenly felt alone all alone, he had never been in love, and suddenly he was running out of time. He didn't want to die without knowing what love really was. He thought about the day, that doctor, House, there was something about him. Talking to House, he had never met someone who had actually tried and somewhat knew, what he was talking about. What was he trying to say? Nothing it was his headache, it hurt too much and he was giving into the pain. I just need sleep lots of sleep. Starting the car, he pulled out of the parking lot. Music filled his car and for once, he understood this song for what he really was.
I am not the person, who is singing,
I am the silent one inside.
I am not the one, who laughs at people's jokes,
I just pacify their egos.
I am not my house, my car or my songs,
They are only stops along my way.
I am like the winter,
With a golden ring of wisdom in my cave.
And it's me who is my enemy
Me who beats me up
Me who makes the monsters
Me who strips my confidence
I am carrying my voice
I am carrying a heart.
I am carrying the rhythm
I am carrying my prayers,
but you can kill my spirit, it's old and it is strong,
And like a mountain I'll go on and on.
But when my wings are folded,
The brightly colored moth blends into the dirt into the ground
And it's me who is my enemy.
Me who beats me up.
Me who makes the monsters.
Me who strips my confidence.
And it's me who's too weak,
And it's me who's too shy to ask for the thing I love.
And it's me who's too weak,
And it's me who's too shy to ask for the thing I love.
But I love
I am walking on the bridge,
I am over the water,
And I'm scared as hell
But I know there's something better.
He knew this song was everything he was denying in his life, he was to scared and tomorrow morning he would find out that he wasted his life. Without ever really loving anyone as much as he could. He would never forgive himself for not being there for his mother. He needed Don and he needed sleep, but he knew he would never really get what he wanted.