1Chapter 8: Steve's Last Day In The Hospital
At 8 am, Steve opened his eyes and felt a lot better than he was a week ago. The machines were all taken off his body, IVs gone, etc. He smiled and was happy to be able to move himself around again. However, his back was sore from lying in the same position all week. DJ and his mom had slept in his room all week because they wanted to be reassured he was getting better and not worse. DJ woke up and sat on the side of Steve's bed. She said, "Good morning, sweetheart. How are you feeling?"
Steve smiled, "I feel so much better now."
DJ took Steve's hand and kissed him, "Oh baby, it feels so good to have you back now. And I can finally kiss you again."
Steve agreed, "Yes."
He pulled her closer and wanted to caress her but couldn't because the bed was too small. There was barely enough room for DJ to lie on the bed with Steve, but she managed. While Steve's mom was still sleeping, the nurse walked in. The nurse said, "I have doctor's orders that you will be discharged from the hospital by 2pm today. Now, would you care for some breakfast?"
In unison, the couple said, "Yes please."
The nurse reluctantly brought in two breakfasts and they devoured them. Once they were done, Steve asked, "What shall we do now? I'm bored."
DJ gave her fiancé a long kiss and said, "I just want you, baby. I love you."
Steve added, "Yes, my love. You are truly one of a kind."
At that, DJ got up and said, "Get up, Steve. Let's go. I don't want to spend one more minute in this musty hospital."
Steve slowly climbed out of bed but he couldn't. There was still one more tube attached to him. They called the nurse and the nurse came right away. She helped them take the tube away and then had Steve transported out of the hospital in a wheelchair. Just as they were ready to go, DJ quietly woke his mother and said, "Good morning. Sorry to wake you but we're leaving now. Steve has been discharged from the hospital. Isn't that great news?"
A little embarrassed, Steve's mom got up and dusted herself off. She agreed, "Yes, it does feel good to go home again. Let's go, dears."
Fifteen minutes later, they were back at Steve's house. All three of them took showers and felt much fresher afterwards. Steve was resting on his bed, his mom was preparing some sandwiches for lunch, and DJ was calling her family. As she dialed her family, Joey answered, "Hello? Who's this?"
DJ said, "Hi Joey. It's DJ. Is dad there?"
Joey passed the phone to Danny and Danny replied, "It's dad. Where have you been?"
DJ explained, "Steve was in the hospital all week, so his mom and I stayed with him. I'll be coming home today though, don't worry. I know you've missed me. I'm really sorry, but I also have good news to share with you later at the dinner table."
Danny thought, "Well, ok. If you didn't have a logical explanation, I would have grounded you but I understand that you want to be with your boyfriend."
DJ smiled, "Thanks dad. You're the best. I'll see you later then. Bye."
After she hung up, she proceeded up to Steve's room. She looked down on him and smiled, "I can't believe it! I didn't even get in trouble with my family since I've been away from them a week. I bet they didn't even notice I was gone until today."
Steve grinned, "Ok ok. Come here and let's get down to business."
Steve pulled Deej onto the bed and gave her several kisses. Then, he started caressing her and making love with her. She felt really at ease and returned his gestures. He said, "I love you, baby. We have to make up for when I was in the hospital."
Deej agreed, "Yeah we do."
Just then, there was a knock on Steve's door. His mom said, "There's someone here who wants to see you. Please come out now."
Steve nervously got up and dressed. DJ got dressed too and then he opened the door. He was shocked to see his ex-girlfriend Madeline standing next to his mother. Steve nicely said, "Hi. How are you?"
Madeline smiled, "I'm good. I just wanted to stop by and ask you if you'd like to go see a concert this afternoon with me." Pointing to DJ, she added, "She can come too. I have two extra tickets."
Not knowing what to say, DJ spoke up for him, "Hi. I think that would be fine. Where's the concert?"
Madeline studied Deej and then looked down at the tickets, "They are two blocks away from here at the Brooks Theater. It's indoor so there is seating arrangements. Here are your tickets."
DJ took them and pointed out, "Wait, these seats are not together."
Madeline said, "Yeah, well... I'll meet you there. Bye."
After Steve's mom led her to the door, DJ closed the door. DJ asked, "What's the matter with you? Why didn't you talk to her? I didn't even know her."
Steve asked, "Do you even know who that is? I don't want to go to that concert."
DJ asked, "Who is she? And I want to go see it. We have tickets so we're going. You'll like it, I'm sure."
Steve whispered, "I love you baby. More than anyone else in the world."
Before he could push her back onto the bed, she demanded, "Who is she? I want to know
now!"
Steve finally spat out, "My ex-girlfriend. We were together for 5 years but things didn't work out between us."
DJ frowned, "So, you used to date her?"
Steve said, "Yes, but I hate her now. You're all I've always wanted, baby. No one can take the place of you now." At that, he handed her a rose.
She crawled back on the bed with him and they went back to business. By 1pm, they got up, dressed, and freshened up a bit before they left for the concert. Steve didn't want to go and Deej had to literally shove him out the door. Once they parked the car at the theater, they held hands and walked inside. Madeline was standing right by the front door. As they were walking in, she said, "Oh hi you two. Welcome. Would I have the honor of sitting with you two tonight?"
Steve rudely shouted, "NO! You are not to sit with my girlfriend and I. We need time alone to talk about stuff. You shouldn't stick your nose into other's business."
Madeline frowned and tears swelled up in her eyes, "But...I gave you the prepaid tickets. The least you could do is let me sit with you. You see, I don't have anyone to sit with."
Feeling bad for her, DJ said, "It's ok. Steve and I will be right back. I'll try to convince him of your seating arrangement. Ok?"
Madeline waited, while the couple made their way to another small room. Just as they closed the door, DJ yelled, "You didn't have to be so mean to her out there? She just wants to sit with us."
Steve turned red, "Don't mess with the wrong kind, Deej. She's totally opposite from you, trust me."
DJ suggested, "Since she really wants to sit with us, let's compromise so she can sit in the same row as us but on the opposite side. Ok? That way we both get what we want."
Steve reluctantly agreed too, and they both led their way back to where Madeline was waiting for them. DJ spoke, "Madeline, we've decided that you may sit with us but three seats away. We'll still be able to talk but Steve and I do need to talk about stuff privately. Is that ok with you?"
Madeline hugged DJ, "Oh thank you. At least one of you is nice today." At that, she glared at Steve.
The couple made their way to their seats, while Madeline scurried to the bathroom first. Steve put his arm around DJ and said, "I love you, sweetie. Let's ignore Madeline and pretend she's not around. Ok?"
DJ smiled, "Ok, dear. I just said that so she can stop bugging us. Let's hope she doesn't talk to us during the concert."
The seats were comfy and wide. Ten minutes after the concert began, DJ made her way into Steve's arms and lay on him during the whole concert. They were both quite satisfied for a while. As far as they knew, Madeline was four seats away watching the concert too. At intermission, Steve asked, "So, let's go outside for a minute. I need some fresh air."
The couple silently left while Madeline wasn't looking. Outside, Steve went mad and kissed DJ so hard on the lips. The couple kissed for a good five minutes and then he said, "I have to make up to you, Deej. Madeline will not come in my life again. I hate her even more now. You are the one I've always dreamed of and the love of my life."
DJ surprisingly said, "I love you too, baby, but you didn't have to kiss me at full force. It hurt a little, but I'm fine. Want to go back in now?"
Steve wondered, "Well, I have a change of plans. Madeline thinks we are going back in after intermission but she won't notice if we left so let's go. We can go out for a nice lunch."
DJ smiled, "Of course."
The couple headed for the car and enjoyed a romantic lunch at an Italian restaurant. After that, DJ asked, "My family wants me home so would you mind taking me?"
Steve was disappointed, "Already? Can't we go to my house one last time?"
DJ wanted to stay with him but she put her foot down, "I really want to, Steve baby, but I can't. I have things to do back home. Besides, I stayed with you all week while you were in the hospital and we spent the whole day together today. I love being with you, honey, and you're the only guy I will ever truly love forever. Just think...we'll be married soon."
Steve smiled, "Yeah. I guess I'm gonna have to part with you now but I promise you we will see each other everyday. We had fun today...lots of fun, huh? I will always love you, Deej, no matter what. Can I call you later? I can never stop thinking about you, dear."
After DJ went home, Steve quickly drove home and hibernated to his room for the night. He didn't call her because he was too tired from the day's events. The truly had a great day and week together, despite being in a musty hospital.
What should I talk about in the next chapter? Any ideas and suggestions? No flames please!
