Being So Close
Pt14
An Interesting Hit
The sun was beginning to set in the sky over San Francisco when the doctor finally came out of surgery. He walked over to Chakotay and Greg who were waiting in the lobby. Chakotay jumped up as soon as he saw the doctor.
"Doctor how Kathryn?"
"She had extensive internal injuries. I have repaired almost all of the damage; however she will require another surgery in a few days."
Chakotay thanked the doctor as he turned to leave. "Doctor may I see her?"
"She really needs to rest Chakotay, I'm not sure that it would be a good idea."
Greg stood up and walked over to his cousin. "Doctor this really is important for him just for a few minutes?"
"All right come along Chakotay." Chakotay thanked his brother and then headed off after the doctor. Greg simply sat down and waited.
The doctor led Chakotay to Kathryn's room. "5 minutes Chakotay, she needs to rest. She had massive internal bleeding and both of her lungs were punctured."
Chakotay walked into Kathryn's room and let the door gently close behind him. What he saw in front of him made him tear. Kathryn's small ivory body lying on the bed, covered by dozens of tubes and appendages.
He sat on the stool next to her and silently sent a prayer to the spirits for her recovery and for safe return to him. His thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door. Quietly he mumbled to himself that it hadn't been five minutes yet.
Greg appeared at the door with a nurse. Chakotay smiled at Greg who walked over to him. Greg looked over at Kathryn and smiled, but Chakotay was the first to speak.
"Thank you Greg, I really needed to see her."
"I know, she looks bad Chakotay but at least she is alive."
Chakotay touched Kathryn's small hand. "When I think about all of the times that I almost lost this women Greg, I think about everything we have been through together and how much I love her.
Greg smiled. "You two belong to one another you always have."
Chakotay looked up and saw the nurse at the cabinet. He redirected his focus on Kathryn as Greg walked to the opposite side of the room. The nurse followed him.
Greg sat in the chair and watched Chakotay hold Kathryn's hand. He remembered the first time that he held Phoebe's hand. Actually Pheobe had taken his hand and placed hers over it. His thoughts were interrupted by the nurse who sat down next to him.
"Hi I'm Megan what's your name?"
"I'm Greg nice to meet you Megan."
Megan smiled. "You have a great smile Greg its one of the first things that I noticed about you."
"Thanks."
"As Megan was getting up from the chair she whispered to him. "I would really like to go out with you sometime. I think we would have a great time together." It took Greg a minute to process what had just happened.
Megan walked over to Chakotay. "She had severe damage to her spleen and her pelvis was almost shattered. The repaired the damage to her kidney's but her other injuries have not been treated yet."
Chakotay gave Megan a look. "The doctor didn't say anything like that when I just talked to him a few minutes ago."
Megan sighed. "Well he is a busy man; I mean he could have missed something."
Chakotay stood up. "No, you don't understand nothing you just said was anything like the doctor described."
Finally Greg had processed what Megan had asked him. "Megan did you just ask me out on a date?" Megan took a few steps back, took out a camera and snapped a few shots of Kathryn before she bolted out the door. Chakotay was on her tail in a flash. Greg called security from Kathryn's room.
Megan flew down the corridor. Chakotay was right behind her. He caught her just as she rounded the final turn before leaving the hospital. He slammed her body against the wall.
"Give me the camera now."
"I never pictured you as someone who likes it rough Chakotay."
Chakotay grabbed the camera from her side pocket. "If I ever see you in this hospital again, I will personally have you fired from whatever filth you do for a living."
Security rounded the corner just as Chakotay let Megan go. "Ahh you are an angry warrior how cute." All the pent up rage that Chakotay had vented in a single action as he hit Megan and she fell to the floor."
He leaned down next to her. "Well at least you're in a hospital."
Chakotay returned to Kathryn's room. Greg saw his cousin and smiled. "I take it you took care of the reporter."
"Let's just say her story took an interesting hit."
The doctor returned to the room and Chakotay and Greg both left and went back to waiting. TBC