Dean's eyes opened to slits ."Hmmm ." he couldn't understand what exactly the others were saying , all he could hear was some babble and mumbling . 'It's definitely not good .' he thought to himself .He turned his head to look at Bobby ,who sounded weird .'Weird ,again . Huh , everything is weird..weird night .'He smiled at that thought but nothing appeared on his pale face and Dean could get that much , so he stopped trying and instead he stared out of the windshield , or at least ,that was what he thought he was doing .
"Mr. Panowski , Sir..can you hear me ? " ...
'We didn't have a chick in the car . Did we ?' Dean thought .
"Here , we need a gurney here ." she called out .
"Be careful with his shoulder .It's dislocated and apparently he has a pinched nerve ."
'Bobby's voice . At least he's still here .But where's Sam ? When did we arrive to the hospital .' Dean forced his eyes open to see a girl doing something to his shoulder .
'Whatever it is, it's hurting like hell ...Well..No..I take it back , not like hell . Compared with that , I'd call this a bliss .' Dean thought sadly .
"Good to have you back , can you tell me your name ,please ?" the girl asked .
Dean frowned ,wondering why wouldn't she speak a little louder . But as he was too familiar with that kind of situation , knowing what would they ask usually , he murmured his name ."Dean."
"Good Dean , now we're gonna move you inside . We stabilized your shoulder , so don't worry about it . Just try to stay awake , could you do that ?" the girl said "My name is Irene , by the way ." she smiled .
Irene was the only word Dean could get from her whole speech , the rest was completely unclear .' They need to give the med students a concussion every once in a while . At least in this way they would understand the patient can't get them when they talk that fast .'
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He tried to open his eyes once more , and this time they weren't in the parking lot , it was a room for sure .
"Hey , you're back..that's great .." a blurred figure came into view . "Call the OR , tell them we're coming ." she said to one of the nurses .
'Ah , she looks familiar .' Dean tried to remember .
"Don't do that again Dean . You were supposed to call me , not showing up like this in my ER ." she smiled kindly .
'Oh , it's her .'he thought . "Claire ?" He whispered .
"So you remember my name." she squeezed Dean's hand ."Dean , you need emergency surgery .Can you understand me ?" she said slowly .
'Now she's well educated .That's why I liked her from the Beginning . ' Dean nodded and looked around .
"Your family is waiting for you outside .They'll be by your side as soon as you're out of surgery ."She assured .
Dean nodded again and closed his eyes , letting them move his stretcher to the OR .He could see how they were preparing him for the surgery . He saw they put a mask over his face , and inject something into his IV . He felt something cold on his bare shoulder and chest , and then he welcomed the darkness .
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Hours were passing and in the waiting room Bobby was sitting on a chair , one eye on his watch , counting the hours the medics were working on Dean without bothering to give any information to his worried family , and one eye on Sam , who was trying to call someone over and over .He was looking really impatient and nervous . For the first time , Bobby wasn't sure if he's worried about Dean , or something else was bothering him .He remembered when Dean told him that something was wrong with Sam , and now he could get what did Dean mean .
Sam sure was nervous , part of him was really worried about Dean , but the other part wanted to just leave the hospital and find some way to get what he needed ; the demon blood .
"Bobby , I'll be right back ." finally he said to Bobby .
"What ? Where are you going ?" asked Bobby pretending he was shocked , though he kind of expected those words .
"I don't know..I .. I just can't stay here ... You know , this whole waiting thing is driving me crazy .. I think I need to get some air." he said and left quickly .
Bobby sighed , Dean had all rights to be worried about that kid .
"Mr. Panowski ?"
Bobby looked up at the young doctor ."It's singer . Dean is Panowski . We're not sharing the same last name ."
"My mistake , I'm sorry ." she smiled .
"Ah , it's OK . Is Dean out of surgery ? How is he ?" asked he .
"Yes , he's out and stable ."
"You're not gonna ask me what happened to him ?" Bobby asked skeptically .
"No , I'm not . Actually I had a call from my neighbor , Ms. O'Brian . You know , you can explain if you like , though ." She grinned .
Bobby smiled ."Yeah , I always loved to describe this kind of things . How is Dean ?"
"He's doing fine , considering ." she looked around ."Where's his brother ? He was asking for him ."
"Umm .. He was kind of nervous . He left , but he'll be right back .Can I see Dean ." Bobby replied .
"Sure .Come with me .You should know there was a complication during the surgery , he's lost a lot of blood, which caused his heartbeat to drop , we lost him for a few seconds , but nothing to be worried about , he's stable now. Anyway we're able to reset his shoulder and you know some physical therapy is always advised , specially because of that pinched nerve , though it's treated and fine now .We managed to locate the source of bleeding and stop it .Other than that , he has 2 cracked ribs , a mild concussion and some bruising . " Claire described everything ."He's sleeping now , but you can stay with him . " she smiled and opened the door for Bobby .
Bobby walked inside and looked at Dean , who was sleeping restlessly .
"You do that again , I'll kill you myself ." Bobby whispered .
"Do what ? " Dean asked , his eyes still shut .
"You shouldn't be asleep ? " Bobby smiled .
"I was , until you woke me up . Didn't Claire tell you that I need my rest ?" Dean grinned weakly .
Bobby's eyes popped out of his head "Claire ? You're calling her by her first name ? God . It's not even 30 minutes that you're out of surgery , how did you do that ? I bet you get her phone number , as well ."
"What can I say ? I'm irresistible. " Dean grinned."But , well , it didn't happen here .She's the girl from that big farm . We met her the other day . "
"Ah , right , she mentioned her neighbor ,Ms. O'Brian ." Bobby laughed .
"Bobby , where's Sam ?" Dean asked with weary eyes.
"Uh . well -"
"Don't tell me ..."Dean closed his eyes for a second . "I know , he left . And let me guess , he was looking really nervous ." Dean swallowed hard and breathed with difficulty , as his face scrunched in pain .
"Yes ..Hey , you OK ? Do you need anything ?" Bobby's voice was filled with confusion and uncertainty .
"No , it's OK ... You don't expect me to join a soccer team after a surgery , do you ?"
"Well ,unless there were some hot chicks waiting for you . I'd say no ."
Dean laughed ."Good point . Ewwe ..I hate when laughing hurts ."
"You know he's really worried about you , right ? " Bobby mentioned .
"Sam ? Yeah .. I know .. He has just something more important .. I can understand . "He smiled ruefully . "Damn it . I'm just worried , you know . I wish I could help him . It's damn hard to watch him like that ."
Bobby nodded his approval ."I know.. I know .. It's just like deja vu all over again ... Like father like son ."
"Yeah .. Dad and Sam ... They were practically the same person ."
"Dean ." Sam almost shouted as he entered the room .
"Whoa..Dude , This is a hospital .You're supposed to be quiet ." Dean's brow creased .
Sam gasped "Sorry .. Man..Oh , I'm sorry I wasn't here when you woke up . Are you alright ? "
"Yeah , why shouldn't I be ? This hospital is great . Lots of hot nurses . " Dean grinned ."But I don't care . There's someone else here . My doctor .Have you seen her ? " Dean said , trying to hide his true feelings behind his grin .
"No ?!! Dean , you- " Sam wanted to protest but Dean stopped him .
"It's her , the hot girl we met in that farm , Claire ." Dean grinned widely .
Bobby stared at two of them and smiled . He knew Dean was trying to change the subject and hide his anxiety behind his mask .He completely knew that was Dean's way to keep going . A second he was dead serious and worried , the next he could act like there was nothing more important than the hot chick he just met .He was admiring Dean for that .He just hoped this whole ' Hiding True Feelings and Keep Going' thing won't break him inside . He hoped Dean could gain what he deserved .' God knows he deserves the bests .'
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