TRIXIE CHAPTER 15

Dr. Stewart looked confused but Megan told him it was an FBI case and they couldn't say anything yet.

Megan thanked him and enquired about the attendant's room number.

Dr. Stewart told her and then left.
He very nicely told Megan and the gang that they should all go home, get some rest and start afresh tomorrow.

"Today, Doc." Colby reminded him.

"Yeah, it's today and I start my shift in a few hours. OK, got to go a catch some shut eye. Good morning." And with that the doctor left.

Megan said, "OK, let's get together again later, say 10am?"

Colby and David nodded, "I'll see if Alan needs help……"

"We'll all go and ask him, no better yet, one of us should take them home."

"Both their cars are here." David said.

"No problem, leave their cars here, I'll bring Alan back in the morning.

"But then Charlie …"

"Oh great! I said I will call Amita, I had forgotten all about it. It's too late to call her now." Megan said biting her lower lip.

"Don't worry, call her in the morning." Colby said.

Just then a gurney came towards them. It was pushed by two hospital assistants; it was Don.

They stood aside and Colby held the door for the assistants to push the gurney in.

Two nurses followed the gurney in.

Alan looked at his still unconscious son.
This is deja vu, Don being wheeled into the room like the last time.

This time he was very pale, probably from the blood loss. His chest was uncovered and he was wearing green scrub pants. There was a big square piece of bandage on his left shoulder, held down by crisscrossed white tape and there was another bandage on the lower part of the left hand.

They all stood around while the attendants transferred him from the gurney to the bed.
Jenny was with them; she arranged the blood transfusion drip near the head of the bed, adjusted his pillow and covered him till the neck with a light blue blanket.

She turned to Alan and said, "He'll be out till morning. I'm on night duty, don't worry we'll take good care of him."

Alan nodded and his eyes got teary when he saw Don, he didn't trust himself to speak.

Jenny nodded to all and went out and suddenly Alan said, "Amita!"

"I need to call Amita." He was at a loss, he looked at both sons, Megan came to him and said, "Alan, sorry I was to call Amita but I forgot, I'll call her first thing in the morning."

"Thanks, Megan." Alan said.

"Now we need to get both of you home. Leave your cars here and in the morning I swing by to pick you up. Around 10 am.

You and Charlie go home and sleep. OK with you?" Megan asked gently.

"I should stay with Don, but Charlie needs his rest…." Alan looked helplessly, didn't know which son he should take care, he needed to take care of both of them.

"Alan, the doctor and now the nurse said they will take good care of Don. Charlie needs you now until Amita can come and look after him. What you need now is a good night or few hours of sleep before you drop." Megan said gently.

"Trixie?"

"A nurse is keeping her company for the night, remember? Come on, let's go. Colby, can you and David help Charlie and get him home. I'll take Alan."

Megan waited while the men went to wake Charlie up.

"Charlie? Yo, Charlie, come on let's get you home." Colby said shaking him slightly by the shoulder.

"Um….um.. Charlie shook his head.

"Wakey, wakey…. "

"What…what's the matter…? Don? Don!" Charlie woke up and then "Ow…ow….ow..."

"Charlie, take it easy… you've got stitches in your arm." Alan quickly went to him and helped him up.

"Dad? Don? How is Don? I want to see him." Charlie quickly stood up with the help of his father.

Tbc

A/N: Thanks to my beta- Mikiss