The Doctor and the Rockstar
Day of the surgery
Dani had never been a fan of early mornings even when she was in school, and especially now when she had to get up at four am so she could check in at the hospital by six am, and wasn't allowed to have her daily coffee or anything to drink or eat. It didn't help that she was incredibly nervous, but not for herself, she knew she'd be fine, she was more nervous about Izzy.
What if the surgery didn't work, and Izzy's body rejected the kidney, what would happen to her incredibly sweet, innocent, and to young niece then. Ever since Izzy was diagnosed with the cancer on her kidney at age four, Dani hadn't stopped worrying about Izzy. Izzy was the one person Dani cared about the most in her life, it was the reason why the first thing she did when her music career started was that set up a college fund for Izzy without her sister and brother in-law knowing. It was also the reason why she made sure Izzy was taken care of at the best hospital and by the best doctors, and why she paid for all of Izzy's medical bills. And also because Lacey and Matt had been the ones who helped her accept herself as a lesbian, they also are the ones who paid for her rehab at age the age of eighteen.
"Auntie D, did you hear anything I said?" Izzy asked poking her aunts cheek.
"What? Oh sorry Izzy I just got lost in my own thoughts. What did you say?" Dani asked focusing her attention on her niece.
"I said it's time for you to get into your gown, Doctor Daniels, and Dotor Santana will be here soon" Izzy said looking at her aunt with an exasperated face.
"Yeah D, you need to get ready to see Doctor Santana" Devon teased from the chair beside Dani's bed.
"Shut up Devon" Dani mumbled grabbing the hospital gown and moving to the bathroom to put it on. She and Izzy were currently sharing a room, at least until it was time to be moved towards the surgical room, then they would be separated and Dani wasn't sure when she'd see her niece again.
Dani hadn't heard or seen Santana since the day before when the Latina had kissed her, she was hoping to be able to talk to her about the kiss, as well as the fact that the paparazzi and the tabloids were starting to post pictures of the two of them on magazine covers and all over the internet. They were trying to figure out who the mystery Latina woman in scrubs was, and why she was with Dani.
Dani learned a long time ago to ignore the tabloids and all the rumors they started but she's also never dated someone who wasn't famous as well. Santana was new to dating a famous person, what if all the unwanted fame scared her off.
"What's got you thinking so hard D?" Devon asked when Dani came out of the bathroom.
Shaking her head Dani laid down on the bed "Just trying to relax, and not have a panic attack" she lied.
"Oh you're totally lying Dani, and we all know it. You're thinking about Doctor Santana" Lacey said with a smirk as nurse Kathy came in.
Blushing Dani ignored the grins that her sister and best friend were wearing as nurse Kathy moved around her, getting ready to put an IV in her arm. After putting the IV in Dani's arm nurse Kathy moved to do Izzy's.
"Hello, hello, how is everyone doing this fine morning?" Doctor Daniels asked walking into the room with a large smile on his face, Santana following behind him.
"Hello everyone" Santana said with a large smile. Looking at Dani, Santana winked at her as she moved towards Izzy "How are you feeling today Miss Izzy?"
"I'm tired and really…really hungry" Izzy said.
Laughing Santana sat down on the bed next to Izzy while Doctor Daniels was talking to Dani and Devon "I know you are sweetie, but you'll be able to take as many naps as you want and in a couple days you'll be able to eat whatever you want".
"The surgery will make me all better?" Izzy asked.
"Yes, I think it will sweetie" Santana said with a smile. "Doctor Daniels and I are going to go get ready for the surgeries, in a couple minutes nurse Kathy along with other nurses will move you guys to the OR's" she said standing up.
"I'll make sure to send a nurse out every hour to keep you updated on how everything is going during the surgery, I understand how nerve racking these kind of surgeries are and I want you guys to feel comfortable and have just a little less worry" Santana said to Matt and Lacey.
"Thank you Doctor Lopez" Matt said softly.
"You're welcome" Santana said softly, nodding her head at Jason Santana moved towards the doorway, looking at Dani with a soft smile and with another wink Santana left the room.
"Look at you making flirty faces with the sexy doctor" Devon said teasingly to her best friend.
"Shut up Devon, I was not" Dani said blushing.
"Alright ladies it's time" Nurse Kathy said with a small smile.
Lacey, Matt, and Devon hugged and kissed Dani first since she would be leaving first, after telling Izzy she loved her and would she her in couple hours Dani let the nurses wheel her bed out of the room. Soon followed by Izzy, Matt and Lacey on either side holding the little girls hands for as long as they could.
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Three Hours Later
Waking up to bright lights and the sounds of different medical machines working around her, Dani slowly opened her eyes which felt like led weights were holding her eye lids down.
"Hey D how you feeling?" Dani's best friend and manager Ashley asked softly.
"Tired" Dani croaked out her voice hoarse from having the breathing tube placed in during the surgery.
"Here the nurse said you could have some water when you woke up" Devon said standing above her with a cup of water, helping the musician take small sips of the water.
"How's Izzy?" Dani asked leaning her head back, trying to ignore how sore her body was.
"She's still in surgery but Doctor Lopez's been sending out a nurse every hour to update Lacey and Matt, so far everything's been going fine, and she should be done in an hour or so" Ashley explained.
"Do you need anything else, are you in any pain?" Devon asked softly.
"No I'm okay for now, just really sore" Dani said.
"Doctor Daniels said the surgery went really well, he said he'll come and check in on you in a couple of hours, to give you time to rest" Devon explained. Dani didn't reply just nodding her head as she looked up at the ceiling.
"So when exactly where you going to tell us that you and as Devon calls her Sexy Doctor were spotted in public by the paparazzi?" Ashley asked holding up one of the many tabloid magazines that loved to write gossip about her.
Groaning Dani rolled her eyes at the picture of her and Santana walking down the street holding hands as they headed back to the hospital "I can't believe they already published it" Dani groaned.
"Oh they defiantly published it, and your already trending on both Twitter and Facebook, you and Sexy Doctor are all over the internet" Devon said showing her a picture of the two on her phone.
"Seriously, what are they saying about her?" Dani asked.
"Nothing really, their just asking who the sexy Latina in scrubs seen with musician and Grammy winner Dani Torrezz is" Devon said reading one of the many article titles.
"So they don't know who she is yet?" Dani asked.
"Not that I can tell no, but I've been getting phone calls from every magazine out there, trying to get your statement, they're dying to know who she is, and why all of a sudden you're with a doctor, instead of your normal crazy, party, cheating models, and actresses" Ashley said with a smirk.
Rolling her eyes Dani looked up at the ceiling "Seriously the press never lets anything go. I need to talk to Santana before I release a statement, or saying anything on Twitter or Facebook. I just hope no one recognizes her and calls the paps thinking they can make a couple bucks by telling them who she is. I really like her but I don't want her dragged into the drama and bullshit that usually companies my life".
"Have you talked to her about it? Asked what she thinks about it all?" Ashely asked.
"When I apologized yesterday she said that it was fine, she said she could handle it if it meant she could continue to see and get to know me, that she completely understands" Dani said a dopy smile on her face, as she thought about Santana.
"Wow she must really dig you D" Devon said smiling.
"She kissed me yesterday, before I left the hospital" Dani said softly.
"Oh my god, are you serious?" Ashley asked practically jumping up and down in her chair.
Smiling Dani nodded her head "Yeah and it was amazing, like I seriously melted into the kiss, I think I'm really falling for her" she said softly. And for the next hour the three best friends talked about Santana, and what Dani was feeling and how she wanted to handle the press. After the nurse came in and gave her another round of pain medication, Dani instantly fell asleep, leaving Devon and Ashely to themselves.
Devon and Ashley are quietly talking to one another while Dani sleeps when they hear a quiet knocking on the open door, turning around they see Santana standing there in red scrubs with a white coat over them, and a small smile on her face.
"Hi" she says quietly noticing that Dani's asleep "I just came to check in, see how she was doing" she said stepping into the room.
"She's okay, just sore and tired, the nurse gave her more pain medication a little while ago and she instantly fell asleep, I'm Ashley by the way Ashley Debri" she said standing up to shake Santana's hand.
"It's nice to meet you I'm Santana Lopez" Santana said introducing herself.
"I'm Devon Reynolds. How's Izzy doing?"
"She's okay, she's still in recovery buts she's awake and her parents are with her, we'll be keeping a close eye on her for the next couple of days, but everything went great, no complications or anything, and I believe she'll heal and be moving around in no time" Santana said with a large smile, talking about her patients always made her smile, and brought pride and joy to her.
"That's good, I'm glad to hear that. We were just talking about getting some coffee, you can stay here and have a moment alone if you'd like" Ashley said softly.
Santana shook her head "Thank you, but I need to go do my rounds before Nurse Kathy finds me and rips me a new one. I'll try and come back in a couple of hours; it was nice to meet you ladies".
"It was nice to meet you as well" Ashley said watching as Santana left the room.
Four hours later and Dani was sitting up in her hospital bed eating ice chips and talking to Devon and Ashley when Doctor Daniels came into the room, Santana following behind him.
"Hello ladies, it's nice to see you awake Miss Torrez" Doctor Daniels said with a large smile.
"It's nice to actually be awake for more than an hour. Hello Doctor Lopez" Dani said smiling at the Latina.
"I think it'll be okay if you call me Santana, Dani" Santana said watching as Doctor Daniels moved around her bed looking at the machines.
"Alright Miss Torrez I'm going to check your vitals and the incision sights make sure everything looks okay" Doctor Daniels said pulling the blankets back.
"Well that's my cue to leave, blood and anything related makes me queasy, come on Devon let's go get some food" Ashley said standing up and giving Devon a pointed look, letting her know they needed to let Santana and Dani have some alone time.
Once the two women left Doctor Daniles moved back the sheets "Is it alright if Santana stays in here?"
"That's fine with me" Dani said smiling at the Latina who was leaning against the wall.
Lifting up her gown Doctor Daniels looked at the incisions which had some dried blood around them which was perfectly normal, but otherwise looked normal and so far healing very well "Everything looks good, the blood around the gauzes is normal, you'll want to wait a couple days before you take a normal shower, and you'll be very sore for a while but I'll continue to check up on you to make sure everything is going like it's supposed to" he said putting her gown back down and pulling the blankets up around her once again "I'll give you two a moment alone" he said leaving the room.
"Thank you Doctor Daniels" Dani said softly, her eyes following Santana as she moved to sit next to her bed.
Sitting down in the chair Santana reached out to Dani, intertwining their hands "Izzy is doing great, she's awake and talking just a little tired but doing great. The surgery went amazing no complications or anything. She's been asking to see you but she's still in recovery and only her parents are allowed in at this point, but hopefully by this evening we can take you to see her" Santana said rubbing her thumb in slow circles over the back of Dani's hand.
"That's good, I've been kind of freaking out not knowing what's going on with her if I'm being honest. Do you think the kidney took and that it'll work?" Dani asked.
"It's still too early to know but I think it'll work, we should know in a couple of days, but were checking and running test every couple of hours, I'm taking every precaution I can to make sure the kidney works for her" Santana said softly.
"You're an amazing doctor Santana, thank you for caring about Izzy so much" Dani said softly.
Smiling Santana squeezed Dani's hand "I care about all of my patients, and I want them to know that I will do everything in my power to give them the life they deserve, no child deserves to have cancer. So my friend Rachel called me a couple hours ago, told my face is plastered all over the tabloids and the internet. Apparently people are trying to find out who the Sexy Doctor holding hands with the famous Dani Torrez is" Santana said with a smirk.
Groaning Dani leaned her head back into the pillows "I know, Ashley and I have been talking about that, and I apologize I didn't realize them taking pictures of us would be this big of a deal".
"It's okay Dani you don't have to apologize. I really like you and I want to get to know you, I want to see where this can go. I don't care if I end up all over the tabloids and the internet, I just want to know the real Dani Torrez, the beautiful woman I see right now in front of me" Santana explained softly.
"The paparazzi and everything that comes along with dating a famous person doesn't scare you?" Dani asked.
Santana shook her head "No it doesn't".
"I really like you as well Santana" Dani said with a smile as she tugged on Santana's hand motioning for the taller girl to stand up "And I really want to kiss you again".
"Good because I've been dying to do just that for hours now" Santana replied before lightly pressing her lips to Dani's. But Dani didn't want just a light peck, wrapping her arm around Santana's neck Dani pulled the doctor into a firm passionate kiss.
Hey guys sorry it took me so long to update, this past week as been very busy and very emotionally draining, I'm trying to update as much as I can on all of my stories before school starts and I no longer have any free time. Anyways thanks for reading and leave a review let me know what you think!