Let's give Oliver some time off from the hurt, shouldn't we?
"Looks like we soon can switch to cast or a regular immobilization brace in a week or so… You would of course have to get some pins set too…" Jonas studied the X-rays he had placed at the light-box.
That caught Oliver's attention, "Really?"
"Yeah! The fractures are healed enough to stay aligned without the external fixators. Pins should be enough to keep it aligned properly with a cast or an immobilization brace… But you won't be able to move your leg any more than what you can at the moment."
"Yeah, yeah…" there was a question Oliver was anxious to know the answer to, "Does that mean that I'll be able to wear normal pants again?"
Jonas gave a short laugh, most of his normal patients would worry about the pain, or the healing process… Oliver knew things took the time they did, and hurt any way… He just wanted to feel a bit more normal at the end of the day.
"Yeah! And both options looks less like horror movie props!"
"Thank God!" Oliver exclaimed in joy, "This thing looks bad enough to make grown men get nightmares!"
"Yeah… It kind of does…" Jonas had to agree… The ilizarov frame looked horribly painful at best! He wouldn't even start imagining how it really was!
"Do you want me to set a date for the surgery to remove the brace now, or would you like some more time with it?" Jonas liked the friendly joking tone he could have with Oliver, none of the patients he usually had would like that.
"The sooner I can wear jeans that fit, the better!" Oliver smiled and settled back in the examination bed once again. For the first time in more than a month he was excited about the way his leg was heading. So what if it hurt like hell at every time of the day, at least it WAS HEALING!
ARROW
The first thing Oliver did when he hobbled out of the hospital's front door was to pick up his phone. This was exciting news and there was one person he wanted to let know before everyone else; his beautiful Felicity!
"Hello!" Felicity's sweet voice spoke from the other side of the line.
"Hey! It's me… Oliver…" Oliver beamed right after Felicity had answered her phone.
"You're in a good mood!" Felicity smiled as she took in the sheer optimism that laced Oliver's voice. "How did the appointment with Jonas go?"
"GREAT!" the tone in his voice was pure happiness, "I can switch to an other kind of brace, or a cast, soon!"
"That's SUPER!" Felicity couldn't help but smiling, she knew how much the steel trap around his leg had brought him down, "You know what I think!?"
"Yeah! I know!" Oliver paused a beat, "what are you thinking?"
"I think…" Felicity said with a flirting tone, "we should go out and celebrate this!"
"Sounds like a date!" Oliver smiled, his relationship with Felicity had really sped up since the night of the party.
"By the way… Do you know what?" Oliver said supporting a cute mischievous grin.
"What?"
"I love you!" he couldn't even start to describe how good and right it felt to say that to Felicity. Every time he said it, butterflies in his tummy started to flutter and a rush of joy washed over him! He had never felt it quite like this before!
"Awww… I love you too!" Oliver could practically hear how Felicity's cheeks blushed. He could almost see her putting her hand before her lips as she smiled at the words. Oliver really loved this girl with all his heart, and hoped that she did too!
I just felt like I had to be a bit kind to him for once...
I hope you enjoyed this!
(Probably more whump, right around the corner...)