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Thanks to RKOsgirl92 for the idea for this chapter.
Randy sat in living room watching TV as he was home after getting hurt by the Nexus. He hated to be home but it did give him some extra time with Ella and Dena. Although Dena was visiting some family in Orlando for the day so, it was just him and Ella, who insisted on taking care of him.
"Okay, Mr. Orton. I'm Doctor Ella Orton and I will be your doctor. So let's take your temperature." Ella said getting the thermometer.
"Angel, daddy isn't sick like that. He got hurt at work." Randy said to her.
"Oh, okay. Let's check it anyway though." She said sticking the thermometer in his ear. "Normal temp, daddy."
She wrote the number down on a piece of paper. "Now, what's next?" She looked over her pretend chart to see what was next. "Oh, I need to check your vital signs."
"Baby, I'm sure my vital signs are good. You don't need to check them."
"But daddy, I have to make sure." She said as she put her hand on his wrist and took his pulse. "Okay, 120 normal."
"120 is normal?" Randy knew that was fast and it wasn't what his pulse really was.
"Yep. You are normal daddy." She wrote down the information. "Now, let's check your knee."
"Baby, the other doctor checked me. I'm good." He didn't' want her to touch the knee and cause any more pain.
"But daddy, I'm your doctor. I have to check you." She got up close to his knee and started examining it. "Okay, there is a little redness. Have you had a lot of pain?"
"Yes and I've taken pain killers." He replied.
"Okay." She pretended to look over her notes. "Okay, well you need to stay off the knee for a little bit and rest. I don't' want you to over do it."
"I will keep that in mind, Dr. Orton." He laughed.
"Alright. Now to my other patients." She walked over to her stuff animals who were nearby and began checking them.
Randy watched as she did and then he got up to get some thing to drink.
"Daddy, what are you doing?" Ella yelled.
"Elisabeth, don't yell." He replied. "I'm getting something to drink."
"But I told you to stay off the knee and you're not listening to me."
"Ella, its fine. The real doctor checked me and told me I could move."
"But I said no. You're supposed to listen to me."
"Ella, I'm fine."
"But you're supposed to listen to me. I'm your doctor."
"No you aren't. My real doctor told me I could walk. I don't need bed rest."
"I say you do. Why won't you listen to me daddy?"
"Because you are my pretend doctor not my real doctor. I follow what he says."
"Fine! Be that way daddy!" She yelled stomping upstairs. She got to the fourth step and turned and looked back at him. "You're a mean daddy! I was just trying to take care of you and you don't appreciate it. You can just hurt more. I don't care! Don't care! Don't care!"
He watched as she stomped upstairs and slammed the door to her room. He hadn't meant to lose his temper with her but she was taking the doctor thing too far. He waited for a few minutes before slowly walking upstairs. He slowly made his way upstairs and to her room. He waited for a minute and then knocked on her door.
"Go away daddy!" She yelled.
He walked in the door and found her sitting in the bay window looking out at the neighborhood. He walked over to her and sat down.
"Baby, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to yell at you." He said quietly to her.
"I just wanted to make you feel better." She said turning to face him. It was then that he saw the tears.
"Oh, baby." He said picking her up and sitting her in his lap and hugging her. He hated to see her cry for any reason. "I'm sorry baby. I know you only wanted me to feel better."
"I love you daddy and I don't want you sick or hurt." She said hugging him.
"I know, baby. Daddy is sorry that he yelled. It's just frustrating to have this injury but that's no excuse for daddy yelling at you. I'm so sorry, baby. Do you forgive daddy?"
"Yes." She said hugging him. "I love you daddy."
"I love you too, baby." He hugged her back. "How about we go downstairs and you can doctor your dolls?"
"Okay." She quickly wiggled out of his lap and ran downstairs.
He laughed as he got up and slowly followed her. You had to love the attention span of a four year old. One minute she is crying and mad at him and then next she was playing and having fun.
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