Lily looked at Bug, and he shrugged. "Yeah. Should one of us stay with him until he wakes up for in case something happens?" "Well, it's a slow day, so we both could stay." "True. I still can't believe that he's pregnant." "I know. It's amazing, but strange at the same time." Bug stood up, and walked over to the computer. He started typing, and Lily looked back at Nigel. "Bug, what are you doing?" "I'm going to look and see if he's written anything about his pregnancy yet on his blog. Nothing yet. But he probably will soon. If I know Nigel, he can't resist staying away from his blog. He'll probably document everything that happens to the baby and to him. Like I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if he writes about seeing and hearing the baby in three weeks. Also when he first feels it move." "Yeah. You really know Nigel well." "Well, I work closely with him everyday. How's he doing?" "Still no signs of waking up. But his breathing's more even now. And his heartbeat has settled back into a steady rhythm, and it's strong again. I guess his heart just needed to recover. He seems fine now. He's just sleeping. Oh, it looks like he's waking up."
Bug came back over to the couch, and stood behind Lily. Nigel stirred slightly, and blinked in his sleep. He didn't wake up, but he did shift positions to get comfortable. Lily started to stroke his head, and his eyes fluttered open. "Hey, Nigel. How're you feeling?" "Awful. What happened?" "You collapsed. And we can't figure out why, other than the momentary drop in blood pressure." "Okay." Bug came rushing into the office, the paramedics at his heels. "When did he wake up?" "A minute ago. Did they bring a gurney?" "Yeah. It's out in the hallway." "Okay. Did you tell them about…?" "Yeah, I did. They know about it. They're prepared." "Okay. That's good."
Lily got off the couch so the paramedics could examine Nigel, and she stood behind them with Bug. After a few minutes of examining Nigel, they gently transferred him onto the gurney. They strapped him in, and they started to wheel him out. He asked them to stop for a second so he could talk to his friends. "Come visit me later?" "Of course. And we'll explain to Garrett what happened." "Thanks. You guys are the best." He held his hand out, and Lily took it. She walked alongside him until they got to the ambulance. After they had loaded him in and shut the doors, they turned the sirens on and drove away. She struggled not to cry, and turned to walk into the building.