Chapter 25!
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"Held up with something?" I asked bewildered. "What could possibly hold you up from coming to see your daughter who's in the hospital in a fucking coma?" I asked angrily.
I knew that he was an alcoholic, but this was crazy.
Oliver held his hands up.
"I don't know Sam, I`m just telling you what Boyko told me."
We were silent for another moment, both of us looking at Andy lying on the bed. The steady beep of the cardiac monitor in the background.
"He'll be here eventually. Now, onto what we were talking about before, so you'll ask the nurse out?"
I took a deep breath and let it out slowly.
"Yea, I will."
"You will?" Oliver asked, looking at me sceptically.
"Yup," I said nodding my head.
I figured that I might as well. I mean nothing could go wrong, right? This was just a way for me to get Andy off my mind.
Maybe if I start dating again, I can permanently get over her. I mean, it's not like I have to have some sort of a permanent relationship with Jennifer.
I can take her out on one date, maybe take her out to dinner or for a drink or something.
If things don't work out well, and I`m betting that they won't, I can always use the 'I'll call you' line and just not call.
Hopefully dating her will show me that I really need to go on an actual date with a nice girl.
And fingers crossed, all of this will take my mind off of Andy and Luke.
"I mean, what have I got to lose right? And besides, I have got to admit that Jennifer is really hot."
A grin broke out on Oliver's face.
"Ah, there's the Sammy that I know and love."
I couldn't stop myself from smiling back at him.
I shrugged my shoulders.
"Well I`m a cop right? I got to stick to the facts."
At this Oliver gave a short laugh.
"You got that right, Sammy. You got that right."
We sat for another moment in silence before Oliver's loud sigh broke it.
"Ok," he said as he got to his feet. "Well I hope this thing with the nurse works out for you."
Doubt it, I thought ruefully.
"When are you going to get it done?" he asked as he looked down at me.
I looked in Andy's direction. Her breathing was soft and rhythmic and I found myself hoping that that thing about how comatose patients can hear, you was not true.
"Uh, soon I guess," I said distractedly.
The sound of Oliver clearing his throat brought my eyes up to him.
He raised his eyebrows pointedly at me.
"You know Sam, normally I wouldn't peg you for a guy who puts things off, but right now..." he trailed off.
"No, I'll do it." I said to him.
He didn't look as if he believed me too much.
"Really. In fact, I'll get it done today." What? I would?
"I'll just find her, she's got to be in the hospital somewhere right?"
Yea, all I'd have to do would be just to turn around and she'd probably be standing there, I thought.
"I'll ask her to dinner." I would?
I took a deep breath.
There.
I just told Oliver what I'd do, and because of that I'll have to do it. That`s because I never go back on my word. And Oliver knew that.
He seemed satisfied enough with my answer, and he nodded his head.
"Good, good. You do that."
He stood there awkwardly for a moment, shifting from foot to foot.
"Well," he said finally.
"I think I`m going to go get something to eat downstairs," he said, idly rubbing his stomach.
"Ok," I said nodding. Knowing him, he'd probably be heading to the Wendy's in the downstairs food court.
"Ok," he repeated and he stepped towards the door.
"So I'll see you later. You get the job done, son," he said over his shoulder.
"Will do, Shaw," I replied as he opened the door.
But before he went through it, he seemed to hesitate for a second before he turned around to face me once again.
"You know Sam, you're a good guy. Have always been. You deserve a girl who makes you believe it." He said and walked through the door, closing it soundlessly behind him.
So they say, I thought to myself then sighed.
Well what if Andy is that girl?
I took a deep breath and turned to Andy, looking at her face as if it would hold the answers to all my unanswered questions.
Sadly no luck.
Her face remained as passive as ever.
I sat back in my seat, idly drumming my fingers against the arm rest.
I tiled my head back to look at the round clock on the wall.
The time read 6:35.
We got here around 2:20. Give or take.
So what was that? Almost 4 hours?
God, what I wouldn't give for a shower right about now. But at least I was in clean clothes.
I sighed and pushed to my feet.
I wouldn't be able to get my shower right now, but I may as well get around to asking Jennifer out right now.
It wasn't like I was doing anything productive sitting here anyways, right?
I got to the door and opened it, but something held me back from walking right through it.
I hesitated for a moment before casting a glance over my shoulder at Andy, who was lying there looking as beautiful as ever.
I tried one last time to see if I could seriously picture myself with Andy, and as much as I wished that I could say that I did, I didn't.
Each one of my pictures was replaced with ones of Callaghan with Andy, and that only strengthened my determination to get over her.
Without another glance in her direction, I walked out the door. Physically as well as emotionally, you could say.
I headed off with the goal of finding Jennifer (that'll be easy) and asking her out (that, not so much).
But I told myself that this was a good idea. Maybe I didn't believe it 100% but I was pretty close. Like 97% kind of close.
But that last 3% wouldn't let me get rid of the picture of Andy in my head.
Oh well, what's another 3% anyway? I didn't care about it during high school, so why should I start now?
I didn't know where to look first, but I found myself walking to the elevator and I realized that the 3rd floor examination rooms would be my best bet.
The elevator dinged open and I stepped in as three people stepped out.
It was a man, a woman and a little dark haired boy.
The man had dark brown hair and eyes as did the woman. It was clear in the way that they held each other that they were a couple.
And I could see enough of them in the little boy to know that he was their son.
I could feel my heart clench as the woman's face morphed into Andy's and the man's face changed into the one I see in the mirror every day.
The woman smiled at me and that snapped me back.
Before I could smile back, the three of them were walking away. The man and woman hand in hand and the little boy dancing ahead of them.
I watched them walk down the hallway.
The door began to close, taking the view of the family away from me, and deep down, I couldn't help but wonder how true that was.
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