Chapter 146
"Good morning everyone. We're all prepped and ready to begin, I understand. They'll be coming to take you to the operating room in a few minutes and I will meet you there. Gentlemen, they will be gone probably four to five hours if we bring them back together," smiled Dr. Vossen. "If we bring them back separately then Krystal will be back in about three hours. I think I prefer to keep them
together though and bring them both back to the room together. Krista, I didn't receive my peppermint yesterday as promised. I'll be expecting it in a day or two. Anyone have any questions before I go scrub up?"
"Hey! It's not my fault that you couldn't drag Tom out of bed from my sister to go and get it! Here take what's left in this bottle and he can go get us some more while we are in your evil torture room!" Krista giggled, handing him the half empty bottle
"Hey, don't tell the man that-he's going to be using a BIG NEEDLE on us. Doc, Tom, really was going, but I wasn't feeling good and he had to take care of me," Krystal replied. "He'll see you get several bottles today and then Kris will follow through on her promise and give you a lifetime supply just as soon as this transplant works. Be seeing you up stairs."
"Just remember everything is going to be fine and that I love you," AJ said as he bent down to kiss Krista.
"I love you too...no matter what!" she whispered as she kissed him back
"If things get rough up there, Darlin', you think of me and," touching her tummy, "our little ones, and know that I'll be right here waiting for you. I won't leave until you're back and then I'll be right by
your side the whole time, my beautiful darling," he said, before his lips covered hers.
"Sweetheart, there's no reason for you to sit here for hours! Go out and get some fresh air or do some work. Just come back in about four hours and I'll see you then."
"There's no way I'm leaving this hospital until I know you're alright, Krista, so there is no use in trying to talk me into it," he caressed her cheek. "So give me a kiss and remember, woman, think positive.
Positive that I'll be here and I love you and things are going to be alright!"
Tom held Krystal close, he had no words, he just hoped that she knew how much she meant to him, and he hugged her even tighter. He would NOT let her see him cry.
"You should have gone to work today. I'll be upstairs all day, so you've wasted all day just to sit here doing nothing," she tried to smile. "Remember to go to Krista's shop and get Dr. Vossen's
peppermint. I really don't want to piss that man off. It'll be all right, Tom. Always remember I love you."
"I love you, my goddess, there's no way I wouldn't have been here for you today, and when they take you upstairs I am going to get the keys to your apartment and go and get you something nice to wear when you're back here in your room...I'll take AJ with me if I can get him to leave...but we'll both be here waiting for you before you can be back here in your room! I promise!"
"They should be here soon and take us up. What is Kris doing over there? Is she all right? Big Bertha didn't give her anything by mistake did she? They're going to do the procedure with a regional anesthesia. If they've given her something to put her to sleep we'll have to wait another day, crap. AJ, did they give her something or did she go back to sleep?" asked Krystal.
Krista opened one eye and looked at her sister with a frown. "You dufus! I was trying to get Albert to go and get some fresh air while we were in the torture chamber! Geesh...sisters!"
"Well, give a girl a hint would you. Scare me half to death. I want to get this over with dufus," growled Krystal.
To be continued…