Chapter 160
"Sure I have that to worry about! What did they call each other? Dufus? You dufus! My best friend would lose the woman he loves, my wife would lose her twin sister, and I've come to care for that nutty lady myself! Yeah, I don't have anything to worry about!" Tom snorted.
"I'll be sure to tell Krista you called her a Nutty Lady. I'm sure she'll appreciate you think of her that way, dufus."
"Good god! Don't do that-she will cut off my peppermint supply!" Tom laughed.
"That would be awful, a shame now wouldn't it," AJ laughed then caught himself so as not to wake up Krista.
"Now that would be a tragedy, now shut up and sleep, old buddy!"
"I guess we'd both better try to get a little sleep before one of those nurses come back in and wake the girls up again. Seems like every time they do, it causes them to hurt. I wonder if we could lock the door?" whispered AJ.
"I don't think hospital doors have locks, I could prop a chair under the door handle..."
"Nah, it wouldn't do any good. She'd just stand there and beat on the door or call a guard. Best to let Little Lulu just come on in. Don't you just love the way the twins named the nurses?"
"They are a pair aren't they? Do you have any idea how long it'll be until we know if this transplant was a success or not?"
"Dr. Vossen said we'd know just as soon as Krista started producing good bone marrow and stem cells. She'll have to take it easy for at least two months and have blood transfusions until that
time is up. They'll both have to take those shots they've been giving them. That will cause muscle and bone pain and fatigue."
"She's not going to like that! Are you sure none of that stuff will hurt the babies?"
"Vossen promised that no harm would come to the babies through any of the treatment."
"That's good," Tom said through a yawn. "I don't know what either of you would do if something happened to them."
"Krista's like a mother bear so I trust her instincts. We'd better get some sleep now. Night, Tom."
"Sounds good, AJ," Tom said and was asleep within minutes.
The men got an hour's sleep before Little Lulu came in and turned on the lights. "Time for me to check the girl's blood pressure and temperature, also, time for another shot. Now aren't you glad to see me?"
"No go away! I want to go home, right now," mumbled Krystal in pain.
"Do you have to come in so often? Can't you let them rest for a while pain free?" AJ asked upset that she was so cheerful about doing her duty.
"What's the shot for?" Krista asked. "Don't want a pain shot!"
"No, Dearie, it's the shot to help your bone marrow and stem cells reproduce. The one you've been taking since you came in the hospital."
"Make her go away, Tom, please," begged Krystal.
"Krystal, darling, you need this shot to make you well. Let her give it to you and then she'll go, for me darling, please?"
"Albert, when she goes, I'll need my oils again...I hate to be such a bother..."
"It's no bother, Darlin'. I'll have them ready and we'll use them just the moment she leaves.
"Thank you, Albert, you're so good to me and Albert Jr."
"All right. Oh, how is Kris?"
"She's giving AJ a hard time about his name again, I think she's fine," he laughed.
"Well, Krista, I do try. Are you really sure about Albert, Jr. for a name?"
"Okay, as long as she's alright!"
"Yep, it's my new favorite name!" Krista smiled and kissed him.
"Well, I guess as long as it's your favorite name, Darlin'," he said, wishing he could change her mind.
"Krista, are you all right? Your sister wants to know!" Tom called across the room
"Fine here, just won another argument with Albert!" Krista giggled.
"Krista! That's all this is to you. Who can win all the time? You don't care what we call our child just as long as you get your way. Well, we won't be calling him Albert!" stated AJ firmly.
"Sounds like AJ won that one," replied Krystal burying her face in the pillow.
"You're wrong, AJ. I want to name our son after the finest man I know..." a single tear slid down her cheek.
"Ah, Darlin', let me think about it, all right," he said, taking her into his arms.
To be continued…