The next morning I went to check on Rina.

"How is she doing." I asked nurse Patricia.

"She is doing better."

"Does she have any other relatives besides her parents?" I said grabbing my my pen light.

"Yes' she has an aunt Minami Takeuchi coming in from Okinawa.,

"Hmm." I said shinning it in her eyes. "I want another scan done and page me when her aunt arrives."

"Yes mam."

I went to the nurse's station.

"here is the chart for Mr. Kengo Fukada." Said nurse Danielle.

"Thank you." I said pulling out his scan and looking at it. "Hmm...do you have the number for his son?"aked

"Here you go."

"Thanks."I said grabbing the phone and dialing the number.

"Not good news?"

"No, from what it looks like he is in a persistent vegetative state."

I talked to the son and finished with my rounds I headed home.

I got home and not a minute at my phone rang.

"Hello mom."

"How did you know it as me?"

"You are the only one I know that would call at this to e of night knowing that I have been working, what's up?"

"Just thought I would check in on you since the boys are with kunihiko."

"I'm doing just fine mom." I said as someone knocked on my door.

"Are you sure you aren't lonley by yourself?"

The second he said that I answered the door and standing there was Orimitsu.

"No, I'm good mom. In fact I am just fine, I got to go."

"Haha OK well tell Orimitsu I said hi."

"How...?" But he hung up before I could answer.

"Who was that?"

"My mother, somehow she new you were here." I said sitting my phone down. 'What are you doing here?"

"Well I know you just got off work and I know you are tired so I brought you some dinner to eat."

"O wow thank you, do you want to come in and eat with me?"

"I wish I could but I have to go finish doing some paperwork for tomorrow."

"O...OK well have a good night."

"You too." He said kissing me on the cheek before leving.

I ate the dinner he brought me and went to bed.

I woke up the next morning with a jolt.

I looks at my clock and realized I was late for work.

I ran into the bathroom and took a quick shower and got ready.

"Sorry I overslept." I said walking to the nurses station to get my charts for the day.

"It fine. Miami Takeuchi is waiting for you in the waiting area."

"OK, thanks. Do you have Rina's scan?"

"Yep." He said handing it to me.

"Thanks." I said taking it and walking out into the waiting area. "Miami Takeuchi?"

"Yes?"

"Hello, I'm doctor Aikawa, I'm the one who I'd Rina's surgery."

"How is she?"

"She is doing better. When she first arrived she did have a brain bleed but I did manage to stop that. From her most recent scan, she is doing wheel. She is responding to the neurological test."

"Is she awake?"

"She will be, wehd o put her into a medically induced coma until the swelling had went down. We stopped the medicine for that early this morning so she should be waking up soon."

"Can I got see her?"

"Absolutely, follow me." I said leading her to Rina's room.

"Code blue, room 419. Code blue, room 419."

"Excuse me, Patricia, take Miami to Rina's room please." I said running to room 419.

"What happened?"

"W...we were just talking and...and..." She couldn't fininsh her sentence.'

"Diachi, talk to me." I said looking at the patient's eyes.

"Shinji Takagi, age 42. Was admitted last week for surgery to remove a meningioma."

"OK let's get a scan on him STAT."

"He just had one this morning." He said handing it to me.

I took it and looked at the scan.

"Who was the surgeon?"

"Dr. Itasan Ando."

"Alright...you" I said pointing to thcharge nurse. "Go page Dr. Ando and let him know that Shinjin Takaji is in surgery as of 5minutes ago. Diachi, you are with me, let's go."

"But I have never assisted in a surgery before."

"Well today you are learning something new." I said rolling Mr. Takaji in other operating room with the help of Diachi.

14 hours later.

I walk out of the operating room.

Mrs. Takaji was waiting in the waiting area.

"Mrs. Takaji?"

"How is he?"

"He is doing OK."

"What happened?"

"He had a brain bleed."

"O god."

"I managed to stop the bleed, but we won't know how he is untilk he wakes up."

"Can I see him?"

"Absolutely."

"Right this way ma'am." Diachi said taking her to the room.

I signed and leant back into the chair.

"Dr. Aikawa to the nurse's station please, Dr. Aikawa to the nurse's station please."

"Gah, 5 minutes is all I ask." I said walking toward the nurse's station.

"Dr. Aikawa!" I heard someone say from behind me.

That would be Dr. Ando.

I stopped walking and turned around.

"Itasan,what can I do for you?"

"What were you doing operating on my patient?"

"You were not here and he needed surgery now. I made a judgement call. Now if you will excuse me." I said walking off.

"I'm not done talking to you." He said grabbing my arm.

"Let go of me," I said yanking my arm from his grasp. "I understand you are upset but he needed surgery that could have been prevented if you would have checked to make sure your sutures were good. No excuse me I am tired from working my over 20 hour shift." I said walking away.

"How dare you blame this on me!" He said raising his voice grabbing my arm again.

I grabbed his wrist and bent it back.

"I am going to walk away and go him. Now if you don't want to spend the night in the ER for a broken wrist, I suggest you do not do that again." I said walking away.

I made it into the nurse's station.

"What's up?"

"Thereis someone writing for in the waiting room downstairs."

"Downstairs? Who?"

"I don't know' but according to Elaine downstairs, he is a hottie."

"OK, thanks. I'm going to go see what is going on and head home. See you tomorrow." I said walking forward the elevator

I was grabbing my keys when the elevtor does open.

"What are you doing here?" I asked seeing Orimitsu standing there waiting for me.

"I thought I would drive you home. You have been here for what...20 hours?"

"But I drove my car."

"I know," He said grabbing my keys. "I took a taxi. Let's go."

"How long have you been waiting for me?"

"I got there about 8 hours ago." He said opening my car door for me.

"8 hours?" "Yep," He said walking around and climbing in the driver's side. "I stated making the nurse nervous. She kept asking if I was OK. I told her that I was just waiting for you."

"That explains a lot." I said laughing a little.

"What?"

"Danielle called me to the nurses saying that, according to Elaine, there was a hottie downstairs waiting for me."

"Well at least they know you are seeing me."

"I know, but by morning everyone in the hospital will know."

"How?"

"Nurses are like highschool girls, they gossip like crazy."

"Good, then I won't have to worry about that Damien guy."

"Damien? Why would you worry about him?"

"You really don't know?"

"Know what?"

"He wants you."

"O please, you are exaggerating."

"Remember last week. He asked you how you were doing since the divorce. Said if you wanted to talk you could always call him and he would come over to talk."

"He was just being nice."

"Anne, the divorce was 3 years ago."

"Why Orimitsu, could you be...jealous?"

"Shut up." He said pouting a little.

I laughed.

We made it to my house.

"Thanks for driving, you sure you don't want to stay?" I asked.

"As much as I would like to, I have paperwork to finish before tomorrow morning."

"OK."

"I will see you later." He said kissing me.

"Bye." I said waving at home before going into my apartment.

I walked in and looked around.

It was quiet for once, and I was going to take advantage of that.

I landed on the couch with plop only to land on one of the boys toys.

I took it and tossed it on the floor.

*sigh*

I laid there with my eyes closed.

I was almost asleep when there was a knock at the door.

I tried to ignore it but whoever it s didn't stop.

"Alright, I'm coming." I said walking over and answering the door.

"Wh...what are you doing here?"