Chapter 4, enjoy!

Warning: Some Feels and dark humor

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Nurse Me!

Chapter 4

Diesel let out a grunt as Brittany jumped on his bed, her small, bony body knocking into his thighs, nearly hitting his prized possessions. He gave the girl a glare and said, "Damn it woman, you do know I have Balls Cancer, can you watch out where you jump-"

"Oi! There's a new walking dead in the Blue Room, I've been calling you, you shit head, but you never answer your fucking phone!" Brittany said, straddling Diesel's legs

"A new one, shit, I thought it would only be us two," Diesel said climbing out the bed, pushing Brittany off him, "Well, come on, where are they?"

"She's my next door neighbor!" Brittany hissed, as Diesel looked out his opened door, "And her father is kind of cute! Come on, take a look! He looks serious and he said that his men would bring up the girl's stuff, maybe they're famous!"

"At this hospital, I mean, I know Jeanne's made it a much more respectable place, but, come on…" Diesel said as Brittany peered around him, watching A man and a girl follow behind the new nurse, " So, I guess they're going to be moving a lot of the new Walking Dead things in, I guess."

Brittany perked up saying, "Oi, there she is, Man, she looks really healthy, did I ever look like, when I came into the Blue Room?"

"I still look like that," Diesel said, looking down at Brittany, who snorted and rolled her eyes, "What?"

"You're losing body mass after each chemo treatment, and you said that they want to put you on radiation as well? You'll be as skinny as me in 7 months," Brittany said, watching the girl enter the room, the new nurse leading her into it, "It fucking sucks, doesn't it, Diesel, to know that moment you step foot in this place, it's pretty much the end of the line?"

Diesel grunted and said, "Whatever, Brittany, come on, let's go greet the new Walking Dead."

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"Hey, how about one last fun moment before you're put on lock down at the hospital, Bella" Carlos said to his daughter, as he drove to the Children's Hospital, "Let's go get some ice cream and-"

"I don't really want to, Papi" Heidi said softly, her head leaning against the window of the blue Cayenne, "I have a head and I just really want to get settled in."

Carlos gripped the steering wheel tightly before he turned into a small plaza strip. He parked in front of a frozen yogurt shop, turned to his child and said, "Come on, we're going to eat some bad food, before you get admitted."

Heidi sighed and unbuckled her seat belt and got out the car, following her father into the little shop. Carlos gave her the biggest serving cup they had and then said, "Fill it up, Bella, and we'll sit and enjoy each other's company."

Heidi couldn't help but smile at her father's statement. She made sure to choose every single indulging flavor from Red Velvet to super thick chocolate. She giggled at her father's plain vanilla frozen yogurt and found a spot in a corner for them to sit and enjoy their treat.

"Are you scared, Papi?" Heidi asked Carlos, propping her feet up on the small table before them, eating her treat, "About everything going on?"

"I should be asking you that question, Bella," Carlos said, putting his yogurt cup down, "But, yes, I am afraid for you, cancer is something that no one should deal with."

"What's going to happen to you, if I die?" Heidi asked, in a small voice, looking over to her father, "What will you do, Papi?"

"You're not going to die, Bella," Carlos said, grabbing his child's chin and making her look him right in the eye, "You are not going to die, Bella, we should be talking about what you're going to do once you're out the hospital."

"I'm scared," Heidi said, her eyes shining with tears, "I don't want to die, Papi, I remember watching Mommy go through all of this, I'm so scared."

"I know, Bella," Carlos said, hugging Heidi, burying his face in Heidi's hair, "I'm scared too."

They hugged one another for a long time, trying to comfort one another, but the thought of death lingered in both their minds for a long time.

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"Holy shit…." Lula hissed rushing over to the nurses' station, "Stephanie, girl, there is a hot man here, looking for you!"

"Oh, okay….?" Stephanie said, standing up from her seat and looking at Lula as the nurse fanned herself, "What does he want?"

"You know that new girl that's checking into the Blue Room, well, that's her father and he wants to see you," Lula said, her face flushed, "Hurry up, before he turns into a mirage and disappears!"

"Hurry up before he…." Stephanie started, shaking her head and following the direction Lula pointed to, "That woman, I swear."

Stephanie walked out the Serious Illness Ward and over to the waiting room are of said. She nearly did a double take at the sight before her. There, sitting in the brightly colored sitting area was a man and his child. The man was incredibly hot, Latin American descent with black hair that ended at his shoulders, but was pulled up in a ponytail. He had soft chocolate brown eyes and a built body wrapped in mocha latte colored skin.

"My goodness," Stephanie said to herself, before she walked over to the two and said, "Mr. Manoso, Miss. Manoso, how are you doing? I'm Stephanie Morelli, Co-Head Nurse of the Serious Illness Ward, I was expecting you a little later on, but now is a good time as well."

"Ms. Morelli," The man said, getting up and holding his hand out, "Carlos Manoso, and this is Heidi we're here to check her in."

Stephanie smiled and said, "Well, if you two follow me, I'll take you to my office first, we'll talk to the doctor in charge and then get you settled in."

Stephanie led the two into her private office, which she finally found time to decorate in a zen like Asian theme. She replaced the hard visitor chairs with soft high back chairs she got a deal on and the scent of cinnamon and vanilla filled her office. Stephanie motioned for the family to sit down , just as Jeanne walked into Stephanie's office, holding Heidi's chart.

"Mr. Manoso, Heidi," Jeanne said, smiling at the two, "I'm Jeanne Ellen Borrows, Head Doctor of the Serious Illness ward, now, let's talk about Heidi's treatment plan and the course of action."

Stephanie moved out the way so that Jeanne could sit in the chair next to Heidi. Jeanne gave Heidi a smile and said, "I know it's scary, sweetie, but, we have a strong support system and you have a dedicated father behind your back, he wanted the best, and well, here in New Jersey, I made sure we're the best damn Juvenile Cancer Treatment center."

Stephanie saw Heidi give Jeanne a shy smile, and bury her face in her father's arm. Stephanie smiled softly at the child's antics, while Jeanne looked over to Carlos and said, "This is a serious type of cancer we're dealing with, and so, any surgery we do will be a last resort, due to the fact that the area is extremely fragile, so we'll be starting off with radiation and chemotherapy. We'll be doing a combination of three different chemo medicines, three times a week, and radiation treatment every other day. We'll start Heidi off with Chemotherapy first and then the day after we'll start you on radiation. Treatment begins the day after tomorrow, so you can get settled in, and meet your hall mates."

Heidi nodded her head and said, "Okay, but, I need to know…will I lose my hair?"

"Maybe," Jeanne said, but she smiled at the girl and said, "But…one of the nurses can knit you a head of hair and you can be a doll."

"Am I going to die?" The girl asked softly, looking at the doctor, who frowned and set her face. Stephanie felt her heartstrings tug at the child's question.

"Not if I can help it," Jeanne said, looking at both father and child, "We're going to fight tooth and nail for your survival."

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"It's so…blue," Heidi said to Carlos as Stephanie led her down a blue hallway with nothing on it, "Papi, is this where I'm really going to be living at now?"

"Mhmm, don't worry we'll decorate your room," Carlos said, as Stephanie opened a door to reveal an empty large hospital suite, which was also blue, "There's no storage."

"No, the Serious Illness Ward is a long term stay facility, and we encourage families to decorate their child's room." Stephanie said, turning to Carlos and Heidi, "Is storage going to be a problem? We can call the physical plant and-"

"It's no worry," Carlos said to Stephanie, a smile on his face, "My men are waiting to help bring up her things."

Stephanie smiled and asked, "Big family, I see?" earning a head nod from Carlos, "Oh, good, as I was saying, this is a long term stay facility, why one of our patients, her name is Brittany, has been in the place for two years, her family lives in New England, but they come down every other weekend to see her, she's going to be your next door neighbor, watch out, at 7PM, she likes to host a radio night in the communal area and she might drag you in it."

"Oh," Heidi said, sitting on the bare bed, "Sounds…exciting, maybe?"

Stephanie smiled at the girl and said, "They're going to love you," turning to Carlos, "If you would, Mr. Manoso follow me, I need to talk to you about Heidi's treatment and her diet plan."

"I'll be back, Bella," Carlos said to Heidi, who nodded her head and watched as the adults left.

Heidi let out a sigh and lay back on the bed, looking up at the drop tiles. She frowned as she blood drip from her nose and sighed, digging in her sweater pocket and taking out a tissue. She closed her eyes and then dabbed at her bloody nose. She opened one eye, hearing shuffling and then soft whispering. Heidi sat up and then looked at her opened door, seeing two children, around her age standing in the doorway. They were looking expectantly at Heidi, both of them in pajamas. Heidi smiled at the two and said, "Uh…hello…" earning two blank looks from the two, "Oh boy..."

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"I know it's going to be tough for you," Stephanie said, turning to Carlos , "I want you to know that, Heidi will be attending sessions with a counselor and we open that invitation up to family as well."

"I understand all that," Carlos said, turning to Stephanie, "Heidi's mother had stage four ovarian cancer, she didn't survive it, we understand the sessions and the like, it's for our sanity, I know."

"I'm so sorry," Stephanie said, looking over to Carlos, "Now this, my goodness…"

"We're strong, Ms. Morelli," Carlos said, looking at the nurse, "We're going to make it through this."

"Please, call me Stephanie, Mr. Manoso, we'll be seeing a lot of each other," Stephanie said, with a smile, but sobering up, "These sessions, they help with on going depression and…suicidal thoughts…"

"It's nice that you extending the support system to me," Carlos said to Stephanie, "Now, about this diet…"

"During the treatments, Heidi's going to be prone to illnesses and infections, so, a diet that boosts her immune system is good," Stephanie said pulling out a sheet of paper from Heidi's files, "Cut back on the junk food and we'll give her vitamins to help her out."

"Thank you, I'll make sure she follows this," Carlos said, tucking the paper in his pocket, "Anything else I should worry about?"

"Nothing much, we'll tell you when the time comes, Mr. Manoso," Stephanie said with a chuckle, before turning to Heidi's opened door and seeing her other two charges in it, "I knew they would come out and snoop, I'll introduce you to them, Mr. Manoso."

"Please," Carlos said, waving his hand, "Call me Carlos."

"Oh, well okay then, Carlos," Stephanie said, as the two walked over to the two children in the doorway, "Diesel, Brittany, I hope you're not scaring Heidi…"

"Nope, just wanted to see the new Walking Dead," Brittany said with a smile, turning to Stephanie and Carlos, "We'll be out your hairs, so the new Walking dead can settle in, see you later, Walking Dead number 3!"

Stephanie covered her face with her hand and groaned as Heidi turned to the adults and asked, "Walking Dead?"

TBC….

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