A/N: So I wrote this, but then I was wondering if they would have to wait to put the cast on her leg since she just had surgery. I couldn't find the answer so I just have her in the cast again. I try to make the story realistic, but sometimes things end up being a little different then reality so just bear with me! Some of you might have experienced a surgery like this, but I haven't so I don't know all the details. I try to research it, but I don't always find the answers I am looking for.
Anyway, I didn't want to leave you guys hanging since it was an emotional ending for the last chapter! So here is chapter 28. Enjoy!
Emma and Ella
Chapter 28: Surgery Part 3
Ella was crying as they took her away from her family. She wasn't thinking normally and couldn't understand why they were letting them just take her away to the scary surgery. She wanted to be with them and not to be going to surgery! Yet they just let her be taken away! She felt betrayed by her parents! Emma was the only one that wanted to help her, but their Dad stopped her.
They got her to the operation room and took her inside of it. Ella was crying silently now as she looked around through blurry vision at the room.
"Hey what are you so upset about?" A nice man asked as he came to her side. "You're just going to sleep for a little bit and then wake up with your parents by your side."
"Really?" Ella asked through her tears.
"Really. Now can you count backwards?" The man asked nicely.
Ella nodded.
"Good can you count back from 10 for me?" The man asked.
"I guess." Ella said he started to put her under the anesthesia. "10, 9, 8, 7, 6….5….4…" Ella counted before she trailed off and completely fell asleep.
*****OUAT*****
One hour later (9:00am)
David, Snow, and Emma all sat in the waiting room as they waited while Ella was in surgery. They were able to calm Emma down after awhile and then came to the waiting room to start waiting for Ella to get out of surgery. Emma was getting restless as she sat trying to read a book. She kept looking up and down from her book to the secretary's desk.
David noticed and knew she needed a distraction. "Emma, why don't we go get something to drink from the cafeteria?" David asked even though it wasn't really a question.
"Okay." She said, thankful for the distraction.
"Snow do you want a coffee or a tea?" David asked.
"A tea would be nice." Snow said with a smile.
"Alright, we will be right back." David said as he and Emma stood up to go to the cafeteria. He put an arm around Emma's shoulders as they walked away.
"How much longer?" Emma asked as they got to the cafeteria.
"It could still be two to three hours." David said softly. "Surgeries take quite awhile."
"I hate waiting." Emma grumbled.
"I know, me too." David agreed sympathetically.
"You do?" Emma asked curiously.
"Of course. I know she will be okay, but I don't like waiting either." David told her gently.
"How do you know she'll be okay?" Emma asked seriously.
"I have faith that she will be." David said with a small smile.
Emma looked down with a frown. "I just wish she was out already."
"Me too, sweetie, me too." David said as he guided her to check out counter to order their drinks.
"Can I have a small tea, small coffee, and a small hot chocolate?" David ordered.
"Anything else?"
David looked down at Emma. "Do you want a snack?"
"Sure." Emma answered.
"Donut or a bagel?"
"Donut!" Emma responded in excitement.
David smiled. "Can I have two donuts and one biscuit?"
"Of course." The lady said. "That will be $6.75."
David pulled his wallet out of his pocket and handed her a ten-dollar bill.
The lady got his change and handed it back to him. "It will be right out."
"Thank you." David said kindly as he put his change back in his wallet.
"Hey Dad?" Emma asked as they waited for their food and drinks.
"Mm?"
"Can we get something for Ella at the gift store?"
David smiled softly as he heard her. "I think that would be a great idea, but let's get something after we eat our food, okay?"
Emma smiled, happy to be able to get something for Ella to make her feel better after her surgery. "Okay."
*****OUAT*****
Snow, David, and Emma all went to the gift store after eating. They knew that Ella wouldn't be out just yet and they wanted to find something together for her.
"What about this?" Emma asked as she found a gift she thought Ella might like.
"I think she would like that." Snow said with a smile at the gift.
"Me too." David agreed with a smile.
"Can we get her a card too?" Emma asked in excitement.
"Sure." Snow said with a grin at her daughter being so excited about giving a gift to her sister.
Emma went off to the cards as David and Snow followed her.
"She is being so sweet." David said quietly.
"I know. It's adorable." Snow said with a smile.
"She is so worried about her sister. I think that it goes deeper than just this surgery." David told her quietly as they stopped a little ways from Emma.
"What do you mean?" Snow asked in worry.
"I just wonder if she is still dealing with Ella eating the apple turnover and almost dying." David said as he looked at Emma in worry.
"Oh. I didn't think of that. She might have some a little PTSD from what happened." Snow said in worry as well.
"Possibly. We will just have to keep an eye on her." David said softly.
"We will. This whole transition is going to be harder on her than it will be on Emma. Not to mention that it will be more dangerous for her then it will be for Ella since she is the Savior. Some won't like her for being the Savior." Snow said in worry.
"I know. We will have to keep her close." David said seriously.
"We will. She is doing better with everything than I thought she would." Snow said.
"I know, she is, but I am not sure how long it will last before she has another break down." David said in worry. He knew that Emma was a long ways from just accepting everything and even really accepting them as her parents. She was calling them Mom and Dad, but that didn't mean it was smooth sailing from then on. There would be many challenges as they began their lives as a family.
"We will get her through it all as a family." Snow said confidently.
David smiled. "Yes we will."
"What about this one?" Emma asked as she came back over to them, showing them the card she found for Ella.
Snow took it to read it and David looked over her shoulder at it at the same time.
"I think that it is perfect." Snow said with a grin at her daughter.
"Me too." Emma said with a grin.
*****OUAT*****
2 hours later…
Snow, David and Emma sat once again in the waiting room waiting for word on Ella's surgery.
A nurse came out to them and both David and Snow stood up to talk with her.
"There was a complication, but Ella is out of surgery and being transported to recovery now."
"What do you mean a complication?" David asked worriedly.
"Her blood pressure dropped from the anesthesia during her surgery, but they were able to bring it back up with IV drugs. They will be monitoring her blood pressure closely in recovery." The nurse informed the worried parents.
"But she's okay?" Snow asked in worry.
"Yes and I can take one of you to sit with her if you want." The nurse said.
David turned to Snow, letting her know that she should go to her.
"Of course." Snow said to the nurse letting her know that she wanted to go sit with her daughter.
The nurse smiled and lead the way to recovery.
"Is Ella going to be okay?" Emma asked as she stood up and went to her Dad's side.
David smiled as he looked down at Emma. "Yes, she will be. She is just sleeping right now. It will take her a little while before she wakes up."
"When will we be able to see her?" Emma asked.
"When they take her back to her room. She will be in recovery for a little while and then get transported back to her room so we can go see her. Then will be able to take her home after that unless Dr. Whale thinks she needs to stay the night."
Emma's eyes widened at that. "But that won't happen right? Ella won't like that."
"It probably won't, but sometimes it does. It just depends on how she is doing and what the doctor feels is necessary." David told her as he led her back to their seats to keep waiting.
"Well I hope that doesn't happen for Ella's sake. She had enough days in the hospital with our mine accident." Emma said.
"You both did." David said remembering both Emma and Ella being in the hospital. He hadn't realized back then that he actually had two daughters in the hospital instead of just a foster daughter and his girlfriend's daughter. It was weird to think of not knowing who they really were back then.
*****OUAT*****
Snow followed the nurse to the recovery room and to Ella who was laying in her bed, looking quite pale against the white hospital sheets and blankets. Her leg was once again in a cast that went from just under knee to just above her toes.
"Is it normal for her to be so pale?" Snow asked quietly.
The nurse nodded with a kind smile. "Her color will come back slowly."
"And how long will it take for her to wake up?"
"It could be anywhere from a half hour to an hour. She probably will wake up for short periods and then fall back asleep. It normally takes a little while before they really wake up."
"Okay, thank you." Snow said as she made her way to her daughter's side to sit in the chair beside her bed. The nurse left as she did.
Snow gently took Ella's hand in hers. "I'm here, Ella." She whispered to her before leaning over her to kiss her pale forehead.
30 minutes later….
Ella started to stir and Snow immediately took her hand.
Ella groaned and slowly began to blink her eyes open. Her face was still pale as she woke. She saw her mom as she looked in her direction. "M-mommy?" She said in a raspy voice, having not had anything to drink since the night before.
"Hey sweetie." Snow said softly with a smile as she gently stroked Ella's head.
"It's over?" She slurred.
"Yes, baby, it's all over now." Snow answered her with a kind smile.
"Tired…" Ella mumbled.
"Then sleep, baby." Snow said gently as she stroked her hair.
Ella closed her eyes, but then blinked them open quickly. "D-Da-ddy?"
Snow smiled, realizing that Ella would most likely call David "Daddy" rather than "Dad" when she was tired or sick. She had heard her say it many times so far and she thought it was cute. "You will see him in a little bit."
Ella nodded as she closed her eyes, satisfied with the answer she got from her mother.
Snow smiled softly at her daughter as she drifted back to sleep. She then shot David a text to let him know that she had woken up.
Ella woke up! She was only awake for a few minutes, but she asked for you, her Daddy . I told her she would see you soon. –Snow
Aww, I love that . Is she doing okay? – Charming
Her blood pressure is still a little low, but they just gave her some medicine to help bring it up. They said that it was normal after it dropping during surgery. They are still keeping an eye on it. – Snow
Good. I hope it gets back to normal. – Charming
Me too. I'm just glad she woke up finally. – Snow
Me too! Have they mentioned when she will be able to go home?- Charming
No, not yet. I'll ask what they think when the nurse comes to check her vitals again. She is still so pale. – Snow
Is that normal? – Charming
I guess, but I don't like it. - Snow
I don't either. – Charming
The nurse came in before Snow could type back a response so she set her phone back down.
"She woke up for a couple minutes, but fell back asleep." Snow told her.
"Good." The nurse said with a kind smile.
"Do you know if she will have to stay longer because of her low blood pressure?" Snow asked.
"It just depends on how she does, but I doubt that she will have to stay much longer than normal." The nurse answered before finishing Ella's vitals.
"Her blood pressure came up a little so the medicine is working." The nurse said after she finished.
"Good. Thank you." Snow said kindly and the nurse left.
The nurse took Ella's vitals and her blood pressure is up a little. It doesn't sound like she will have to stay overnight. - Snow
Good! I was hoping she wouldn't have to. – Charming
Me too. She wouldn't like that at all. – Snow
That's what Emma was saying - Charming
How is Emma doing? – Snow
She is antsy, but doing okay. – Charming
I can imagine. I doubt it will be too much longer until she is moved back to her room. – Snow
Good! We can't wait to see her! – Charming
10 minutes later…
"Fire…there was…fire…" Ella mumbled as she slowly came to.
"Ella, you were dreaming." Snow said, not thinking much of Ella's mumblings.
"Mommy?" Ella blinked her eyes open and looked at her mom. "Everywhere…" She mumbled.
Snow frowned. "Shh…Shh, you were dreaming, sweetie." Snow said softly.
"Surgery?" Ella asked after a moment of thought.
"Yes, you had surgery, but it's over now."
"Home…now?" Ella asked and tried to get up.
"Uh uh." Snow stopped her daughter from getting up. "Not yet."
Ella frowned adorably. "Done, want to go…" she said sleepily.
"Soon, but not yet." Snow said as the nurse came over to check on Ella.
Ella looked at the nurse as she listened to her heart with the stethoscope and then check her blood pressure with the cuff that was already around her arm.
"Her blood pressure is still a bit low." The nurse told Snow before looking down at Ella. "How are you feeling?"
"Ok." Ella said in groggy voice.
"Can you rate your pain for me? One being lowest and ten being the highest."
Ella looked confused for a moment. "Uh I guess a 3."
"Thank you, Ella." The nurse said as she wrote done her response. "I'll be back in 15 minutes again."
"How much longer will she have to stay here in recovery?" Snow asked softly.
"Dr. Whale will be around soon to check on her progress and then if he gives the okay we will get her transfer back to her room. I would say probably at least another half hour." The nurse said.
"Ok, thank you." Snow said, thinking that maybe David could come sit with her until they transferred her.
Ella was already falling asleep again when she looked back down at her daughter. Snow took her hand in her hand. "Sweetie, Your Dad and I are going to switch so he is going to come and sit with you for a little while. Would you like that?"
Ella blinked her eyes back open and nodded.
"Alright, get some sleep and I will see you in a little bit." Snow said softly as she leaned forward to kiss her cheek.
Snow quickly texted David to say that she would come out and show him to where Ella was and then stay with Emma.
"Excuse me, I'm going to switch with my husband. He will be in a few minutes." Snow told the nurse before leaving to trade with David.
"Ok." The nurse said with a kind smile.
Hope you enjoyed this! :) The next chapter might not be up until the weekend. The week tends to get a bit crazy by Wednesday! :)