Cate from Trevor. Now that Alexis is okay, she’ll want to see her. Poor little thing was so freaked out.” Emily headed for the door, then turned around.
“Kayley? Don’t give up on being happy someday, okay? Alexis does need a daddy.”
Kayley looked at her best friend, knowing she meant well but her daydream about Alex’s last day on this earth was still raw in her mind. She breathed deeply, trying not to snap. “Emily,” her voice warned.
Emily laughed and put her hands in the air in mock surrender. “Okay, okay! I’m shutting up.”
Kayley held Alexis’ sleeping body, looking around the small PICU hospital room. A large crib took up most of the room, which is where Alexis should be but neither Kayley nor Alexis could stand it. Alexis wanted her mom and Kayley couldn’t bear to put her down after the scare they had received. It had been two days since her first birthday, the second day in Kayley’s life when she had been utterly terrified.
The doctors were observing Alexis to make sure she had no after effects of the seizure that she had. They believed it to be an innocent febrile seizure from a cold she was fighting at the time. They told Kayley it was rather common for kids to have them, but the concern they had was her lack of response for almost an hour to any outside stimulation. They had done EEGs, blood tests, body scans, and she had been seen by every specialist they could think of to try to figure out why she was so unresponsive after her seizure was over. To this point, they had no real answers but had been watching her for 48 hours to make sure she had no further incidents. For all intents and purposes, Alexis was back to normal with the exception of not wanting to leave her mother’s arms. She was always “on the go” and Kayley was enjoying the snuggle time with her, even if it did worry her.
“Knock knock,” Kayley’s mother was at the door, carrying a stuffed dog. Kayley put her finger to her lips to indicate she was asleep and her mom came in quietly, putting the stuffed dog in the crib and walking towards Kayley.
“How’s our princess?” she whispered, stroking Alexis’ curly hair. Kayley smiled, knowing that she finally understood how much her mom loved her since she became a mom to Alexis.
“She’s good. She’s become my little appendage, but that’s okay with me.” Alexis stirred at their voices and Kayley rubbed her back to get her back to sleep.
“Are you guys getting out of here today?” her mom asked. Kayley shrugged.
“We’re supposed to be if she doesn’t have any problems, but I haven’t seen the doctor yet today. He should be making rounds soon.”
A knock on the door interrupted their conversation. “Must be the doctor now.” The door swung open and in the doorway stood Dr. Ben Nichols, the pediatric ER doctor from when they were first admitted. Kayley almost giggled out loud to think about Emily missing seeing her favorite eye candy. Looking at him, Kayley had to admit that he was good looking. He had sandy blonde hair with curled ends that touched his ears, large blue eyes, and eyelashes that most women would kill for. He looked like he spent his spare time (did doctors have spare time?) out in the Florida sun and at the gym. Scrubs and a doctor jacket couldn’t hide muscles like that. He was a lot taller than Kayley’s 5’4” frame. He caught her eye and smiled, and she found herself smiling back. Of course he had perfect, straight white teeth. Did he have a dentist as a wife? With a mind of their own, her eyes wandered to his left hand and noticed no ring there. Damn you, Emily , she mentally chastised her best friend. Now you’ve got me looking at whether he’s married or not .
He cleared his throat, and Kayley realized she had been staring. Her eyes snapped up to his face and she laughed. “Sorry,” she said. “Dr. Nichols, right? What’s going on? Is there something that we need to know? About Alexis?”
He crouched down
“Kayley? Don’t give up on being happy someday, okay? Alexis does need a daddy.”
Kayley looked at her best friend, knowing she meant well but her daydream about Alex’s last day on this earth was still raw in her mind. She breathed deeply, trying not to snap. “Emily,” her voice warned.
Emily laughed and put her hands in the air in mock surrender. “Okay, okay! I’m shutting up.”
Kayley held Alexis’ sleeping body, looking around the small PICU hospital room. A large crib took up most of the room, which is where Alexis should be but neither Kayley nor Alexis could stand it. Alexis wanted her mom and Kayley couldn’t bear to put her down after the scare they had received. It had been two days since her first birthday, the second day in Kayley’s life when she had been utterly terrified.
The doctors were observing Alexis to make sure she had no after effects of the seizure that she had. They believed it to be an innocent febrile seizure from a cold she was fighting at the time. They told Kayley it was rather common for kids to have them, but the concern they had was her lack of response for almost an hour to any outside stimulation. They had done EEGs, blood tests, body scans, and she had been seen by every specialist they could think of to try to figure out why she was so unresponsive after her seizure was over. To this point, they had no real answers but had been watching her for 48 hours to make sure she had no further incidents. For all intents and purposes, Alexis was back to normal with the exception of not wanting to leave her mother’s arms. She was always “on the go” and Kayley was enjoying the snuggle time with her, even if it did worry her.
“Knock knock,” Kayley’s mother was at the door, carrying a stuffed dog. Kayley put her finger to her lips to indicate she was asleep and her mom came in quietly, putting the stuffed dog in the crib and walking towards Kayley.
“How’s our princess?” she whispered, stroking Alexis’ curly hair. Kayley smiled, knowing that she finally understood how much her mom loved her since she became a mom to Alexis.
“She’s good. She’s become my little appendage, but that’s okay with me.” Alexis stirred at their voices and Kayley rubbed her back to get her back to sleep.
“Are you guys getting out of here today?” her mom asked. Kayley shrugged.
“We’re supposed to be if she doesn’t have any problems, but I haven’t seen the doctor yet today. He should be making rounds soon.”
A knock on the door interrupted their conversation. “Must be the doctor now.” The door swung open and in the doorway stood Dr. Ben Nichols, the pediatric ER doctor from when they were first admitted. Kayley almost giggled out loud to think about Emily missing seeing her favorite eye candy. Looking at him, Kayley had to admit that he was good looking. He had sandy blonde hair with curled ends that touched his ears, large blue eyes, and eyelashes that most women would kill for. He looked like he spent his spare time (did doctors have spare time?) out in the Florida sun and at the gym. Scrubs and a doctor jacket couldn’t hide muscles like that. He was a lot taller than Kayley’s 5’4” frame. He caught her eye and smiled, and she found herself smiling back. Of course he had perfect, straight white teeth. Did he have a dentist as a wife? With a mind of their own, her eyes wandered to his left hand and noticed no ring there. Damn you, Emily , she mentally chastised her best friend. Now you’ve got me looking at whether he’s married or not .
He cleared his throat, and Kayley realized she had been staring. Her eyes snapped up to his face and she laughed. “Sorry,” she said. “Dr. Nichols, right? What’s going on? Is there something that we need to know? About Alexis?”
He crouched down
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