Dr.Aquilar paused and nodded.He wrote a note on a hot pink piece of paper.“If you need a lawyer, call this number.”
She took the note and saw the number with an obvious legal name on it.“Thanks.I will put this in my phone.”
He nodded.“They have litigation and defense attorneys.”
She nodded.“Got it.Thank you.”
“When we do send you home, do you have someone to help you?”
“Oh.No.I will be fine.I have been hurt worse than this.”
The doctor’s lips tensed.“Be that as it may, I would prefer that you have someone to check on you.”
“I would prefer a perfectly cooked hamburger dispenser in my house.We can’t always have what we want.”
He frowned.“I am not going to discharge you without someone to watch you.”
“Tough.I am not trying to be mean, but you were the surgeon.I am going to be handed over to a regular physician.”She smiled brightly.“It will be out of your hands.”
He looked at her, and she thought she saw him snort smoke out of his nostrils.“Okay.Fine.You want to play it that way?We will see who has the say.”
He gave her a serious expression and said, “Put her in a room on five.”
The nurse nodded.“Yes, Doctor.”
He left the room, and Dex sighed.“I think I pissed him off.”She reached up to scratch the back of her neck.
The nurse snorted.“You think?I am going to arrange the move.”
“If there is room.”
“There is always room on five.It’s the omega floor.”
“Oh.Fuck.”
“Yeah.I will be right back.”
Dex nodded, slowly flipped the blanket off her legs, and eased them to dangle off the side.She focused on keeping her core tight and slipped to the floor.Standing was tricky, and she was looking for her clothing when the tether of the IV brought her up short.She looked at the pain pump and the drip bag then down at the catheter tube and was debating what to do next when two orderlies and the nurse came back in.She froze.“Um, hey.Just seeing if I could stand up.”
The orderly closest to her lifted her back into bed and settled her tubes in the right places.He smiled.“You wouldn’t have gotten far.”
She sighed as they lowered her flat.“Story of my life.”
The nurse chuckled, and Dex was on her way to the omega unit.
