Chapter 5

Chapter 5

3 months later

A few months pasted after the big fight, Avery and I formed a weird friendship as well as a agreement, I made sure she took her meds so there would be no fighting like the last time, her parents agree with me and were pleased to see that she was working with me as well as them, after the big fight, they all forgave each other, Avery did everything she could just to keep them happy, though she said the pain was getting worse, the friendship included, longing stares, late night talks, leaning or holding on one another ,occasional trying to get to close to each others lips(I don't know how I feel about that one, we are close but I don't think this is a good close) reading, going to he hospital and appointments as well as helping her with gym.

Tomorrow is Avery's surgery for her tumor removal on her hip. She has been stiff the past 2 weeks due to the changed her meds as precaution for the surgery, she said to me she has had a pain by her hip for the past ew days, I called to ask but Dr. Osborn and Dr. Kimberly said it was the meds. With that, I had to help her change as well as shower, her mother helped me but when she was not here, it was only me and her. At the moment, Avery has to been in a wheelchair Dr. Osborn stated he wants her to keep her legs rested because she wont be able to walk for a bit after the tumor gets removed. This wasn't her first remove, since last year she has gone every odd month to get one taken out, but then are seeing no new ones have formed after the last, this may be the only one. Dr. Kimberly had been very friendly as well as flirty with me ever since we meet, I could catch Avery rolling her eyes every time we spoke, she is sweet but I find it strange to date my patents doctor.

Avery and I were currently sitting in the living room, reading as the day was not so busy as they normally are, I was reading the rest of Emma from the last time, while Avery was reading Everything, everything, as we read she put her book down to face me.

I look up.

"Yes?"

"This book is about love, I was wondering, have you ever been love?"

"Yes, only with a few people, you?"

"No, never, can you remember your first love?"

"Yep, Nancy Robinson, high school. She shattered my heart when she left me for some girl in college, I was 16 she was 15, I knew it wouldn't work Maddie even said I should have left her when I had the chance, love makes you blind so I never saw it coming. When we broke up, it was hard to see her at school but my mom said, "Love isn't supposed to hurt, and all that you did when you were with her was hurt." After that I meet a few others, some good, some bad, but I have never found someone I can say, I will marry you one day. Do you want to fall in love?"

"Yes, before I die I want to lose all my pure, but it just makes me feel selfish, once they love me, I'm gonna die and leave, which means they are gonna be alone, so even though I want love and feel loved, I can't ask that of anyone, no boy or girl, I'll feel bad."

"I think you should still fall in love, it hurts but it is a amazing thing. Thing is, you have to leave the house in order to fall in love."

She laughed, then gave me a soft smile as I returned it, her eyes were soft when looking at me, I could see the black rings around her eyes again.

"I like your eyes."

"I like yours."

"Mine are boring, your are a forest green, my favorite green, not to bright, not to dark, but more calming and inviting, like I can get lost in them as I run through them for hours at end." I have never had someone explain my eyes in such a way, I stared at her as I moved to her side of the couch, she sat up as I was near to her. I moved her hair to the side of her face, she is always so cold.

"Your eyes are sweet like chocolate, brown isn't boring, it is warm." I said that as I put my hand on her check, she put her hand over mine. I gave a small smile to her, she moved closer again to my face this time I went in as she did, until she pulled hard back, gripping her side, more her hip. I looked at her with panic I my eyes, I didn't know what was wrong she was groaning in pain, I grabbed my phone.

She caught my hand.

"No, don't."

"Avery, I have to call the hospital, as well as your parents, this could be the tumor, it must have ruptured."

She holds her side as well as her stomach while I call the hospital, they say they will be there very soon, I phone her parents, they were both in a meeting but they will meet us at in the ER< I got Avery to stand up but she fell to the floor in pain, crying in agony. I had to pick her up, carry her down to the lobby. As I did so I made my way to the elevator, holding her tight as I could her the sirens. How could this be? She was fine all we did was… well we were busy but she was fine, has been for the past month, no movement in the cancer or tumor growth, why all of a sudden.

I hear a ding as we reach the floor, I see the paramedics come through with a bed, I meet them half way as I lay her on the bed, she held my hand, she is scared I can see it.

"I won't leave your side ok?" I gave a small smile as I rushed into the ambulance with her, stroking her hair as we drove at a speed. They were doing their best to get her something for the pain but she jolted every time they tried to see what was wrong, she started to cry because of the pain. Not to long we made it to the hospital, we all jumped out as they rushed her to the ER. I stood outside as I saw her parents rush in not to long after we got there.

"What happened?!" Mrs. Mack asked

"I don't know, we were sitting and reading when all of a sudden she started to say she was in pain, I thought I was nothing but she started to clench her side like she wanted to pull it off."

"I think I might know what it is." Said a voice, it was Dr. Osborn, he came in a rush to see what was wrong, he went in after he said it, but after a few moments, he and a team of nurse rushed out with Avery.

"Tumor has ruptured, the poison has spread , we need emergency surgery, now." My body went cold, they moved her quickly to be operated on, she was still crying, hitting the nurses as they tried to sedate her. We all ran behind them to the operating room, but we were told to go to the waiting room. I stood up pacing back and fourth, I was still trying to figure out what had happened. How could it have ruptured? The day before it was supposed to be removed? And it spread ? What is happening? My mind was racing, I didn't even know that Mr. Mack had put his hand on my shoulder, I jumped at the sudden contact.

"She will be ok. This is not your fault Jamie, I hope you know that." He gave me a small smile before sitting next to his wife, putting an arm around her to stop her from crying

"Jamie?" I turn to see Dr. Kimberly walking at a rate to me, I stopped her before she could closer to Avery's family. I pushed her to the hallway, against a window.

"YOU and HER DOCTOER said that the pain she had was nothing, MAYBE JUST MAYBE the pain was the tumor, it must have burst days ago, meaning the poison is all over! Your a doctor, why didn't you pick it up!"

"I didn't think it was that OK! I though the change in meds must have been effecting her, it never crossed my mind-

"You are a damn fool if you didn't think if that."

"Don't get upset with me."

"I have every right to be!"

"You are acting like she is your partner or some shit, oh don't tell me-

"Are you being serious right!? Can we keep our affairs aside from this right now, I rejected you, get over yourself."

"Shut it, you must have feeling for her to act like this-

"She is my patent! I care! I have been looking after her since February, just because I care I have to be in love with her!?"

I might have said it to loud because Mrs. Mack came over to us, we both looked at her. I felt like a teenage being caught doing something bad, technically this is bad, I am shouting at my patents Dr.

"Jamie dear, come with me." She held her arm out for me to take, went with Mrs. Mack, waiting to hear her shout at me. We walked to the coffee station, I wonder if she heard all that. She looked like she calmed down but as shaking a bit as she poured some coffee. She looked at me with a kind smile.

"You and Sandy​, don't seem to get along. Is there a history I need to know about?" I just stared

"Oh no! No, no. I was just upset with her because neither her or Dr. Osborn knew Avery's tumor might have burst. I mean I phoned about her having bad pain in that area and she said it is the meds, I didn't argue because she is the Dr. but I guess I should have gone with my gut."

"I am not mad with you, I am to upset with both doctors but I will have a word with them when i see them again, you must meet her surgeon once she is out. I heard Sandy say you have feelings-

"I care about our daughter but not the way everyone thinks, we are friends but Sandy can't handle I said no to her when she asked me out."

"I'm confused?"

"Oh Sandy is gay as well am I, she asked me out last month after flirting with me for awhile, and is playing sore loser now."

"Oh, I knew she was gay, you, I didn't, I have no problem with it, I think Avery is as well or what is it call… Bisexual? I don't she doesn't really speak about love, but has mentioned a crush she has on someone. Don't know who, maybe you can find out and let me know." She winked while nudging my arm as I laughed, we went back to sit, waiting for Avery to get out.

I wonder who she likes, Avery doesn't talk to anyone. Maybe its the Dr. Osborn? No, he is married. Nurse Jackie? No, can't be. That Sandra lady? No, Mrs. Mack said she's never meet her. I am thinking who the possible people could be that she has a thing for, maybe it's me? Could explain why we have been acting the way we have, and the eye rolls, jealousy when we see Sand- Dr. Kimberly, I can't call her by her name. It feels weird, like I am calling my dad by his first name weird.

An hour passed as we saw someone come out in green scrubs, this must be the surgeon. She took her bloody gloves off, as she walked to us.

"Mr. and Mrs. Mack, lovely to see you again just a bad situation, I haven't meet you?"

"I'm Jamie Scott, Avery's sponser."

She holds her hand to shake.

"Dr. Aria Gerald Green. Nice to meet you. Call me Dr. Green, Dr. Gerald is my father."

"How is she?" Mrs. Mack asked holding her husbands hand.

"She is alright, I got it out in time, but she needs to stay here for a few days until the poison has been completely drained, she is in recovery now resting, I have good news. There are no new tumors, this was the last one, she wont be needed any more surgery." As Dr. Green said that, she was pulled into a hug by Mr. Mack, as well as Mrs. Mack, Dr. Green smiled into the hug as they all let go, she bid farewell and left. After she left I saw Avery's parents hug once more, it warmed my heart to see them be happy, and they got the best news in a long time, good news is not a common thing when you have cancer.

Afterwards, we walk to Avery's room, she was sleeping, she had IVs in her arm, more than one as well as a tube in her nose to help her breathe, she looked so helpless. I let her parents go in and talk to her when she woke up, they had to leave after an hour as I went in to keep her company. She was still sleeping after a few hours, I had been so uncomfortable on the chair I had to move my legs. I got up and stretched my legs, as I did this I heard a noise, turning to look at Avery, she was awake.

I sit back down, pulling the chair closer to the bed as I smile softly at her, moving her hair out of her face, she had her head turned to me.

"Hey."

"Hi."

We sit in silence, staring at one another for a while.

"I thought I lost you." I whispered

"Not now, later, yes but not right now." She said holding my hand, with a smile.

I think Dr. Kimberly is right. I think I do have feeling for her. And maybe, I'm right, and she feels the same.

Shit.