Without You Mick Mars Fanfiction

Chapter 15

Mick POV

I was in incredible amounts of pain from my back, and I could hardy bare it. I couldn't barely stand up by myself, and not even the morphine they gave me could numb me in the slightest. Veronica never left my side. They had decided to keep me here the rest of the week. Her constant worrying of me  kept her from taking care of herself. She hadn't eaten or slept in who knows how long, and she was looking pale. Every time the nurse had offered to take her place in watching over me so she could go home, she had always said no. She was starting to worry me. 

"Baby, go home. I'm gonna be okay without you for a few hours." I told her. "No. I'm not leaving you." She told me. Just then, the nurse came in. "Veronica, sweetie. I can take over for you. Please, at least go home and get some food." She begged. Veronica attempted to stand up but ended up getting dizzy. The nurse quickly ran over to her and held her up. "Oh, honey. You're in no condition to drive. What if we brought some food up here for the two of you and then you can sleep here with Mick so you don't have to go anywhere?" She suggested. "Please, V?" I asked. "Okay." She said weakly.

The nurse brought up some food for the two of us and left us to eat. "Why are you so worried about me, babe?" I asked her. "I-I don't know. I knew about your condition, and I guess I thought if I made a bit of a bigger deal about it, they would treat you sooner and out you on the top of the list. I guess that was it. It was selfish. I gave into what I thought was best for you and I'm sorry." Veronica explained as a few stray tears slipped down her face. "It's okay. I was worried about you seeing something like this. I didn't want you to know how much pain I've been in so I hid it from everyone. I'm sorry too." I told her.

I motioned for her to come to the bed. I pulled her in for a long wet kiss. We finished our food and laid in bed together. The nurse came in with a grim look. We knew something wasn't right. "I'm going to need both of you to stay calm for this. Before I start, no he will not die, but there is something we found in the x-rays that we missed before." She said as she walked up to us with his x-rays in hand. "Mr. Deal, do you see this white mass on your hip?" She asked. "Yes." I replied shakily. "Your AS spread, and you'll need a hip replacement. If we don't go through with the surgery sometime soon, it could be fatal." She told us. 

Veronica turned to me with tears in her eyes. "I just need you both to sign this consent form." She said as she handed us a few sheets of paper stapled together. "Just make sure you read through the information. It tells you what to expect during the surgery and after care." She said as she walked out with a sad smile on her face. 

Veronica broke down in a fit of tears and pulled me into a hug. "It's alright, baby girl." I said as my hand moved to stroke her hair. We read through the information and hesitantly signed the consent form. 

30 minutes later, I was being wheeled away on a gurney to the operating room. Veronica tagged along. One of the surgeons led Veronica to the waiting room and came back a few minutes later. They injected anesthisia and I was asleep with in minutes.