Are you tough enough?

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R: „Hey, you're awake." he said, walking into the room. Andy was laying in the bed with her head tilted towards the door where he came in.

A: „Yea, I'm not that tired right now." Keeping to herself how her entire body ached and how exhausted it made her feel. She could only imagine how Robert was feeling and she really was feeling a bit better so she wanted to give him a break.

R: „That's great." he gave her a kiss on her forehead.
A: „Did you get some rest at home?"
R: „I did. and i got you some things." he waved with the bag before putting everything into the closet. „Oh wait here the blanket."
A: „Thank you, it's actually freezing in here."

He closed the closet and with the blanket made the few steps to Andy's bedside.
R: „Over or under?"
A: „Under please." she started to pull aside the blanket she was laying under. R: „Stop stop stop, you need to rest, let me."
A: „It's just a blanket babe." She chuckled.

He put the fuzzy blanket over her, tucking the corners under her before he put the hospital blanket back on top. Robert then slipped out of his shoes, got out of his jacket and laid next to her.

R: „Here come in my arm." he held his arm open and Andy laid her head on his chest.

For a while they were just laying like that, before Robert noticed Andy kept moving slightly.
Her IV was itchy and she tried to find a release by scratching it somehow.
R: „Stop messing with your IV." he took her hand in his, holding it so she couldn't scratch even if she wanted to.

A: „Ughh, But it's so itchy." She wanted to try to free her hand but she knew there was no use to waste energy, he always was stronger her than her and now with her body in pain like that she didn't have any strength left.
R: „I'll get you a wet cloth that will help."
A: „Oh Robert Sullivan pulling out his hospital insider knowledge." she teased him.

As Robert walked into the bathroom to get a cloth for her he smiled, he could see she was doing better already. She would be okay, they would be okay.

R: „Here you go." he placed it on her IV and it made the itching a little better.
A: „Now come back here."
R: „Hm someone's already bossy again I see." he laid down next to her and she found his lips for a little kiss.

They spent the rest of the day watching TV, Andy napped sometimes and during the night they were sleeping in the bed together.

The next morning they got woken up by   Someone walking in.
S: "I'm really sorry to wake you up, I just need to do a quick exam before Dr. Pierce comes by."
R: "Alright, I should probably get out of the bed." He got up and only then looked at dr. Schmitt and chuckled at his expression. "No need to be scared I won't bite but speaking of her..." he pointed to Andy, "I'm not so sure."
Levi's look now went to Andy and she had a little laugh as well. He was terrified of the both of them.

S: "Uhm- okey- just... sit up - I..."
A: "Calm down, I won't bite ... or yell."
Andy sat up in bed and dr. Schmitt listened to her lungs and heart before he put everything in her chart.

S: "That's it, i'll be back with dr. Pierce soon." He hurried out of the room.
A: "Great than I can get out of here soon."
R: "Stop stressing, you'll be back home in no time. I'm so glad you are doing better."
A: "Me too. Can you give me my phone? I wanna check my texts and mails."
R: "Yea sure, here you go."

Andy started checking her messages and Robert used that time to do the same.

P: "good morning Herrera, Sullivan. Dr. Schmitt already filled me in before so..." she got interrupted by Andy.
A: "So I can go home." She suggested carefully and tried some puppy eyes.
P: "Nice try but no, not yet. You're temperature is down and your heart rate is down a little too but it's still too high. So we're gonna have to wait until it's back within a normal range before I can release you."

A: "Ugh pleeeease. I just wanna go home. I'm sick of laying in this hospital bed."
P: "It's been a day. I think you'll be fine." She teased Her.

R: "What about her blood results?"
P: "I was gonna get to that before I got interrupted." She chuckled lightly before her face went serious and Andy and Robert looked at each other for a second knowing that look never meant anything good.

P: "Unfortunately the blood results show that it is indeed Bacterial endocarditis."
Robert who was sitting in a chair besides Andys bed and squeezed her hand as a lumb was forming in his throat.

P: "As of right now, there is no need to worry, the antibiotics are working and her stats are improving. As soon as your bp is back within normal range we can release you to continue with antibiotics at home. Do you have any other questions."

A: "I do."
P: "Aaand...?"
A: "When can I go home?" she tried to make it sound as innocently as possible.

R: "Andy, you need to get better first."
Andy glared at him and dr. Pierce laughed.
P: "I'll see you again later."

Dr. Pierce left the room and Andy turned her head towards Robert. A tear was rolling down his cheek.
A: "Robert..." she sighed.
R: "I'm good. I'm good." He wiped away the single tear and smiled at her.
A: "Can you stop that?"
R: "What?"
A: "Pretending."

For a few seconds there was silence between them, Robert was trying to hold himself together and he didn't know why. Why it was so hard all of the sudden when she was finally doing better.

A: "Robert, Look at me."
He was looking through the entire room to avoid her eyes but now looked directly at her. Fighting not to break, not to start crying.
A: "You did hear dr. Pierce Right?"
He nodded.

A: "The antibiotics are working, I'll be out of here soon and I'll be fine."
R: "She didn't exactly say..." but Andy cut him off.
A: "I'm gonna be fine."

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Y'all didn't really think I would kill Robert now right? I wouldn't. Well at least not right now 😏