What About Us?

Part 12

It's mid-morning and Ash is getting ready for work when she gets a call from her brother. "Hello Jake, what's up?"

He says in a low voice. "You need to talk to me about a patient in room 23." Ash grabs her things and says as she heads to her car. "Why? What's going on with that room?' Jake says. "One-word sis, Mike."

Ash shuts her car door and says. "What!?? No!!" She says as she turns her car on. "What about him and why is he there!?"

Jake says. "He came in with a dog bite and said that his dog bit him so he is in that room, Sis, I think you need to stay home."

She shakes her head and says. "I said I'm okay, Jake, Just tell me that I am not the nurse on that room, if I am I might just kill him!"

Jake says. "Ashley He is in that room and I won't let him hurt you, bring Chris with you if you want too but I am keeping a...VERY..Close eye on him..don't worry about anything happing to you."

Ash drives off and says. "I'm on my way and No I don't want Chris to help me out, I need to do this on my own! I can't just run to my husband when I am having a bad day!" Jake nods and says. "Okay I get it sis but please promise me you won't hit him...He is already hurt by his dog."

She says with her eyes on the road. "No promises Jake, I swear! Just don't let him get out of the room until I am there!"

Jake says. "Okay sis, I will try my best, see ya in a few. " she hangs up and says as this song is on. "This is not a good day so far, Chris is in Santa Barbara for the day so I just can't call him when I need him..or want him." She keeps driving and Then she gets to the hospital and she gets out and walks into the front doors and the nurse at the desk says with a smile. "Hello, Ashley how are you?"

Ash smiles back and says as she holds out her card with her name and picture on it to id her. "I am doing well, thanks for asking honey." The nurse nods and lets her walk into the hallway. She walks to the desk on floor 3 and Jake looks at her and she grabs her things and says as he is leaning on the desk. "Ash, I told you to call Chris."

She looks at her brother and says. "I said before I came here, I don't want him to protect me, I can do that myself!" She looks at the room and says. "Is he awake?"

Jake sighs and says. "Yes he is having his med giving right now, don't do anything dumb sis, if he sues this hospital for our past with him...I just don't have the money for that."

Ash looks at Jake and says with a slight grin. "He might need to be in prep for surgery when I'm done with him." Jake grabs her arm and says. "Ashley, I said don't hurt him!" 

She looks at him and says. "What do you want me to do!!?? Let him walk out of here knowing what he did to our mother ten years ago!?? Do you want to have ME Reminded of what she went through and even me!? Is that what you want for our family!?"

Jake says with a sigh. "I just want you safe, that's all, and even our mother and what dad did was awful, yes but we have to move past that!."

She glances at the room and then says as she pulls away from his grip. "Fine, But if I have to get him meds I might overdose him!" Chris says behind her. "Ashley Evans!" She turns around and says with a shocked face. "Chris!?"

He looks mad and Jake says. "I called him knowing you won't," Chris says to his wife. "What did I just hear from your mouth?!"

Ash says as she glares at Chris. "You don't run my whole life Chris and I didn't want you to back me up because I know what I have to do!!"

He takes her hand and they walk down the hall and He opens a door to the break room and she lets go of his hand and says. "What do you think you're doing?"