The Good Life

Chapter 99

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Marla sat with Bruno holding his hand while he tried to sleep waiting for Dr. Colins to come into the room to tell them how the surgery had gone. It took him quite some time. Marla sat on her phone checking and responding to e-mails and eager text messages from their friends and family. She wasn't sure what to say to them except that he was awake and okay. She put the phone down on small table turning to look at him as he slept. Is this how he felt when I was sick? Just sitting here and waiting? Just waiting, and waiting and waiting for some type of answer. Even if he knew it was going to be okay. The waiting is the most horrible thing in the world. She continued to think these things watching her husband sleep suddenly jumping as he started to wake up. "Mar?" he asked.

"I'm right here, Bru." She said running her fingers through his matted hair.

"Okay. Just don't leave yet." He pleaded half awake.

"Me prometo." She said kissing him lightly hearing footsteps coming through their door.

"Mr. Hernandez?" Dr. Collins asked holding a whole pile of papers. Marla turned around quickly seeing the doctor's face. She grabbed his arm tightly watching him sit up to listen to the doctor.

"So. We got everything tested and the test results are back...." He told them. "And they're probably some of the best results we could have gotten."

"What were they?" Marla asked.

"It is cancerous." Dr. Collins told them. They both gasped not expecting those words to come out of his mouth. "But, it was contained to that one small area that we examined. Everything is all sewed up and you could be ready to go home in a few days."

"So it didn't metastasize?" Bruno asked.

"No. We examined the nodes and found no sign of the cancer spreading. To be quite honest though..." he paused looking at the paperwork. "It was a close call, Mr. Hernandez. It was very close to moving toward the kidneys. I think your wife's keen eye saved everything." He said smiling at her.

"She's pretty amazing." Bruno said looking back at her. "She has her masters..you know." He smiled.

"Well. She's one smart woman." Dr. Collins stated.

"Then he'll be okay." Marla replied.

"Give him three days here just to ensure recovery and everything should be okay." He told them.

Marla looked down trying to decide if the things she was thinking were appropriate. "He's still fertile, right?" she blurted out.

"Mar!" Bruno laughed starting to cough. "Owww."

"I....." she paused starting to blush.

"Yes, Mrs. Hernandez. That isn't anything the two of you should have to worry about. You'll have to wait about 6 weeks to practice though." He told them with a smirk turning around to leave the room.

After he left Bruno looked over at her. "You want more?"

"Oh hell no. Not now. But....I mean...I don't know....." she tried to back track.

"We do make cute babies." He replied laughing at her.

"That's all I'm saying." She kissed his head sitting back in her chair.

**

Three days later

"Mommmm..mommm...mommmm...." Rosie carried over colored pencils, a coloring book and a bag of change to her mother who was sitting in the waiting room holding a fussy Angelo.