Harry Styles Fanfiction - Remember Me?

Chapter 302

October 2021
**YOUR POV**
The next morning, Doctor Russell came to explain everything that was going to happen and what the recovery would look like. I could tell Harry wasn't that nervous or at least not even close to being as nervous as he was when he went in for his back surgery. I was glad he was doing okay so that I could feel at ease as well.

When they eventually came to take him, we quickly said our goodbyes.

„You'll be in and out of there and I'll wait here the whole time, okay?" I said, leaning over his bed.

„Okay." He nodded. „See you later, baby." He kissed my lips.

„See you later, H. Love you."

„Love you too." Harry said with a little wave before they wheeled him away and I was once again left there waiting.

It was a routine surgery, but still I was scared and hoped everything would go smoothly. Two hours they said. So I had two hours all by myself now.

During those two hours, I was either on the phone with Anne or Gemma or walked aimlessly around the hospital until finally the two hours were over and I patiently waited in Harry's room for the nurses to bring him back.

Finally, the door opened and they brought my sleeping husband back, Doctor Russell stepping in alongside the nurses. Harry's leg was wrapped in a splint that ended right underneath his knee amd was placed on a soft cushion.

„So? How did it go?" I asked him.

„Everything went perfectly well. The bones will heal very nicely and I'm sure he'll be walking sooner than we expect. We fixed the bones with three screws and a small plate." He explained to me. „He has to wear the splint now for 3 weeks and then he'll get a boot for another three weeks where he won't be allowed to put any weight on his ankle until the boot is off. He'll do physical therapy in between so it'll be a rather quick recovery."

„That sounds really good, thank you." I said, shaking his hand.

„If everything looks good and the anesthesia wears off, I'll discharge him tonight."

„That's great, thanks again. Will he wake up soon?" I asked him.

„Yes, it shouldn't be long now. I'll come check in later again." The doctor said and left afterwards, leaving me alone with Harry until the door opened again and another nurse came in.

I looked up, only now realizing who it was. „Nurse Megan!" I whispered screamed and made my way towards her, embracing her in my arms.

„Hi love, just wanted to check in on your husband. See how he is. I heard he's had an accident."

„Yeah, he fell off the stage and broke his ankle, just had surgery." I told her and chitchatted with her for a little while until she had to leave again, so I sat down beside Harry who started to wake up not long later.

I reached my hand out to gently run it through his soft curls and kept doing that.

„Hey there." I said with a soft voice when he opened his eyes. „There you are again."

„How..." He cleared his throat. „How did it go?" Harry asked so sleepily, his words were still a bit slurred.

„Everything went perfectly well." I assured him. „How are you feeling?"

„'M tired. My throat hurts."

„Here, have some water." I grabbed the cup of water the nurse specifically placed on the bedside table for him and held it up in front of his mouth so he could drink out of it through the straw. „Better?"

„Yeah...thanks." He sighed, sitting up a little when the pain hit him. „Ahh! Oow! Ow! Ouch! Yeah, moving wasn't the best idea." He breathed.

„They juat gave you something for the pain. I'm sure it will kick in soon." I told him. „Is it bad, lovie?"

„It's okay if I don't move my leg."

„Okay." I kept running my hand through his hair. „Go back to sleep if you're too tired, I'll be here. I'll explain everything that Doctor Russell said later."

„Okay." He nodded. „Hey...thank you for always being by my side. I don't take it for granted." He said tiredly.

I tilted my head at him and placed a kiss on his lips. „You're my husband, you're my love, I'll always be by your side, H." I said softly. „I love you."

„Love you too." He smiled a little.

„I'll let you sleep now. You're too tired to keep those beautiful eyes open." I kissed his forehead this time. „Here's water if you need some more, I'll be outside, calling your mum and Gemma. Call me if you need anything."

Later in the day after Harry got some proper rest and was a bit stronger, the nurses practiced with him walking on crutches for a bit until later that night, when he eventually got released with some prescription medicine, a follow up appointment in a few days and doctors order for lots of rest because of his concussion.

„I can't wait to get back home to the UK. I don't like being here while I'm injured. It seems like 2015 all over again." Harry told me when he got settled in bed.

„I know it's not ideal right now, but as soon as you get the boot in three weeks, we're good to go." I said, grabbing the softest pillow that was around and placed it underneath his injured leg.

„Yeah..." He sighed. „I hate lying around and not being able to do anything."

„I know you do, baby. I'm sorry."

„I just hope it'll heal quickly so that I can continue tour in January."

I went to lay down on the bed next to him, staring at the ceiling. „I'm very sure you will, but I don't want you to push the recovery or it won't heal properly." I turned my head to look at him.

„Yeah, I know..."

There was a short pause.

„Oh Harry...my beautiful love of my life. Why does it always have to be you?" I sighed, rubbing my face, only now realizing what was ahead of us once again. Everything happened so quickly, I barely had time to realize anything.

„If I only knew." He chuckled.

„At least you can joke about it."

„Well what else can I do? Cry about it?"

„Very funny. No but seriously now, are you in pain?"

He nodded slightly. „It's throbbing a bit."

„Okay, I can give you your pain meds, but I'll only be able to give you more in a few hours."

„That's okay, just want it to stop for now."

„I'll get it right now." I said, pressing a kiss to his cheek before I got up and downstairs to get his medicine.

„Here." I handed it to him along with a glass of water.

„Thank you." He said with a little smile that was obviously a fake one.

I laid back down in bed and wrapped an arm around his waist, resting my head against his body. „It'll get better in a bit, H. I'm sorry this happened. It shouldn't have."

„It's okay. Nothing I can't overcome." He said with a soft voice, running his hand through my hair.