Addicted

Chapter 12

     "Okay honey, how old are you?" The nurse asks me as she checks my blood pressure.
     "21." I say quietly because I know I shouldn't talk very loudly.
     "And what's wrong?" She asks me, checking the monitor.
     I look over to Jacob, giving him the nod so he can tell her everything. He explains to the nurse me throwing up, my bad headaches and dizziness.
     She writes everything down on a notepad and tears it off.
     "Follow me." She says as she takes her chart and walks down the long hall. Ryan takes my hand giving me support as we follow right behind her.
     She opens room number 7, and flips over the sign on the door to say occupied. She opens the door for us, as we walk in.
     "Someone will be here to assist you soon." The nurse says as she gives me a welcoming smile.
     She walks out and I let out a sigh that I didn't know I was holding.
     I sit down on the bed as Ryan sits down in the chair next to the bed. He holds out his hand for me to take, as I instantly lock our hands together. I was really shaky. I knew it was nothing, but I still hated hospitals.
     "Maddie. Trust me. Everything will be fine." Ryan says to me kissing my hand.
     "Ryan I know... But why did you bring me here? I told you I'm fine..." I say looking up at the ceiling.
     "Because. I wanted to make sure." He said putting his other hand on the top of my leg. I rub his arm and squeeze his hand.
     Just as this is happening, I hear a knock on the door, as the doctor comes in.
     "Hello Maddie. My name is Dr. Smith." The man says extending out his arm to shake my hand. I shake his hand as he shakes Ryan's as well.
     "Okay I'm going to start out with asking you a few questions, sound good?" He asks sitting down on the other chair next to Ryan. I nod my head as he flips up his chart.
     "Okay, when was the last time you ate something?" He asks me.
     "Uh, I had toast and jam around 8:30 this morning I think it was." I say looking at Ryan.
"Okay, how long have you been having headaches before today?" He asks me looking up at me.
"Since I was 15...." I say looking at the ground.
"Is there any chance of you being pregnant?" He asks me, but this time I nearly choke. On air.
"Uhm...." I say starting to turn a bit red. "No, there isn't." I say. Which was the truth, I wasn't lying.
"Alright from what I can tell, it's just that you aren't eating enough. We just need to hook you up to an IV to get some fluids into you." He says to me standing up and closing the chart.
My eyes nearly pop out of my head. An IV? I hate needles, I couldn't stand them to be exact.
I grip Ryan's hand harder as I stand up from the bed and follow the doctor to a new room.
"Ryan, I don't like this. Why can't I just go home and eat something? I'm fine.." I say with worry in my voice.
"Maddie, trust me. I'm going to be right there with you, you're going to be fine. ." He says to me putting his arm around my shoulder, making me feel positive.
     "Plus, I'll give you a reward!" He says punching my shoulder. 
     "Oh really? What would that be?" I ask him with puppy dog eyes.
     "Guess we'll just have to wait and see!"

I sit down on the bed in the new room, and put my right arm up on a tray attached to the bed. The doctor cleans my arm, and then puts a band around it. I squeeze Ryan's hand because that's all I'm focusing on. Him.
"Okay Maddie, you'll just feel a pinch and you won't feel anything else." Dr. Smith says to me as he gets ready to put the needle in.
     I close my eyes as I feel a little pinch in my arm, and within seconds it's over. I open my eyes and raise my eyebrows. "Wait?! That's it?!" I ask the doctor with a high pitch voice. I can hear Ryan laughing at me but I don't pay any attention.
     "That's all!" He says to me with a smile. "Now we just have to hook up the tube. You won't be able to feel it, it just goes on the end of the needle. Don't worry." He says as he goes to find whatever he needs to get I'm assuming.
     I look over to Ryan who's still laughing. I smack him with my left arm, and he stops laughing. "What are you laughing attttt?!" I ask him pinching his arm.
     "You." He says trying not to laugh. "You worry too much." He says smiling to me. He then picks up my hand and kisses it.
     "Oh shut up Ry."
    

     We leave the hospital after getting the fluids in me, and I feel even more tired. I sit in the passenger seat and lean my head right back.
     "You better not go to sleep.." Ryan says to me tapping my leg as he drives. "You need to be awake for the reward." He says turning his eyes back to the road.
     "What is ittttttt?!" I ask sitting up. "Ice cream?! A shopping spree? OU A DOG?! I NEED A DOG, THAT CAN BE MY REWARD!" I say tugging on his shirt like a little kid.
     "Calm down, just wait and see!" He says smacking my hand playfully.
     We then pull up in my driveway, and I know it's not going to be ice cream. Or a shopping spree. Unless it's tomorrow.
     I get out of the car using it for support as Ryan takes my hand when I get over to him. We walk over the steps and he unlocks the door. The first thing I notice is that there is a note on the cabinet.
     Jacob and I are gone out for the night. We'll be back late. - Abby
     I put the note on the cabinet again, and take off my shoes. I go sit on the couch, and Ryan joins me and sits next to me.
     "Alright." I say turning to face him. "What's my reward?!"
     "Well.... It involves me, you, a bed, and no clothes. Sound good?" He says smirking at me.
     "Hmmm I don't know man, I'm not sure if I-"
     I'm cut off by his lips pressed to mine. Our tongues dance together as we make our way to my room. I lock the door just in case Abby comes home, and I push Ryan down on the bed. I hover over him and start to kiss him.
     Well I didn't think I would have this much energy...... I guess getting that IV was worth it.