Ed Sheeran Imagines ♥

Surgery

The pain in my stomach has been keeping me awake for the last few hours. I have never experienced this kind of pain before but it was worse than everything I've ever felt. If I had told Ed about the pain he would have dragged me to the hospital without even asking me. Since I was terrified of hospitals I decided to keep it quiet, hoping the pain would just fade.

I changed position for what felt like the one hundredth time to get more comfortable. But this time I noticed Ed stirring in his sleep.
"Alice, are you okay?" he asked, voice thick with sleep. "Why do you keep moving so much?"

"I'm sorry," I said quietly, holding onto my lower abdomen where the pain was the worst. "It's my stomach. It really hurts, like cramps but much worse, I don't know."

Ed was wide awake in a matter of seconds and reached for the lamp on his nightstand, turning on the light. Then he sat up and placed the back of his hand against my forehead. "Shit, Alice, you're burning up." His blue eyes were filled with concern. "Can you show me where it hurts exactly?"

I nodded and pressed my hands into my lower right belly. I shut my eyes as a new wave of pain rolled through me.
"Oh dear," Ed mumbled and swang his legs over the bed.

"What?" I asked feeling panic rising up inside me as I watched him making his way towards the closet.

"Alice, I think your appendix may have burst. We have to get you to the hospital as quick as possible," he explained as he came back with clothes and shoes for me.

"What? No!" I protested, shaking my head vigorously. "That means surgery and I don't want surgery. Don't worry, I'll be-" I was cut off by another wave of sharp pain, that caused me to cry out and squeeze my eyes shut.

"If it really is your appendix we have no time to spare," he told me with a serious tone while carefully helping me to get dressed.
He quickly changed into jeans and a hoodie and put on his shoes before reaching down to gently scoop me into his arms. I held onto him tightly as he carried me towards the car, grabbing the keys and our phones on his way. It was freezing cold outside since it was already November and the middle of the night. But I ignored the chills that ran down my spine, being too busy thinking about my appendix and the surgery.

After settling me into the passenger seat Ed ran to his own side and started the car.

"Ed, I don't want this," I whimpered as he drove down the road. Tears had begun to form in my eyes, mostly from the horrible cramps in my belly but also from not wanting to go to the hospital.

"Hey, there's nothing to be scared about. You're going to be fine and you won't feel a thing," he reassured me and reached over to squeeze my thigh in a comforting way. I didn't respond but just kept my eyes on the road while I tried to ignore the sharp pain in my stomach.

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Only a few minutes later Ed pulled into the hospital parking lot and cut the engine. As he bend down to scoop me up again I insisted on walking, being too scared of him touching my aching side. Reluctantly, he let me but still offered me his hand to help me out off the car. He let me clutch his hand as we made our way through the main entrance and to the front desk. Ed tolled them my symptoms and filled out the paperwork they gave him as quickly as he could.

A nurse was already waiting for me, ready to lead me away to the prep room. But I didn't want to let go of Ed's hand and turned to look at him, desperation in my eyes.

"Don't be scared, everything will be fine. I'll be there when you wake up and I'll take care of you afterwards, okay? It's not that bad," he promised me with a smile on his face. I tried to be brave and returned the smile.

"Thank you, Teddy," I said quietly.

He lifted my hand up to his mouth and kissed the back of it before leaning down to also place a kiss on my forehead. "That's what I'm here for, Honey."

The nurse who's been patiently waiting for us, carefully put her arm around me. "Ready to go?" she asked. I nodded and she started to lead my away. I watched him over my shoulder, waving at me until we turned around the corner and I couldn't see him anymore.

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Ed was right. My appendix had indeed already burst and before I knew it I found myself on a gurney in the prep room while the same friendly nurse put an IV line in my arm. She must have sensed my anxiety because she placed her hand over mine and gave it a gently squeeze. "Don't worry, dear, you'll feel so much better afterwards," she told me with a warm smile.

"Will it hurt?" I asked not bothering to hide my worry.

She quickly shook her head. "You will be medicated, so the surgery won't hurt. Afterwards, you will probably be very sore but from what I could hear, your lovely boyfriend will take good care of you." She just kept on talking until my eyes began to feel heavy. The nurse's soothing voice was the last thing I remembered before everything else in the room faded away.

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Light. Light was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes for the first time after the surgery. My vision was blurred as my eyes took time to get used to the light above me, so I wasn't really sure where I was. I groaned slightly as I felt the soreness in my throat and a light headache.

"Alice," I heard and felt a warm hand touch mine. I slowly turned my head to find Ed standing next to my bed. "Hey, baby," he said with a soft voice, a smile on his face.

"Ed, where am I?" I asked, my dry mouth barely allowing me to speak.

"At the recovery room. You left surgery about one hour ago."

"I always thought visitors weren't allowed at the recovery room. How did you persuade them to let you wait for me here?"

He chuckled quietly. "I just kept asking them until they were sick of me and gave in."
If I could I would have rolled my eyes at him but I was simply too tired to even do this.

"Anyway, how are you feeling?" he asked and put his hand on my face, caressing my cheek with his thumb. I noticed that he looked very tired, like he'd been there for hours waiting for me. Knowing him, he actually was.

"Dizzy. Very sleepy," I sighed. "But you look very exhausted, too, Teddy."

He shook his head. "Don't worry about me, it's fine. I'm sure I'm going to get some rest soon."

"When can we go home? I still hate hospitals," I asked hopefully.

"They want to keep you until tomorrow, then we can leave."

I nodded and closed my eyes again.
"I'm so tired, Teddy. I want to sleep," I whispered and searched for his other hand, that wasn't on my cheek.

"Yeah, I know. Just go back to sleep and get more rest. I'll stay here," he assured me and took my hand in his, lacing his fingers with mine.

"I love you, Teddy."

"I love you, too, Darling." His soft lips on my cheek were the last thing I felt before drifting off again.

Holidays are over and I'm so UNMOTIVATED 😭 Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this little one shot!

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