Lonely Cowboy Looking For....

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          The next morning Rebecca and Kyle woke close to 5:30. Kyle laid there with his arms tightly around Rebecca, he whispered "I hope everything goes well today." Rebecca whispered back, "Everything will be fine, she is a fighter, remember?" He sighed, "I know Baby, still hard to let her go into that room." Rebecca turned over to look into his eyes, she kissed him softly and whispered, "I know but our girl will make it. I sure hope this is her last surgery though. Once she's well, she can help us pick out things for the wedding." Kyle grinned, whispering "Don't take to long to start planning Baby. I can't wait to make you my wife. We can have whatever type of wedding you want, big or small. It doesn't matter to me, as long as you are completely mine at the end of the day."

            They stayed that was whispering back and forth for an hour before the nurse came in. She smiled when Rebecca sat up, she whispered "Just checking vitals. The doctor will be in around 7, I believe she is the first case this morning, that means she will go down probably around 8. The surgery should start around 9. It usually runs 4 to 5 hours." Rebecca nodded and thanked the nurse for the information. Kyle grabbed his phone and started to text Greg and his parents the information, knowing they couldn't get in until 8. His phone binged a moment later from Greg, informing them that, everyone was already up and about to start the drive to Dallas.

            He knew his parents would be here on time even without a text, as they were just at the hotel next door. Rebecca and Kyle quickly got up, packing everything in their bags, they got ready for the day to come. They knew they wouldn't be coming back to this room, since Addie would be in the cardiac ICU following surgery. By time the doctor came in around 7, they had everything packed and waiting to go. The doctor gestured for them to take a seat and went over everything the surgery entailed. The doctor asked if they had anymore questions, which of course Rebecca did. It was 30 minutes later before the doctor headed for the door of the room, looking back he said "They should come get her to take her to pre-op around 8, you will be able to come in there as well until it is time to give her the anesthesia. I will see you again down stairs to sign consent paperwork.

             Kyle and Rebecca made their way to Addie's bed, each one standing on opposite sides of the bed, holding their little girl's hands. They were talking softly, as Addie was not awake yet. Rebecca kept stroking her hand over the beautiful dark curls on Addie's head. When Addie started to wake, they both told her how much they loved her, taking the time to give her extra long hugs and showering her with kisses. Rebecca realized she had never truely known what love was until she found Kyle, Addie, and Tyler. She now knew how unconditionally a mother loves their child, how hard being in this place and position truly was for her patients. She didn't want to let go, to let them take Addie back behind those doors, where she couldn't follow. Sighing as the nurse came in, she nodded and moved out of the nurse's way. Kyle pulled her into his arms as she moved to his side.

           "She will be okay, you reminded me earlier, remember?" Kyle whispered into her ear lovingly. She gave him a sad smile, and nodded her head. She silently watched the nurse's every move, until Kyle nudged her with the hand at her waist. She smiled at his reminder not to stare a hole through the nurse. They heard a knock on the door and Kyle's parents slipped into the room. Rebecca looked up at the clock and noticed it was a few minutes after 8, she said, "You two must have been waiting to be let in when they allowed visitors." Kyle's dad, Joe, said "We told the security guard our granddaughter was going into surgery at around 8, and we needed to see her before. He might have let us through a few minutes until 8." Kyle chuckled, squeezed Rebecca's waist, then said "Dad can be very persuasive when he wants to be."

           They chatted for a few minutes before the nurse said it was time to go. They grabbed their bags and followed the nurse down into the waiting room they had sat in just days earlier. The nurse informed them, someone would come get them in a few minutes and bring them back into the pre-op section, so they could be with Addie. For Rebecca those few moments seemsed like hours, so she was estatic when the nurse waved her and Kyle through the doors. It was close to 30 minutes later when the nurse led them back out, Addie was moving on to the operation room, where she would be put totally under. As soon as they opened the door to the waiting room Tyler ran to them, chattering a mile a minute. They all tried to stay calm, as the wait drug on, jumping every time an update came through.

The surgery took closer to 5 hours, five of the most horrible hours of Rebecca's life, but it was done. The doctor entered the waiting room a few moments later. Rebecca said "Tell us she's okay." The doctor smiled, and answered "She did great, her pressures are good and her heart is strong. I expect she should be back in a regular room in a couple days, hopefully home in a week or so. They will wheel her by in a few minutes and then move her up to the CICU. The nurse will show you where the waiting room for the ICU is and then people can go in 2 at a time. Though the little one there won't be able to go in, make the visits brief, except Mom & Dad, of course." They lined the halls waiting on the nurses to roll Addie by, as the bed passed, Rebecca, Kyle and their families followed behind their special little Addie.

            When everything settled later that night Kyle held Rebecca, saying, "Our girl is okay. Now it's time to start planning our future Baby. When are you going to marry me?" Rebecca laughed softly, before replying "As soon as we get out of here, we will find someone to marry us with just our families around. It will be quick I promise." Kyle laughed and said "As quick as you changed my life?" Rebecca kissed him softly and replied "As quickly as we changed each other's my love."