Conflict Of Interest

Part 2

Elizabeth's POV

"I'm sorry, I cannot save his life," a scrub nurse said backing away from the table.

"Why is that?" I asked looking her dead in the eye.

"He's a murder, he's a monster," she said scared.

"You shouldn't be scared of him. You should be scared me. I can make or break your career! And you would be saving a life but you're choosing against it cause of the patient's past cause you don't think it's right," I said. "This surgery is a once in a life time opportunity and you're opting out cause you don't like him. But he's unconscious and fighting for his life while- know what get out!"

She gets out and I asked, "anyone else not wanting to save a life?"

I looked around and nobody moved.

"If you're scared or whatever your reasonings are to not operate on this man, please do leave," I said.

One person left and I continued the surgery.

"Doc, he's waking up," A nurse said.

"Well, somebody make sure he doesn't wake up!" I said slightly freaked out.

The Anesthesiologist quickly gets work on making sure the bear doesn't wake up. That wouldn't be good at all.

"Let's quickly finish up before the patient wakes on my table, Okay?" I said.

I took out the shrapnel through his heart and dropped it in a large basin that a nurse is holding out.

"Sutures," I said.

I get handed them and quickly stitch up his heart before everything goes to shit. It was a tough repair but it was worth the 15 hour surgery to save his life.

"Do you need me to close up?" The idiot intern asked.

"You almost cost this man a heart. Do you think I would allow to fucking close up when he could've died cause of you? Well you're bloody wrong," I said. "Now get out of my OR."

He quickly runs out and I start closing James up. I finished and pull off the surgery gown. I throw it into the medical waste bin and with the mask and gloves.

"Please take him up to the ICU," I said going into the scrub room.

I go out to the hallway and make my way to the waiting room. I take off the scrub cap and shoved it into the pocket of the hospitals scrubs that they gave me.

"Tony Stark, your friend almost woke up on my table. That was a very fun experience," I said walking over to the waiting room filled with the Avengers.

"He's a super soldier," Tony said.

"Well somebody forgot to mention it. I almost had a heart attack if he were to awake in the middle of surgery," I said as they all stood up.

"Is he okay? Is he alive?" Steve Rogers asked.

"Yes of course he is alive. He's up in the ICU. Why the fuck do you think I'm telling you that he almost woke up on my table?" I said. "Anyways, I'll have to admit that it was touch and go at times but he should fully recover. He'll probably have a pretty nasty scar across his chest."

"Thank you," Captain America said giving me a bone crushing hug.

"No.. problem," I said and then we parted. "Shall I go take you to see him?"

"Please do," Cap said.

"Come on," I said leading a few of them out.

We go up to the ICU and I take Steve, Tony, Natasha, and Sam over to James's room. He's peacefully asleep with a tube shoved down his throat. There's also IVs and his chest isn't covered except by white bandages protecting the sutures. His face is pretty cut up but it will all heal.

"I'll stay in New York until he gets discharged," I said to Tony.

"Why?" Tony asked.

"Just look at my amazing work," I said pointing to the brunette through the glass. "I saved his life. I'm gonna make sure nobody mucks him up. I must have my favorite patient pull through. I wanna see it."

"I thought I was your favorite patient!" Tony said.

"I lied to you to make you feel better. He's a medical miracle. I'm his fucking savior," I said.

"I'm heartbroken," Tony said.

"That's saying you have a heart, Tony," I said.

"Haha, you've seen my heart. You've literally touched it," Tony said acting like a toddler.

"Shall I call Pepper?" I asked.

"Oh god no," Tony said.

"When is he gonna wake up?" Steve asked.

"Well, first of all, you all look like shit and should go off and get some rest before I kick you out of the hospital," I said crossing my arms over my chest. "And I'll stand guard and I'll call you when he wakes up. To answer your question, he could wake up in a hour or in a week or he might never wake up but I'm very hopeful he will wake up."

"Come on, you guys heard the doc," Tony said ushering them out.

I waved them goodbye then entered James's room. I checked his stats then brought a chair by his bedside. I sat down and waited for him to wake up which is definitely gonna be awhile.

A nurse comes in and asked, "do you need anything doctor?"

"I left my crap in a trauma room. My purse, my heels, and clothes. Could get it and please bring it to me?" I asked.

"Yes of course, Doctor," She said.

"Thank you," I said as she left closing the glass sliding door behind her.

"You my friend should live. If you don't, I'm going to the gates of hell and bringing your gorgeous ass back here and then giving you a piece of my mind," I said. "You're probably gonna have to deal with me for awhile, James. You have been warned."