Pregnant!?! (The Last Of Us Fanfic)

Surgery

Joel's POV

"An appendectomy?" I ask.

"Yes. We had to perform and emergency appendectomy on Ellie and we got to it before it had burst," The doctor tells me.

"Where is she now?" I ask, looking behind the doctor.

"In recovery. We were able to do it laparoscopically so we were being minimally invasive as possible. I've never done it just cutting them right then and now...so the way I knew was easier," the doc tells me. "So her recovery time is smaller than if we did it the other way. She'll be able to walk and eat normally in a day or so. She's resting now," he says.

"Can I see her?" I ask.

"Not now, but in a couple hours okay?" He says to me. I nod and sit back down in the chair. "We just have to run a couple more tests to make sure she's gonna be alright and we're gonna take another blood sample to test and see if it was the 'immunity' that made her sick," he explains.

"Thank you," I mutter out. The doctor nods and walks away, through the doors into the surgical wing. I thought we were done with doctors when we left Salt Lake. They seem to know what they're doing here.

Now to just...wait.

Ellie's POV

I hear beeping before I even open my eyes.

"She seems to be doing just fine. The cut on her leg is also healing nicely thanks to you," I hear someone say.

"No thanks needed, it had to be done and I just did it. I did get a little queasy, but it was gone once I was in the middle of it," I hear Finn say. I continue to keep my eyes closed, pretending I'm still out.

"My main concern is that her heart is pumping faster than normal. Her blood pressure was a bit high too, is she Hypertensive?" I hear.

"Not that I know of," I hear Finn say. "She has undergone a lot of stress these past few months. Remember when she came in last? She was here for three weeks, resting, barely able to walk by herself. I took her home and she was doing alright til the infection, and now this,"

"I understand. I will be back soon to run a couple more tests, just need to gather the equipment," I hear the man say before he leaves. His footsteps get quieter and quieter before I can't hear them anymore.

I feel Finn hold my hand, whispering, "I'm so sorry, Ellie. I should've know. I don't have an appendix either. It got taken out years ago..." I hear him say, his voice cracking. "I'm sorry I didn't come home last night, I couldn't sleep. I was so worried,"

I take a deep breath and open my eyes, looking to Finn who's head is hanging very low.

"Hey," I say weakly, my throat sore.

"Hey, it's okay. You were intubated, that's why your throat is sore," He says, kissing my forehead.

"Joel?" I ask, looking to him.

"He's here. The doctor just wants him to wait a little bit longer, just until the doc runs his tests, okay?" Finn says. Usually, I'd fight him and demand that Joel and I see each other, but all I can think about is sleep. I nod and a tear slips down my cheek. Finn wipes it away and kisses my cheek.

"Hey, it's okay. You'll see him very soon, the doctor should be back any moment okay?" He says to me. I nod again and look outside. It stopped snowing, and it's very, very dark. I point outside. "Yeah, it finally stopped, for now," Finn says, looking at me.

I'm about to ask more questions when I hear the doctor come back in. He brought a machine with him and a small basket.

"Ellie! How are you feeling?" He asks, in a loud whisper.