Life Choices, Challenges and Changes

Life Choices, Challenges, and Changes Chapter 38 Moving On

Chapter 38     Moving On

December 10, 2011

Jess woke up the next morning and looked out the window at the foot of snow that had fallen during the night. He turned on the television and saw that most places were closed or delayed. He called the hospital to tell them he might be late due to the weather. Smiling he thought about Ashlyn and how he wanted to spend time with her again. He decided to send Ashlyn a text and ask her if she would like to meet for dinner tomorrow night.

Ashlyn had risen early that morning and was in the bakery making chocolate chip cookies. A whistle sounded from her phone and she smiled when she saw the text from Jess. She promptly answered the text and accepted his invitation. She began to hum as she continues to make the cookies.

Jess gets ready for work and slips into his down coat, dark cap and gloves as he leaves his apartment. Walking out to the parking lot he realized that he must dig out his car. He grabbed the shovel he kept in the back of his car and began to dig around the snow that was piled around it by the snowplow. He turned the car on, hitting the defrost button and letting the car warm up as he finished cleaning the windows and lights. He put everything back into his car then sliding into the driver's seat, he slipped the car into getting four-wheel drive and pulled out of the parking lot.

Jess arrives an hour later to the rehab center and walks into the therapy room. His assistant brought Lucy down ten minutes earlier and had begun working with her. Jess took over and while he was assessing her progress Logan arrived on his crutches with an aide. He told Logan to start his leg raises while he finished with Lucy. When he was finished with Lucy, he had her rest and gave her a frozen compress to put on her ankle. Lucy sat in her wheelchair and watched Logan. He was getting stronger and Jess was pleased with his progress. When Jess looked up at the clock, he realized he was behind; he couldn't assist both these patients back to their room, that's when he got an idea.

"Logan, why don't you push Lucy back to her room. Lucy you can hold Logan's crutches."

Logan asked," What do you think Lucy? Are you ready to go for a ride?"

" Sure," she replies smiling at him. Logan walked behind her wheelchair; he then slowly pushed her out of the therapy room and down the hall.

"How did you sleep last night?" Lucy asked him softly.

"Much better thanks, and you? I hope you didn't have any more of those snowball dreams."

She giggled and leaned up and smiled at him. Logan smiled back, his brown eyes twinkling as he teases her. He was feeling stronger and pushing the chair helped him stand straighter. As they walked back to Lucy's room, Logan thought about the dream last night and Lucy coming into the room. He was having mixed feelings about Rory 's upcoming marriage to Finn and the way his father treated her. After Lucy's visit it was the first time, he slept without thinking about Rory.

When they arrived at Lucy's room, a nurse's aide was waiting to assist them. Lucy handed Logan his crutches and the aide helped Lucy into her bed. Jess arrived just as Logan was ready to leave.

" I see you made it back with no difficulty," Jess said.

Logan smiled," We did."

" Do you mind if I walk with you back to your room?" Jess asked Logan.

" No, not at all."

They began to walk down the hall towards his room when Jess asked," Are you okay?"

" Sure, I'm as good as I can be. Why?"

" Because it was intense here yesterday and the evening nurse said you had a nightmare?"