Heart of Gold

Chapter 27

I think her face was stuck in a grin. It's been five minutes and her face hadn't moved from that grin. I was worrying now. I massaged her cheeks. "Are you going to say something?" I asked. She moved her cheeks.

"Belly buddies." She cheered.

"We aren't calling ourselves belly buddies." I told her.

"Why not?" She whined.

"It's weird." I said taking a bite of my sandwich. Eric had been in surgery all morning he was taking the last five masses out of that man's heart. I would have gone and watched but babies are being born with liver disease, brain issues and deformities. I had a twelve hour surgery right after lunch taking parts of the skull and make cheekbones for a little boy it would be the second time preforming it. Adam had come it to show them how it would turn out. They were pleased with Adams face but were still nervous about the operation.

"So when do we go baby shopping?" She asked.

"Not so soon." I told her wiping my mouth and drinking my juice and popped a pill. "I have to go. I'm reconstructing cheekbones." I told her getting up.

"Well I'm looking at vaginas." She said and I laughed. I was scrubbing in the patient already under and everybody waiting for me. I got my gloves and we began the smell of burning flesh making me feel ill. I forced down the vomit but began sweating and the feeling came back. I turned away from the open body and to one of my interns.

"Remove my mask." I said to him.

"What?" He asked confused.

"Remove my mask." I said to him my voice more urgent as he pulled it away I puked all over his shoes.

"Kasey are you okay?" I looked up in the gallery at Dr. Stein. I was about to say I was okay but my interns shoes were puked on again and he looked grossed out.

"I'll buy you new ones Marcus." I said to him.

"Dr. Gold are you alright?" Dr. Stein asked.

"Yes." I answered and Marcus put the mask back on and they covered the vomit. I continued the surgery feeling much better but my feet were killing me when I was done. I went to update his parents and they hugged me tightly. "There is going to be swelling." I began telling them. "But after few weeks he will be a heart throb." I informed them.

"Thank you so much Dr. Gold." They said.

"You can go see him now. He's out of surgery and I'm guessing he'll be awake soon." I said, they nodded and went to their son's room.

"You shouldn't be doing twelve hour surgeries." Eric said behind me and I jumped.

"Don't sneak up on me like that." I told him.

"Heard you threw up half way through your twelve hour surgery." He said, leaning against the nurses' station.

"Every doctor throws up once in a while." I said.

"You're pregnant, you should be home baking or something." He said and I looked up at him amused.

"That's not going to happen." I patted his shoulder.

"You're almost two months this is a crucial trimester." He followed behind me.

"I know that but I can work and I'm okay." I reassured him.

"How are your feet?" He asked.

"A little sore." I admitted.

"Come let's go home." He said stopping outside my office. "I'll be back in ten minutes." He said kissing my forehead and leaving. I changed over to my street clothes and waited at the nurses for him.