In The Shadows ✔

[30] Trenta - Come back

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sorellina = little sister

fratello = brother

ti amo = I love you 

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Dino's phone rings very early the next morning. He wakes up with a start and picks up, still half asleep. 

It's the doctor. 

"Good morning Dino. Sorry for calling you so early. But Logan's awake and pretty clear-headed. Scorpia is not crying anymore and has calmed down a bit, but she hasn't been awake yet. I would really like you to come over, to discuss with you and Logan what I came up with. I am calling you this early because Logan refused to take morphine until we've spoken. He wants to keep a clear head, but is almost fainting from the pain."

Dino is already half-dressed and says: "I'm on my way doctor." He rinses his mouth with mouth wash while walking down the stairs. He puts his shoes on, grabs his coat, and opens the front door. He spits the mouth water out, gets into the car, and drives to the hospital.

He walks into the room and looks into Logan's grey eyes. Dino sits down on a chair beside the bed and sees the Scot sweat from the pain. He is just about to get up to get the doctor when he walks in. 

The doctor nods at Ricardo in the corner, who replies with: "Morphine is ready."

Dino turns to Ricardo and says: "I'm sorry. Good morning." Ricardo nods.

The doctor looks at Logan and Dino and says: "Okay, I don't intend to lose her and worked on a plan all night. I was thinking of a comfortable double bed. Which does mean we can't restrain her anymore. A dining table and a comfy couch. A tv where you can watch boxing or clips of Harleys on. And fill the room with pictures and items that connect to her."

Dino grins and the doctor continues: "I want her to see something that can bring her back or even keep her here, as soon as she opens her eyes. But before she opens them I want her to smell, hear, and feel Logan. I also want you to do what you would normally do as a family. So drinking, playing cards, watching tv, whatever. I ran a few tests and I am convinced she hears us from time to time. And when she hears familiar sounds, it has to be easier to come back."

The doctor looks at Scorpia for a minute, with a sad look on his face, before he says: "I want to administer the sedative to her via an IV, that way we can play with the dose easier. And I want to be able to stop it at least once a day, to see what happens when she is not sedated anymore. We'll keep trying that until she stays calm and we can stop giving her the sedative. Because right now she is on such a high dose of the stuff that she can't wake up."

Dino stares at the doctor and says: "Holy shit doctor. You are taking this even further than what we came up with. You have my gratitude. What do you think of it all Logan?"

Logan asks: "A normal bed... I can hold her?"

The doctor smiles and says: "You have to. As much physical contact as possible. Even erm... intimate contact might help. To a certain extent that is. Sometimes even intimate words are enough."

Logan blushes a deep red and says: "Erm yeah. I am not sure what to think of that. But I think it's a good plan. I would seriously like the morph..." He faints and Ricardo walks over to the bed and injects him with the morphine.

Ricardo whispers: "Stubborn Scot."

Dino chuckles and says: "You've got that right. But our best shot at getting her back if you ask me. That guy makes Rob Roy look like a pussy."