Driving Me Crazy

Chapter 28

My doctor and nurse came in shortly after I pressed the call button and looked at me in surprise when I was smiling like a giddy school girl at Camila and then back at them.

"Can we help you Shawn?" The nurse asks suspiciously.

"Yes, actually.  Hey Dr. Mac, can you come check my legs?"

He looks at me confused, but walks over to my bedside.  "Okay Mr. Mendes.  Well start with the normal tests we usually run and go from there."  Grabbing his pen from his pocket, he lifts the blankets off my feet and signals that he's going to run the pen across the bottom of each foot.  I have never reacted to this test before, so I'm anxious, nervous and excited to see what happens.

I look over and see Camila looking intently at my feet, like her stare would will my feet to react.  She reaches for my hand and gives it a gentle squeeze as Dr. Mac continues.

Running the pen over the bottom of my foot, I start to giggle and my foot jerks slightly.  Dr. Mac looks up at me in shock. 

"Can you feel that Shawn?"

"Yes." I say quietly.

"Really?" He asks. "How about the other foot?" He questions as he repeats the same test on my other foot.

"Yes!" I say proudly.

Camila squeezes my hand again and lets out a little squeal. She's grinning for ear to ear and I can't help but do the same as Dr. Mac performs a few more tests before finally asking the nurse to help me stand.

"This is all a great sign Shawn! It seems as though you have sensation and feeling back in your legs. I'm impressed." He says.

"Ready to try standing?" The nurse asks.

"Sure."

This is what I'm most nervous for. It's been close to two months since I've moved my legs and I've lost quite a bit of weight and my legs look much smaller than I remember, so I'm afraid to see how I can tolerate this.

The nurse comes to one side and Dr. Mac comes to stand next to her. He has Camila stand up as well, so when I stand I can reach for her hands.

Helping me swing my legs over the side of my bed, I let them dangle for a few seconds, trying to get used to what it feels like to have legs again. The warmth and tingling returns, causing me a little pain, but it's a good pain. I wince slightly and Camila looks at me concerned.

"Baby, you okay?"

"Yeah Mila, I'm fine. Just getting the feel of things. It's been awhile since I've used these things." I chuckle as I wiggle my toes.

She giggles quietly in reply as I give her a small smirk.

"Ready to catch me baby?" I ask her sarcastically.

"Yeah! Come to me baby." She says, her voice laced with a hint of lust as she uses one of her fingers to beckon me to her.

That kicks my legs into gear, and I'm pretty sure her words kick something else into gear and my cheeks flush slightly in embarrassment and the nurse and Dr. Mac come to either side of me.

"Ready Shawn?" The nurse asks.

"Yes! It's now or never." I say anxiously.

They both wrap an arm around my waist and another one under each of my arms.

"On the count of three, were going to stand, okay?" Dr. Mac says.

"Okay!"

"One....two...three! Up we go!" He says and in one not so fluid, awkward motion, I'm standing on shaky legs.

My legs are so weak, so hence the shakiness, but overall I'm fist pumping internally because I'm standing!

For the first time in months, I'm standing!

"Oh my gosh! Yay baby!" Camila says excitedly, clapping her hands, a tear rolling down her face.

"Wow! This is weird, but amazing at the same time." I say. Dr. Mac and the nurse chuckle at my side. They both still have a firm hold on me, but I try and take a step toward Camila. It doesn't go very well and thank goodness they all three go to grab me, preventing me from falling.

"Easy there tiger!" Camila says looking at me concerned. "Lets just focus on standing. I know you're used to go 200 miles an hour, but this you need to take slow." She scolds me slightly as she steps closer and wipes a tear off my cheek.

"I know...." I sigh, as I feel a little more of my strength come back. "I just really wanted to bend down and kiss you." I smirk.

She snorts loudly and the whole room erupts in laughter.

Taking my hands at her side, she reaches up and kisses me quickly.

"Better?"

"Mmmm....one more?" I raise an eyebrow at her.

Rolling her eyes, she comes even closer as the nurse and Dr. Mac look away.

"This is amazing babe, I'm so happy for you!" She whispers as she kisses me again. This time a little longer and a little sweeter.

"Mmm...thank you baby." I hum in appreciation.

Helping me sit back down, and swing my legs back on the bed, Dr. Mac tells me that he'll want to run some more tests later, but he wants me to rest for now.

After we settle a few more things and they leave my room, I pat the bed next to me and Camila snuggles to my side.

"We should call your parents." She smiles up at me, were intertwining our fingers, playing with our hands in front of us.

"Ahhh yes we should! I can't believe I didn't think to call them earlier." I say, internally face palming myself.

It's pretty late now, so I decide I'll call my family in the morning. Right now I just want to cuddle with Mila and savor this day between us.

I hear quite little snores against my shoulder, and chuckle quietly as I look down and see her sound asleep. This day has been stressful, exciting, amongst other things, that I'm not surprised she's already out like a light.

Kissing the top of her head, I wrap my other arm around her and pull her to my chest as I watch TV under my eyelids become to heavy and sleep takes over.

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A/n:  He's standing!!! Yay!!!  These last two chapters have been fun to write!

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