“I mean, I don’t blame you, the cable package in hospitals is the worst. It’s like they want their patients to be bored all day,” Tom sighed with a smirk on his face. “I guess I got here just before you died of boredom then, hm?”
“It really is the worse I mean people feel bad as is no need to bore them to death” he said snorting lightly giving the other a small smile giggling lightly blushing giving the other a shy look “Your just in time..my hero you saved the day”
“I guess if they bore their patients to death, then at least they’re at a hospital, right?” Tom smiled, tilting his head as he looked at Gerard. “Hero, you say? Maybe I’ll have to figure out my hero hair here pretty soon,” he grinned.
“This is true..if you bore your patients to death at least there in here for care” he mused smiling a bit as he gave a small nod blushing clearing his throat as he looked to the other in thought “I like your hair like this personally, just the way it is it’s very hero like in my opinion”
Tom sat up in his chair at Gerald’s compliment, raising his hand to run his fingers through his hair. He wasn’t great at taking compliments about his appearance, but he knew he needed to respond somehow. “You think? It’s kind of floppy now, it’s been a while since I had it cut.”
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As the days passed, Tom came and visited everyday when his shift was over, and between patients he would poke his head in to bring a smile to Gerard’s face. The day before Gerard’s discharge, Tom was sitting in the room with Gerard, the pair flipping through the crappy channels on the tv in an attempt to find a movie to watch.
There was a knock on the door and a doctor entered. “Mr. Mikaelson? I’d like to go over some discharge instructions before you leave tomorrow,” he started, closing the door behind him as he moved to the foot of the bed. He nodded at Tom, knowing full well who the man was. “You’ve suffered some pretty significant lung damage due to smoke inhalation, and during your admission, you’ve been on antibiotics to fight the infection that set in, as well as oxygen. You’ll need to continue both of these after your discharge tomorrow, and you’ll need someone to help you around at home. I’d highly recommend a home nurse, but if you have someone who knows about the severity of your condition and how the home equipment works, I’d be happy to sign off on bypassing the home nurse.”
Tom looked from Gerald back to the doctor. “I’d be happy to help, I mean, if you’d have me. I can take some vacation time while you get back on your feet at home and things get stabilized.”
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