The Day of Tina’s Surgery …..

6 a.m.

"come on pick up!!!” the brunette repeated over and over again …. she was walking around her office … holding the phone to her ear …

"yes … hi Tom how are you? …. listen I know it’s your day off but I need a favor”

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7.30 a.m.

"good morning” The brunette announced as she walked into the blonde’s room followed by an army of doctors …

"good morning” the blonde smiled back … yet her eyes gave away the fear she was hiding …

"ladies and gentlemen Ms.Tina here is my favorite patient for the day … her surgery is in a couple of hours … she trusts me to replace her MV and to teach her how to tango when we’re done!” The brunette said in an attempt to distract the blonde and make her feel better …

the blonde laughed …. so did everyone …

"have you decided what type of valve do you want us to use Tina?” the brunette asked approaching the bed ..

"Mechanical” interrupted James … trying to drew the brunette’s attention but didn’t succeed … she kept her eyes fixed on the blonde waiting for her to answer …

"Mechanical” the blonde answered …

"ok … Mechanical it is” the brunette smiled …. “do you have any questions?”

"no … enough already” the blonde replied …

"you can ask as many as you would like”

"Thank you …. I’m ok”

"ok then …. see you in a couple of hours”

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9 a.m.

"what the hell are you doing here!” the brunette yelled as soon as the young doctor walked into the scrubbing room …

"I’m …. uh I need to scrub!” the young man replied … shrugging his shoulders as if he was stating the obvious ….

"no! … go home!” the brunette ordered …

James stood there … not sure why he was being banned from the surgery ….

"I changed your schedule … I want you to be here when I’m not … I don’t want that idiot Tod to be alone with ……. “ she signaled with her hand to the blonde lying down on the operating table next room …. “he wont recognize a fucking embolism until it’s too late to treat it”

"ok …. but I want to attend the surgery … I want to see a mechanical valve installment … I’ll go home and get some sleep after the surgery”

"ok .. fine” The brunette finally agreed … walking towards the operating room with both hands suspended in the air to keep them sterilized ….

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In the operating room …

The brunette replaced the tensed look on her face with a softer expression and even attempted to smile … she walked closer to the bed in the center of the room …

"hello there” she greeted the blonde …

"Hi” the blonde replied …. fear was the dominant feeling expressed …

"you ok?” the brunette asked in a soft voice … keeping the conversation between the two of them in a crowded operating room ….

"I’m scared” the blonde whispered in response ….

"it’s ok to be scared …. you’re going to be ok …. I’ll be here the whole time … I can’t hold your hand during the surgery but I’ll be holding your heart”

"good to know!” the blonde laughed ….

a moment of silence ….

"Tina … dear … we’ll put you under anesthesia now ok?” the anesthesiologist announced …

"ok” the blonde replied …. shaking her head nervously … “can you hold my hand now?” she continued … this time talking to the brunette …

"sure” the brunette replied … her hand traveling all the way to the blonde’s without hesitation …

"dr.porter your sterilization!” the in-charge nurse jumped …

"It’s ok” the brunette announced … “count to ten T”