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    Lifeline – Chapter 7

    Story written on January 6, 2011 by gr8d8.
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    Code Blue, Room C121…Bette remembers their anniversary night

    “This can happen in the case of traumatic injury.  The body is overwhelmed with trying to keep all of its systems functioning in the midst of the crisis it has experienced.  Fortunately, medicine has advanced to a point where the medical team can intervene and restart the systems.  It’s frightening, I know, but we just have to let the doctors do their jobs.  There are a lot of really capable, compassionate people in that room right now, and we have to be confident that they are doing everything possible to help Tina.”

    “May I ask your name?”  She asked, touching Bette’s hand kindly.

    “Bette Porter-Kennard,” she replied, suddenly so glad that she and Tina had decided to exchange names.   

    “I’m Grace Pell, the Patient Relations Coordinator, she smiled offering her hand.  I’m a nurse, but I act as the liaison between the patient’s family and the hospital.  I think you met one of my staff when you arrived.”

    Bette shrugged blankly.   She didn’t remember who she had met earlier.  It was all a blur.  “I don’t know.  Maybe.”

    “Is anyone here with you?  Your family?  Friends?”

    “My sister and one of our friends.  I sent everyone else home.”

    “Everyone else?”

    “Our extended family and Tina’s colleagues from the studio…”  Her voice trailed off.

    They had continued walking slowly down the hallway away from Tina’s room which made Bette nervous.  “Why are we walking away?”

    “Do you mind if I grab a Dr. Pepper?  I need some caffeine.  You want something?”  They arrived at a bank of snack and drink machines off the main hallway.  “Coffee?  Candy bar?”  The reed thin woman looked like she needed something to eat.  “There’s a real cafeteria on the next floor…”

    Bette shook her head, tasting the bitter bile in her throat.  “I couldn’t eat.”

    “She’s in the movie business, your wife?”  Grace asked, attempting to distract Bette’s attention from Tina for a few minutes. 

    “Yeah, she’s a producer.”

    “Wow.  I bet that’s exciting.”  The nurse dropped a handful of coins into the snack machine and pressed a couple of buttons.  A package of peanuts and a sleeve of crackers dropped and she bent to retrieve them.

    “It’s hard work,” Bette answered seriously.  “She works like a dog.  Nights, weekends, locations all over the world.  It sounds more glamorous than it is.”

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    4. Thank you for the new update. This story is so well done! I love the juxtaposition of Bette’s past and present and how you have them playing out. Please let Tina get better! PPS!

    5. wow… i agree with the others… just keep tina safe and let her get better…. bit keep posting… love the flash backs… and love this story…pps

    7. I really love these small visits into their past – but for Bettes sake and our sanity – keep Tina safe and let her wake up soon. Thanks for a great story.

    12. What an honest, romantic conversation between the couple. Simply beautiful. I see why Bette committed that anniversary celebration to her memory and how it’s somehow serving as her own lifeline as she keeps vigil at the hospital. Thank you for focusing this and the previous “NC17” chapters not on the sexual act itself but on the depth of the intimacy they share. No blow-by-blow account of their bedroom activities: what a relief! Tina’s medical condition is quite scary but I have an inkling she’ll make it. I trust you when you said in a previous author note that this is a love story more than anything else, not a tragedy. Thanks a lot for sharing this moving love story, Nell. Looking forward to more of your posts. =)

    15. This story has Bette and me at the end of our rope almost. Please let Tina get better real soon, Bette and I can’t take the strain. Bette is almost completely broken, one more setback and she too, will become a patient. Hopefully Bette will be up to speed with her reflections of their lives and love. AS Kit thought they will lose Bette too if Tina doesn’t get well. Thanks for sharing such a great story.

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