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Nick Hollis; Peter Pan (never_old) wrote in bellumlogs,
@ 2010-07-12 10:08:00

Entry tags:

mercedes mondego, peter pan, wendy

Who: Gina, Tegan, and Nick
What: Discussing the fact Nick told a hospital he was marrying Tegan. Then woobie happens.
Where: Orange County Hospital, Tegan's room.
When: After the Fail!Moon
Warnings: Nick being earnest, Gina being precious, and Tegan being adorable.

Nick brought flowers to the hospital today, which was actually new for him to do. He was always tempted to bring them, but he actually took time to put together a bouquet that would be perfect. The colors were perfect for summer, he thought, so he hoped Tegan would enjoy them to liven up her room. Tucked in his other arm was a smaller bouquet for Gina, who he hoped was still on shift when he arrived. It wasn't much, but Nick wanted to say he was sorry for pulling her in to this mess and for lying to her. He wasn't a person who lied on purpose or to make things worse, but just to make things better for Tegan.

He was, after all, her Peter Pan.

Nick made his way up to the intensive care floor after a stop at the front desk. Smiling politely, he stopped at the nurse's station to see one of the nicer nurses he had come to know after all his time spent here. "Good afternoon, Helen," he said and she turned to him to return his smile.

"Well hello there, Nick," she returned, "I see you brought your girl flowers today. How lovely!" Nick ducked his head bashfully with a shrug, "It's not much. Anyway, if Gina comes by. These are for her and could you please tell her I'm in Tegan Benton's room?"

Nick left the smaller bouquet with Helen before he turned to head down the hall. He stopped in front of Tegan's door, knocking before he entered. "Afternoon, Tea," he said with a smile, "I brought you these today. Thought it'd help cheer up the room."

Placing them on the table close to Tegan's bed, Nick sat down in his usual chair and reached for her hand asking his usual question, "How're you feeling?"

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thimbledarling
2010-07-12 04:04 pm UTC (link)

Tegan had been curled up in bed, eyes closed and trying her hardest to find the memories that were still hazy in her mind. The doctors had told her that she might never fully remember, but she wasn't quite willing to accept that. They'd also told her a worryingly long list of side effects from her injuries, but she wasn't willing to accept that either.

She opened her eyes and smiled at Nick when he knocked, grinning a little more at the flowers in his hand. Her cheeks went a little pink, and she ducked her head a bit as she sat up more in bed. Her hand felt small in his, as usual, but safe.

She shrugged a little at his question. One of the things that she was still having problems with was speaking. The doctors said they were surprised she could still talk at all, but she wasn't comfortable yet with the way she sounded. She couldn't get much volume yet, and what she could push through sounded rough and just not her. She'd been relying more on hand gestures and writing things down. She ended up simply making a so-so gesture as she gave him an awkward little smile.

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justonefish
2010-07-12 04:16 pm UTC (link)

Like usual, Gina had been on her feet most of the day. As she had gotten a real orientation around the hospital, she was now expected to get things as she knew where they were. All morning, she was busy in the hospital, helping with patients and working with the other members of the nursing staff. It wasn't until the afternoon that she saw a strange, welcome little break.

Helen, one of the other nurses, flagged her down as she was between patients. The other woman showed her the bouquet left for her, and Gina was truly touched. She left the flowers at the nurse's station to be collected later, but decided to take a detour to Tegan's room in the off chance of catching Nick.

Knocking gently on the door, she peered inside. "Hello?" she asked, smiling.

	never_old 2010-07-13 12:11 am UTC (link)
	Nick leaned in closer, holding her hand tightly in his. He paused before he nodded slowly. "Yeah, we were," he told her, "It wasn't a good time." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thimbledarling 2010-07-13 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Tegan nodded a little, moving as close to the edge of the bed as she was able, a few tubes and monitors still keeping her relatively immobile. But the scenario - that sounded familiar. Almost like a story she used to know, but had forgotten. She clung more to his hand, heart rate raising slightly as she thought about things. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thimbledarling 2010-07-13 01:01 am UTC (link)
	Tegan blinked at the quick change of topic, but then glanced guiltily over at Gina, realizing that they shouldn't be talking about Bellum things in front of a non-resident. She tried to put the returning memories to the side, focusing instead on Nick. She smiled a little at his outburst, glancing over at Gina, as if for confirmation. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	thimbledarling 2010-07-13 01:26 am UTC (link)
	Tegan smiled in return, laughing under her breath in a soft huff. She nodded and leaned into his hand, closing her eyes for a soft moment and feeling hopeful. Going home sounded good, even if something about the thought made her uneasy. She teased instead, barely a whisper. "You'll have to carry me." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)