I stopped so hard that Marcos crashed into my back.
Darla smirked and raised an eyebrow, as if waiting for one of them to snap at her.
“Lead the way, Darla,” I said, before my guys could snap off.
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“Therewasaslighttear in her colon, but we managed to repair that laparoscopy. It was a very minor tear, but she was leaking gastrointestinal liquid into her body, so sepsis has set in. We’re treating her with high doses of antibiotics, but she’s heavily sedated for the time being,” Griffin said. “Basically, we’ve induced a coma to help her body heal. Because of that, we’ve had to put her on a ventilator just to help her lung function easier.”
I stared at the doctor, not comprehending what all he said.
“Thanks, Griff,” Jason grunted beside me.
Griffin nodded. “I’m gonna get cleaned up and grab something to eat, but I’ll be around if you have any questions. Darla will escort you to Maya’s room. Give her a few minutes to get everything situated.”
I nodded numbly.
Nico sat back down on the leather chairs we were occupying before Griff came in the with the update. The VIP waiting room was like nothing I had seen before, leather couches and recliners, with table lamps set low to give a cozy vibe.
Jason began to pace the small waiting room, like he had for the last several hours.
I forced myself to ignore him, before I snapped at him.
A few minutes later Darla walked into the waiting room, with a bright smile on her face. She’d worn the same bright smile all night, despite it being the early hours of the morning. While it immediately eased our fears and settled our nerves, I had to imagine it grew tiresome. Had to be hard to keep a happy smile and inform families when their loved ones weren’t doing well.
“Alright, gentlemen. If you would follow me, I’ll take you back to Maya.”
Nico and I jumped up from our chairs, ready to roll.
“I want to prepare you for what to expect though. It can be a little overwhelming for families when they first see their loved ones hooked up to so many machines and tubes. The main thing to remember is she’s doing well, despite the infection. All those tubes and wires are just to help her get stronger.” Darla spoke gently and met our gazes with compassion.
“Yeah,” Nico murmured, nodding.
Darla turned on her heel and lead the way out of the room. My brothers and I followed her down the hall and around the corner. Darla walked into the second door on the left, right across from the nurses’ station, and I followed right behind.
Inside, I didn’t know where to look first. The room did not look like the typical hospital room. To the right was a living area, with two couches and a recliner facing a wall mounted big screen TV. To the left of the room was what one would expect to find in a hospital room. The hospital bed was centered on the left wall, with real nightstands on either side.
There was still hospital equipment in the room, though. The breath was sucked from my lungs as I stared at Maya lying prone on the bed, tubes and wires coming off her. “I know it looks scary,” Darla spoke up, pulling me out of my thoughts, “but she won’t need them for long. A couple days at the most. Doctor Griffin will make sure she makes a full recovery.”
I nodded numbly.
Nico walked past me and right over to the far side of the bed where a comfortable-looking recliner was. He pulled the chair as close to the bed as he could get it and sat down. Lacing his fingers with Maya’s, Nico looked like he was settling in for the long haul.
“The call button is right here,” Darla pulled out the standard issue bed remote with nurse button.
“Thank you, Darla,” Nico said.
“Not a problem, dear. Over here you’ll see is the VIP suite. You get a living room, and through this door here,” Darla opened the door, “Is your bedroom. There are two queen beds here and the bathroom just to the right, like a standard hotel room. If you need another bed, the couches in the living room pull out and there are extra linens in the closet here.”
I watched her go through the quick tour and nodded my head mechanically. Standard hotel shit, in the middle of a fancy as fuck hospital suite. Got it.
“Alright darlings, try to get some rest. Maya’s going to be sedated for the next twenty-four hours or so,” Darla said, before she left the room.
In her absence, a deafening silence fell over the room. The only sound was the constant beeping of the heart monitor, reminding us that Maya’s heart was still beating. Nico was zoned in on Maya, staking his claim at her side.
Jason stood a foot from me in the center of the suite, looking as lost as I felt. What the fuck were we supposed to do now?
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