Vote 114 Belladonna It had been five days since shed woken up and during those five days shed found Parker at her bedside , just casually sitting in the room even when Whit and Milly werent there .
Shed told him to go and work or play with the children .
You cant get rid of me that easily , hed commented .
Hed taken up residence and was merrily annoying her at times , thought it was funny to tease her about many little things , and had taken his cue from Whit on that one .
But he also kept the boredom away as well , played cards with her and word games .
It was all she could manage to do .
She still had no wolfen healing , and it was slow going .
She didnt know how humans did this lay in a hospital for days on end .
Most wolfen patients were in and out in a matter of one to two days .
Wolfen healing was quick for the most part .
Wolves only ended up in the hospital after serious injury from pack attacks , and most only needed staples to bring wounds together , and once that was done and active knitting was seen , they were sent on their way .
The other was collapsed lungs and a reinflation of the lung , and once the needle or tube was removed , they could leave the hospital within a few hours .
There was a TV here , and shed watched movies with Whit and Milly , and Parker had gone off and found her something to read when shed asked him too .
He kind of never said no to anything she wanted him to do , unless it was him leaving to go and work in his office .
He had that covered apparently and wasnt needed .
Kanes all over it .
hed smiled at her .
He reminded her to use her deep breathing lung exerciser .
She hated them three balls right now , but again it was to help with respiration because shed had a collapsed lung and with no wolf to heal it needed to exercise it , apparently .
He walked the ward with her when she had to get up and walk about as part of her recovery , and he had waved the nurse off and told her he would walk with her .
She was still attached to a drip , but that was coming out today .
It was only running a dose of antibiotics , her last one .
She was being released tomorrow .
Had met all of Annettes and the current surgeon , Heaths , criteria .
Though she still got tired from walking about and had the occasional bout of chest pain , but that was to be expected from all shed read , and she had read up on her own condition , so had Parker , and he shook his head or stated youre not supposed to do that if she wanted to do something ahead of schedule because she felt a bit better .
Very annoying for her , she didnt much like being a patient .
Hed gone off with Annette while shed been assisted with a shower by the nurse .
It was tough going trying to do it on her own .
She found it difficult and that was apparently normal .
She was sitting on her bed when Annette strolled in with Parker after looking at the house she was staying in , though she was certain the woman knew what it looked like .
Im not happy with you going there , Annette stated .
it has a dozen stairs just to walk up to the front door .
Then ten down to the ground floor where your room is , and eight from the front up to the childrens rooms .
Thats 18 steps to get from the ground floor to the children .
door up And although climbing the stairs is good for you , you cant rush it , one step every two seconds , and you cant race up there if say , Milly cries or calls out for you .
You cant pull yourself up them , that will hurt and reduce recovery time .
Id much prefer a single level dwelling , with you taking a walk and doing stairs that way , for at least six weeks .
Six weeks , where are we going to stay then ? she murmured , though Parker was leaning on the door to her room all casual like , and she wondered if hed put Annette up to that little spiel .
I suggest inside the packhouse .
There are no two story suites , and an elevator , and plenty of stairs for you to use and get your strength back up on , the right way .
You can even leave it and walk outside , only ten steps off the western side of the packhouse and six at the front , Annette stated .
I dont have a suite in the packhouse , She murmured .
Actually , you do .
Parker smiled at her .
I did prepare a suite for you and the children in the packhouse , as well as the house , not knowing where youd want to be .
Its still there and ready , you could move into it tomorrow .
She frowned at him and looked at Annette .
Did he put you up to this ? No.
she shook her head , I have concerns about you rushing to get up the stairs if one of the children needs you , say falls or trips and get injured .
I know you , youll want to run up there , and that is not allowed at this point .
You have to build up to that .
You read the information on discharging to home .
She had , and shed forgotten Parker had told her about that room and given her the option of where she wanted to stay while here .
Where in the packhouse is the suite ? she asked him .
Youre alpha blooded and Whit is the heir , so on the Alpha Floor , where its expected .
He told her Its a three bedroom suite though , and Annette stated you cant manage without help yet , so you could stay in my suite its got seven bedrooms and plenty of room for all four of us , your still need assistance for showering and changing , not allowed to do certain household chores .
Only until the f be all good .
full moon , I suspect .
Annette nodded .
After that , you should get your wolf and Should .
She sighed .
Shed not so much as been able to speak to her beast .
She could sense her but nothing else .
Parker had explained his theory on it , and she could only agree with him .
Her gaining her wolf would be like all others , for the first time , happen on the full moon .
It was seven days away still .
Yes , and you wont be staying alone .
You still need assistance with your activities of daily living , so need an adult with you until then .
Thats this doctors orders , Annette stated simply but firmly .
She looked at Parker , Why do I get the feeling Im not getting a say in whom that person is ? Ive been looking after Whit and Milly for a week now .
I dont see why that should change , Im happy looking after them , and its not like I havent seen you naked before .
We do have a son together .
He shrugged .
She couldnt even argue with that one , but didnt think she was ready to have him in her room helping her with things like that .
I get that I need assistance , but I dont know Parker to be honest .
She shook her head .
Do you think Im going to pounce on you ? he chuckled softly .
s * x is a no no for six to eight weeks , I read the discharge home instructions .
So , youre safe from me and I wouldnt unless you wanted me to .
She turned away from him .
He didnt even care who heard him openly talking about wanting to sleep with her .
She knew it wasnt a taboo subject inside wolf packs , they were all s **** creatures , and shed been no different in the Hollowed Moon or at the Alpha Council .
It was just a bit weird talking about it with Parker .
She no longer had no emotions and could get embarrassed by the things he said , and had done over the past five days even .
He thought it was cute , had told her as much , to which shed snapped at him to cut it out .
Gotten a bit annoyed and angry once or twice .
That was new for her , but shed not gotten overwhelmed or freaked out .
It doesnt have to be you , Parker , maybe Meredith could help me , she stated , and looked back to Parker after thinking about who else could be of assistance to her .
It doesnt , he agreed , but Id like to be the one that helps you , perhaps a compromise , Meredith for showering and dressing needs and me for everything else , Meredith has a family .
of her own , a son thats seven , and so she cant sleep over every night .
I also like spending time with you , with Whit and Milly .
Perhaps we should ask Whit and Milly what they think ? she stated .
Fair enough , it does involve them directly .
He nodded .
You want to ask them ? Or can I ? She just knew they were already okay with it , she could tell by his relaxed demeanour .
