Broken Shield by Isabella

Author:Isabella [Isabella]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Lesbian, Romance, Contemporary, Lesbian Contemporary Romance, Lesbian Firefighters, Firefighters, Cops, Lesbian Cops
ISBN: 9780982860823
Google: EMvVygAACAAJ
Amazon: 098286082X
Publisher: Sapphire Books Publishing
Published: 2011-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

The smell of coffee assaulted Ashley’s senses again, this time her stomach rumbling from the enticement. She knew her mother would be sitting across from her so she relaxed, trying to sleep a bit longer until the pressure in her bladder made it almost uncomfortable to sleep. Cracking an eyelid open, she found the room in almost complete darkness. Thank heavens, she thought as she opened both eyes. Looking over at her mom, who was asleep, she wished her mom had taken her advice and stayed home until Ashley had called her. Ashley didn’t get her stubbornness by accident and that genetic marker was sitting across from her, snoring.

The pressure on her bladder was painful and she needed to get up soon or the nurse would be scolding her for wet bed sheets and the lack of the catheter.

“Mom,” Ashley whispered, hoping not to startle her mother. “Mom,” she said a tad more forceful. “I have to pee.”

Ashley’s mom adjusted her position slightly and kept sleeping. Looking around for something to toss in her mother’s lap, she spied the nurses call button. She hated to do it but she really needed to pee. Pushing the button, she heard a loud cranky voice come over the intercom.

“Do you need something two thirteen?”

Ashley’s mom jumped at the question and then responded, “Oh shit, I must have accidentally hit the button.” Looking around for it, she found it dangling from Ashley’s hand twisting ever so slightly.

“Oh, did you need something, Honey?”

“As a matter of fact, Mother, I need to use the bathroom. That’s why I buzzed the nurses’ station, since I couldn’t wake you up. What are you doing here anyway? I thought I told you to go home and rest.”

“I did rest, Dear. But I kept thinking about you and your being shot, and the pain you’re in and … well I couldn’t sleep. So I came down here and sat with my only daughter. Is that a crime, Officer?”

Ashley knew when she was being bested at her own game. So it was time to play the subordinate daughter and concede defeat.

“No, Mom. I’d do the same thing if I were in your shoes. I’m sorry.” Ashley patted her mother’s hand and then laid a soft kiss on it. “Can I pee now? Please?”

Just as Ashley finished, the privacy curtain was moved back and a nurse walked in.

“You forgot to take your finger off the button. We heard everything at the nurses’ station.” Scrunching her nose at Ashley and her mom she continued, “You two are so sweet. I think we all got a cavity just now. Okay, so this is how we move Ashley so she can go to the bathroom …”

The nurse demonstrated the correct procedure to move Ashley from the bed to the bathroom. Since her ribs had been severely bruised under her arm pit, she would have to be extra careful of the sling and brace she had on her right side. The IV stand went everywhere Ashley did and eventually Ashley could use it to lean on, but only a little.

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