Stay by Tia Louise

Author:Tia Louise [Louise, Tia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: TLM Productions LLC
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

19

Emmy

“So it’s a combination of resective surgery and a hemispherectomy.” Stephen leans closer, studying the images on the computer screen. “They say it’s more precise than the typical surgery, but it’s more thorough.”

I’m sitting in his lap, holding a mug of coffee. “They also say the younger the patient, the better the long-term outcome will be.”

His brow is furrowed, and he’s reading closely. It’s a long PDF document with pictures of brain scans linked to a page on the Mayo Clinic website. It took me two days to read it, looking up the medical words and making notes for cross-reference. Stephen reads it without hesitation as if he’s been practicing medicine for years.

I remember how Pike Academy made a big deal of his 170 IQ, and one of the local magazines compared him to a young Bill Gates. As a girl, I was in awe of him, thinking he would be the greatest man, imagining myself at his side.

“What do you think?” My voice is small, and my insides are tense.

He nods without taking his eyes off the screen. “I know the perfect person to talk to about this. Henry Rourke works at Weill Cornell Medical, which happens to be one of the top neurosurgery hospitals in the country. We’ve worked together before, and he is top of the line.”

Tears fill my eyes. When he said he would help me, I still had doubt things would come together. I never dreamed it would happen this quickly. Now, reading the report with him, having him confirm it’s a potential cure for Eli, seeing him put his finger on someone who can help us… it all feels so real. I believe my baby has a shot at a normal life.

I set my coffee mug on his desk. “How soon would you be able to talk to him?”

“I bet…” Stephen clicks around on his giant iMac. He actually has two giant iMacs like he’s the commander of a starship. “He helped me a while back with an app I was working on for stroke victims. Henry’s a good guy. You’ll like him.”

“Okay…” Not really answering my question…

“Let me call him. I’ll have Eli here every day during the week, right?”

“Yes, but I want to go with you.”

Stephen’s brow furrows as he reads his calendar. “I’ll call him tomorrow and see if we can get the ball rolling this week.”

“Oh, Stephen!” I dive forward, throwing my arms around his neck.

He chuckles, patting my back. “Why are you acting so surprised. I told you I’d take care of it.”

My eyes are closed, and I hold onto him, waiting for my heartbeat to return to normal, doing my best not to cry. “I guess I didn’t believe it would happen.”

He nudges my shoulder, and I lean back to meet his gaze. “You married me so I would help your son. I always keep my word.”

I think about our arrangement and our little honeymoon interlude. We’ve had an amazing, intimate pocket of time. And tomorrow it ends.

“I’d like to be outside in the sun.

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