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Part 24 � Reflexes

Agent Eno was standing at Will�s door when Don got back to
the hospital.� Don had known Eno in Albuquerque
and trusted him completely.� David and
Megan had made a good choice, adding Eno to the security rotation.

Don nodded a greeting to Eno and opened the door to Will�s
room.

Cindi was sitting at Will�s side, reading the sports section
out loud, adding wry comments from her inside knowledge.� Amy and Charlie were sitting on the spare
bed, deep in some animated conversation that would probably go right over Don�s
head.� Alan was working on the
newspaper�s crossword puzzle, his eyeglasses perched on his nose.

Alan looked up with a smile.�
�You look a lot better.�

�Sleep, leftovers and some cat time,� Don said, walking
straight to Will�s side.�

He put his hand on Will�s and sat next to him.

Setting down her paper, Cindi gave him a welcoming smile.� Amy turned toward Don, though Charlie was
still talking to her.

�Any change?� Don asked.

�You know the nurse would have called you,� Cindi chided
gently.

�I know,� Don said with a shrug.� �He
leaned over and kissed Will�s cool cheek.�
�I�m back, aein.� Monster misses you.�

�Cats aren�t supposed to miss people,� Cindi said.

�Monster rarely does what cats are supposed to do,� Don
smiled.� �He slept with me.� He�s never done that before.�

�Animals can be very sensitive,� Alan said.

Don snapped his fingers, startling Charlie who seemed to
just realize Don had arrived.�

Don said, �Before I forget again � and before Will has the
chance to prep you � I wanted to ask you and your sister what �aein� means.�

Cindi and Amy looked at each other.� �You call him that, and you don�t know what
it means?�

�Well,� Don said with a wry smile.� �I know what Will tells me it means.�
Doesn�t mean that�s true.�

Will�s sisters laughed.

�He knows Will too well,� Cindi said.

�It�s the sound for �love� plus the sound for �person,�� Amy
said.� �So lover or sweetheart or
something like that.�

�Oh good,� Don said with relief.� �I�m glad I haven�t been calling him �ugly
monkey� all this time.�

Cindi chuckled.�
�Though that might also be appropriate.�

�Some days,� Don said, brushing a hair from Will�s
forehead.� �But not today.�

Cindi�s face sobered and she nodded.

�Well,� Alan said, putting his crossword puzzle aside. �It�s
time for me to take my break.�

�Dad�s taken Dr. Jones�s advice seriously,� Charlie said
with a grimace.� �He�s made up a schedule
that makes sure everyone gets sleep and food.�

�There are always at least two people with Will,� Alan said,
holding up a sheet of paper. ��In a
twenty-four hour period, everyone has to get at least six hours sleep, two
meals, and one shower.�

�Oh, a shower,� Don mumbled.�
�Knew I forgot something.�

�I noticed,� Cindi said with an exaggerated sniff.� �Will won�t have to hear you to know you�re
here.�

�Very funny,� Don said, but he enjoyed Cindi�s sense of
humor.� It reminded him of Will.

�So I�ll be back at about eight-thirty, nine o�clock.� Cindi should leave at four and be back about
eleven.� Amy��

�Dad,� Charlie said, �we went over all of this.� And I�m sure we can read your schedule if we
forget.�

�Okay,� Alan warned.�
�But I better not see some of you here when I get back!�

�Go get some sleep, Dad,� Don said.�� You�re not used to these all-nighters.�

�Oh, really?� Alan said with a hint of reproach.� �You have no idea how many nights I stay up,
worrying about you or your brother or Will, Colby, David, Megan and even Larry.�

Don winced.� �Yeah, I
know.�

Alan nodded, point won, and left.

�Your dad is a total sweetheart,� Cindi said.

�Just don�t break a window in the house,� Charlie said.

�Or spill paint in the living room,� Don added.

�Or blow up the dishwasher with a science experiment.�

�Or shoot holes in your bedroom wall with a BB gun.�

�Or write equations in permanent marker on the living room
table.�

�Or throw your brother through the back door screen.�

�Or �correct� the angle of the garage roof with a big sheet
of plywood.�

�Or jump off the roof into a pile of leaves.�

Amy and Cindi were laughing and looking between them.�

�Lots of adventures!� Amy said.

�We�ve had good times at that house,� Don grinned.� �It�s weird but nice to still be able to go
there as a grown-up.�

Charlie nodded.� �But
I didn�t see you ponying up the money when Dad wanted to sell.�

�C�mon,� Don said.� �On
my salary?� You�re the grant-attracting
machine.�

Charlie lifted his chin and said smugly, �True.�

Don rolled his eyes and reached for the bag he�d
brought.� �How about we do some Trivial
Pursuit cards?� Will is gonna want to
give us the correct answer so much, he�ll wake up.�

That got him weak smiles and they settled in to ask each
other trivia questions.

Cindi had been sent home to sleep and it was almost Amy�s
turn to leave when an unfamiliar doctor opened the door.

�Hi, I�m Dr. Freed.� I�m
here to test Will�s reflexes.� I�d
appreciate it if you waited outside for a few minutes.�

They nodded and got up to go when the doctor asked, �Oh, is
one of you his wife or parent?�

�Significant other,� Don said stiffly.

The doctor nodded.� �Fine.� Just someone who won�t be uncomfortable
seeing Will naked, and vice versa.� I�d
like an extra pair of hands.�

�Sure,� Don said.�� He
caught Charlie�s arm and said quietly, �After he leaves, give me a few minutes
with Will alone?�

Charlie nodded and patted his hand.

The reflex test was painful for Don to watch, which was no
surprise since the doctor was testing Will�s pain reflexes.� The doctor nodded approval when Will�s leg
withdrew slightly when the doctor gave it electrical stimulus.� Tears came to Don�s eyes just seeing that
small movement.� It could just be
automatic, Will could still be a vegetable, but it was movement
nonetheless.� The doctor tested many
locations with pinpricks and stimulation, and noted it in his chart.� After a half-hour of prodding, Dr. Freed
declared that Will�s pain responses were quite promising and that he�d be back
later to test hot and cold reactions.�

The doctor left and Don was alone with Will for the first
time in almost twenty-four hours.� He
smoothed the blanket over Will�s body and took Will�s right hand between both
of his.� Will�s skin was so cool.� That was just wrong.� Since the first moment Don had met him, Will
had radiated heat, light, energy.� He�d
never met someone so intense, so alive.�
To see Will like this, cold and withdrawn, was a crime against the
universe.� If only there was someone Don
could arrest.

Don used his few minutes to tell Will he loved him, shed a
few tears, and beg him to wake.� Then he
wiped his face, took a deep breath, and let the others back into the room.
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