I Don't Remember

"Where am I? I don't remember..." He said drowsily. He was startled to feel pressure in his left hand and looked over to see another hand squeezing his own.
"I'm here Dom. You had a sleep remember?"
"That man in the blue. He said he'd come back in ten minutes. Will he come soon?"
"He's been. It's all over."
"You'll wait for me, won't you Tara?"
"I did, and they brought you back to me."
"Where am I?"

"He's awake." The nurse observed, poking her head in around the drawn curtain.
"He has been for about ten minutes or so. He keeps asking the same questions. Over and over. Is that normal?" Tara asked, peering concerned, at the nurse, who was now checking Dom.
"That's just the anesthetic talking darlin'. It will go away soon enough."
"Tara?" Dom asked, his voice weak and tired sounding. "They're not going to give me that vile tasting liquid again are they?"
"No Dom. That's all over." The nurse answered before Tara could. "You just have a little rest now and you can go home a bit later, when you feel up to it." With that, the nurse left, pulling the curtains away so she could monitor him better from a distance.

It seemed hours to Tara before Dom began to show signs of coming round. "Tara?"
She squeezed his hand and he looked over at her. "I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."
"Its all over. Right?"
"Yes Dom. All over. Everything's finished. You're in recovery having a little rest before they let us go home."
"Thank you for putting up with me Tara."
"It was nothing Dom. Like the nurse said, it was the anesthetic, not you."
"The nurse?"
"She came in before to check up on you. You'd not long woken up."
"Tara, my head hurts."
"I know. She said that was normal."

Dom drifted off and Tara sat beside his bed, holding his hand the whole time he slept. When he woke up again, the nurse deemed him fit to go home.
"Alright Dom, you look pretty good to me. Do you feel up to going home?"
Dom, still somewhat weak simply nodded his head.

Tara helped Dom get his shoes on as they waited for the nurse to bring the wheelchair around. With support from both Tara, and the nurse, Dom walked the few steps from the bed to the wheelchair and fell heavily into the seat. The nurse wheeled Dom through the recovery ward and down to the hospital's foyer as Tara lead the way.

The Nurse stayed with Dom while Tara went to get the car and helped get Dom inside. Tara helped Dom with his seatbelt and he fell asleep again as they drove away back home.