Miles was a nurse in the pediatric oncology ward. Every so often, he got to do rotations on the surgery ward or will be pulled into the maternity ward for births. Miles was never allowed in the NICU as he wasnāt a neonatal nurse, but he did know that those nurses fought for those babies. They saw gastro babies every so often, and they were hard cases, but at his hospital, all of those babies had gone home. Miles was confident Benny was going to be fine, but the scary part was all of the after-effects. The back and forth to the hospital was really hard. The not knowing why he wasnāt putting on weight or keeping food down was hard. His screams of hunger pain were exhausting. Not having all of his kids in one room was frustrating.Ā āHe is,ā Miles nodded, holding onto Aubree, both of his arms draped over her shoulders.Ā āI donāt think itāll be easy, but heāll be okay. Heās gotta be. And heās in the best place he could be. He isā¦ safe,ā Miles nodded, feeling tears well back up in his eyes.Ā āHe isā¦ loved. He is strong. He is meant to be here. Heās a fighter, and he is deeply cared for by the team of doctors and nurses at the hospital. Heāll come home, and weāll all be together, and weāll all be able to sleep soundly at night. Maybe not tonight or tomorrow, butā¦ soon.ā
āSoon,ā Aubree sighed, laying a sloppy kiss onto Miles lips and then another,Ā āSoon. Soon. Soon. Yeah, okay.ā She pulled away for a moment, tucking her hair behind her ears and wiping the mascara away that she was sure had dripped under her ears. It wasnāt often she broke down, though after Bennyās birth she was crying more than sheād ever had in her life before. Still, she wouldnāt waste too much time being upset. She was always that kind of girl. The one who didnāt have time for too many emotions because she had shit to do. She mostly blamed her mom for that - for not allowing space for Aubree to feel things, but thankfully now Aubree was in therapy and was allowing ample space for all of her kids to feel whatever they wanted to feel - which was a lot!Ā āMaybe Colbie and Soren can watch the kids tonight and I can come up to the hospital and visit you on your break. We can go see Benny together. We havenāt done that in a few days,ā She ran her hands up and down Miles arms, looking at the tired bags under his deep, brown eyes,Ā āI think he likes it when weāre both there, you know? And then you and I can have a crappy hospital cafeteria food date.āĀ
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