right on cue, his parents walk in. Bright and smiling, they look proud and hopeful. we stand up to greet them, conor is engulfed in a hug by his mom while his dad and I have a greeting hug. we then switch and I hug his mom and he hugs his dad. then he introduces us to
"Mom, Dad this is emme," he says while we all sit down together.
we all chat and I do quite a bit of talking about Matt and my childhood. I told them about our lake place and how we would spend our summers. one hand sits in my lap while the other is being held by Conor's hand. he rubs my hand with his thumb, providing a comforting presence. we all order dinner and chat more about how we all came up, work, etc. As our conversations end and dinner dies down conor says his goodbyes and we go back to the hotel. conor goes back to his room with Kevin and I go back to my room with Eleanor.
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It's 6 am when my alarm goes blaring. I hear Eleanor groan and I turn off my alarm. We get up and pack. By 7:30 were on the plane and headed to New Jersey. I'm on my computer filling out injury report forms and emailing an orthopedic surgeon about rems rib. After we land were dropped off at the rink by the coach bus. Conor has texted me a couple of times today but I've been very focused on coming up with a plan for Rem and his rib. At the rink, I talk with the Devil's trainer and he seems super sweet. We have 5 hours until the puck drops so eleanor and i go grab lunch. We go to a super cute salad place within walking distance of the rink. The boys got a local sandwich shop catered to the rink.
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the game begins. the devils start off strong, home ice seemingly giving them an advantage. In the middle of the game my stomach begins to have sharp, stabbing pains. I take some advil and deal. Blackhawks lose 4-2, not a great way to be sent home. We take the plane back tonight. Were supposed to land at 11:45PM. I get on the plane and eleanor is sitting beside kevin, across from them seats are open. Conor and i sit beside them. We dont talk much, the boys are upset about the loss.
I inhale sharply as another stabbing pain hits in my stomach. Conor lifts up his head and looks at me concernd.
"hey are you ok?" he asks gently while grabbing my hand
"uh- yeah im fine. I just am having some stomach pains thats all." i assure him. he nods and me and smiles. kissing my head and resting my head on his shoulder.
The flight home is smooth. i fall asleep on conors shoulder and get some much needed sleep. he wakes me when we land and him and kevin take me home. he insits on spending the night.
as i brush my teeth and wash my face my knees buckle under me. my stomach is in excruciating pain, conor hears me and comes rushing into the bathroom. im in tears, holding onto the bathroom counter. Bent over about to puke.
"whats going on em?" he asks in a panic
"my stomach is killing me." i tell him
"okay come on we should get you to bed." he tells me while guiding me over to my bed. As my body hits the mattress my brain goes black. I fall asleep fast and hard.
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I wake up screaming, conor jolts up beside me and grabs me.
"em, we should get this checked out. come on lets go to the emergency room."
I cant even argue with him. I nod and he pulls a team sweatshirt over my head. im already wearing sweatpants. I watch in pain as he pulls on sweatpants and a lululemon tee. he carries me down to my car and he drives us to the hospital. one hand on the wheel and another supportive hand on mine. when we arrive he carries me into the hospital rushed, were seen immidetley.
by now its 5am, conor texts eleanor and kevin to come to the hospital whenever they wakeup, im getting a lot of tests done right now. conor also calls my parents and matt. while they perform tests on me conor holds my hand supportively and tells me everything will be ok. all i can think about is the pain. my doctor walks in and lools at me almost apoligetically.
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A/N
long time no see. Im failing out of school right now and my sport just started so im busssy. hopefully another chapter sometime this week. I love you all and stay safe.
