"Things can only get better."

[scottishpride]

Who: Lachlan Campbell, Billy Willis and Ajay Bellerose
What: You say curse, I say blessing
Where: Mount Sinai Hospital
When: After THIS

It was a good few hours after Ajay's exploratory procedure that Lachlan included him in his rounds. The lad had a rough trot with the anesthetic, so it was best to let him sleep it off before bombarding him with medical information. He was Lachlan's last patient of the night, which meant he could spend a bit more time with him. He had heard of Ajay's case when he got shot, and Patrick gave Lachlan the head's up after the procedure (which he had been his anesthesiologist for) that Ajay was dating Billy, Jude's brother. So he was a special case by default, as far as Lachlan was concerned.

He had Ajay's medical record tucked under his arm and knocked softly on the door. Billy was lying on the bed with him watching him sleep and Lachlan gave him a smile, voice hushed when he spoke. "You dinnae have to move. I'm nay going to kick you out, buddie. Promise. My wife used to the the same with me when I was a patient and it made the whole thing easier. I do have to try and rouse him a wee bit, though. Just to give him a check over for pain levels and I need to chat with him about diagnosis."

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[tomorrowneverknows]

Luckily Lachlan was interjecting before Billy panicked and tried to scramble off the bed where he had been lying with Ajay, or he probably would have done something like smash his face in and Ajay would have blamed himself for it. Ajay had been really groggy from the anesthetic, but relieved when he realised Billy was waiting back in his room for him. Ajay had asked Billy to lie with him, so Billy didn't even think about asking permission and Ajay had dozed off again with his head tucked in against Billy's shoulder while Billy held him.

"It's okay, he's been awake. The nurse wanted to make sure he was peeing," he explained sleepily, realising that he must have fallen asleep without intending to. "Ajay, honey, you have wake up and talk to the doctor. You lucked out, got a real nice one..." he murmured, giving Ajay's arm a soft pat and kiss to his forehead. He couldn't even remember what it was Lachlan specialised in, but he knew he had a fantastic reputation and an easygoing bedside manner, which Ajay needed. Plus, he had been shot too, so he probably understood Ajay's state of mind on some level.