Weak in the Knees Ch. 05 - Sex Stories

Weak in the Knees Ch. 05

... with him? Okay, thanks."

Diego's face went from terror to a cold blank stare over the course of the conversation and he stood and limped out of the room without a word while Zayne finished the phone call. When he came back in, Diego was carrying a backpack and a baby carrier sized for Nadya.

"Is she going with me or...?" Diego asked kindly but sort of mechanically.

Zayne looked at the clock and then shook his head. "No, I can watch her. Brinxton should be home soon anyway. Just go to Zach. He's okay but he passed out at work."

Diego dropped the carrier on the couch as he nodded. He asked, "Which hospital?" as he put on his shoes and grabbed the keys to his motorcycle.

"Denver Health," Zayne replied. "They're probably taking him straight to the ER. He'll be taken there by ambulance."

Diego nodded and held up his cellphone so Zayne could see it as he left the house, pulling his backpack over his shoulders and grabbing his helmet. He arrived at the hospital before the ambulance got there and waited in the ER lobby for the gurney to be wheeled in.

Zach was still not completely conscious when they wheeled him in. Diego tried to follow him back to the triage room, but without any proof that he was with Zach, the nurses refused to allow him back. He anxiously checked in with the visitor desk and they informed him that he would be called when Zach was given a room.

As soon as they got him into a room they started an IV, and he was briefly conscious long ...

... enough to let them know that Diego was his boyfriend before he was out again. A nurse came out to get Diego and bring him back to Zach's room, where Diego got his first good look at him. His skin was paler than normal, and even in the brief moments he was awake, he was out of it. His eyes didn't focus well so he barely was able to acknowledge that Diego was there and he seemed weak.

Diego was worried, but stoically kept himself stone-faced while working internally to keep his mind focused on what he could do so he didn't succumb to the depression spiraling just on the edge of his mental vision. He answered what questions he could from the doctors and brought up the emergency medical information screen from Zach's phone, grateful that they had both updated their information after the kidnapping.

One of the nurses came in to take blood from Zach, as well as a urine test, which they used a catheter to get. Then she started giving Zach saline to help with dehydration they found based on his skin and the color of his urine.

"Dehydration and stress can make autoimmune issues worse," the nurse explained to Diego.

The doctor also ordered steroids, as he was sure this was an MS flare up. Between the fluids and the steroids, Zach finally came out of it and was able to stay awake. The doctor had Zach tell him what happened from his perspective, asked questions about his diet, his stress levels, and how much water he took in daily, before asking Zach about his MS medications and ...