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[surgeonshands]

[For anyone who wants to grab him in the Oncology Unit while he waits]After his hectic string of long shifts during his first couple of weeks on Alpha trying to step into Chris' shoes, Dave really had gone on to sleep most of his days off away. Once he hit the sack, his body seemed determined to crash out and recharge. He knew he had the stamina

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[halfway2heaven]

"I know it's easy for you to think you're a burden when you're recovering from an illness. It is an ongoing thing and you need to keep your finger on the pulse continuously for a few years, at least. It is also a big thing for someone to take that on in a relationship. To understand it and accept it. It sounds like you to more than have it going on, Dave. I'm so happy for you. I can tell you are taking things slow, and there is nothing wrong with that either. It's the best thing given the situation," Bella told him with an encouraging smile.

She suddenly felt really tired and drained, knowing she had to go home soon to at least try and get some sleep. The whole day had been more than taxing and she needed rest if she was going be on board in the wake of the Deleo surgeries. She covered her eyes with her hands. "I don't know," she admitted quietly, and barely audibly. "You're not getting too personal. It's a fair and honest question, and more than fair to ask. Because you're right. There is going to be a chance I'm more at risk of miscarriage than most. I just like being here with my head in the sand for the moment, because it's something I have no idea how to tell Rick."

[surgeonshands]

Dave narrowed his eyes a little in thought and leant forward to rest his elbows on his knees as he contemplated the nearby water cooler. "There's always that urge to go in quickly, though. Because you think things still might be on a ticking time bomb. You have the remission, but it might all get taken away from you again in a heartbeat. With the urge that you want to embrace life and not miss out on anything, some days it feels hard for me to fight off the temptation to get down on one knee to just seize the moment. I'd probably earn a firm knee in the bollocks, though, and they're function is already in question," he joked, indicating he could still find humour in it all now it was in the wake of the ordeal.

He sat back up and rubbed her shoulder softly. "I'm sorry. I can only imagine how draining that must be for you to contemplate. It's going to take more than a few days for you to process this and cope with it. It's probably easy for everyone here involved to want to use you as a scapegoat - Chris, for example - but at the end of the day, this is just as hard on you to deal with. Physically and emotionally. You should go home and try to get some rest have a decent meal. Do you need a lift? I can drive you."