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[pullmysteth]

Riley made a small mumbling sound as he turned his head a little and woke up slowly. It took him a few moments to be able to drag his eyes open just a small amount. His head felt heavy and groggy and he put a hand up to his face to rub his cheek. A quick analysis told him he still felt hot, sticky and nauseous, and he had no idea how long he'd been

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[asinthecity]

Tab managed a smile, and squeezed his hand. "Arse pain." She kept a hold of his hand as she leaned over to get the cup of water by his bed, and kept a finger on the straw so it wouldn't move if he wanted to take a sip.

[asinthecity]

Tab sighed and shifted so her head was nestled on his shoulder. She smoothed over his medical gown, and closed her eyes. "If you want, we could still go to Disneyland. Maybe it would be good for you."

[pullmysteth]

"Maybe in three months..." Riley murmured. "I'm pretty much broke from the sudden move. That's what I get for travelling in summer and selling three years worth of shit for bugger all." His eyes fell closed momentarily as he faltered a little, choosing not to say that he paid for the plane ticket from the money he got back on Beth's engagement ring.

He wet his lips and pulled the covers up a little as a chill swept through him. "It's why I've been working all those shifts."

[asinthecity]

Guilt swept through Tab and she kept her eyes closed. She could relax now she was back with her brother. "I never meant for you to go broke, beanpole. I wanted my brother back, but not just so everything could go to shit for you."

[pullmysteth]

"I needed to come back, Tab. Things were..." He paused as his chest and stomach clenched a little as he remember the homesickness. "I had a wake up call and realised this was where I should be. I didn't expect it to be easy... or cheap... I just needed to come home."

[asinthecity]

"If I thought it would make anything easier, I'd make you move in with me. But I know you need to be closer to the hospital." She laughed a little, and rolled her eyes. "And a musician and record store clerk can't really help out money wise. Even if I am getting paid as a manager these days."

[pullmysteth]

"And I'd come in a heartbeat if I wasn't an on-call doctor." Riley reeled a little as he said this and paled a little. "I-If I go back..."

[asinthecity]

"Don't think about it now," she whispered. "How long are you having off? Maybe you could come back with me for a little while."

[pullmysteth]

"A few weeks at least. It depends if I end up with a string of colds and flus and all that arse that might jump on me while my system is weakened. Everytime I think about going back, I want to throw up."

Riley put his hand over his forehead. "Fuck, how could I have forgotten to tell them I had no effing spleen? I'm a terrible doctor. I can't even look after myself. How can I expect patients to rely on me?"

[asinthecity]

"Riley Paris Browne, you listen to me, you effing arse pain." There was a strength in Tab's husky voice that hadn't been there for days. "You are not a terrible doctor because you bloody freaking out over some fucker with a needle. Anyone would be shitting themselves. If there's one thing I've learnt in the past few days it's that you're lucky if you remember how to piss while stressed out of your sodding skull, let alone remember that your spleen is removed. You've been through a traumatic event, big bro. Your brain is allowed to forget shit. Even the important shit."

[pullmysteth]

Riley didn't really mean to burst into tears again, but it seemed like a good reaction. At the very least, it wasn't a controllable one. "Oh god, you used my middle name. I'm really in the shit."

[asinthecity]

She stroked his hair before she let her hand rest on his chest and went back to being curled against him. "Yeah you are, but you're not alone. That's my point."

[pullmysteth]

Riley was still trying to swipe at the endless stream of stears dripping down his face. He was getting into a real mess. This was why he wasn't born the girl. "There I was thinking I'd well convinced you I didn't need you."

[asinthecity]

"You're shit at lying, big bro," she whispered with a smile.

[pullmysteth]

"Fuck. I can be an arse when I want to. Shit, if Lachlan was here, he would be so sniggering and backing you up right now." He finally reached behind him and grabbed the whole box of tissues to side on his lap below her arm. "I just... knew you had all that shit with Walker to deal out. I tried to step out of the picture but I was just..."

[asinthecity]

"Being your usual arse pain self?" she finished for him. "Walker will understand. I hope. We weren't really dealing out any shit, anyways. We're very adept at talking about everything but." She looked at a spot on the wall across from Riley's bed and frowned. "I left him a song and a note. Hopefully he'll believe the song if he doesn't believe me."