A Doctor's Memory (Emergency/Laramie)

Chapter 1
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"Kel, you awake?" A sweet feminine voice asked. Dr. Kelly Brackett opened his eyes a bit. He felt so hot and the pain in his back was still stabbing him. His blue eyes focused on the head nurse, Dixie McCall, who placed a cool rag on his sweaty forehead.
"Hey girl. How's things?" He asked, trying to ignore the piercing pain, but a grunt and the shakiness of his voice didn't help to hide it.
Dixie raised her eyebrows. "That's what I came to ask you. But to answer your question, things are normal, so far. How do you feel?" She asked in a slow calm tone. Kel knew she detected his attempt to hide the pain and sighed.
"Well, to be honest...not to well." He admitted, with a shy smile.
"Need more pain-killer, tough guy?" Dixie asked as she reached for the needle laying on the table.
"Well, it is time. You know what to do." Kel grimaced as another shot of pain went up his back. "Dix, do you-Ow!" Kel jerked a bit as Dixie stuck the shot into her patient.
"Easy, Kel." She laid a hand on his shoulder. "Your more sensitive to some things at the moment."
"Why didn't you say so?" He growled.
"Didn't want you to protest." Dixie said and put the cap carefully back on the needle.
"I would not of protested." Kel's voice rose to a defending tone.
Dixie shook her head. "Never know. You took a pretty bad fall."
"Dix, what did happen?" The doctor asked, he was beginning to feel sleepy.
"What do you remember?" Dixie's curiosity got the best of her.
"I was working…no, you were giving me a folder…no, you were walking home and…"
Dixie could see the confused look that spread across her friend's face. She patted his shoulder and smiled.
"You fell off a ladder and your back impacted the floor, really hard. Well, more so your rear, but anyways, you have a pretty bad bump on the head as well."
Brackett lifted his arm to feel his head, but quickly pulled it back against his side. Dixie tried to prevent him from moving his arm, but didn't catch it on time. She crossed her arms and looked at her watch.
"Lunch time. I'll be back with something to eat." She walked to the door and stopped. "You are hungry, correct?"
"Yeah. Thanks, Dix." He tried to put on his best smile.
Dixie nodded quickly then headed out. She was so thankful that Kel was awake and talking. When Dr. Joe Early examined Kel, there was a chance that he may not survive, but he did and for that, Dixie was glad. She smiled when she saw the tall gray-haired doctor looking over papers at the main desk.
"Joe! Kel is awake and talking. But he doesn't remember what happened." Dixie put her hands on the smooth, white desk top. She waited for Joe Early's reply.
The doctor looked up and took off his reading glasses.
"That's great. I'll go check on him, as soon as I can." Joe took off towards the room Brackett was in.
"I'll get his lunch." Dixie told herself and walked through the crowd of the hospital halls.

Dixie came into the room with a tray of food and something that Kel could eat. She stopped and placed it on the side table.
"He was awake a minute ago, but fell asleep once I began to examine him. Is that lunch?" Joe's eyes traveled over to the tray Dixie brought in.

"I was thinking of eating with him, but I see it will have to wait."
Joe chuckled and then patted Kel's arm gently. Dixie removed the tray and followed the older doctor out quietly.