An Unexpected Turn

Growing Complications

Saturday night Ian and Chad were grilling steaks in Ian’s back yard. Chad thought back to the last time they were out here but didn’t mention it to Ian because he knew he didn’t remember. Once the steaks were done and devoured, they began to make out. Chad suggested they move inside. Even though Steve was in the hospital, it wouldn’t stop someone else from spying on them. They retreated to the living room and began making out. Chad was kissing Ian’s neck while he slowly unbuttoned his shirt. Ian then allowed his shirt to slide off his shoulders and down his arms. He then reciprocated by pulling off Chads t-shirt up and over his head. Now bare-chested, they again locked lips and swapped spit while dueling with their tongues. Soon shorts were being shed and they moved to Ian’s bedroom. Chad grabbed the waistband of Ian’s black CK briefs and yanked them down to his ankles and then brought his mouth over the silky head of Ian’s steel shaft. With his lips over the head of Ian’s cock, Chad looked up at Ian making eye contact. Ian looked down at Chad smiling and said, “Your lips feel so good on my cock, but why don’t you get up so I can get those tight Jockeys off you and we can sixty-nine”? Chad reluctantly pulled off Ian’s stiff rod and stood up. Ian immediately dropped to his knees and began sliding off the blue Jockey boxer briefs over his stiff rod and down his legs until they were in a pile on Chad’s feet. Chad stepped out of them and then they both climbed on the bed and took each other’s shaft in their mouths. They bobbed on each other for a while and brought each other close, but then Ian stopped and then asked Chad, “Ready for my cock”? Chad pulled off Ian’s stiff cock and grinned, “I think I should be asking you that. It’s my turn. I really want to fuck that hot butt of yours”. “Yeah”, Ian asked? “Hell yeah”, Chad responded. Ian stepped off the bed and retrieved a condom from his dresser drawer. Chad rolled onto his back and held his stiff cock while grinning at Ian, “I figured you’ll need to get used to it like I did”. Ian grinned and said, “You figured correctly. I’m about to lose my virginity”. Ian rolled the condom over Chad’s hard shaft, poured lube onto it and then climbed on the bed straddling Chad. Ian slowly lowered himself down as Chad looked on smiling. Ian had popped his cherry and now he’d be popping Ian’s or so they thought. Ian’s rosebud barely touched the tip of Chad’s cock and stopped. Ian looked down into Chad’s eyes and Chad returned the gaze smiling back up at Ian. Instead of pushing down onto Chad’s cock though, Ian allowed it to slide up the gap between his firm melon buns until resting down onto Chad’s abdomen. Then he began rubbing Chad’s cock between those firm buns. “Fuck Ian. You’re going to make me cum just by doing that. Your fuckin’ ass is so hot”, Chad said, his voice throaty with lust. Ian just grinned and continued until eventually moving forward enough for Chad’s cock to slap against his abs. Ian then reached back and guided the head of Chad’s cock to his pucker and then he slowly pushed back onto it. They both drew a sharp breath as Chad’s velvety head broke through the tight anal ring. Ian was a little surprised that the discomfort he felt was nowhere near what it seemed Chad had gone through. Almost immediately, Ian pushed back further, taking more of Chad inside him. “Holy fuck you’re tight and hot. Your ass feels so fuckin’ good Ian”, Chad said. Ian soon found himself pressed all the way back onto Chad’s pubic bush feeling almost no discomfort at all, just a sense of fullness. As Ian began moving up and down on Chad’s rigid cock he felt a sense of déjà vu. He looked down to see Chad looking up at him in a daze with his mouth hanging open. Ian smoothly slid up and down feeling Chad’s cock massaging his prostate. Ian’s cock was leaking precum, puddling on Chad’s abs and spattering up his chest as he bounced on Chad’s hardness. Soon Chad began thrusting upward as Ian would slide down on his cock, slamming hips into hard buns. Loud slapping sounds were echoing in the room joined by the grunts of heaving chests. “Fuck yeah. Ram your hard cock in me”, Ian grunted. “Oh fuck! I’m gonna cum!”, Chad yelled. “Hold on Chad. I”, Ian was about to pull off Chad’s cock, but Chad couldn’t hold back, “Fuck! I’m cumming”! Ian felt more pressure as Chad filled the condom inside him. Ian continued fucking himself on Chad’s pulsing rod and began stroking his own slick cock until his own cock began blasting cum all over Chad’s face, hair and chest while at the same time milking more cum out of Chad’s cock as his anal ring spasmed with each ejaculation. As their orgasms faded, Ian looked down at Chad’s cum-covered face and giggled and then bent down and kissed Chad’s lips, tasting his own cum and sandwiched the cum on Chad’s chest between them. They kissed for a bit before Ian slowly pulled himself off Chad’s slowly deflating Cock. Ian again giggled and said, “Just in time. I might have had to fish this out of my butt if you’d have shrank much sooner”. Then he pulled the condom off Chad and threw it in the trash. Chad then said to Ian, “You didn’t seem to have much trouble at all taking my cock. When I first tried to take you, it felt like I was being split in half”. Even though their cocks were about the same size, Ian joked, “That’s because of the size difference”. “Fuck you”, Chad laughed as he punched Ian’s chest. Ian laughed and then said I’d give you a tongue bath to clean you up, but you have so much of my cum on you it would take all night. Let’s get these sheets off the bed and then get a shower”. “Sounds like a plan”, Chad agreed. While in the shower, Chad began rubbing his once more stiff cock in Ian’s deep crack. Ian braced himself against the shower wall loving the feel of the hard shaft rubbing between his hard buns, then suddenly something came over him and he quickly turned. Chad looked at him surprised by Ian’s sudden move. Ian looked into Chad’s eyes and said, “No one goes there without a condom”, then dropped to his knees and took Chad’s cock between his lips and began bobbing on it. Soon Ian was inserting a finger in Chad’s hole as he slurped on his cock. Before long Chad was filling Ian’s mouth with the seed he’d missed out on earlier. Ian gladly swallowed it all down, except for the last bit. He stood up and shared that with Chad as they kissed. Chad eventually broke the kiss and then sank down to his knees and took Ian’s cock in his mouth. As he sucked on Ian’s throbbing cock, Chad palmed each of his hard melon buns, rubbing and squeezing the solid globes. Eventually a finger from each hand began to probe the rosebud in between. As one and then the other found their way inside him, Ian began moaning in ecstasy, “Oh fuck”, he cried out as he flooded Chad’s mouth with his seed! Chad happily swallowed it down and then stood back up just as the water began to get cold. Ian licked at Chad’s chin, “Missed some”, he said as his tongue slurped it into his mouth, then turned the water off before it got too cold. They toweled off and then went in and re-sheeted the bed before climbing in and cuddling before falling asleep. 

It was Sunday morning and Ian was back to visit. “Ian, I really don’t want to burden you with having to babysit me for a few days”, I said to him. “Look, Steve I meant what I said. I’d be happy to do this for you. I think you’ll be fine, but if it’s the only way they’ll let you out of here, I’m more than willing to help out. So, the only decision to make is whether we’ll be staying at my place or yours.”, Ian replied. I realized Ian was not going to back down and was glad for it. I smiled and said, “Well, since you’re the one being inconvenienced, I’ll let you choose. The only thing is I need to look through my mail and write some checks to pay some bills”. “Since you need time to catch up on bills and stuff, maybe it would be best to stay at your place. You’d probably be more comfortable there anyway”, Ian decided. Just then Dr. Green walked in, “Looks like you’re progressing very well Steve. Is there someone who can stay with you for a few days?” “That would be me doc”, Ian spoke up. “Ah, Ian. How’s your head”, Dr. Green asked? “My head feels fine. I just wish I could get the last week or so back”, Ian replied. Dr. Green smiled, “Well there’s no guarantee that you will, but sometimes it just takes a while. Sometimes it takes something small to trigger it. There’s no way to be sure. Everyone is different, but I’m glad you’re recovering quickly as far as your physical injuries are concerned. I’m also glad you’re willing to help Steve out”. “Me too”, I said smiling. Dr. Green then turned his attention back to me, “Steve, there’s something that I need to warn you about”. Ian and I both looked at each other wondering what he was about to say. Was there an injury they hadn’t told me about? I began to get worried, “What is it Dr. Green”? He continued, “Well, the hospital has been able to maintain your privacy during your stay here, but once you’re released, the press will be all over you. They’ve been camped out ever since they brought you in”. “Yeah, I saw them when I left and they were still out there when I came in this afternoon”, Ian said, then added, “I cut out the side with Chad the day I got released and Chad helped to shield me in case anyone recognized me, but your face has been all over the news Steve”. “Oh, that. I’ve had a lot of voicemail on my phone from reporters and news outlets. I guess I’ll have to face them sooner or later”, I said, realizing it was inevitable. Dr. Green then said, “If you’d like, the hospital would like to help”. “What do you mean? How”, I asked? “The Hospital Director, Dr. Adams has been discussing your case with me since it has been highly publicized. We discussed your release tomorrow morning and we’d like to offer you a chance to make a statement out front when you leave. That would get most news organizations off your back. First, the Director would make a statement about your status, giving only details you are willing to make public and only with your permission. Then we would make you available to make your own statement and answer any questions you may want to answer. It is your decision, but it may be to your advantage to get it over with”. I glanced over at Ian who was looking at me as if waiting for my answer. Still looking toward Ian, I asked, “What do you think Ian? Do you want to join me in front of the cameras”? I could tell Ian wasn’t prepared for that. He obviously hadn’t expected me to ask him to join me, “Um, I wouldn’t know what to say. I don’t even remember the accident. I don’t even remember last week”. I smiled at his response and said, “You don’t have to say anything. I just need some moral support to face all the cameras and questions. Would you do that for me. I know I’m asking a lot and won’t force you into it”, I pleaded. Ian looked me in the eyes and said, “Yeah, I can do that. I’ll be there for you Steve”. “Thanks Ian”, I said, relieved. Dr. Green then said, “Ian, if you’d like, we could announce your memory issue before you and Steve step up to the mic. That would deter most questions from being directed at you”. Ian’s eyes lit up and he said, “That would be great doc. I’d like that very much. You have my permission”. Dr. Green then said, “We’re going to release you Monday morning, but I don’t want you returning to work until the following Monday”, then left the room saying he would speak to the Director. 

Once Dr. Green left, Ian said, “I should get going soon. I’ll have to get some clothes together and Chad’s coming by later. We’re throwing some burgers on the grill. If you want, I’ll pick up some steaks and we can grill some at your place during my stay”. My mind went back to the time I had seen them out back ‘grilling’ before, seeing Ian’s bare butt for the first time. It brought a smile to my face picturing it. I replied, “Yeah, that would be good, but let me pay for the steaks”. Ian gave me a strange look, then asked, “What are you grinning about”? “Nothing”, I lied. Ian then said, “Maybe you could fill me in on the last week or so while I’m staying with you. Maybe it will jog my memory”. Sure. Anything I can do to help”, I said. Just then someone entered the room, “Steven Andrews, Ian O’Connor”, he asked? “Yes”, we said in unison. “I’m Gordon. I have some papers for you to review and sign if you agree with what we will say regarding your medical status during the news conference”. We each looked over the paperwork and signed our permission for the statements the hospital would make. Ian then said goodbye, insuring me he’d be back early the next day. 

That evening, Ian and Chad grilled the burgers and ate them with pickles and chips as they sat out back. After cleaning up they then proceeded into the living room where they made out on the sofa for a while slowly undressing each other. They took turns giving each other blow jobs. As Ian was on his knees tending to Chad’s cock and periodically sucking his balls into his mouth, he suddenly threw Chad’s legs onto his shoulders and got up causing Chad’s upper body to slide down onto the seat of the sofa. Ian then began sliding his hard cock along Chad’s spasming hole and ball sack. “Ready for my cock”, Ian asked? Chad was still recovering from the shock of Ian’s quick move, but after a moment smiled up at Ian and nodded his head. Chad was again surprised as Ian reached down into the pocket of his shorts and pulled out a condom and small tube of lube. Applying some lube to his fingers he inserted one into Chad’s tight hole and worked it in and out before adding a second and then a third. Ian then slid on the condom and lubed it up, wiping his hands on his nearby t-shirt he’d worn earlier. “Ready”, Ian again asked. Nodding his head, Chad said, “Yeah. Fuck me Ian. I want you inside me pounding my ass”. Ian then pressed the head of his cock against Chad’s twitching hole and pushed the head inside. Chad drew a sharp breath, feeling the burn as it stretched him, but it was not as severe as the first time. He panted a bit before signaling to Ian to go deeper. Ian pushed more of his cock inside until he saw the slightest grimace from Chad, then waited. Eventually Ian’s pubic bush was pressed tightly against Chad’s ball sack where he paused for a bit before beginning a slow stroking of his cock inside Chad. “Fuck, you’re tight”, Ian said. “Oh my god your cock feels so good inside me. It feels better than the first time. Fuck me harder Ian. Pound my ass. This is so fuckin’ hot”, Chad was saying! Ian started moving faster, fucking harder, slamming into Chad’s ass, “I love your tight hot ass Chad. It feels so good inside you”. They were both sweating from the exertion. Ian leaned down, bending Chad in half and brought his lips to Chad’s. They moaned in each other’s mouths as Ian continued his hard thrusts into Chad. Suddenly Chad’s moans became louder and Ian felt Chad’s anal ring spasming on his hard shaft as ropes of Chad’s cum shot between them, coating their chins, necks and chests. As Chad’s orgasm was subsiding, Ian felt his approaching. He pulled up and slid his cock from Chad’s hole and quickly removed the condom before his cock exploded, sending volleys of cum onto Chad’s chest, abs and crotch. Both of their chests were heaving as Chad repositioned himself lengthwise on his back. Ian climbed on top of him as they slowly caught their breath. They remained cuddled there for a while unconcerned with the slick cum between them. “That was so lit. You fucked the cum right out of me”, Chad said in between kisses. “Yeah I did”, Ian said grinning and then he felt Chad’s cock hardening and growing between his legs. “I was about to suggest we get a shower, but Chad Jr. seems to have other ideas”, Ian said with a grin. “Yeah he does. Are you ready for him”, Chad asked with a huge grin? “I guess. You want me to ride it again”, Ian asked? Chad grinned and said, “No, I want to see that bubble butt of yours as I slam into it. Get on your knees on the sofa with your chest on the back”. Ian got up and retrieved a sheet and draped it over the sofa before climbing onto his knees with his hard globes thrust back toward Chad, “This how you want me”? “Oh my god you look so hot like that. Can I take a picture”, Chad joked? Ian giggled before saying, “No pictures! There’s another condom in the pocket of my shorts”. Chad retrieved the condom and rolled it over his hard shaft and rubbed some lube onto it and wiped the excess onto Ian’s tight rosebud. Ian’s own cock was now throbbing in anticipation with a string of precum hanging from its slit. “Ready”, Chad asked? Before Ian had a chance to answer, Chad shoved the head of his cock inside. “Fuck!”, Ian yelped! “Oh shit! I’m so sorry. I didn’t even loosen you up. I got carried away. I’m so sorry”, Chad kept apologizing. After a few seconds of panting, Ian said, “It’s ok. I’m alright. I just wasn’t ready for it. Go ahead and push more in”. Chad was surprised as he began pushing more of his cock in, Ian was pushing back into him and before he knew it, he was tightly pressed up against Ian’s firm globes and his chest was pressing against Ian’s back. Ian felt the dampness of both cum and sweat against his back as well as the fullness inside him. “Ready”, Chad whispered in his ear? Ian glanced back and kissed Chad before saying, “Pound my ass Chad. Fuck the hell out of me”. Chad commenced to do just that. At first, he went slow, watching his cock move in and out between those solid milky white globes. It was mesmerizing until Ian began moving back into him at a faster pace snapping him out of it. Chad then began speeding up until they were slamming into each other with loud whacks echoing around the room in rhythm with the loud grunts. “Oh my god, yeah, fuck me”, Ian yelled! “Fuck yeah. Your ass feels so fuckin’ good Ian. I could fuck this tight hard ass forever”, Chad said ecstatically! “Oh fuck I’m close”, Ian said and as soon as he wrapped his hand around his throbbing cock, it exploded, sending shot after shot onto the sheet in front of him. Chad continued thrusting inside Ian, but the anal ring spasming around his cock took him over the edge as well. “I’m gonna cum”, Chad said as he pulled out of Ian and yanked off the condom. Ian immediately spun around on the sofa and placed his open mouth directly in front of Chad’s cock as it shot its seed out and into Ian’s mouth and down his chin. As the last of his cum oozed out, Ian leaned in and cleaned it off. Chad then leaned down and licked the remainder from his chin before locking their lips and mouths together in a deep passionate kiss. As they eventually broke from their kiss, Chad grinned and said, “We smell like cum and sweat”. Ian giggled and said, “Yeah. Don’t you love it”? then added, “Let’s get a shower”. 

I felt someone at my bed and felt a little pinch and opened my eyes to see the nurse. She was disconnecting all the monitoring equipment from me, some of which took some hair with it. “Sorry, some of the adhesive will take some hair with it. It’ll grow back.”, she assured me. “I’ll deal with it just to get out of here today. I’ll miss you though and your dry humor”, I quipped with a grin. She laughed and said, “I was glad to have you as a patient Steven, but I understand your desire to get out of here. I’m sure you’ll miss our fine food and luxurious surroundings”. “Like I said, I’ll miss your humor”, I said grinning. “About time you woke up”, I heard Ian say. I hadn’t realized he was in the room. “Morning Ian. Ready for our news conference”, I asked? “YOUR news conference. I’m just there for moral support, remember?”, Ian stated. “Ok, MY news conference. I just want to get it over with. Shit! Where’s my clothes?”, I suddenly realized I was about to be in front of news cameras and had no idea where my clothes were. Ian was grinning at me, obviously enjoying my state of panic. Then as if to rub it in, he said, “They burned your clothes in the incinerator. They were soaked with blood”. I looked at him incredulously, “They burned them? What am I going to wear”. Ian then giggled, “You have your hospital gown. You’ll just have to hold the back closed so they don’t see your bare butt, unless you want me to hold it, although I might accidentally let go every now and then”. He was enjoying this! That sweet giggle almost made it ok. Almost. I threw my pillow at him. He was rolling in laughter, almost sliding out of the chair he was sitting in. Then he said, “Relax. I hope you don’t mind, but I borrowed your keys and stopped by your house to get you some clothes to wear after I left yesterday. The Hospital Director ok’d it since I’d be staying with you for a few days anyway”. I grinned and said, “You evil fucker! You watched me freak out at having no clothes to wear! You sadist”! Ian continued laughing as he grabbed a bag and handed it to me. “Language Steve. You can’t let words like that slip out during the news conference”, Ian said, still giggling. I took the clothes and then climbed from the bed. My legs were still a little shaky even though I had a little physical therapy the last few days to prepare. Ian steadied me and then said, “I’ll call the nurse to steady you while you get dressed”. “Why? You’re doing fine. It’s not like you haven’t seen me naked before”, I said, then realized I’d forgotten about his amnesia, “Oh, sorry. I forgot about your memory thing”. “Um. No. It’s ok. I got you”, Ian stammered and then wondered what the circumstances might have been where he’d seen Steve naked. As I got dressed, even though I intentionally didn’t look at him, I could feel Ian’s eyes on me the whole time. When I finished dressing and began to sit in one of the chairs, I glanced over and could see the lump in the front of his pants that he was attempting to hide. 

An hour later, the nurse came in with the release papers to sign accompanied by two other people, a guy and girl who were to escort us down to the lobby. After signing the papers, she had me get in a wheelchair and we went down to the lobby. We could see through the glass door that the front first few steps were clear except for a podium at the landing and at the steps further down and at the bottom, cameras and their crew were lined up across the whole way. My stomach knotted. I hadn’t expected this much attention. I had figured on a few reporters and a camera or two. A man in a suit walked up to me and announced himself, “Hello Steven. I’m Director Adams. Are you ready”? I tried to smile and replied, “I wasn’t expecting all of this”. “Don’t worry. It’ll be over before you know it. Now if you’ll excuse me”, he said as he walked through the doors. Cameras began flashing and there was a bees nest of activity at the bottom of the stairs. Director Adams approached the podium and began to talk, “Good morning. As you’re aware, a week and a half ago two patients arrived here in critical condition. One had a head injury and the other having lost a tremendous amount of blood with a cut to his aorta. Now I’m aware of the circumstances surrounding the accident and the sad fact that two others had died in that accident. Word has it that many more may have died or been injured had one of the patients not taken the action he had. I also appreciate your patience and understanding that they have their privacy and time to recover. I’m now going to turn it over to their attending Physician, Dr. Green”, Director Adams then stepped away and Dr. Green stepped up as more camera flashes went off. “Good morning ladies and gentlemen. I’m going to give you a brief prognosis of the two patients that they were willing to share” “Will they be speaking”, one of the reporters rudely interrupted. Dr. Green continued, “Mr. O’Connor received a head injury which resulted in some amnesia. At the moment, he can’t remember any of what occurred during and after the accident, so there isn’t much point in him speaking or answering questions. Mr. Andrews, as Director Adams has said, received a laceration to his aorta and lost a significant amount of blood, so much so that he almost didn’t make it. Another victim of the accident kept him from bleeding out until the ambulance arrived even though he’d lost his own grandfather in the crash. I don’t have permission to release his name, but I’m sure most of you know it and of his heroism. Now Mr. Andrews has agreed to speak to you today and answer a few of your questions, but please be brief so he can get home a recuperate. I’ll leave you to Mr. Andrews”, Dr. Green finished, and I found myself being propelled toward the podium, “You’re up Steve”, I heard Ian say behind me. As he wheeled me to the podium, more camera flashes went off and there was a murmur among the reporters and cameramen. I rose from the wheelchair, still a little unsteady, but Ian was there to hold on to me. It seemed like all the reporters were asking questions at once, so I couldn’t understand any of them. Suddenly, Ian spoke into the mic, “Quiet! We can’t hear any of your questions if you’re all talking at once. Now let Steve say a few words then we’ll point to who’s question we want. Got it”? I was completely caught off guard at Ian’s sudden boldness and I noticed a grin from Dr. Green. I stepped in front of the mic and began, “Good morning”, then I looked around and realized a huge crowd had gathered around and in the street. I wondered where they all suddenly came from. “I didn’t plan on being here today. I didn’t plan on being involved in an accident a week and a half ago. I just wanted to come home and have a relaxing weekend before resuming work on Monday morning. I’m not sure what you’d like me to say, so I’ll just tell you what I remember of the events leading up to the accident. Traffic was pretty heavy that afternoon in the direction we were travelling, and it had narrowed to only one lane in our direction. The oncoming traffic was two lanes and wasn’t as busy. I happened to look in my side view mirror and saw a car pull into the oncoming passing lane and try to pass cars in our lane. I have no idea what he was thinking, but he must not have known how long the line was in front of him. I then realized there were some cars approaching in the passing lane with nowhere to go as the other lane was full. I was witnessing a head on collision about to happen. I did the only thing I could to try to help avoid the head on collision and slowed down, hoping he’d have time to get in front of me and avoid the accident. It didn’t quite work out, but a head on collision at least was avoided. Now, I’ve seen a little bit of the news and the sensationalism surrounding my actions. I did what I could like anyone else would have done. I’m just sorry Bruce and David didn’t make it. I also know in my heart that David was extremely sorry for his mistake and that Bruce would forgive him if they had survived.”, I glanced over at Ian and he returned it with a knowing nod. Suddenly a man in the crowd stepped forward and yelled toward me, “I was there. I was a few cars behind you. I never saw the guy coming until he was next to me. If you hadn’t slowed all of us down, a lot more of us may be dead right now. You put yourself in danger and saved a lot more of us. If that ain’t a hero, I don’t know what is”. The crowd erupted in cheers, exactly what I was trying to avoid. I looked over to Ian giving him an ‘I told you so’ look. Tears were rolling down his cheeks. Fuck! Then all of the reporters began asking questions again. Ian wiped the tears from his eyes and pointed to one of the reporters. He was from ABC News, “Did you know David or Bruce and if not, how did you know their names”? “I guess from seeing the news after the accident and also, Carl, Bruce’s grandson was the guy who actually saved my life. He kept his hand over my wound to slow the bleeding until the ambulance arrived. Even with his grandfather having just died, he reacted and saved my life. There’s the hero you’re looking for”. The crowd cheered loudly once more. Ian pointed to a CBS News reporter, “You could have just continued driving and may have been in the clear from how you described it. You might have been watching the news rather than being part of it. You didn’t. Why not?” The crowd cheered and someone yelled out,” Because that’s what heroes do”! The crowd erupted in more cheers. I replied, “I just acted on instinct, I guess. I didn’t want to have anyone hurt and did what I could to keep that from happening. I wasn’t entirely successful”. “Ok, last question. Steve needs to get off his feet”, Ian said and then pointed to an NBC reporter, “This one’s for you Ian. Did you realize what was going on and do you think Steven put your life at risk doing what he did”? That elicited a groan and some boos from the crowd. I smiled at Ian and moved so he could speak, “Like Doctor Green said, I don’t remember the accident, so I can’t answer the first part of your question. As far as the last part, I’m really proud of what Steve did. I believe he saved a lot of lives and a lot of others from injury. If we had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t want him to do anything differently”. The crowd again cheered loudly. Now tears were running down my cheeks. Ian then finished with, “The only other thing I have to say is that I wish Bruce AND David were still with us”. The crowd broke out in cheers and cameras were flashing from all over. I sat back in the wheelchair and Ian pulled me back as the Director moved to the mic and thanked everyone for coming. Ian then rolled me back inside and down the hall. “Where are we going”, I asked. “You’ll see”, said Ian. He pushed me to another door at the side of the hospital and there was the girl who had escorted us down to the lobby. She handed Ian some keys and then she held the door open while Ian pushed me outside. Ian’s car was waiting there, idling. “Thanks Julie”, Ian said to the girl as they switched positions with her at the wheelchair while he opened the passenger side door and guided me into the car. “It was my pleasure”, Julie responded, then added, “You two take care”. Ian then got in the driver’s seat, buckled up and we were off. “I am so glad to be out of that hospital”, I said relieved. Ian glanced over at me and smiled, “I’m so glad that news conference is over”. “Amen”, I agreed.

End of Chapter 7