Saving the Doctor Pt. 08

"He had a seizure. He's just coming down from it now, but he probably won't be able to hear us or talk for a while yet. Do you know if he's ever had one before?"

Taylor stared off for a second. Jon noted his pupils were larger than they should be.

"Maybe?..."

"...So he's not an epileptic, not on meds for them or anything, is that at least correct?" Jon asked.

"Oh yeah, yeah no he doesn't see doctors or anything. ...But there was this one time, when he was in Thailand, I wasn't there, but I remember he ended up in the hospital, and mom was freaking out when he got home afterwards. They didn't know if he had a seizure or just blacked out. They were on a bender and... yeah I dunno."

"Did he take anything tonight?" Jon asked.

Taylor suddenly looked scared. Jon looked over at Blake who was staring him down.

"Oh for fuck's sake you two, just tell him," Vienna said.

"Well we were..." Blake looked at the crowd around him in paranoia.

"Guys look, I'm not here to narc on you, I promise you I'm not gonna tell the cops, we just need to know, for medical reasons, what's happening inside him right now," Jon explained.

Blake gave a huge sigh of relief, "Oh thank God mate, thank you, that means so much! Tails go get the bag."

Taylor's eyes went wide. "What? Blake no I-..."

Suddenly Kyle started to seize again and Jon moved fast to keep his head from flailing.

"Just get the fuckin bag! He's' fuckin dying!" Blake shouted.

Taylor ran off.

"Start the timer again Blake. How long was the last one?" Jon asked.

"It said 2 minutes," Vienna answered for him.

A man walked up behind Jon "Hey, I'm the manager is there anything I can do to help?"

"We got your doctor here it's okay," Blake said with a courageous smile.

"I'm actually not on staff I just happened to be here," Jon clarified.

"No way! Oh my God what if you weren't here. Baby what if he wasn't here?!" Blake said to Vienna.

"I have a first aid kit if that'll help," the manager offered.

"Maybe. Go get it anyway, and we need something soft to put under his head."

The manager ran off and Taylor showed up shortly after with an orange backpack.

"Get these people out of here!" Blake yelled. The security guards moved the crowd back.

Taylor took out a large plastic bag full of dozens of loose pills.

"Jesus Christ," Jon muttered under his breath. Then had a revelation as the crowd was starting to be shuffled away. "Wait. Hey Carly!" he called out, and stood up to look.

He saw her looking at him in confusion, and walked up nervously as he waved.

"Hey. Sorry but I kinda think I need to consult a pharmacist on this one," he smiled apologetically.

She flashed a dimple at him nervously, knelt down and looked at the bag.

Her smile vanished. "Fuck me... Um sorry, okay, so he took some of these? Do you know which ones?"

"He kinda just took a handful I think," Taylor said looking embarrassed.

"You goddamn wankers! I keep telling you, you need to KNOW what you're fucking on!" Vienna chastised him.

"It's okay, look let's just identify as many as we can in there," Jon said.

Carly sighed. "Okay, lets just dump a few on the floor here and sort them. Help me put them in groups of ones that look similar okay?" she asked Taylor, who nodded eagerly.

"Okay he stopped again now." How long was that?" Jon asked

"Three minutes."

Jon sighed. They were getting longer.

"Okay these are Quetiapine. These ones are definitely Lorazepam. These, I think are Ritalin." Carly sorted through the pills with Taylor.

Jon made himself take his eyes away from the view down her sweater as she bent over the floor. The manager returned with the first aid kit, but there wasn't much useful inside. He put a few towels under Kyle's head.

"What are they doing?" The manager asked with a frown, starting to clue in.

"Just trying to figure out his pills. Go make sure someone's outside to flag down the ambulance when it comes," Jon said, and the man walked away, successfully distracted.

"Oh my God, thank you SO much mate," Blake said to Jon.

"There's vitamin D in here..." Carly said with a confused smirk.

"What does that do?" Taylor asked seriously.

Jon couldn't help but chuckle, and Carly shared an amused smile with him.

"Nothing. That's definitely not what's causing this," she replied.

"I'm gonna fucking kill my supplier," Blake muttered.

Carly and Taylor kept sorting the pills, and she listed off a couple more.

"You're um... really pretty," Taylor said nervously.

Carly gave an embarrassed smile, and said "Thanks," without looking up.

"Taylor what the fuck, get your head out of your ass," Blake whispered to him.

"K, some of these are just flat out street drugs I think. Like these..."

"Those are molly," Vienna answered. "...Ecstasy" she clarified.

"Thank you," Jon said, meeting her eyes for the first time, and found himself frozen in shock at how beautiful she was up close as she gave a soft smile in appreciation.

Kyle started another seizure suddenly and snapped Jon out of it.

"Goddammit, this is almost status epilepticus," Jon muttered. "Any update on the ambulance?!" he called out.

"Probably 15 minutes at least, maybe more," the guard shouted back.

Jon sighed, "Carly any ideas what might be the culprit."

"Honestly he would have had to take a LOT of any of these to cause this. How many do you think he took, can you like, show me in your hand?" she asked Taylor.

Taylor estimated, taking no more than ten or so pills in his hand.

Carly shook her head. "Yeah I'm at a loss. Like it's possible if he was already an epileptic, but I kinda doubt it was just the pills."

"Yeah I'm with you on that. Taylor are you sure there wasn't anything else you guys did?"

Taylor's face seemed to change and he looked ready to run away.

"For fuck's sake Tails, look at him! What did you guys fuckin do?" Blake said.

"We... I'm sorry man, we just wanted to have some fun, but we stole some of your coke."

"You fuckin cunts! I sw-"

"Darling! Calm down. Let him talk. Worry about that later," Vienna said sternly.

"How much did he do?" Jon asked.

"Two lines."

"How long, can you show me?"

Taylor measured on the floor with his fingers.

"Jesus Christ! That was potent fucking shit. That would've put ME on the floor!" Blake exclaimed in anger.

"Does he usually do cocaine?" Jon asked.

"No, like once in a blue moon," Taylor said.

"That'll be it then." Jon nodded, feeling Kyle's neck. "His pulse is absolutely racing, like in the 140's. I'm more worried about his heart than the seizures now honestly."

"Oh fuck me. He's gonna die isn't he?!" Blake said, starting to panic again.

"Is there an AED in here?!" Jon called out. The manager ran to the back.

"Oh my God are you going to shock him?" Vienna asked in amazement.

"Only if his pulse stops, but I want it ready. You guys can pack up the pills for now. Carly get Taylor to make a list on his phone of what was in there."

She nodded and started listing them off to him.

Jon wracked his brain, then, hearing Carly list off the pills, had a sudden idea.

"Wait. Carly, how certain are you that's lorazepam?"

"Absolutely. There's no mistaking that one," Carly said confidently.

"I think that's our best bet to help protect his heart, and it'll likely slow down the seizures too. I don't know if I want to wait for the ambulance if this is a cocaine overdose. Do you think we could crush them to put them sublingual?"

"Yeah, actually there were at least a few that were the sublingual kind anyway." She said.

"Perfect. K, he's slowing down. When he stops we'll put some under his tongue."

"Okay." Carly nodded in agreement and dug through the bag again.

"This might be considered reckless, but I think it's his best chance."

"Yeah, I agree Jon," Carly reassured him with a smile.

"Just save him man, I trust you," Blake said with a hand on his shoulder.

Kyle's seizure finally stopped. The timer showed 4 minutes. Jon put the lorazepam under his tongue. He knew it wouldn't work immediately and sure enough a couple minutes later he seized again. This time for 2 minutes. After it resolved though, his heart rate finally seemed to have slowed down a bit. He only had one more 20 second seizure before the ambulance arrived.

The paramedics took the story from Jon, running a quick heart rhythm strip, starting an IV and giving him another dose of their own lorazepam, thanking Jon and agreeing with his treatment. Jon convinced one of the onlookers to share their video with Taylor for the docs at the hospital to reference, and he left with his brother in the ambulance as the crowd outside cheered.

"These cunts are cheering for the ambulance, fuck that, THIS is the man you should be cheering for!" Blake shouted, pointing at Jon, but no one was looking.

He slapped an arm around Jon's shoulders. You are the fuckin' man! Thank you SO much mate you saved him!" Blake turned to Vienna and gave her a hug "I don't know what I woulda done. Oh my God that was fuckin freaky as shit babe, we're so fuckin' lucky!"

Vienna gave a slightly amused smile at Jon as she patted Blake's back, and she sucked Jon into the fantastical depths of her eyes again for a moment, and he found himself smiling back on instinct.

He broke free and turned back to Carly, who was hugging herself. "Nice job, Mr Hero," she smirked, and put a hand on his arm.

He chuckled. "Thank YOU. Really, I saw those pills and was completely at a loss. If we actually helped save anyone today it was because of you."

She looked up at him adoringly and blushed, but shuddered as she breathed out.

"You okay?..." he asked.

"Um... yeah, it's just WAY more excitement than I'm used to," she said with a nervous laugh.

He found himself instinctively moving in for a hug. She squeezed him tightly and let out another long shaky breath. Her warm soft breasts pressed against him through the thin sweater and her head fell against his chest and as the smell of her hair hit him he felt like he was home. Her breathing slowed as she settled in his arms.

He made himself pull away from her before it became inappropriate and Blake put his hand on his shoulder again.

"Is this your wife then? You two go trottin' around the world saving people, is that it?"

Jon laughed.

"He's not wearing a ring darling," Vienna commented.

"Jon!" Beth screamed his name as the crowd kept flowing back in the doors.

She ran up to him and almost knocked him down with a huge affectionate hug, giving him a long smooch on the lips and looking up at him in wonder.

"Blake this is my girlfriend Beth, I think you've already met."

"Oh right from the line, the one that wouldn't stop talk- uh, yeah! No shit! You were with him!? Cool!" Blake said shaking her hand.

"Seriousl-..." Vienna coughed and cleared her throat "Pleased to meet you again. We're lucky your boyfriend was here," she said cordially, shaking Beth's hand.

"Yeah, he's pretty amazing," Beth said, giggling like crazy and putting an arm around him.

"I don't know how I can possibly repay you mate," Blake said, "Look, we should exchange numbers, and... OH! Tomorrow night! THAT's the real party, at my chalet. It's invite only, but I'll make fuckin' sure you guys are on the list. You too Carly, it's the least I can do."

"Oh my GOD that's incredible THANK YOU!" Beth gushed.

"Yeah, thanks man, I just hope he ends up okay, "Jon said.

"He will thanks to you mate. Seriously. Hey guys!" Blake shouted at his other friends starting to drift back together nearby. "This is Jon, he just saved Kyle's fuckin life! Remember his face, and when he shows up at the party tomorrow, find me and let me know, and treat him like the fuckin' king, okay?"

They nodded and made a variety of hand gestures at Jon that he didn't understand.

The manager walked up again "Hey Blake, so we were gonna take 20 minutes or so, let things settle, and then get the DJ going again. Is that enough time, or..."

"What are you fuckin' mental?! A man almost died right here and you want me to stay and party? Fuck off! I'm done. I gotta get some rest, I have a shoot tomorrow, so does she. You cunts can do whatever you want, but I'm out."

"Blake your agent agreed th-"

"Then go talk to my fuckin agent, and leave me the fuck alone. I almost lost my friend here. You just stood there like a useless cunt and if you didn't luck out and have THIS guy here there'd be police tape all around this shit hole. Don't even talk to me right now!"

The manager walked away angrily.

Blake turned back to them, "Sorry you had to hear that. Look, Jon, Carly, um..."

"Beth."

"Right. You know what, give your names to Steve over there, and I'll see you guys tomorrow. K? Peace," Blake said, walking away.

"Thank you dearly again, we'd really would love to see you tomorrow," Vienna said politely, waving at all of them but holding Jon's eyes for a longer moment again before taking Blake's arm and gliding away.

***

"Lord of the Cock Rings!" Jenna said with a giggle.

"Nice! Umm, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Poon!" Grace said.

Beth giggled, "Dammit I'm bad at these... maybe I should just do the shot."

"Come on, you can think of one," Rob encouraged.

She looked up at Jon next to her on the couch.

"I'm not helping you that's cheating," he said, and she pouted in disappointment.

"...Forrest Hump?" Beth finally said.

Jeff almost spit out his beer giggling.

Jon was next in line in their circle of couches and chairs around the fondue pot.

"Citizen Came," he said with a grin.

Carly snorted cutely and jiggled in laughter next to him, putting an arm briefly on his shoulder and he felt her breast bouncing against him. He ignored it.

Ben guffawed, "What would that even be about?"

"It doesn't matter," Jon shrugged.

Rob made a fake jerking off motion and then exclaimed, "Rosebud!"

Jon thought Jeff was going to fall off his chair laughing.

"Okay I got one," Carly said. "Fantastic Beasts and where to Fuck Them."

"Oooooo yes indeed."

"No wait! ASStastic Beasts and Where to fuck them," Grace corrected.

Carly laughed and gave her a high-five across the circle. He felt her finger trace up the side of his leg as she brought her hand back. He shifted away from her slightly and put an arm around Beth.

"Rob you're up."

"Okay..." Rob paused and cleared his throat. "Men. In. Black. Men."

"Dude!"

"What? Totally consensual of course," he said laughing in defense.

Jeff still shook his head in disapproval but couldn't keep the smile off his face.

"Okay Ben finish 'er off, last one."

"Okay... you ready?" Ben smiled. "The Ass-blast-ination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."

Jon almost dropped his drink laughing and gave Ben a fist bump. "High class offering again, I love it!"

"Okay, I think we need a break," Jeff said.

"We need to cut up more strawberries!" Jenna said excitedly.

The chocolate fondue pot was half empty. The fireplace crackling. Jon much preferred the more relaxed setting and smaller group of close friends to enjoy the rest of the night with, rather than the bar.

"Yeah lets get some more snacks out. Then maybe get a board game going in a little bit?"

"Yeah totally."

A few of them spread out, but Jon was comfy on the couch snuggling with Beth.

"Huh, yeah you were right." Jeff said looking at his phone. "Lorazepam IS cardio-protective for cocaine overdose."

"Don't look TOO surprised," Jon chuckled.

"I guess I'm glad you were there and not me," Jeff smiled. "It's been too many years since I've done any type of Emerge work."

"YOU'RE glad he was there? Fuck, when they called out for a doctor I was ready to slink away into a corner," Rob laughed.

Jon scoffed, "Until they admitted it was cocaine and Carly found the lorazepam, all I was doing was stopping the kid from giving himself a head-injury."

"Still. I would've been like. 'well if you take a chest x-ray of the seizure victim I could read it for you'," Rob said.

"And I could do the autopsy after he died!" Ben said in mock excitement. "You and me man, we'd be a great team."

Jon chuckled, "Actually mostly what I was doing was reassuring a panicking Aussie who'd never seen a seizure before."

Jeff giggled, "Really?"

"Hey yeah, so what's he like in person, actually?" Rob asked.

Jon shrugged. "I mean, for a coke-head surrounded by pill-poppers he's actually not a horrible person, I think I caught a vulnerable side of him not too many people see, and it was almost kind of endearing, if you sorted through the profanity."

Carly laughed, "Yeah, that'd be my take too. I mean he ADORES you now Jon, he basically thinks you're Batman."

Jon looked at her with a smile. "I AM Batman," he said with a gravelly voice.

Carly's chest shook enticingly as she laughed and she gave him a brilliant smile.

He caught himself sinking into her eyes as he laughed back, but reigned himself in quickly, determined not to give her any signals.

"I was too chicken to interrupt your conversation afterwards so I guess it's my own fault, but it might have been nice if you'd got me on that party list for tomorrow," Rob said bitterly.

Jon shrugged, "Honestly man, I don't even know if I want to go."

"WHAT? No baby we're going, come on please!" Beth said suddenly, kneeling up beside him and hugging her arms around him.

"Oh yeah, man, come on, you gotta go. People are probably killing to get into that party," Rob said.

Jon sighed and looked over at Beth's cute puppy-dog stare. "It'll really mean that much to you?"

"YES! Please baby," she pecked him a kiss and nuzzled his nose. Her breasts were squished together as she hugged him from the side, the immaculate skin of the tops of them ballooning up over his shoulder and the look of her pleading beautiful face over top of them was unbelievably sexy.

"Okay, for you, we'll go," Jon said with a smile, and was rewarded with her shimmying her shoulders in delight and shaking her tits into him.

"Thank you so much!" she said, and gave him a huge smooch on the lips and rested her head on his shoulder with a satisfied sigh.

"Mmm, I love you baby," she whispered softly.

He smiled and pecked a kiss on her forehead.

Carly stood up from the other side of him on the couch and walked away, he didn't see her face, but told himself he didn't care.

"Oooo hey Jenna I found some glam shots of this snowboarder guy." Grace said.

"Oh my..." Jenna said, looking at Grace's phone. "Yeah I don't care what you said Carly, this guy's got it going on... Carly?"

"Hmm, I don't know where she went." Grace said.

Beth's hands massaged his other shoulder and moved over his back and chest. She moved up to whisper to him and her lips on his ear sent shivers down his neck. "Wanna go for a walk outside?" she said, suggestively.

He turned to press his stubble against her soft face and whisper in her ear, "You trying to get me alone?"

"Fuck yes, ever since the bar baby," she said, then she moved her hand down to the top of his thigh to push herself up and away from him, but massaged her nails into his groin and raised an eyebrow with a smile.

He smiled back, "Let's go then."

She grinned excitedly. "Let me go use the washroom first."

"K, I'll meet you on the deck," he said.

They stood up and Beth headed off.

"Ah shit he's engaged," Grace said. "Jesus, look at this bitch."

"Oh, yup, model. Sorry Gracie, don't think you're competing with that," Jenna joked.

"That's a relief," Jeff said with a laugh from the other couch.

Jon smirked and grabbed his coat to head outside.

He walked out into the cool night air. The first few days of March were warming up more, but it wasn't quite spring yet.

He stopped short when he saw Carly at the edge of the deck.