When he woke this time, his mind was much clearer. He could think straight, but when he tried to recall anything from earlier, he couldn’t. He pressed the button to call for a nurse.
“Yes?”
“Is Audrey here?” he asked.
“I’ll send her in.”
She was here then. Good. She walked into the room a few minutes later.
“Look who’s finally awake.”
“Have you been here long?” he asked.
“You don’t remember seeing me this morning after your surgery?”
He thought back. Surely he would have remembered seeing her. “No.”
“Anesthesia is like that. How are you feeling?”
“Okay. My leg hurts.”
“We can increase your pain meds. Anything else going on?”
He shook his head. “Just glad you’re here.”
“So, no more proclamations of how you saved me?”
Oh no. Had he said something stupid while we was waking up?
