After the accident

I woke up with a bad headache. When I cleared my thoughts I realized I was in a hospital bed. My memory was coming back and the last thing I remembered was seeing headlights coming straight at the front of my car. I looked around. My arm had a tube connected to a drip bag stuck into it and I had many monitors attached to my body. Next I saw my wife asleep in a chair next to my bed. I tried to say something but it came out as more of a croak.

Sue did hear it and quickly sat up. Seeing my eyes open, she rushed over and kissed me. I cleared my throat and in a weak voice, I asked her what happened. She told me that another car had crossed into my lane and hit me head-on. I asked if anyone else was hurt. She said that the other driver and his passenger were killed. They were driving a smaller vehicle than I was. Then I asked her when it was and she said that I had been out for two days. She told me that I had seven broken ribs, a broken sternum, a bad concussion, a lot of bad bruises and numerous small cuts and abrasions.

Sue called for the nurse. When she entered she said, “Hello Mr. Thomas. I’m happy to see that you are back with us. We’ve been taking good care of you and your wife has been by your side the whole time. I’ll tell your doctor that you are awake.”

I was in the hospital for another eight days. It was two more days before I could drag myself out of the hospital bed, with help, and get to the bathroom. It felt good to get that hose that went to a collection bottle off of my cock. I guess that is what astronauts have to do when they are in their space suits. A couple days after I was able to start taking walks up and down the halls of my ward, I told them that I wanted to go home.

I was told that I would be allowed to leave but that I would need a hospital bed at home to be able to get up and down without a lot of pain. I would probably need it for at least a month. They ordered it for me and it was put in the guest bedroom. It wouldn’t fit in the master bedroom. As much as I wanted to be in the same bed as Sue, I needed the tilt of the hospital bed and the grab rails to be able to get in and out of bed and it was still to painful to do without. About three weeks after I returned home I lay in my own bed for the first time. Sue carefully got in next to me. I was very pleased at this progress. Sue very carefully came next to me and we kissed.

I dozed off and when I woke, she was still there with me. Sue reached over and very gently rubbed me between my legs. It was the first time we had any sexual contact since the accident. Nothing happened and I encouraged her to do more.