Chapter Forty Five

My ma talked non stop during her visit, and I know she was trying to still be around when Matt returned.
She paused briefly, "Jon you ok, your looking pale?
" I'm just tired, I guess " 
"want me to get a Dr?"
I shook my head, " no its good."
" But baby..."
"Ma, please enough already"
She stopped talking, and looked to the left so she was staring out the window. It created an atmosphere as big as an elephant, and it arrived in the form of my nurse who came in to do my obs, she looked at me, then spoke to my mom.
"Your son needs his rest Mrs Bongiovi... visiting times are between 11am-2pm, and then 6pm to 9pm, unless you have been granted a special pardon by the surgeon or admin team, I really am sorry but you will have to leave. We are now starting our meds round."
My ma dithered, "but he's my son... surely I can stay a little longer..."

"I'm sorry Mrs Bongiovi, no concessions, we are doing meds rounds..."

"But I'm his mother, you can't talk to me like that... I have rights..."

The nurse moved round to where, my mom was now sitting; and spoke direct to her and placed her hand on my ma's elbow and gently but forcibly lifted her from her seat,  "Mrs Bongiovi, you are not my patient, your son is, I do not care who you are, you now have to leave, you are welcome to return later. My ma hesitated as she bent forward and collected her purse, then straightening her body and giving the nurse a stink eye she said " You can make it ok for me to stop Jonny," I remained quiet, "right, I see, you want me to go too, Ok, but I'm not happy about this, I will be talking to one of the senior administrators, I will not be treated like a common visitor, I am Jon Bon Jovi's mom..."  

I had to speak, it was getting embarrassing. "Mom for the love of god, enough already about being my ma, if ya keep this up I will ban you from visiting, just except the hospital rules ok?"

She looked at me a hurt expression on her face. I shook my head and smiled, still digging in her heels she walked back over to where I was laying, while the nurse, now waited patiently at the far side of the room, she leaned over, and kissed my forehead, then walked back to the door, looking back, she gave the nurse another stink eye before talking to me, "I'll see you tomorrow, rest plenty Jonny..." then she was gone.
The nurse was smiling as she walked back over to carry out my obs, she fitted the familiar cuff around my arm, my readings were normal, my temperature was normal as too was my pulse. As she removed the thermometer and replaced it in its holder I asked,  " I know you have sent my ma away, but my brother is calling back, will it be ok if he stays for a while? "
My relief nurse, named Samantha, looked down at me and smiled, "sure, I only said that to your mom as I could see you were tired and wanted her to go."
"really, was it that obvious?"
"too me, as a trained professional, yes, to your mom, no, ... you can rest easy..." she laughed
"whew, that was a close call."

"it was for your mom... again she laughed,
"Right, Jon, now I have a lettuce and tomato sandwich on white, which is what you asked for right?"
I nodded my head, and I could not deny I was hungry.  " right, wait one minute" she left and returned with my food tray and a hot cup of coffee. i lifted the lid on my plate, as my fingers curled around the sandwich, I brought it to my lips and took a bite.
"Mmmm that is what I'm talking about"
"Good?"
"hell yeah."
For the next ten minutes, I stopped talking as I ate my lunch. Wiping my mouth with my paper napkin, I rolled it into a ball and placed it on the plate, still with a mouth full I spoke, "thanks..."
" your welcome, want anything else?"
"no thanks I'm good"
Lifting my tray, she left my coffee, reaching the door she looked back, " if you need anything shout" I raised my hand in acknowledgement.
Sipping my coffee, I could just make out the skyline through the window, the day outside, looked grey and uninviting, I thought about Madison and her boat trip, I would hazard looking at the sky her plans would of changed. I was looking forward to her returning tomorrow.

I was happy living in a day dream when a knock on my door was heard,

"Yo, "

Matt walked in; "am I good?"

I nodded my head,  he came in, but hesitated by the door, "well are you in or out, come take a seat?"

he shuffled across the room and finally sat next to me, he was shaking visibly, "Matt what's with you?, your shaking..."

I studied his face, he was pale, and his eye's were wide as if he had seen a ghost. "I-I-it's nothing."

"Yeah right, look at you?"

"Please I'm fine, a little shaken that's all..."

"Shaken from what?"

He got up and went over to the window and looked out and down below,  "Matt, will you tell me what the fuck is with you?"

he turned to face me, "those goons what they did to you?"

"Yeah, what about them?"

"they have just seen me in the parking lot, they.. they..."

he raised his shirt, a knife wound stared back at me, blood seeping down his side. "they mean business Jon, they gave me a message for you,  when your released, Antonia is waiting to carry on where she left off , she will have you, but if you don't comply..... I'm dead. this... " he pointed to his wound "is a warning"  

I pressed my call button for medical attention, Matt was losing a lot of blood... Samantha came in, as I began to tell her what had happened to my brother Matt collapsed.