divulgence // luke hemmings au

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Approximately two weeks later it was Elsie's surgery day. After long discussions Luke proceeded to schedule the procedure.

Elsie fought him on every aspect of it despite knowing he knew what was best.

On the day of her surgery they all had to be up by 4AM, not Eloise, Grandma came to babysit her so she was able to sleep in for a few more hours.

Elsie was cranky, tired, thirsty and hungry as she slid into the back seat of the car, her brother beside her giving her extra support.

"Why do we have to do early?"elsie groaned trying to keep her head up but she was so tired.

"Because the procedure is scheduled for 8:30AM and because they need to check you in and get you ready." Luke explained looking at his daughter through the car mirror.

The car ride was pretty much silent after that except for the radio faintly playing 90s hits in the background.

Soon enough they pulled up into the parking lot, the clock reading 4:48AM. The parking lot was slightly emptier than usually making it easier to find a spot near the front.

The four of them got out and made their ways inside, eventually getting up to the cardiac floor where Luke checked in his daughter, signing last minute consent forms on a clip board. Elsie rolled her eyes, she couldnt believe this was actually going to happen.

The front desk person handed Elsie a gown, a cap and booties to change into and snapped a bracelet onto her wrist with all her information before she walked away to the bathroom.

Luke, Sabrina and Elliot took a seat, as Elsie headed to the bathroom where she took sometime to change come out around five minutes later dawning the gown, cap and booties. "I look ridiculous" she blurted out, "no you don't, there's hundreds of people in this place right now with that exact attire on right now. you gotta wear it so they can make you better."

Now it was a waiting game. Elsie sat there on her phone texting, listening to music doing whatever she can to distract herself.

The clock went from 5:02am to 5:54am to 6:27am to 7:13am and eventually 8:09am.

At 8:10AM a nurse came into the waiting area "Miss Elsie Hemmings were ready for you in pre op."

The Hemmings family stood up, Elliot hugging his sister first. "Good Luck Sis, I'll see you when you get out."

Sabrina hugged her next and kissed her head, "good luck sweetie, everything is going to go smoothly. you're going to be in my thoughts the entire time. i love you"

"Thanks Mom." Elsie said pulling away from the hug.

Luke followed his daughter into the pre-op area, where Elsie got told to lay in the bed and Luke was handed a pair of scrubs to change into. If Luke wanted to stay in there and follow them into the operating room, he had to be in sterile attire.

Nurses established a set of vitals and got an IV on Elsie while Luke changed in the bathroom.

Luke came out a few minutes later dressed in blue scrubs, a blue scrub gown, and a cap. Elsie giggled seeing the get up on her father. "You look silly."

"It's called fashion Elsie look it up." He joked the two of them laughed for a little bit easing up the anxiety Elsie was clearly feeling.

At 8:51AM someone came out of the operating room "Miss Hemmings, we're ready for you." Elsie gulped hearing her name being called. Luke stepped back allowing the nursing to push the bed out of the room and into the next. He followed behind, the last one to be in the operating room.