It was a dark and stormy night outside the hospital ward, and from the windows only one bedside lamp could be seen amongst the sleeping patients. Matthew sat upright quietly reading a book whilst waiting for his last check of the day before he could go to sleep. It had been two days since the operation to remove his appendix and although it has all gone smoothly he was still having regular examinations to make sure everything was healing properly.
At eleven o'clock the night duty nurse appeared from between the curtains around his bed to do the nightly inspection. She was tall and slender with silky blonde hair neatly pinned up in a bun. Matthew hadn't seen her before, but as she studied his charts was able to see from her ID tag that her name was Kate and she was still a trainee.
"This is my first night on duty alone, so you'll have to tell me if I do anything wrong" said the young nurse smiling nervously.
"As long as you don't amputate a leg, I'm sure I'll be none the wiser" Matthew grinned as she began pulling back the bed sheets. Although these examinations had become routine after three days, he could not help feeling a little embarrassed lying naked beneath the gaze of such a beautiful girl who could not be older than 18 or 19. "Well everything looks alright," she announced after checking his stitches and replacing the bandages. "Have you experienced any trouble with your circulation since the operation?" She queried.
"Um, I don't think so" Matthew replied.
"Do your legs and feet feel ok, no swelling or numbness?"
"Nope."
"And, err, what about your penis" she asked hesitantly looking up shyly from behind her clipboard.
"Uh, I don't know" Matthew answered, already turning crimson with embarrassment.
"Ok. I had better take a quick look to check that the anaesthetic hasn't caused any blood clots." And she pulled the sheets down further to reveal his penis. Matthew lay there unable to move as the young nurse gently felt and squeezed his penis checking its length for any lumps or abnormalities. Her hands were so soft and warm as she touched him, that even against his will he began to feel himself swell and stiffen in her hand. The young girl pretended not to notice the effect she was having on him, but by the time she had completed her examination his penis was standing hard and rigid.
"Oh dear" she exclaimed looking at his erection for the first time. "Well at least we don't have to worry about any circulation problems," she joked trying to ease his obvious embarrassment.
"Don't worry its quite normal. I'll just go and get the vacuum pump to relieve you"
"I'm sure it will go down" Matthew stammered in fear. He had heard about the vacuum pump already. By all accounts it was an extremely uncomfortable contraption; fitting over the penis, air was pumped out of the tube until the pressure built to such a degree that the semen was literally sucked out from inside you. It had a reputation for being horrifically undignified and not completely painless.
"Don't be silly" she answered. "If there is still anaesthetic in your blood then it won't disperse properly and your penis will become very uncomfortable." Without anymore argument she disappeared between the curtains to fetch the infamous pump.
Matthew lay there silently cursing his penis which was still standing defiantly upright when the young nurse returned looking worried.
"I can't find the vacuum pump" she said biting her lip with anxiety. "And I'll get into so much trouble if I have to call down a senior nurse at this time of night. I suppose I could always..." Her voice trailed off as she wrestled with herself trying to make a decision.
