John's wounds were cleaned, and he got stitches while he was in the hospital. Just as Caryn told him, he didn't feel a thing. The doctor told him, "You need to rest that arm as much as possible." He asked, "Does that mean I can't play guitar for a while?" The doctor said, "I'm afraid so, John." He sighed. The doctor said, "Don't worry. You'll get your stitches out in a week, but if you play guitar, you might pop the stitches out." As John left the hospital with Caryn and Stan, he said, "Caryn, I'm sorry the surprise didn't work out." She said, "It's okay, John. I'm just glad you're okay." He said, "I'm sure you're hungry, though." She said, "There's a burger joint just down the road." He said, "That sounds good." Stan said, "I'll drop you two off there, and I'll pick you up when you're done." Caryn said, "You can join us, Stan." He said, "Really?" John said, "Sure. It'll be a thanks for helping us out." Stan said, "All right." John, Caryn, and Stan ate at the burger joint. What was great was that Stan didn't feel like a third wheel. After they ate, Stan took John and Caryn to Caryn's house.