“Doll if you wanted to give me special attention all you had to do was ask. You know I’m always up for your lips on any part of my body.” If he wasn’t already hurt I’d slap him but instead I just glare at him and come from under the covers then sits in the closest chair.
“That isn’t funny baby and just for that you won’t be getting any special attention anytime soon. Why were you yelling for me if nothing is wrong?”
“I was asking you a question and you weren’t answering me. I had to say your name three times and the last time I had to yell for you to hear me.”
“I’m so sorry baby. My mind was wandering and I guess I just didn’t hear you. What were you asking me?”
“I was asking you if you would come back to my place when I get out of here? I think it would be easier to move you from the hotel that way, I'm already home when you leave to go back home.” He’s right about it being simpler but I see his face turn sad as he says the last part. He doesn’t want me to go back home and neither do I but for now that is how it will have to be until I’m sure that we’re ready for that commitment. I’ll talk to my boss though about taking a little extra time off so that I can be here at least until he can start doing things for himself.
“Well that does make sense and I’ll go back to the room tomorrow while you’re in therapy and get our things and check out but before I do all of that I need to tell you something.”
“What’s up doll?”
“Well, I’ve asked my boss if I can work from home for a while. He doesn’t need to know that home isn’t in Louisiana at the moment. That way I can stay here at least until I’m satisfied with your improvement and then I’ll go back home. It will also give me a chance to learn where things are here in case I’m granted a transfer to the office here whenever we are ready to live together.”
“That’s great doll! I can’t wait to spend more time with you.”
“I don’t think you’re thinking about what I just said baby. That would mean that I would have to stay with you and your roommates or rent a place to stay while I’m here if I get rid of my hotel room. Are you prepared to have a house guest? More importantly would your roommates be okay with me being there?” Suddenly Daniel appears out of nowhere and picks me up spinning me around followed by three other people that are all smiling at me.
“I think they don’t seem to have a problem with that idea doll. Besides they’d love for you to be there because they think it will get me off of their backs about the chores around the house.” We all burst out laughing. It is late so they just came to tell him good night on their way home from work. While they’re talking, I’m actually curled up next to him on the bed and my eyes are slowly closing. I can feel myself subconsciously reach up and start to play with his hair falling deeper asleep. Before I go all the way, I can hear someone say “aww you guys are so cute together. I can tell that she really loves you” then I hear James say that he really loves me too and they all say good night.
When I wake up, he’s sitting in a chair and I’m curled up in a ball still in his bed. He smiles at me when he sees that I’m awake and I smile back at him.
“Good morning sleepyhead.” He smiles as he says this and I can’t help thinking that he is the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen.
“Good morning handsome. Why are you sitting over there? I hope that I didn’t disturb your sleep. You need your rest so that you can recover. What time is your therapy?”
“Calm down doll. You didn’t disturb me. They came in with my breakfast tray and I told them to help me to the chair because I wanted to sit and not in that bed. It feels good sitting here. I’ve been doing some thinking since I’ve been awake. My therapy will be in another hour.”
“What were you thinking about?”
“Well, I’ve mostly been thinking about our future and what it would be like to be with you. Not the long distance way we’ve been, but for us to actually live in the same place and be able to go on actual dates and spend real time together.”
“That does sound wonderful and I’m hoping that is our future. I would love to be able to call you and ask you to come over for dinner or to spend the night with me just because I need to feel your arms around me. An actual relationship would be amazing. The past few days that we spent together I had so much fun.”
A nurse comes in and checks his vitals and gives me a dirty look seeing that he is in the chair and I’m in the bed and I give her one right back. She looks me up and down and then looks at him and rolls her eyes. I’ve had just about enough of these uppity bitches looking at me like they’re confused as to how a man that looks like him is with me. For his sake though, I swallow my pride and say nothing but then she crosses a line. As she takes the blood pressure cuff off of his arm I notice that she gently caresses his arm trying to pass it off as just checking him out. Yeah she’s checking him out alright. If she doesn’t get her hands off my man I’m gonna toss her ass out of that window. Again I try to take the high road and say nothing. Then she asks him to sit in the bed so she can check his bandages on his legs and I move out of the way for him to sit down and for her to work but I don’t go far. She starts to check and change them but I notice her slightly run her hand down his thigh and I wasn’t going to say anything until I notice him look at me and his face looks uncomfortable. Okay that does it! I’ve had just about enough of her, but before I can say anything he calls to me.
“Doll, can you come and sit next to me please?” I get up and go near him when she tells me that I should sit in a chair and not on his bed. My fists ball up at my sides and I try really hard not to punch her square in the nose.
“Nurse, I want her to sit on the bed and if you have a problem with that then I suggest you get your supervisor.”
“Mr. Azure it is against procedure for her to be on the bed while we examine you.” Before he speaks I start talking.
“Is it hospital procedure for you to sexually harass my fiance while you’re examining him?”
“I did no such thing! How dare you accuse me of something so evil.”
“I’m accusing you because I watched you do just that and you’re lucky he called me to his side otherwise I was going to toss you out of that window. You see when you caressed his arm I let it go because I thought that I was mistaken, but when he became visibly uncomfortable when you caressed his thigh I contemplated murdering you. I don’t care what you do with or to your other male patients but this one right here, you will never touch again. Do I make myself clear?” I say each word with enough venom to get my point across. She visibly trembles and a part of me actually loves seeing her squirm. I’m also loving this new found confidence because there was a time that I would have just let it happen. She nods her understanding and leaves the room.