Chapter 133 Bad Nurse
Ari's P.O.V.
I look around the room at Shea, Tyler, Noah, Sarah, Xavier, and Luka and roll my eyes. They are taking Dakota's instructions to watch me very seriously.
"You guys can leave now. I know Dakota will be here soon, so I'm not going to go anywhere." They all shake their heads.
"Not going to happen. Have you seen Dakota when she's pissed?" Sarah asks as she shivers. I think of how she was with Aubrey and laugh lightly.
"Yeah, actually. Not pissed at me, but it was still scary." They all laugh.
"Hey, guys, turn on the TV," Noah says. Tyler does what he says, and we all look at the TV. There's a breaking news report.
We have just received reports that the main house on the Buccheri compound is on fire. According to our reporters in the area, it looks like it will be a total loss. At this time, it is unclear if anyone was in the house. We will keep you updated as soon as we have more.
They show helicopter footage of my family home in flames. How did this happen? Dakota and my dad were supposed to go there. I reach over and get my phone from the bedside table, but my hands are shaking so badly that I can't use it. Noah gets it for me and clicks on Dakota's name.
"Hello?" I almost start crying when I hear her sweet voice.
"We just saw on the news that my house is on fire. You guys weren't there, were you?" I ask her.
"No, we saw the fire trucks when we pulled up, so we came to my house instead. We're getting ready to leave now. Your dad received a text from an anonymous number that said he needs to make you leave me, or he'll lose even more. He wants us all to stay at the hospital until we find out who's behind this. Are you alone?" I can almost hear her trying to see if everyone is still here.
"All of your watchdogs are still here, so don't worry. I can't wait to see you." I have never been so dependent on another person in my life. I feel like I can't breathe unless she's near me.
"I can't wait to see you either. I love you." I smile and close my eyes. I will never get tired of hearing her say that.
"I love you too." I disconnect the call and relax. When there's a knock on the door, we look up, and a young nurse is standing there smiling. She's not one I've seen before.
"I need everyone to leave so I can give Mr. Buccheri his sponge bath." The way she looks at me would have been a turn-on before I met Dakota; now, it just makes me sick.
"I don't want one right now. Not until Dakota gets back. She's the only one who gives me a sponge bath." The nurse glares at me.
"I said everyone needs to leave now." Uh, oh. Sarah talks about how scary Dakota is, but she also has some of that in her. She stands and walks toward the woman.
"He said no. If Dakota Kondrati sees you touching her man, you're going to need one of these hospital beds or the morgue. So I suggest you take your fake tits and flabby ass out of here before she gets here." Damn, I really need to start keeping popcorn in my room for when these women fight. I see Xavier debating whether to step in. He makes the right decision to stay in his seat.
"You can't speak to me like that. I can have you kicked out of here." Sarah takes a couple more steps toward her.
"Do you know who the Buccheris and Kondratis are?" Sarah asks. The woman shakes her head.
"Why would I care?" The nurse asks.
"Why don't you go ask your fellow nurses and see what they say? If you step into this room again, I guarantee you'll be crawling out," Sarah says.
"What's going on here?" Dakota asks, coming from around the corner.
"She tried to kick us out so she could give Ari a sponge bath. When he told her no, she still tried." Dakota looks at me and smiles.
"Oh, really. So I guess you thought you'd give him a sponge bath, and then he'd fall madly in love with you. Let me guess, you were going to pay special attention to a certain part of his body." Dakota steps in front of the nurse, who swallows a few times nervously.
"What's it to you?" The nurse really doesn't know how to take a hint, does she?
"He's my man, and I am the only one to touch all his body parts. The last bitch who tried was dragged out of here, leaving a trail of blood behind her. Would you like to join her?" Dakota puts her hands on her hips.
"You can't do shit to me. I'm an employee of this hospital, and you're just a visitor. If I want to touch him, my job description says I can. When I do, I'll make sure I get him all nice and hard before I clean him. It's the only way for me to get every inch." Oh, shit. Dakota cracks her neck and smiles.
"You really shouldn't have said that, bitch. You may work here, but my father-in-law owns this hospital. Whose back do you think he's going to have?" My heart races. Not because I know this nurse is about to get beaten down, but because of what Dakota said. She said her father-in-law owns the hospital. Does that mean she's thought about marrying me? If I asked her, would she say yes? I can no longer focus on anything else. I want to ask Dakota to marry me.