Chapter 13

We eventually pulled back, both running out of breath from that amazing kiss. I still had my eyes closed, savoring the moment a bit longer especially his lips, how amazing and soft they felt against mine. I open my eyes after when I hear him chuckle.


"Sorry..." I mumble quietly, embarrassed that I probably looked ridiculous.


"Hey, don't be sorry sweetheart, trust me I feel the exact same way," he responded as he placed his forehead against mine.


"So what now?" I ask him, scooting over on the hospital bed and patting the spot next to me for him to get the hint to sitting next to me.


"I don't know sweetheart, I want to say we can try this out and see where it goes but I don't want any of us to get in trouble and I know you don't want that either."


"Yeah, I know what you mean," I reply, my voice filling with sadness.


"But that doesn't mean we can't continue with this, whatever this is. I know we haven't known each other for that long but I haven't felt this before with anyone and I didn't think this would happen to me as I didn't really have the best of luck with relationships... but I feel this connection with you that no one else has made me feel and even though it scares me. I want this."


"I want this too-" I pause "-I just don't want to get hurt again, I had a bad relationship last year and I don't want the same thing to happen again..." I confess quietly as I look away from him.


"Hey, sweetheart, look at me. I don't know what happened in your past relationship until maybe one day you will trust me enough to tell me what happened, but until then I want you to know that I have no intentions whatsoever to hurt you mentally or physically, especially on purpose." He tells me as he rubs the side of my face as he pulls it close to his.


"Alright... that sounds good with me," I respond, a small smile forming on my face.


Knock, knock,


We pulled away when we heard the door opening, to reveal I'm guessing is the main doctor who looks to be in her early 40's with dark brown hair tied up in a ponytail along with a pair of glasses framing her grey eyes. With her was a nurse who looked to be in her late 20's with curly blonde locks sat upon her head in a bob style and big brown eyes.


"Oh it's great to see you awake Miss Delgado, my name is Dr. Gonzalez and this is Miss Florez, my assistant. How are you feeling?"


"Andrea is just fine... and I'm feeling much better thank you, and it's nice to uh meet you." not knowing what else to say, I just try to get more comfortable in the bed as I was starting to become relentless being in it for so long. I was able to find a more pleasing spot, closer to the left side where Chris was sitting which was also cooler to relax my body. It also helped that he placed his hand slowly next to mine, interlocking our fingers gently as to not be too obvious to the other people in the room unless they looked more closely.


"Noted. So if you don't mind I want to just check over your vitals and ask some questions regarding how you're feeling and then I can diagnose when you would be able to leave, sounds good?" she offered a warm smile at the end of her sentence.


"Yeah sounds good, I don't mind," I respond back with a small smile. Which causes her to nod her head in a way that she is pleased with my response and starts looking over the machine's and IV bag then starts filling out the papers on her clipboard. As she is analyzing the machine that I'm hooked up to, the nurse walks over to the right side of my bed,


"I was wondering if I can do a physical and see if everything is going good?" she questions with an awkward smile.


I nod as to let her know it was alright and start to sit up slowly with the help of the nurse, Miss Florez, and Chris. I mean I understand I hit my head a bit when I passed out and have the headache to prove it, but that doesn't mean to treat me like I'm glass people. As she is checking my breathing and heartbeat with her stethoscope she starts small chatter, I guess to reduce the awkward silence in the room.


"I'm guessing you must be a family friend or a cousin," -she refers to Chris as she briefly looks up at him- "I'm just assuming since I met the parents earlier when they were visiting..." she explained further as she saw the confused expression on our faces.


"Oh uh yeah I'm a friend of the family, they had to go back to work and take care of the little ones." He jumbled out kind of slowly as if he wasn't sure of himself.


"Yeah I figured," she replied back, a small chuckle leaving her lips, "That's nice of you though to watch after their daughter while they tried to continue with their daily schedule." she looked at him with a shy smile. Oh no, I think I know what is happening here and I don't like it one bit so the only thing I can think of is to, as my dad puts it, add my 'two cents' in their conversation.


"Yeah, very nice. He's great to hang around with. So how long have you been a nurse for?" I blurt out, drawing her staring eyes from Chris to me.


"Oh...uh for about 4 years so not that long actually. Interested in joining the field?" She asks hesitantly as if she was caught cheating on a test or something illegal.


That's right Florez keep your wondering eyes off my mans.


"Oh no, actually Criminology. Was just curious." I respond with a fake smile, which she probably didn't notice as she nods her head and smiles back.


"Wow Criminology that sounds exciting."


"Yepp..." unsure of what else to say. I can tell Chris saw right through my little act though as he seems to be holding back a laugh, replacing it with a smile.  At least it's clear to say that his 'disguise' which is basically the same one he wore in ca:tws, with a pair of grey eyeglasses that match the grey t-shirt hidden underneath a black hoodie that is covered by a navy blue bomber jacket with light wash denim jeans and chucks. Oh and let's not forget the original baseball cap that they always think works as a good 'disguise'.

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