Chapter 25
Rose
Can the people talking just stop? My head hurts so bad. Scratch that my whole body hurts. I try to lay as still as I can so i don't hurt more. That's when I noticed that it's Blake talking. My heart skips a beat. He's here. But why is he here? Why am I here? I try to think. Everything comes rushing back to me.the man, me running, him getting me all of it. Even Blake calling me baby. We will have to sit down and talk about that later. I tune back into what they are talking about. My blood runs cold. They are talking about hiding me away. I don't want that. They don't know how long it's going to take until he's caught. Forcing my eyes open and words to come out I tell them.
"I don't want to hide forever." they both turn to look at me. I hear someone yelling for a doctor. Blake is by my side in seconds. He holds my hand gently.
"Baby take it slow. There is nothing to decide right now. Let's get you feeling better. Then we can talk and decide what you want to do. Ok just rest the doctor will be her just what a little. Are you hurting or uncomfortable? Are you old or hot?" I just stare at him i don't even know how to answer all of that. Ms Barbara comes up to his side and puts her hand on his shoulder.
"Hun, that's a little too much. How do you want her to answer all of that, take a breath." he looks at her then you can see it dawn on his face. He turns back to me with a look of shock.
"I'm sorry. Ok are you hurting?" he stops at one question and waits for me. It's hard to answer. My mouth is so dry.
"Yes" I finally managed to get out.
"Ok the docker will be here soon i will tell him. Are you cold?"
"Yes" he takes the blanket off his back and puts it on me. That's when I realized I already had two on me. Why do I still feel cold? Just as I was about to try to ask him, the door opened. The doctor walks in. He's an old man with peppered hair. He walks over to us. He looks at Blake and walks to the other side not even trying to ask him to move. What happened when I was out? Just more I will have to talk to him about . The doctor takes his time checking my vitals. Blake tells him i'm hurting and still cold. He's so scary when he talks to the doctor. He's not yelling or cursing but something about how he's so serious. It's scary and hot all at once. I need to tell them my mouth is dry and I can't go on like this.
"Mouth dry" I choke out. I'm worried they couldn't hear me. When Blake looks down at me with now soft eyes I know he did. He looks back at the doctor who obviously didn't hear me. He's writing in his notes. Blake's sweet look is gone.
"She said her mouth is dry." The doctor looks down at me.
"With everything and the blood loss she dehydrated and the coldness is from the blood loss too. Give her a little bit of water, small sips. Keep the blanket on her. she will start feeling better in a few hours. I will have a nurse come by she will bring you some water and some more pain medication.you look like you are doing better. Your hand we had to give you some stitches. Try not to use it or get it wet. I will come back tomorrow morning to check on you but if you start feeling worse or strange don't hesitate to call for the nurse. They will call me and I will come check on you " he tells us and heads for the door.
"Yall do have scarcity making sure he cant sneak in here right?" Blake asked him standing to face him.
"Yes, don't worry, only the people on the visitor list can get in here. They are police down stares just in case he shows up here and tries to sneak in." with that he walks out. Blake sits back down and rubs my hand. Ms Barbara takes George's hand and heads to follow the doctor. She looks me in the eyes and gives me a sad smile.
"We will let you rest. I will tell everyone that you woke up and that you are ok. We will all come back tomorrow to see you. And don't worry about what i said when you are better we will talk about it. Blake dear don't worry about work say her with her." With that they were both gone, leaving me and Blake alone. He never looked at them or answered them. He just held my hand. He finally whispered.
"I'm so sorry this happened. I should have protected you." he kisses my hand. I try to tell him it's not his fault.
"Itss"
"Shuu, i know what you want to say and i know in my head that it's not my fault but my heart doesn't care it still says that it is. Don't worry about me right now. You're the one who should be worried about and cared for. In a mouth and this is all over and I'm still betting myself up about it then you can worry about me." I can't help it. I smile and try to shake my head at him but that was a bad idle.
"Try not to move. Close your eyes and try to rest more. I will be here with you. The nurse should be her soon. Then we can get some water in you and help that throat." I don't want to sleep any more but my eyes are getting heavy. Just as I'm about to fall back to sleep. There is a soft nook. I open my eyes and look to the door as a nurse walks in. She has this white cart with her. Blake stands up again.
"I heard you were thirsty and hurting." she asked me but Blake answered instead.
"Yes she would like some water please and something to help with the pain." He seems to respect this woman. How does he know her? He looks back at me as soon as he sees me his eyes go wide. He hurries and sits back down, brings my hand to his mouth and starts explaining how he knows her. Apparently she's the nurse who helped me and helped him calm down after I passed out. It seems he freaked out and she had to make him realize that I was ok. just unconscious. The nurse giggles at him fumbling trying to tell me everything. I must have had an unhappy look on my face while looking at them. I'm usually good at hiding how I feel. It must be because I'm hurt that I slipped up and let it show on my face.
"Yes two orderlies tried to pull him away from you when you passed out he was screaming begging you to wake you. I had to step in and yank his head to look at the monitors to show him your heart beat. That you were ok. We still couldn't get him to let go of you but at least he wasn't yelling and getting in our way anymore."
"You didn't have to tell her all of that" Blake looked embarrassed. He looked cute when he blushed.
"Ok, enough about that" she handed Blake a cup and straw. If my mouth could water it would be right now for it. My eyes stay on it as he lifts the bed so i'm sitting up some. It didn't feel nice but I wanted the water so bad i don't even care. He brings the straw to my lips. I want to take a big gulp. Blake must have noticed. He pulled it back before I could. I want to snatch it back. Before I can even lift my arms he tells me.
"Small sips, remember. I will give it to you and you can have as much as you want but you have to rake it slow please." He's right, I was too greedy just now. I look at him with pleading eyes and he brings it back to my mouth. This time I took a small drink. It felt so good going down. I look at him again and he brings it back to me. After the fourth sip the nurse was done checking me and giving me medication. I can feel the pain easing and I'm feeling tired. I'm not sleeping until I finish the water though. She tells us to hit the button if we need anything and to get some rest. After I finished the water I got even colder. I started to shiver. I think it's because of the water.
"Baby are you cold, do you want me to go get more blankets?" I thought about it but I want something else. I summon all of my courage and ask him.
"Umm, is there any way you could lay next to me?" I can't help it. I look away. It's quiet for so long that I'm about to tell him it's just a joke. The covers lift off me. I look to him and he's crawling into bed with me. I try to move to give him room but pain shoots down my legs.
"Don't move i have plenty of room." he slides his arm under me. Wrapping his arm around me gently I put my head close to his chest. He rested his on top of mine. He's so warm it helps to chase the chill away. My eyes get so heavy I can't get them to open. I fall asleep feeling safer than I ever have been for.