"Alright, Vance, you know the drill. What is this, the fiftieth time this year you been here?" Jason, the CNA, asked. He nodded to the freshly folded Johnny on the bed.
Vance groaned, careful to keep it to himself. He was lucky to be back. Lucky to be alive. Fifty treatments and nearly as many relapses. It wasn't that he didn't try, just that circumstances always seemed to fuck him. The only other constant was Ravenstone Hospital.
Jason shrugged. "Come on, man. I'd like to get to a lunch break sometime this year."
Vance removed his glasses, pulled his dingy t-shirt over his head and tossed it on the floor. His wiry frame was painted with faded tattoos and the scars of a hard lifestyle. He slid the Johnny on and fumbled with his belt, kicked off his dirty boots. "Fine. I need to get dosed anyways. When is that cunt, Miranda coming in?"
Jason snickered a note, then his face turned to stone. He drew his linebacker build up to full height. "Yeah, she is. But if you call her that again, they're gonna have to order you a soft diet. Feel me?"
"Whatever," Vance mumbled. He slid his jeans down, stepped free of the tangle. He cupped his hands around his balls over his Johnny.
Jason flipped the pockets out, pinched the seams, checking over every inch of fabric of Vance's clothing. He pulled the soles out of Vance's boots. It wasn't unusual for patients being admitted to Ravenstone to stash something away for one last party.
Vance faked a shiver, rubbed his shoulders. "I'm freezing. You feel like hurrying up?"
"You can throw this shit back on after Miranda sees you and not-"
"This is bullshit! Every time I come here you assholes always fuck with me," Vance said, adding a touch of extra vitriol.
The curtain dividing the room screeched back. Miranda's fierce blue eyes drilled into Vance. She let them roll. "Back again?"
Vance took a good, long look at the young nurse sent to do his admission. Five foot seven. Wavy auburn hair with blond highlights. Miranda's body was a Christmas list of perfect curves and toned athletic muscle wrapped up in scrubs tighter than spandex. Vance hated the stuck up bitch, but enjoyed the eye candy.
"Job security for community college nurses, I guess," Vance said with a half-smile.
Miranda fired back with an icy smile. "Let's get this over with. There probably isn't much to see."
A touch of red hated Vance's face. What an evil bitch. He wished he could stab all five inches of his cock down her throat to shut her up. He shifted his weight. Miranda stretched a pair of exam gloves over her perfectly manicured fingers, letting them snap in place.
Vance knew the hospital policy. He lifted the gown to his waist. Miranda noted a couple of Vance's bruises on her clipboard. She curled an eyebrow at his boxers.
"Lose the shorts," Miranda said, voice cold and robotic.
Vance's pulse quickened. That was new, he thought. They usually didn't make you go down to the skin. A thin sheen of cold sweat seeped through his forehead. "Is that really necessary?" He shifted his weight back to the other foot.
"No. But I figure with you I should be extra careful with your check in." Miranda impatiently tapped a foot. "Your call. Lose em or go home."
The tiny package taped to Vance's inner thigh was only the size of a folded envelope, but suddenly weighed a hundred pounds. Maybe Miranda only needed a quick flash. She may not notice.
"Fine," Vance muttered. The boxers fell to the floor and Jason quickly snatched them up.
Miranda stepped forward, forcing Vance to take an uneasy step of his own backwards. "Now the Johnny."
Vance slowly dragged the gown up his torso, shielding his cock with his free hand. He slid a leg slightly forward, concealing the tiny envelope as best he could.
Miranda scribbled something on her clipboard. She clicked her pen. "Alright. Let's see it."
Vance's blood froze. "You wanna see my piece?" If he took his hand away they'd see the envelope for sure. And his cock. Even though it was starting to twitch, Vance didn't enjoy the idea of this cold-hearted bitch seeing him exposed.