NB: Credit and thanks goes to
rayneluver
for her help in editing and proof reading this chapter.
I know I said in chapter 3 that there are supposed to be surprises right? But on hindsight, I'm not sure if there were many surprises... or maybe I read my chapters too many times that I can't pick it out. =p
Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy this chapter!
-ArtForm-
***
He was wide awake and pissed. He had been reduced to begging the nurse from the night shift to stop the IV drip for it made him less in control of his thoughts or his dreams. Draven didn't like that one bit, even if his dreams involved a really sexy naked doctor doing all sorts of acrobatic acts.
It didn't help either that the sexy naked doctor looked like a specific blonde Head of the OB/GYN.
With a sigh, Draven tried to think of something else and assessed his injuries instead. He was half considering ripping the damn cast off his right arm but was unsure if it had completely healed yet. Instead, he used his left fingers to try and squeeze through the gap between his skin and the cast; feeling for his bone.
"Just what the hell do you think you're doing?" said a very irate voice. Draven didn't even bother to look up. That voice had been plaguing his dreams the whole night; moaning and whispering lewd suggestions. Besides, when did she even enter the room?
"You were too busy trying to take the cast off that you probably didn't see me," replied Amber, moving around to take a look at his chart. Immediately his head shot up, giving her a warning stare.
"Put me on drugs again and I swear I will bite you," he scowled. Amber stood rigid and for a moment, Draven caught a flicker of pleasure on her face before it was replaced with a look of amusement.
"Try me," she dared, staring him straight in the eyes. Her heart was beating fast, hoping that he didn't call her bluff. They stared at each other for a whole minute. He blinked first.
"Right, thought so," she said, putting his chart down and moved casually to sit by his side. "I know I promised not to come here anymore but I couldn't help myself. Plus I wanted to make sure they were giving you enough fentanyl for the pain."
"Why is this hospital administering fentanyl instead of morphine? This is such a simple procedure!" he said accusingly. Fentanyl was almost a hundred times more potent than morphine!
"You think they didn't try? Vampires must have blood of steel or something. Your chart showed that they were short of administering an elephant tranquilizer to put you under."
Draven didn't say anything but grumbled silently to himself.
"Anyway, that increased dosage gave you a good rest didn't it?" Her voice was gentle, trying to be supportive.
If you considered getting a hard on every hour a good rest, he thought. And the worst part was that he couldn't even relieve himself because firstly he was in dreamland and secondly jerking off with his left hand was awkward.
Her sudden laughter shook him away from his thoughts. When he turned to look at her, she had tears in her eyes.
"Seriously Vampire... you need to be around women more and not just those you feed on. Don't you worry, the nurses and doctors here are used to seeing male erections at every hour of the day."
Draven frowned. He must have looked confused somewhat for she explained, "I know the nurses on this floor are attractive and thus the erections? I don't blame you," she said with a laugh. Draven continued to stare at her in disbelief. Obviously she was mistaken.
"You don't happen to be a gymnast on the side do you?" he asked.
"Hell no. Whatever gave you that idea?"
"Nothing. Why are you here anyway?" he added quickly, hoping that she wouldn't see the blush on his cheeks.
"My shift starts in thirty minute, thought I'd drop by since you haven't had any visitors since yesterday."
"I do not need you to babysit me. You can go now." His voice was calm but inside he was just a little shaky. Was it pathetic to feel upset that his brother and niece had not visited him?
He felt her pat his left arm softly. "No it's not... Alaron and Fiona had some things to settle. They'll probably visit in the evening."
Annoyance flashed across his face. "Can you stop that?"
"What?" she asked innocently.
"Listening to my thoughts!" he exclaimed. "Honestly woman... and get off my bed!"
She got up but didn't move away from him. "I can't! You're thinking so damn loud that I cannot differentiate it from your normal speech."
"Then don't talk to me!"
"Fine!" she retorted and grabbed her purse from the visitor's chair. Why was he being such an ass? She just came by to bring some fresh flowers to cheer him up. It wasn't just that he intrigued her but he was by default also a part of the MacFarlane family now. They were supposed to be working together for god sake!
She snatched the small bouquet of carnations that she had placed on the chair with the intention of placing it by his side table. But on second thought, narrowed her eyes angrily at him and threw the flowers towards his face.
"What the..." His left hand tried to block the bouquet but his aim was way off and it smacked him straight in the face. "I hate that woman," he snapped but she was already gone.
She was intolerable! Coming in here, poking into his thoughts, being nice to him... just what the hell does she want?
Grumbling to himself, he tried to think of other things but found his thoughts wandering back to the she-wolf.
Remembering the kiss from the previous day, Draven suddenly sobered up. Was she making implicit moves on him? God no! Werewolves do not seek out mates from the Vampire community and vice versa. Period.
What if it was just sex? Okay, that made more sense. If she wanted to sleep with him, why didn't she just say so? It wasn't as if he was a prude... okay so maybe he couldn't remember the last time he was with a woman... but you can't forget how to have sex, could you?
A headache was brewing slowly and Draven's left fingers unconsciously began rubbing his temples lightly. What the hell was he thinking? Was he contemplating sleeping with that woman?
This needed sorting out immediately. He needed to talk to her seriously and with as much civility as possible.
Sitting up straight, he turned to look at the various machines connected to his body via tubes. There were catheters for various fluids going in and out of him. Did they really think he was
that
incapable of anything? They even connected a tube to drip urine from his bladder. He broke his arm not his dick for crying out loud.
He began pulling out all the tubes, ignoring the warning sounds that alerted the nurse into his ward. She came promptly within the minute, fighting with him over them.
His left hand touched her cheek gently and suddenly she was walking out of the room with a confused look on her face.
"Okay, that still works," he breathed out. Basically he erased the part about the alarms going off so she forgot why she had gone into his ward in the first place.
"Now, it's your turn." He peered at the cast warily and wondered which was the best and most efficient way to cut it off. However, after much debating he decided to keep it on. "You might prove useful for empathy points from the wicked Doctor," he said, patting the cast before sneaking out of his ward.
Thankfully, no one stopped him or asked him any questions. It was possible that he had been isolated from the other patients and staff because he was considered an 'unnatural' patient in the medical centre. He was thankful that the antiseptic smell of the place was overpowering his own scent. At least that gave him some cover.
"Culzean, what the hell are you doing out of your bed!" she cried the moment he entered her office. "Oh my god you took out your tubes!"
"Please restrain yourself Doctor," he said coldly, stopping her from getting up to inspect him. "I came here to talk. Civilly," he said, emphasizing the last word.
"I start work in two minutes," she replied grumpily but leaned back in her chair nonetheless.
"Okay," he breathed deeply. "Be honest with me Doctor and I will try to be honest with you. No peeking into my thoughts," he warned as an afterthought. When he was sure that she was listening, he continued, "Are you in any way desiring to mate with me?"
Amber's eyes widened. He was so direct! She wanted to divert her gaze away from him but knew that it would scream 'yes' without her even saying a word.
"No," she said instead, trying to keep her voice as calm and confident as possible. She deliberately cleared her mind and thought only of an empty white box; hoping it would provide him no chance to read her.
Draven considered her answer carefully and did his best not to read her mind. He had promised himself to be civil with her and that meant no mind reading.
"So the kiss meant nothing to you?" he asked suddenly, watching the way her eyes went all cloudy and defensive.
"That... that was a mistake. Didn't I say so yesterday? So no, it meant nothing. You should leave now. My first patient is up in a while."
He was looking at her intensely with his dark brown eyes. Was she telling the truth? It was really very tempting to take a peek into her mind.