TENDING TO THE STORM

CHAPTER 17

  Lizzy groaned.She felt like she had been zapped by a thousand electric bolts.She felt the pain everywhere.

    Her eyes adjusted to the light and the memories came flooding back. She gasped and bolted upright regretting the action immediately as the pounding in her head got worse.

  She held her head and squinted in pain,searching around the room ,her eyes landed on the big guy standing at the door with shades and a black tux.

  She got scared.
"This must have been his plan along"," where the heck am I?"
Different thoughts went through her head as well the plan to escape.

  She was ready to put her plan in motion when an angry Blake walked into the room.
Noting that the 'big guy' graciously bowed and  held the door for him.

She pursed her lips in thought and shrugged the action.

Blake,already in the room saw that she was staring at him,lost in thought.

"Good,you're awake"
He slipped his cellphone into his pocket and sat at the edge of the bed making sure not to cramp her legs underneath the sheet.He placed a reassuring hand on her thigh.

"Its okay, Lizzy" he said with a guilt-ridden expression.

"What happened?" She touched the bandages on her forehead.

He looked at her like she was insane and his brows creased in worry.

"No,no.Am fine.I meant what happened to ..to.." She stammered.

She couldn't bring herself to say his name.

She hissed in pain as the pain in her midsection warned her as she stretched to get the glass of water lying on the bedside table close to her bed.

"You need to stay still." He pushed her back gently so she could rest on the elevated hospital bed.

He got the glass of water she wanted and handed it to her and took his sit.

"Thank God you didn't need stitches but you were bruised pretty badly"
A vein popped out in anger.He clutched his fist then relaxed them.

"I'm here for you" he added with a reassuring smile that didn't quite reach his eyes.

They stayed there for a moment with both of them gazing lovingly into each other's eyes.

They broke apart at the sound of the door opening. The doctor walked in along with the attending nurse with a check board in her hand.

He checked her vital signs and her pupillary reflex to light, as well as her body response to pain to ensure that she hadn't lost feeling in her body.

Blake scowled as the doctor made their assessment in silence not telling him anything.

"Well,she is definitely well enough to be discharged today.But I'll like to keep her here for a night at least for further observation"

  The doctor informed Blake who nodded along,his brows knotted in concentration.

Afterwards,the doctor and his nurse left,leaving them alone again.

  "What happened to Blaine?" She asked,her eyes questioning his and the look he gave her said that she wouldn't want to worry.

But that's the exact opposite of what she was feeling.

"Don't worry.I took care of him"
She gulped.

She knew what he was capable of .Even if she had only known him for a few months.

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The next day,she was discharged and on her way back to New York,Manhattan upon Blake's request.

  He had inquired if it was okay for her to be flown back to New York and to continue the treatment there.

  "Here we are,Home sweet home" She spread her arms wide open,breathing in the fresh air. She was so relieved to be so far away from the hospital smell.

He smiled at her cuteness.

Blake had been protective of her ever since.Not wanting to allow thus incident repeat itself.He wanted to be extra careful so she could recover fully.

"Carino,es tan bueno verte".Louisa came bustling through the guards to hug Lizzy. A much younger woman behind her.

" Has estado bien,te ves palido"
Louisa held her face and worry lines creased her face.

She held her hands in hers and squeezed them in reassurance.

  "Am fine Louisa,apart from the band-aid on my head and a few bruises here and there,am okay."
  Louisa's face looked perturbed.

She glanced at the faces around her and they all had aggrieved expressions on their faces.

  "Guys seriously am fine" she reassured them.

"You need to sit down, you've been standing for some time now".
Blake spoke up and shoved her gently back into the wheelchair and she complied,her knees weak.

" You know am not invalid, right?"She argued glaring back at him and everyone laughed.

  Then her eyes landed on the woman nervously standing behind Louisa.

She looked to be around the same age as Lizzy with red curly hair and a splattering of a few freckles across her cheeks and a cute button nose.She was quite beautiful.

"Louisa,who is she?" She pointed at the woman behind Louisa.

"My daughter" Louisa answered nudging her forwards.
The younger woman smiled shyly and blushed pink.

"Hi" Lizzy said and she smiled.
She stretched out her hand for a handshake.

"Hi,my name's Camille"The redhead finally spoke and she took Lizzy's hand.

Lizzy noticed the nervous fluttering of her lashes and the strange exchange between Blake and camille but she paid no attention to the inquisitive thoughts.

After all,Blake was an attractive  man and any woman would have to be blind not to notice it and the fact that he was all hers brought a smile to her lips as she pulled the duvet back to sleep that night.

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She heard hushed whispers coming from downstairs on her way to the kitchen early the next morning.

She yawned and wiped the sleep from her eyes,moving down the stairs she headed to where the sounds were coming from.

She heard a giggle then Blake's voice resounded
" its not everyday it gets to happen"

  She entered the kitchen and saw the two facing each other...

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Translations:
="Carino,es tan bueno verte"
-"My darling it's so good to see you".
="Has estado bien,the ves palido"
-"Have you been well? You look pale".

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