Total pages in book: 67
Estimated words: 68936 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 345(@200wpm)___ 276(@250wpm)___ 230(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 68936 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 345(@200wpm)___ 276(@250wpm)___ 230(@300wpm)
Daniel arrives half an hour later with a little bag of goodies in his case. He walks over and gives me a smile that makes Adan shake his head and mutter something under his breath.
“How are you, Adan?” Daniel asks, putting on some gloves before taking Adan’s arm and beginning to inspect it.
Daniel specializes in burns, so at least he knows what he’s looking for.
He’s a good doctor and a great surgeon, I can’t fault him there. He has been excellent with Adan’s aftercare.
“You were right to call me, Ramona. This is indeed an infection.”
“So she hasn’t been doin’ her fuckin’ job properly then?” Adan mutters.
Ouch.
That does hurt.
Because it’s what I fear.
“Absolutely not,” Daniel says, his voice harsher than I’ve ever heard. He looks to Adan with a stern face. “Ramona has been doing a fantastic job. These wounds are cleaner than most I’ve seen, but she’s not able to remove every single bit of bacteria, and that’s all it takes. It’s common, more so than you think. We’ll treat it and hope it doesn’t spread further. If it does, we may have to operate again.”
“No,” Adan snaps.
“Just shut up,” I say to him. “For once in your life, do as you’re damned told.”
Daniel’s mouth twitches.
“You’ve done a great job getting onto this early, Ramona,” Daniel says as he prepares to clean Adan’s arm and treat him. “These can be very dangerous if left too long, burns especially. I’ve heard of patients dying, you’ve done the right thing.”
Well, that shut Adan up.
Daniel sets up on the kitchen table and then gets to work cleaning the burn and redressing it. Then he gives us a good dose of antibiotics that Adan has to take multiple times a day. Once he’s done, I walk Daniel out to the front door, and I can feel Adan’s eyes on us, but I don’t give him the satisfaction of turning around.
“You did a great thing calling me as early as you did, your work will be recognized. If you see any changes, any at all, or even the slightest bit of redness appear, you call me and we’ll have to get him to a hospital. I’m confident you’ve caught it in time. Excellent work.”
Not going to lie, that feels great.
It makes my chest expand and my pride swell.
It’s nice to know you’re appreciated and you’re doing a good job, especially when it’s your first job.
“Thank you.” I smile.
“I’d love to take you out again? What are your thoughts?”
“I’d love to,” I say, because quite frankly, watching him growl at Adan showed me that maybe there is a side to Dr. Daniel I haven’t seen. “When?”
“Tomorrow?”
“Sounds wonderful.”
He leans down and brushes his lips across mine, completely surprising me. It’s such a confident and bold move, especially because he has to know Adan is watching. Maybe that’s why he’s doing it? Either way, wow. It surprises me, and it’s actually a really nice kiss, far different to the other ones he’s given me.
My heart does actually do a little jump.
“Bye,” he says, grinning at me as he turns and walks off.
I watch him go.
Well hot damn, who is that confident man?
“OHH GIRL, YOU’RE REALLY doing it, aren’t you?” Eve asks, eyes wide as she looks at my bag of goodies.
“Oh, I’m doing it alright. I need to win this battle.”
“Because of your pride or because you actually like him?”
I scoff. “I don’t like Adan, but he has insulted me and made sure I know I do nothing for him. That shit drives me crazy, and so I’m going to prove that he’s wrong.”
“I mean, I’m all for it.” Even chuckles. “I love a good challenge, as you know.”
I raise my brows. “You think?”
She laughs.
“I think you should mix Doris’ advice in there, too. Really make him tick. Go out with Daniel, hell bring him back to the house and scream the place down. Give him a dose of his own medicine and then act like it doesn’t bother you at all that he knows. Send that man over the edge, honey.”
“Oh, I very much plan on it. When he gets home this afternoon he’s going to find me dressed in a sexy nurse outfit, sucking a lollipop and acting all coy as I bathe him. It’ll be something else.”
Eve nods. “Well, if this doesn’t work, I don’t know what will.”
“Me either, but one way or another, that man will get a hard-on.”
“Good luck with it, I expect full reports.” Eve winks.
“One hundred percent you’ll be getting them. Now, tell me when your next mic night is, because a girl needs a break.”
“Tomorrow night, actually. We’ve had a few breaks because I lost two staff this week, but I’m hoping we’re back on track now. I hired a new girl, she’s really good but she’s something else, that’s for sure.”