Although she was asleep and the light in the hospital room was dim, she was a vision of pure loveliness. Her long black hair was pulled back in a braid that hung down her back. Her head was turned away from him, but the sight of the first time he saw her sweet face still remained fresh in his mind. Weakly lifting his hand, he reached over and lightly ran his fingers over her braid, feeling the softness of her hair as his eyes ran down over her small form.
‘Such a tiny girl.’ He thought before he closed his eyes and tried to remember what happened. The last thing he remembered was blinding pain in his head, him laying on the cold steel of the entrance ramp, and loud sounds then he passed out. The next thing he knew was something soft was being gently run over his heated flesh. He had tried to fight off the anesthesia, wanting to see who was at his side, and when he had opened his eyes, the beautiful girl was bent over his body and gently bathing his face. He had said something but he couldn’t remember what it was, but it was enough to get her to pull away from him so he could see her face. Her full lips and dainty nose accented her vivid blue eyes that were wide with shock.
‘Apparently she hadn’t expected me to wake up.’ he thought.
He had wanted to remain awake, to look at her, talk to her, or at least find out her name. The anesthesia he had been given quickly put an end to any thoughts he had of remaining awake. He had drifted off to sleep, only to awaken when he felt something surround his throbbing head. He struggled to get his eyes to open only to see doctors struggling to keep him down on the bed. When he had looked up, the sight of the lovely girl carefully holding his head to prevent him from hurting himself was enough to make his body relax. The room and people faded away as all of his attention was focused on her. Again he had said something that he didn’t remember, but it was enough to get those beautiful eyes to look at him again. The cursed medicine that the doctors gave him invaded his mind and he again fell asleep. But it didn’t matter for now he was awake and their was no doctors around to give him anything to knock him out, and better yet, the pretty girl was at his side.
He had been in hospitals from coast to coast and had seen his share of doctors and nurses, but he was, for some reason, interested in this tiny nurse. He suddenly felt something move against his hand. He looked down and one of his rare smiles slowly came to his face. She had taken his hand in his and held into it. Her slender fingers were entwined in his, flexing occasionally as she slept. The hand on her hair left her head to reach up to the bandages that covered the majority of his. The throbbing wasn’t half as bad and he estimated that he could possibly be out of here by late tomorrow afternoon. He glanced back at the sleeping nurse. He would definitely find out her phone number. He was again assaulted with the anesthesia and his eyes closed, not knowing that this would be the last time he would see her . . .
. . . until he made a decision that would change their lives forever.
Copyright 1999 by Lady Serria