Chapter 15 *** Sharing Bed ***

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[ BLAKE'S POV ]

She looked up at me with terror as If I was the devil from hell who had come to take her soul with me. She started to backup instinctively from my approach. I paused for a moment before resuming my walk over to her bed.

She squeezed her eyes shut, almost thinking me as a daytime murder. I sighed softly and started to fix her lose catheter. It almost slipped out from her vein since she was moving too much.

I adjusted those medical pipes and fixed everything with much caution. She reopened her eyes after a while, mouth agaped in awe as she glanced up at my face with a pair of surprising eyes.

Well, I couldn't blame her! I was never good to her ever since she appeared in my life.

She started to move in uneasiness as if it was too surreal for her to believe that I could actually help her out.

I scowled at her with a tightened frown,
" Stop moving or else it will start bleeding."

She stopped moving but eyes had still hold the amusement while looking at my expression. Honestly, I wished that I could answer her questions just the way she wanted. I was glad to punish her but I was even more sorry for her after finding her medical condition.

I treated her like an asshole!

I wanted to come inside as soon as she regained her conscious. But I stopped when I saw Asher inside. I knew that they were friends but there was something different in Asher's eyes that made me wandering a different meaning.

As a man, I could read from Asher's eyes that he liked Veronica! That's shouldn't be my concern! It shouldn't be! I am here to find Victoria only.

A nurse with short hair walked in holding tray. Looking down, I figured out that it was a Veronica's type to get her injection. I consideringly moved on other side and gave her enough space to inject Veronica.
Veronica was startled and almost freaked out when the nurse began to approach her with that injection. Veronica screamed out in fear and cornered herself nervously,
" No way! No! I never take injection! Please no injection! I can take hundred of pills but no injection! "

The nurse seemed helpless. She smiled at her assuringly and pursued,
" Miss Knight, please cooperate with us. We are doing our best so that you can recover fast. I promise that it won't hurt much."

She continued rumbling and shook her head repeatedly,
" No..No...I don't care..I don't want to get injection! "

I spoke finally rolling my eyes at her childish behavior,
" Are you two, Veronica?"

For the first time, she endured whatever tantrums I throwed on her. But at the end, the outcome remained the same. She was persistent on not taking the injection.

I pinched between my eyebrows and asked the nurse frustratingly,
" Give it to me and leave! She will take it tomorrow."

Veronica appeared happy by my decision when I drove that clingy nurse away.

Silly girl! She never knew Blake Davidson!

I put down the tray beside the side table and spoke to her,
" You can think about taking this tomorrow."

She mumbled something about not taking the injection ever and I just ignored. I had my own plans to pursue her.

That short haired man appeared in the room again in no less than a minute. She smiled before switching suspicious glances between us and questioned uncomfortably,
" Umm..If you don't mind Mr.Davidson, May I know the exact relationship between the two of you?"

Her questions brought frown between my temples. I asked with obvious coldness,
" Sorry?"

The nurse flustered for a moment before correcting her questions awkwardly,
" Aah! I mean that she needs to stay in the hospital tonight. So I guess, it's more convenient to have someone watch over her always. Any family member?"

I stole a glimpse of Veronica's complicated emotions. She was on the verge of saying no but my answers came out faster more than I expected,
" I will stay with her overnight in this hospital."

Veronica's mouth was partially as she stared at me disbelievingly. After hearing my confirmation, the nurse hummed with understanding and took her leave.

Veronica spoke once she closed the door from outside,
" Blake! I don't need anyone really. It's just a minor health issue. Please go back to your house. I will be.."

" Hush!", I hissed at her placing my forefinger on her rosy lips. A heat flamed from her plump cheeks unknowingly.

I spoke revealing my firm decision,
" I will be here! No more talk! I am the only family that you got here."

[ VERONICA'S POV ]

His cold finger laid on my parted lips. Goosebumps creepted through my skin. I decided to swallow the rest of my protest. Maybe, he felt guilty with his earlier action. But the thought of spending night together with Blake under the same rooftop invited butterflies in my stomach oddly.

Well, he was a handsome, well perfectionist man after all!

Then I happened to remember that Asher had gone to buy my favourite juice flavor. He hadn't returned yet and I was sure that he wouldn't allow me to stay with Blake in a same room especially after witnessing what he had done to me today with his own eyes.

All my hope had gone suddenly!

My phone that was placed beside my pillow beeped following up a tone of messages. I reflexively reached out for the phone and tapped on it. Asher's message popped up

*** So sorry, Veronica! Something urgent cropped up suddenly. My senior has summoned me urgently. I am going to visit you as soon as possible. Take care and call me if you need anything.***

I sent back a reply with no worries emoji. God was really challenging my patience tonight. Now I am going to share the room with that devil. I understood the importance of Asher's job. They required urgent missions oftenly and it wasn't unpredictable to call all of sudden.

Soon night fell down welcoming a chilling weather. Blake adjusted the AC temperature and took back the couch that he had been using to sit or lying or leaning. He was too tall to fit in that red couch.

Unbelievably, he didn't argue with me for the entire day. He was quite, instructed me few times to have dinner and went back to his spot. A magazine was hanging in his arms for the entire day as if he was memorizing each words.

I finished my soup in a gulp and put away the ball aside. Staring at his couch, I felt bad for him honestly. I gently bit my lips before clearing my throat and brought his attention back on me,
" Well.. Blake...You will have a back pain if you sleep on that couch.."

He responded faster without looking up at me,
" I can manage, Veronica. You sleep tight."

I pursued my lips again with a thumping heart,
" I..I was suggesting that why don't we share the bed tonight? It's so big. We will fit well."

Blake looked up at me, surprise flashed from his hazel eyes upon hearing my generous offer.

Damn! Did I sound obvious or tempting?

He pondered for a while and asked again to reassure his hearing,
" Are..are you sure?"

I gave him a slight nod and already started leaving the space beside me,
" Very sure! "


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We both were lying together in awkward silence. He didn't speak nor did I felt the necessary of starting any conversation. We both laid at the other end of bed. There was so much space between as if another third party was lying between us.

Whenever he moved, my breathing caught in my lungs. I never expected to share a bed with other man before wedding.

Worst of all, the man was none other than my brother-in-law!

Two hours had passed but I couldn't sleep at all. Turning my eyes at Blake, I heard his faint snoring. I breathed slightly in relief. Now he was sleeping, I could at least occupy few space. Honestly, I felt like I was going to fall down on the floor if I moved an inch.

Thus I moved along and took half of the space that I left for Blake. Pressing my back at him, I decided to sleep but suddenly a pair of long arms snaked me around like a little doll from back.

I froze unable to move a limb as I heard his ragged breathing right on my ears. His masculine smell was engulfing my nostrils slowly. His embrace felt so warm that I felt like living in his arms forever.

No! This is wrong!

I corrected my perverted thoughts and decided to break free but his grip was too hard!

Helpless, I had no other option but to sleep in his arms peacefully.