Chapter 42
Cassie
Narrowing my eyes I tried to take in everything that the surgeon was doing. And even though I tried my best it was next to impossible to take in everything but that’s why I was there. To learn from the best and I already felt I was learning a lot. Even if the nausea kept coming in waves that made me feel faint.
This was my dream to actually be a surgeon. So I wasn’t about to excuse myself. The nice doctor who had done the sonography was right. Being pregnant and having a baby, well two babies shouldn’t be a reason not to follow my dreams. If anything it was a reason to cling on to those dreams even tighter. And I planned on doing just that.
After all soon enough I wouldn’t just have my sick mother to look after but two innocent little lives as well.
Two of them.
The thought made me smile behind my mask and my hand went to my stomach. It wouldn’t be long until it began to curve outwards and then people would notice but for now it was my little secret and I would guard them with my life.
“You can close up now.” Dr Poe stepped back and I shook away the thoughts that had been preoccupying me.
“Yes doctor.” I stepped forward into her spot. It made me feel proud that she trusted me to do this on my first day and I wasn’t going to let her down.
“What would you like me to do?” Megan’s voice was cracking with the effort to sound submissive.
“You can assist Cassie.”
I turned to smile at them both but doctor Poe was gone and Megan? Well megan was staring daggers at my stomach.
I felt the blood drain from my face. The look she was giving me wasn’t nice. It wasn’t friendly. In fact if looks could kill then I would have dropped dead on the spot.
“Of course.” Megan dragged her eyes upwards. “How are you feeling now Cassie?” She asked sweetly. And the smile was back on her face but it was too late to pretend now. I had seen the way she was looking at me when she thought I wasn’t looking and it made me uncomfortable.
I couldn’t trust her.
“I’m ok.” I answered evenly. “Just a little tired.”
The doctor earlier had said I needed to take it easy and that I looked wrung out and exhausted and I was feeling even worse now. I knew I had to rest more and that pushing my body to its limit wasn’t good for me or for my babies. I had to find some kind of balance but not today. Today I had to push myself a little bit so I made a good impression and cemented my position here.
I felt like it was going well.
“Yeah it can be tiring can’t it. Let’s get this all done so we can take a break hey.”
Finishing off took just under an hour and I felt every one of the minutes in that hours. By the time we reached the locker room again I was so exhausted I could barely see straight.
Falling down on to the wooden bench I groaned.
“Here. Drink something.” Megan thrust a bottle of water into my hand and I took it gratefully. Twisting the already loosened lid and swallowing half the bottle down before I came up for air.
“Thank you.” I said gratefully. Maybe Megan wasn’t so bad after all. She seemed to be genuinely making an effort to be my friend and I kept judging her. Why was that?
Possibly because she was sleeping with my husband and I was jealous? It did feel strange to be friendly with my husbands mistress. She really seemed to be trying to be nice.
“Drink it all up.” Megan prompted with a smile. “You need it all.”
***
“Cass-“
Something cool and wet swiped against my skin and my eyes tried to open but for some reason they wouldn’t. It was like they were glued together. Even my eyelashes felt sticky and my eyelids felt like they were weighted down.
“Cassie.” The deep masculine voice said again. “Try to open your eyes for me.”
They flew open and panic gripped me as confusion clouded my mind. I didn’t know where I was. All I knew was that I was somewhere dark and enclosed with a man who was holding me tightly on the back seat.
“Whoa , whoa. Cassie. It’s just me.” A familiar voice spoke from slightly behind me. “It’s Forrest.”
“Forrest?” My heart slowed to a more regular rhythm. “What happened?” I struggled to sit up and the hands on my shoulders tightened and eased me back down.
“Just read a second Cassie. I’m glad to see you awake finally but you gave me quite a scare when I found you.” He chuckled darkly. “You need to quit doing that. I don’t think my old heart can take it anymore.”
I wanted to tell him he wasn’t old but none of what he had said made sense. “What do you mean you found me?”
His face appeared above mine. Upside down and grinning a little sheepishly. “I found you, at the edge of the parking lot. You were lucky because I only spotted you because I was heading back inside because I forgot a file. Thought you were a drunk at first.” His eyes widened . “You aren’t a drunk are you Cassie?”
I could see by his face that he was joking.
“No.”
“Been drinking at all? What were you doing out there?”
I frowned and it gave me more of a headache then I had already.
“No.”
“Then why were you passed out in the parking lot Cassie? Have you been blacking out?”
“I was in work.” I mumbled quickly. That was the last thing I remembered. Assisting in the surgery and the pride I had felt when doctor Poe had asked me to close up.
“You work here?” Forrest’s eyebrows lifted in shock. “Did Julian change his mind and give you-“
I shook my head, untangling myself from his arms. “No.” Shivering I tried to sit up and a fresh kind of pain hit me in the stomach.
“Where is my jacket?” Confused, I fingered the hem of my sweater. I was dressed in my civilian clothes although I couldn’t remember getting changed after the surgery.
“You weren’t wearing one. What the hell is going on Cassie.”
“I don’t know. I remember closing up for Doctor Poe and then heading back to the locker room.” I froze staring down at the sweater material that was covering my stomach. There was a small hole in it. One that I knew hadn’t been there before because it was brand new.
“Megan.”
“What?” Forrest asked.
“Megan got me the position. I was with her after the surgery and.” Lifting the sweater I stared down at my usually smooth skin except the skin wasn’t smooth anymore. There was a growing bruise on it and in the centre of it, like a bullseye was a needle mark.
My heart slammed into my chest.
“Damn Cassie.” Forrest whistled through his teeth as he saw it. “What the hell happened to you?”
“Megan gave me a bottle of water to drink.”
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