Chapter 226
All three of them approach Angela, stopping about a foot away from her.
“What’s your name, dear?” She asks gently as she places the digital thermometer in Micayla’s ear.
“Micayla but most just call me Cay.” She responds quietly, her voice giving her nervousness away.
“Are you just cold or are you scared?” I sigh silently as Angela has picked up on her hesitation as well.
“Both.” It’s barely a whisper but at least we know what we’re working with.
“What are you afraid of?” Angela continues the gentle questioning as she checks the girls’ temperatures as well.
“The consequences.” Her simple response adds to my concerns for her.
“The consequences of what? Were you involved in the brawl?”
“No ma’am. I was in Jamie’s room.”
“Then what’s got you worked up right now?”
The two of them work easily together as she helps her into a bathrobe.
“We went out after alpha locked everyone down. We weren’t to leave our room for any reason.”
Her voice quivers with her confession but Angela continues as if nothing is out of the ordinary. By the time she has the three of them in robes Amber, Mina and Jessa have emerged from the medical wing.
“Jessa, Madilyn and Madisyn are both coming in with significantly low temps, the ear thermometer is reading 95 degrees which is bordering on moderate hypothermia. They won’t like it but I need you to get a core temp from their rears before starting them both on warmed saline. Follow standard protocol for pups with hypothermia. We need an accurate starting point.
Amber, once Micayla helps Jessa and Mina get the girl’s out of their clothes and into gowns, I’d like you to show her to the shower. A hot shower, hospital gown, robe and blanket should help her warm up decently until we get them situated for the night. All of you head back to room two, it’s already waiting for your arrival.”
“What about Cole?” Madisyn hesitates to leave with the others.
“I’m going to start Cole out here so he doesn’t get the bed wet but he’s a very modest young man and will not allow me to take his clothes off him with you here.”
I allow Cole to rest against me as Angela speaks with Madisyn. She’s taking the time to get on her level to soothe the apprehension she has of leaving him again.
“Everyone is safe now Maddie. He will be in the room next to yours in a few minutes but it’s important that you go with Jessa and get warmed up. You’re very cold right now.”
She finally nods her head with a quiet yes ma’am and takes Amber’s hand, following her down the hall.
“Okay Cole, I need you to start walking again.”
I encourage as I gently lean into him. He starts walking slowly but I know he heard what Angela said about taking his clothes and while he doesn’t verbally protest his slow walk is definitely one in itself.
“Be still Cole, I need to check your temp.”
He whines mildly as she places it in his ear but doesn’t move. I can tell by his lack of movement that he’s struggling to remain conscious.
“I know you’re not doing much which is quite concerning but I know you’re not going to like it. It’s important that I get these clothes off as they are only keeping you cold and with your arm being broken, trying to get them off of you the normal way isn’t going to work out well.” She explains as she starts cutting into his sleeve.
He immediately starts trying to pull away, whining and whimpering when he’s too weak to escape. His fight slowly increases as she cuts through more of the fabric until she’s finally able to peel off the front of his shirt, dropping it to the floor. Without a word she cuts into the waist of his pants. She steps back in surprise as he suddenly spins around yelling no as I stop him from running.
“It’s okay Cole. She’s not going to hurt you.”
“I can’t be naked.” He finally whimpers as Angela starts working on cutting his pants again.
“Keep still, no one is going to see you.” Angela tries to reassure him but the stress of his clothes disappearing seems to have woken him up quite a bit.
“No.” He cries out again as she removes the last of his clothes.
He’s much more active now but still incredibly weak and easily kept in my hold as Angela starts patting him dry.
“Cole, I want to get a gown on you but I need you to step away from Demetri to do that.”
He shuffles his feet back as I keep my hands on his shoulders. His breathing is ragged and he seems to struggle to lift his head. Angela hands me one side of the gown and I gingerly slide it over his broken arm and onto his shoulder. He puts a little more effort into getting his left arm through the other sleeve as Angela quickly buttons the collar loosely around his neck.
“Much better.” Angela compliments as I guide him back towards the bed.
“Start sitting down, it’s right behind you.” I encourage as I continue to guide.
He seems to sigh once he’s sitting but makes little effort to get comfortable. Angela lifts the head of the bed, guiding him even further into the bed. It’s only as she lifts his legs that I notice for the first time his shoes are gone. She quickly peels the saturated socks from his feet, dropping them on the towels still on the floor before rubbing him down with the towel she flung over her shoulder.
“That’s it Cole. So much better now that you're dry.” She murmurs gently, almost as if she’s talking to a child.
He lifts his other leg, helping her to do the same before he eases himself the rest of the way onto the bed. His eyes are closed as he lays back but his peace is broken by his yelp.
Leaning forward, it’s as if he had momentarily forgotten about his injury to the back of his head.
“I need you to sit up. I’ve got a sling that I want to get your arm in and a better position for you to lay in.”
She works quickly to get him comfortable before kicking the towels out of the way of the bed.
“Help me get him back to the room, then you need to hit your office and get dried off. You're as wet as the rest of them.”
I smile as I grab a hold of the rails on the bed.
“Yes ma’am” I reply as we wheel him down the hall.
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