Falling

Chapter Nine

I sat in the waiting room of the campus clinic, reading a pamphlet listing all of the different types of birth control options that were available. I looked up from the pamphlet when I heard the door to the exam rooms open, where a middle-aged lady wearing scrubs stood holding a clipboard,

"Camille Lawrence?", she asked, gesturing me to follow her.

She led me back to the exam room, measuring my vitals and asking standard questions about my wellness and sexual health. She looked a bit shocked when I answered 'no' to her asking if I was sexually active, and praised me for choosing to get on birth control before having sex. She continued assessing me before letting me know that a provider would be in to see me shortly, and exited the room.

I waited only a short while before hearing a knock on the door as an older-but attractive man entered the room, wearing a white coat. He had a bald head and a thick dark beard which suited him rather nicely.

"Hi, Camille, I am Dr. Campbell", he said as he sat on the physician's stool.

"That's kind of funny", I began, "I have a professor whose last name is Campbell", I said, smiling at him.

He smiled admiringly before asking, "Does she lecture your Anatomy and Physiology class?" he asked, seemingly knowing who I was referring to.

"Yeah, actually, she does", I said, "I take it you know her?"

He reached for his wedding band and smiled, "I happen to be married to her. Thirty years almost", he said before continuing to my exam,

"So, you're here to get on birth control, I see?", he said, taking a look at my chart. "It says here you are not sexually active. This is a very responsible thing of you to do, Miss. Lawrence", he said, praising me.

We discussed all of the options and side effects, deciding to go with the birth control shot. He finished up the exam, handing me a pamphlet with all the information before announcing his leave and sending the nurse in to administer the shot.

She had me stand up, directing me to pull the waistband on my hip down slightly so that she could inject the shot into my butt cheek.

As she was injecting the shot, she instructed me that I would need to come back every three months to re-administer the shot. She put a small bandaid on the injection site and sent me on my way, giving me a short farewell.

When I got back to the apartment I noticed Theo sitting on the couch, watching a movie. I dropped my purse and the pamphlets on the kitchen counter before making my way over to him. He was watching 'Avengers: Infinity War' and I sat down, laying between his legs and settling my head on his chest.

"Hey gorgeous", he said, rubbing my back gently.

We laid there watching the movie, but towards the end, I heard my phone ding from my purse in the kitchen.

I stood to go look at the text, seeing it was from Ben who I had been scheming with all week.

-- Hey, Camille, we're all set for Kyto later. We will be there at 8.

I sent a short reply before smiling back at Theo, who had no idea that we had planned a small surprise for him. I made my way over to him, sitting in his lap before meeting his lips in a sweet kiss.

"Come on, mister, you need to go get showered and dressed. I want to go out tonight."

He groaned and protested for a moment but after I stood up and pulled him up with me, he made his way towards his room to get ready.

I did the same, showering quickly before drying my hair and curling it into big, messy waves. I had laid out my dress already, pulling on the skin-tight black fabric which clung to my hips. I had picked out a black dress which was covered in rhinestones. It had a deep plunge, exposing my chest and accentuating my breasts, which I knew would have Theo pining. I paired the look with a simple pair of black, six-inch pointed-toe heels and applied a natural taupe-colored eyeshadow with eyeliner and a blush-toned lipstick.