Bound For Eternity

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I lay on the bed with my face stuffed into the pillow. The dress I had worn earlier was tossed into the sink, soaking with salt water. I made it through the lunch itself before having an accident of epic proportions.

And now I was laying in a ball on our bed in a t-shirt and boxers, moaning quietly while I pressed the heating pad to my lower abdomen. I knew I wasn't going to get an easy period when I woke up this morning. I felt heavy deep in my pelvis and once I started my period, the cramps only got worse.

I heard our front door shut and I sucked in the moan that tried to slip through my lips. I tried not to tip Dimitri off often about how bad my periods got. He felt bad enough about them and knowing he felt bad made me feel worse. It was one of the only ailments he couldn't fix.

I made a squeak when Dimitri came into the room, no longer able to hold it in anymore. Dimitri moved around the bed and sat beside me, rubbing his hand over my lower spine.

"How bad is it today?"

"It's a nine on the Riker scale," I moaned into the pillow.

"Did you take the pills your doctor prescribed?"

I nodded. "I maxed out on them. This is worse than usual," I said. I turned my head so I could look at him, my brows pinched tightly.

"Roza, I think I should take you to the hospital," Dimitri whispered and I shook my head.

"No. They'll just send me home," I moaned.

"Roza. Please. I know that this isn't normal. Please let me take you to the hospital, at least then they might be able to give you something for the pain," Dimitri pleaded as he rubbed my back. I whimpered and clenched the heating pad.

I didn't say anything, and Dimitri sighed. "Rose. You've only been home for thirty minutes and you've bled through your pants. I'm taking you to the hospital, whether its in the car or by ambulance. Something is wrong," Dimitri said firmly as he stood up. I closed my eyes and sighed, sitting up. As soon as I sat up, I knew he was right that I bled through my pad and pants. I got off the bed and went into the bathroom to change and clean myself up, slipping socks onto my feet when I came back out.

Dimitri had a worried and sympathetic look on his face when I came out. He wrapped me up in his arms and kissed the top of my head.

"I hate seeing you in this much pain," Dimitri whispered into my hair. I nodded and rested my cheek against his chest.

"I know," I said quietly.

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I looked at the fluid drip down into my IV with tired eyes. With the amount of pain I was in, they set up an IV to give me fluids and pain medication. Now I was just laying on my side in a daze. We were waiting for a specialist to come and see us.

Delia, one of the Ekons from a local hub, spotted us on our way in. She knew I was a Dhampir, and the fact that I was in this much pain was a red flag for her. She convinced the ER doctor that I needed to see a specialist, and that my pain wasn't normal.

Whatever Delia told them worked because I was rushed through. I was slightly humiliated when they made me put on their weird underwear, but after a while, I started to find it surprisingly comfortable and I didn't need to worry about making a mess.

"How's the pain now?" Dimitri whispered as he ran his fingers through my hair.

"About a five," I mumbled quietly. Dimitri nodded and leaned forward, kissing my head tenderly.

"How much longer?"

"Soon, Roza, soon," Dimitri whispered. I nodded and closed my eyes. I was grateful for the pain medication for numbing the pain, but I hated the feeling it gave me. I must have started to doze because I jumped when the curtain around my bed was pulled back.