Switchblade

Chapter 82: Delirious

Tati sat next to the hospital bed.

She and Kolson took shifts. Killian had been resting for nine hours now.
She informed her mother that a friend was in the hospital. Tati had to lie and say it was a former work friend so her mom would stop asking questions. While she was gone she even went to Killian's home to get him hygiene materials and clothes for when he'd wake up.

A nurse entered the room.

"Good morning." said the nurse.
"Good morning." Tati replied.

The nurse walked over to Killian.

"How is he? Is everything okay?" Tati asked.
"Everything is fine. He's stable. He had one bullet puncture a lung but the other two hit his ribs. He should wake up soon. He was on some heavy sleeping gas."
Tati nodded.
"Are you his girlfriend?" the nurse asked.
"Um...Yea."
"Well, he'll be just fine. Just when he does leave the hospital, it would be best to not let him partake in anything that could result in heavy or harsh breathing."
Tati nodded.

The nurse left the room.

"Does that mean I have to stay home all day?" said a sleepy voice.

Tati's eyes widened and she looked back at Killian.

He laid there staring at the ceiling.

Tati just stared at him.

Then took the small notebook off of the hospital nightstand, and started beating him in the shoulder with it.
"YOU FUCKING ASSHOLE!" she shouted through swings. "I SHOULD BEAT YOUR FUCKING ASS FOR WHAT YOU PUT ME THROUGH!" She swung faster.
Killian used his arms to block the swings while he laughed at how cute her anger was.
"Ow! Ow, ow..." he stated through laughs and an injured chest.
"FUCK YOU!" She plopped the book back on the nightstand. She was about to walk off to tell Kolson until her wrist was grabbed.

She looked back at him.

"You're crying. Why are you crying?" he asked.
She looked at the floor and sniffed. "I told you that just because I didn't know whether or not I'd cry if you died didn't mean to go and try to get yourself killed. I told you not to."
He just stared.
"Is that why you asked me? Because you knew there would be a chance you'd die soon?"
"I figured you'd be okay." he stated.
"I wasn't." She shook her head and sniffed as a tear fell. "I was scared..." she panted. "...and a little heartbroken..." she snickered through the tears then hid her face in her free hand.
Killian sat up as best he could and pulled Tati closer to him.
"So now I know you really don't hate me." he joked.
She gently shoved his head and he chuckled.
"Come on, look at me." he instructed.
She wiped her eyes dry with her fingers and looked at him.
"I kind of proved your point about being with me, didn't I? This job is dangerous and you don't like that."
"Yea." she said raspily through a tight throat.
"But somebody pretty wise told me something." he began. "Everything has a negative outcome and a positive one. So if you let the thought of the negative one come in between you and what you want, you never know if it could've been positive."
Tati stood there and listened.
"So...if you stay with me...there is a chance something happens to me. Right? There's a chance something happens to you too. But there's also a chance nothing does and we're fine until we just die of old age or you kill me because I did something annoying."
She snickered.
"But we won't know if you just walk away from me..." he stated.
She stared softly at him.
He stared back.

"I really didn't like the feeling of not knowing if you were gonna be okay." she stated.
"I know. But in retrospect I didn't think I had anything to live for anyway."
She snickered. "Are you gonna say something cheesy like I make you wanna be a better man or I make you want to live?"
"No." he answered. "I'm gonna be the same person. Just gonna be it with you. Change why? I haven't done anything wrong."
"God, you're such a leo." She scoffed and rolled her eyes.
"Explains why I'm obsessed with you."
She looked at him.
"Read that Leos really like Arieses." he explained.
She snickered.

"You do make me want to live." he admitted. "I didn't care that much about me dying before. But if I die who's gonna annoy you?"
She laughed.
"Or grab your ass."
"I'm sure I could find someone else to do it."
"I'd haunt him good enough they make a horror movie out of it."
Tati laughed.
"If I die who's gonna tell you to shut up when you start freaking out over small stuff?"
She smiled fondly, listening to his silly reasoning.
"And if I die who would make you the rich housewife you wanna be? I'd hate to ruin your dreams."
"I could find someone else for that too."
"Tati, I will kill him, sweetheart. Do you know who I am? I just said I'm not changin'." he said gently.
"So basically you're saying it's you or nothing." she scoffed.
"Yea." he said shamelessly.
"Killian..."
"I know you don't want anybody else."
She just stared back at him. "But you're sounding awfully toxic."
"I would never hurt you, you know that."
"Because you don't hurt anyone that doesn't deser-..."
"That I love."
She stared at him wide-eyed.

"I...haven't even really told you that I liked you yet..." she mentioned.
"You did. You don't know you did, but you did." he responded.
She didn't know what to say.
"I don't care if you don't say it back but you could walk on my spleen and I wouldn't bat an eye."
She just stood there.
"Shoot me in my chest and I'll tell you how pretty you looked while you did it."
"Are you...high?" she asked.
"No, I know I could die any minute and I'm not leaving here with regrets. You could spit on me and only use me to give you head and I'd still be the happiest man on earth. Do you understand what I am telling you?"
"How much blood have you lost?" she questioned.
"Tati, if you slapped me across my face, I'd accept it. And...maybe cum a little."
"Killian..."
"I can get on my knees and say it if you want me to." He began to attempt to get out of the bed.
"No, stop!" Tati laughed with hands lightly on his chest.
"I will give you whatever you want. Just tell me and I'll do it. Happily."
"I think you're out of your mind." she said in reference to his panicked devotion.
"I feel lightheaded..." he stated.
"Yea, I bet you do." She hit the button on his hospital remote.
He wrapped his arms around her waist. "I'm so attracted to you. I know I'm not gonna feel this way again. I want to love you so hard it's suffocating."
"You're succeeding." she said with hands holding his arms.
"I'm dizzy..." he panted.
"I know."
"I wanna fuck you."
"No."
"I can feel it. The blood rush to my dick that you cause so often."
"Killian, shut the hell up..."
"Don't be mean to me, it'll make me cum."
She laughed.

Someone walked into the hospital room.

Tati looked.
"Hi, what's the problem?" the nurse asked.
"He woke up but after a while he started speaking quickly but like in a panic. Kind of like he was drunk or high on something. He's not acting like himself."
"Okay, sir, can you let go for a minute so I can check some things out?"
"I'm dizzy..." he stated.
"I hear you. We're gonna figure it out." The nurse replied.

Killian looked at Tati. "Are you leaving?"
"Just to the waiting room..."
"No."
"Okay." She snickered. "I'll stay right here. I promise."
He finally let her go.

Tati sighed and tried to contain her laugh.