8. At His Command (BWWM) [Book Three] #wattys2016

Chapter 24

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"Your baby is safe and sound Mrs Shields and luckily not much damage was done by the bullet which we managed to remove," the doctor informed Mel.
"I know that already. Now what of my husband?"
"He is still in surgery."
As soon as he said that she threw the covers off getting off the bed as he tried to stop her.
"Don't touch me, or you will have no use for those hands once I tell my husband," she seethed grabbing the crutches.

"Make yourself useful and lead me to him this very moment," she snapped as the young man turned to lead the way.
The whole hospital knew never to get in the way of either one of them especially when the life of the other was involved.
"You will need these," he said handing her a cap, gown and mask.
Putting them as fast as she could she stepped into the theater.

"How is he doing?" She asked softly.
"It's been a touch and go ma'am, but we just got the bullet out."
"When will you be done?"
"In another hour or two. The plastic surgeon needs to come make sure the stitches are perfect to avoid too much scaring."
Mel just nodded her head giving him the go ahead to continue. Staying in the room she waited until they finished before they took him to their private suite. Careful not to pull her stitches she lay on her bed which was beside his as she listened to the beep of the heart monitor.

Grabbing his hand she whispered sweet words begging him to wake up. A scowl marked his features before the heart monitor started beeping loudly.
"What is happening?" She asked as soon as the doctor entered the room.
"Nothing to worry about ma'am," he said as he slowly injected a sedative into his IV.
Soon his heart-rate became normal as his facial expression became relaxed.
Once they were out of the room she moved onto his bed careful not to hurt him as she fell asleep beside him.

Waking up she found him still asleep. His body still weak from the blood loss but alive nonetheless. The doctors had informed her the abdominal wound was not too serious thanks to his strong core muscles as the bullet didn't penetrate much further.
"How are you?" Ethan asked her.
"Better than expected," she said with a smile as she sat in her bed.
"And him?"
"Still hasn't woken up. It's been three days now, and the doctors keep saying he needs to gain his strength."
"He will wake up any minute now, trust me," Ethan smiled. Only he had remained behind after the children and Lia left for Greece to stay with her dad. Her in laws stuck around and were beyond furious when they heard of the attack.

It seemed the Rodriguezs' had turned up the heat on them because this time the hit was not sloppy. This individual had managed to disable their system within minutes but Cas was already hot on his trail furious and out for blood.

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"Hi," she heard him whisper as she looked up at him from her chair.
"Linc," she said quickly getting up wincing in pain having forgotten about her leg as he tried to sit up pained by her pain as well as his own. "Hi," she said hopping closer to the bed.
"How long have I been out?" He whispered.
"Four days," she said as he gave her a weak smiled.
Taking some ice chips for him she fed him some to soothe his throat as he looked at her worried.

"Are you alright sweetheart?" He said seeing tears pool in her eyes.
She nodded her head yes, afraid to speak knowing her voice would break.
He looked at her reading her facial expressions slowly wiping away her tears as she lay beside him knowing she had to inform the doctors but just wanting a few minutes to themselves before they started fussing over him.
The steady thump of his heart felt strong underneath her hand as they lay still enjoying the presence of the other.

"I don't know what I would do if I lost you," she whispered a few seconds later.
"You will never lose me," he whispered just as a nurse walked in turning on her heel when she saw them.
Mel placed he lips above his in a simple kiss before getting off the bed just as doctors walked in with nurses. The nurse form earlier rushed forward to help her back into her bed. After notifying everyone that he was alright Linc and Mel were left to rest as they were monitored for nosocomial infections and the likes.