Morganville Vampires: New Mayor

Chapter 16

Eve's p.o.v.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

That noise was so annoying.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

Whoever was making that noise had better shut up.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

If they don't shut up now they will regret it.

BEEP BEEP BEEP

I tore my eyes open ready to shout at the source of the noise. As I opened my eyes I was blinded by a sterile white room.

Where was I?

What was I doing here?

As I took in my surroundings I noticed a dull ache in my chest and a constriction in my lungs. I began coughing and my chest felt as if it would explode. Suddenly, Michael, Shane and Claire were surrounding me calling for a nurse. It was then it dawned on me. I was in hospital. The memories came flooding back to me as nurses pushed my friends away from me and began fiddling with the machines surrounding me. I could see Michel trying to see me from behind the nurses as a doctor tried to remove him from the room. He stood there, like stone, refusing to move.

"Mike," I whispered. My voice was hoarse and scratched my throat painfully. That one word was enough to make him push the doctor off him and in less than a millisecond he was next to my bed holding my hand as if it was paper thin and about to disintegrate.

"Eve," he whispered in reply, looking at me as if I would disappear any second now. Using all the strength I could muster I gently squeezed his hand and he smiled back at me, making my insides melt and the heart monitor beep a little faster. This bought a small chuckle to his lips, although what with his vampire hearing he would have heard it anyway. The nurses began to move away and the doctor took their place informing me that I had passed out from smoke inhalation but there would be no long lasting damage. After informing us I would be allowed out tomorrow morning as long as there were no unforeseen complications he left the room. Finally Michael and I were alone. He stared into my eyes as if he was trying to see into my soul then slowly (for a vampire) he bought his lips to mine. This kiss was passionate yet so gentle at the same time, as if he was trying not to break me. His scent engulfed me and the sensations caused by his lips on mine made me dizzy. I was disappointed when he broke the kiss and was about to protest when I saw Claire and Shane standing in the doorway.