After the Storm (manxman)

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Stephen

(Sexy Stephen)

I could happily strangle Luis right about now. I haven't had a decent night's sleep since he had brought up his possible interest in the lifestyle the other day at lunch. I haven't been able to get the image of his interested gaze out of my head. The way those dark chocolate eyes lit up with heated interest when he looked up at me. The clear desire burning in his gaze left me wondering if I still had in me to give my little love a scene. I flopped over onto my stomach and winced as my rigid shaft rubbed against the cotton sheets, another reminder that my body wanted Luis' slender body underneath mine right about now.

Lifting my head from underneath my pillow and looked over at the clock on my nightstand. It was late, or early, depending on how you looked at it, at just after one in the morning. I was in surgery most of the day yesterday. By the late afternoon, I had managed to finally get out of the operating room. Then, I spent nearly three hours on the unit seeing my other various patients, and following up on Rosa's morning rounding and progress notes. I'd only got the chance to speak to Luis briefly once during my evening rounds, it just long enough of a conversation for me to know that he spent most of his day with his attorneys. He was still mulling over whether or not to accept the position he was offered as a nurse in the hospital.

Personally, I didn't think I'd be able to get anything done with Luis working just a few floors below my burn unit. Knowing that he was that close on a daily basis would tempt me beyond reason. Also I didn't like that kiss ass Nurse Manager on the floor where he would be working. She's a pretentious bitch, a social climbing one at that. I already knew that she has no interest in Luis' amazing resume and skills as a Nurse, it's his so called social connections as a Randall that she was after. It was also a bonus that he's mine. She is more than willing to try to use my boyfriend to elevate her own status and popularity with administration.

My baby wasn't a fool, he had pointed out her obvious aspirations to me as his main reason for not accepting her offer right away. I didn't have to say a word or voice my opinion at all. I would have much preferred it if Luis chose to come and work for me on the unit, but I already have Rosa in the position as my Nurse Practioner, and I didn't want to put Luis in that position of working for his love interest yet again like his early days with Jackson. Besides, like I said before, I wouldn't get any work done and neither would he in such close proximity to each other all the time. I rolled over onto my back and laughed at myself with the realization of how quickly that beautiful man has managed to turn me into a love sick sap.

Giving up on the wonderful idea that wa sleep, I threw back the covers and slid out of bed. I didn't even bother to throw on my robe as I padded across the plush beige carpet of my bedroom. I trudged downstairs and flipped the switch on the wall and blinked as the lights in the kitchen illuminated the room. Maybe some hot chocolate would settle me enough to maybe get into a peaceful sleep.

Pulling the ingredients from the cabinet and some milk from the fridge, I went about making myself a mug full of hot cocoa. It was a good thing I'm not due for surgery in the morning, and I'm not on call for the O.R. either. I'd be useless to the poor patients with my lack of sleep. The milk began to bubble in the small saucepan, I quickly removed it from the burner and poured the steaming liquid into the mug I'd already filled with the cocoa mix.

After leaving the steaming mug to cool for a minute, I rinsed the pot and placed it on the drying rack. I reclaimed the mug and carried my warm drink back upstairs and settled myself on the bed with my back resting against the headboard. I took a sip of the hot creamy cup of chocolate goodness, letting the soothing warmth of the liquid comfort spread from inside out. I was on my second sip when my phone beeped an incoming text message alert. I picked up the phone and swiped my finger and unlocked the device. I opened my messages and my eyebrows went up into my hairline, my jaw dropped, and I nearly dropped the steaming hot mug of chocolate all over my instantaneous hard on.