Sorry its so short but I've been stuck so this is just a little insight into Ryan's head at the moment THANK YOU FOR READING
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Ryan’s P.O.V.
I sat there and told the most beautiful woman I’d ever met that she was in for a hell of a year, how her heart muscle is deteriorating and that she was going to need a heart transplant, and even then she was at risk of dying at any minute just like that.
My eyes never left her for the whole discussion; as I talked she just sat there up straight taking in every word as if I was talking about a person that didn’t exist and not herself. She nodded in the right places and kept calm, not a tear, not another escape attempt.
I wanted to do something for her, anything, I wanted to make her feel safe but how can I do that and why do I want to so bad? I’ve only just met her, but there’s something about her that makes me want to know more.
It had been a while since I had said anything and she hadn’t said anything at all since asking for my name which I thought was kind of cute.
“Miss Leoni are you alright”? I didn’t want to call her that it feels too formal but I want to make her feel safe and the way to do that is boundaries.
She blinked a couple times then answered me. “Yeah, sorry yeah I’m fine... when can I um, you know leave”?
“It’s going to take a few more days of observation before I’ll consider discharging you, even then you will have to come back for regular checkups, ECG’s and such”.
“Can’t I just go home”?
I shook my head “I’m sorry I know that it would feel the best place right now but truly you’re safer here, we’ve got equipment and trained professionals at the push of a button in case anything goes wrong”.
“What else can go wrong? I mean it’s me isn’t it? I’m what’s wrong here” she muttered. I got up from the chair I was sitting in immediately and went to kneel in front of her not knowing where to put my hands I settled them on either side of her on the bed.
“Don’t think like that”.
“Why not? It’s true”.
“No it’s not it’s genetic there’s nothing you could’ve done to prevent this”.
“It doesn’t matter anyway... I’m the only one who knows this right? You didn’t tell my family or anybody that was in here did you”?
“No but –“
“Good, please don’t tell them, it’ll crush them and I really don’t think I could handle the pity”.
“You need support right now, you should tell your family so they can help you through this”.
“No, I won’t do it and I’d appreciate it if you’d respect my wishes”.
“I can’t tell anyone anything, patient confidentiality remember”?
That seemed to make her happy “Good, and thank you for everything”.
“Well I’m not done yet we’ll be seeing a lot more of each other”.
“Doctor Cooper”?
“Yes”?
“How sick will this make me? Can I still work”?
“You’re a journalist right”? She nodded seemingly surprised I’d remembered but I’m not surprised at all, I have a feeling I’ll remember everything about this woman. “Well is it possible that maybe you could work from home for now”?
She grimaced at that making me smile she caught me and looked down at me still kneeling in front of her and smiled back, her beautiful chocolate eyes boring into mine.
There was this voice in the back of my head screaming at me that she was the one. The one that you’re supposed take home to meet your parents, the one you love and ask to move in with you and get a dog with, the one you marry and can’t wait for the day she tells you she’s going to have your baby.
There’s a problem though, she’s my patient and this is all happening a little fast.
“I guess I could try and work from home” she sounded a little irritated by the prospect still but I was kind of distracted when I realised for the first time that she hadn’t dressed herself properly and from this angle I got a perfect view of her black lace bra working hard to keep her modesty, it was making my mouth water and my mind wander along dangerous paths. I noticed soon enough that she was staring at me staring at her I cleared my throat and stood up putting some distance between us.
“That’s good, it’s important you rest and not over exert yourself” I rushed making sure I looked in her eyes and not her cleavage, if she saw that she must think I’m a complete asshole, shit.
“In other words you mean be boring and rely on other people to do things for me”. I sighed half in relief that she didn’t bring up my staring and shaking my head at her attitude – here I am telling her she could die at any moment and she’s worried about having to call in favours, it’s kind of strange but I admire it in a way, she’s so stoic, strong.
“I think you’re the only person I know right now who doesn’t enjoy the prospect of working from home” she smiled.
“Well that’s me, the kook” I laughed at that, she’s always making me laugh and smile I wish I could do the same for her. “Can I still run”?
“Do you feel like you can”? I asked doubtful.
She sighed “No, I haven’t for a while but I’d still like to have the option”.
“I’m sorry but I wouldn’t chance it”.
“To be honest I’m finding it hard to walk my dog anymore, I thought that maybe I was getting out of shape, that my being tired had to do with the late night writing and research... I never thought anything like this would happen... I guess in a way it’s a good thing”.
“How can you say that”? I almost yelled.
“Well this is a numbers game still right? With statics all that one in three crap, well since I’m the one in this three two other people are ok, right”? I couldn’t help but smile at her logic, she was happy everyone else was ok.
“Well if you put it like that, but I still don’t see it as a good thing” I admitted.
“I’m kind of used to people not seeing things my way but they almost always come around” she warned. I smiled at her and was about to ask her something, anything that would keep her talking to me.
As per usual things didn’t go my way.
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Romance“Ryan – Doctor Cooper we have to sto –“ I was cut off a moan rang through my lips in reaction to his full lips skimming across my collarbone. “You know we both don’t want me to stop Pen” he panted against my neck just before he shot back up to my f...
