Taming the Bitch (COMPLETED) Wattys2018

Chapter XXIX - Sorry To US

Vincent sits beside Gabrielle who is hopelessly hugging herself in a fetal position--- unconscious of how her husband whose hand couldn't leave her shoulder is rattling with the thought that something terrible is wrong with her.

He waits anxiously as the doctor reads her temperature and frowns worriedly. The next thing he did was to put the stethoscope on Gabrielle's back and carefully listens to her breathing.

"I'll have her blood tested Mr. Walton... her fever is too high."

"Can you tell me what's happening to her??"

"Does she have any illness or history?"

"She has allergies...but nothing I know of that she got sick or something..."

"Well..." the doctor sighs looking at Gabrielle.

"This might be just a common flu, but we can't be sure until I get the result of her blood test and until she wakes up so I can check up on her how exactly she feels."

"She just started screaming about her head being so painful before her nose started to bleed. This afternoon she was just fine. We played a lot with the children in the orphanage..."

The doctor checks on Gabrielle's eyes this time before taking her arm and tying its upper part with an elastic so that he can take her blood before putting the sample in a vacutainer.

"I think it'll be best if we confine her in a hospital so I can look after her 24/7 as I take the result of her blood test."

"If that's what she needs. Then I'll take her to a hospital."

"N....no hospi---tal..." she suddenly whispers with her eyes shut closed.

"Bella...!" Vince was fast to touch her forehead and lean down closer so he can hear her.

"D-don't....bring me..." she sighs hugging herself tighter.

"It's my migraine..." she speaks softly making the doctor come closer.

"Mrs. Walton, you have to be in a hospital. We have to observe your condition."

"I'm not...sick."

"Gabrielle! Your fever is so high I could fry an egg on your skin! Your nose bled so much that there seemed to be some murder that happened in the room! I'll bring you to the hospital!" Vincent snaps taking a hold of her neck to try and life her up.

"D-don't...! Scream at me...!" She cries sobbing like a child as she holds his hand on her neck. Burning him with her fever. Vincent was supposed to lash out back to her but he just bit his tongue and frowns worriedly as he looks down at her and realizes she's still trembling before her tears fall like a child after being scolded.

"I'm sorry... I'm just worried..." Vincent sighs touching her rosy cheeks and kissing her forehead.

"Don't bring me there Vince... it's just migraine..." she cries embracing his palm.

"Doctor... we've flown..." she sobs as she struggles to speak.

"...all the way from L-London to Dub---ai almost two weeks ago... before that, we've been to New York...I haven't got a rest which triggered this attack..." she explains breathlessly to the physician.

"It's my migraine attacking... I just need rest..." her hand pressed Vincent's wrist that she's holding on to like begging him to leave her be.

"Gabrielle, I can't just let you..." he says before she cuts him.

"P-please... Vince... y-you know I hate being in the hos...p-tal..." all he could do is shake his head in disbelief before he looks helplessly at the doctor standing above them.