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Chapter 12

   (Aris POV)

Amara is sound asleep when Nina returns with everything that I asked for.

While she changes the antibiotic bag on the IV pump, I take the wash basin into the restroom, fill it with warm, soapy water and iodine solution, and then set it by the foot of her bed.

I go back into the restroom, wash my hands, slip on a pair of gloves, and grab a few towels and washcloths before returning to her.

If I want her cleaned properly, I'm going to have to do it myself. 

I tell Nina what I am about to do, and have her come look before I start. I'm covering all of my bases, so that I don't get accused of being a pervert.

She joins me at the foot of the bed and I gently pull the covers up, revealing her filthy feet and leg.

"I asked Kelly to do this, but as you can clearly see, she didn't," I tell her as I carefully place a towel under Amara's leg.

"I can see why you didn't stick her feet," she says with a grimace as I nod.

I dip one of the clean cloths into the warm, soapy water and begin cleansing her leg, down to her foot, and then onto her other foot, around her cast, while Nina helps where she can.

"This is completely unacceptable," I growl angrily with my jaw clenched.

"I get that they didn't want to move or handle this patient too much, in her condition, but I totally agree with you," Nina says as her mouth forms into a hardened line.  

I dump the black water down the toilet and rinse the wash basin out before refilling it with warm, soapy water and iodine solution again. 

I go over all of the areas again with a fresh cloth and clean water before drying her off.

"Go and get a heated blanket, a pair of footies, and some lotion," I tell her before she nods and walks out the door.

I frown at the hair on her leg and the state of her toenails. Maybe if Nina shaves her leg, it won't be seen as weird or unethical.

I could clip her nails though...

When she returns, I suggest that she shaves her leg while I go and try to find a pair of toenail clippers.

She agrees and leaves once again to get some disposable razors while I go and try to find some clippers or something that will work on her nails.

I finally find a pair down in the gift shop, inside of a travel sized manicure kit. I pay the lady at the register and head back to Amara.

Nina is in the middle of shaving Amara's leg when I enter. I pull on another pair of gloves before grabbing a small stool on wheels and taking a seat.

I take the clippers out and get to work on the long, jagged, filthy toenails on the foot of her casted leg, since Nina is still diligently working on shaving her un-casted leg.

The small clippers have a tough time cutting through her thickened, unruly nails, but I patiently clip away a small amount at a time.

Once I'm satisfied, I take the small manicure brush from the kit and dip it into the warm, soapy water that Nina is using to shave her leg, scrubbing away the residual filth.

The soles of her feet are calloused and rough, but I will have to get a professional pedicurist to address that.

I dry and lotion her before pulling one of the footies onto her foot before sanitizing the clippers.