Perspective

44- I think I'm about to pass out

The bullet goes in my leg. 

My heart stops. Everyone in the room is dead silent. Within one second, there are guns being cocked and more people rushing into the garage. 

Holy shit, I think I'm about to pass out. 

"Chase!" Asher calls, running in. 

Spots fill my vision. 

"Chase, baby, oh my god." He gasps and lifts me up bridal style. 

My eyelids become heavy. 

"Oh no, oh no. Baby, no don't," Asher's voice becomes distant. 

:::

I wake up to the sound of beeping. Opening my eyes, I look around. I'm in a hospital, for sure. There's a nurse standing by some monitors. She looks over at me and says something in Italian. 

I blankly look at her and she leaves the room. 

"Chase?" My boyfriend's soothing voice fills the room. 

I manage to offer him a smile. 

"Baby," He cups my face. "You okay?"

He has a 5 o'clock shadow and his blue eyes look dull.

"Just got shot," I say. "No big deal." I reach out and gently stroke his face. "I don't really like facial hair, but you look pretty freaking hot."

Asher looks at me and shakes his head. "What am I going to do with you, Chase?"

"Kiss me, maybe?" I suggest. 

Asher gives me a huge dimpled smile and his eyes brighten before he presses his lips to mine. 

"You scared me, baby," He says, pulling back. 

"What happened?"

"After you passed out in my arms, we got you in the ambulance and then rushed to the hospital. Vittoria and Evan got arrested and they're trying to find everyone else who is involved. Baby, why didn't you scream when they were taking you?"

"I don't know," I feel like a little kid who just got caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar. 

Asher's face softens and he gently strokes my cheek. "Vittoria slapped you pretty hard."

"I guess I deserve that," I say. "I did punch her before. Now we're even."

My boyfriend brushes my hair away from my face and kisses my forehead. "You'll need crutches and a cast for a little while, but other than that you're okay."

There is a knock on the door making us look towards the man who walks in. He has greying brown hair and is wearing a doctors coat. 

"How are you?" He asks me in a thick accent. 

"Good," I reply.

He pulls up a screen and displays some x-rays on it. Using a little laser pen, he points to the screen. "I explained a little to your boyfriend about this."

I glance over at Asher who's looking ahead. He absentmindedly reaches for my hand and holds it. 

"Bullet went here," The doctor says, circling a small dot that is beside my bone. "If it move even little bit to right, you would have distrutto your bone."

"Shattered your bone," Asher translates. 

The doctor nods. "You are very lucky it didn't hit bone. We will have nurse come in and bandage again."

On cue, a nurse walks in with a little tray. She has scissors, wipes, cotton balls, tongs, and a white cloth that is folded nicely.

"I will come back," The doctor says and leaves the room. 

"Hi, I'm going to redress your leg," The nurse says. She has a slight accent and seems like she could be in her 20s at most. Her red hair is swept back in a ponytail and she works with precision as she cuts off the current bandage. 

I catch a glimpse of the wound and I internally gag. When I glance over at Asher, he's avoiding looking at my leg and focuses on the wall instead. 

The nurse puts a new bandage and gives me a pain killer along with a glass of water. 

"We will discharge you in few days," She says.

::: 

"Got it?" Asher asks as I hobble around with the crutches. 

"Yup," I assure him as he opens the bedroom door.

"I have a little something planned since it's our one month anniversary," Asher tells me, helping me sit on the bed. He pulls out a cloth from his back pocket. 

"Blindfold?" I ask with a smirk. "Kinky."

Asher tries to give me a flat look, but ends up smiling. "I'm trying to be cute, stop making it so hard."

"Make what hard?" I question, my smirk growing. 

Asher's lips part and he gives me a boyish grin. "Damn, Ryder."

We kiss before Asher blindfolds me. 

"It'll just take a second," My boyfriend says. 

"Take your time, babe."

It's been four days since I got shot and they released me from the hospital this morning. The police have found a few more of Vittoria and Evan's "team" but they haven't been able to hunt down Vittoria's parents yet. The mansion is on very high security and none of us are allowed to leave. 

Asher gets into bed beside me and wraps his arm around me. He pulls off the blindfold and gently kisses me before letting me look. 

There's Mulan playing on the TV, there's cajun wings, pizza, and sprite. 

All my favorites. 

"You're so perfect," I tell Asher. "Thank you so much baby."

"It's nothing," He says, rubbing the back of his neck with a shy smile. 

As our date progresses, I find myself watching Asher more than the actual movie. 

God, I think I'm in love with this boy. 

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Thanks for reading :)

~M