Rosalia regained her consciousness after an hour. She tries to get up
"Hey, it's okay I am right here Rose."
Whispered Damien as he arranged her pillows and laid her back.
"Where am I?" Asked Lia.
"You're in Royal Berkshire hospital."
He said as he called for a nurse to inform her doctor.
"Yeah I remember now. Where's mom and dad?"
"They went home to get you some clothes and stuff. I met them on their way out." He said as he kissed her forehead and thanked God in his head.
"Damien? Am I still pregnant?"
Rosalia asked nervously as she vaguely recalled her conversation with a doctor back in Cape town who informed her that she was three weeks pregnant. She is worried sick if her hematoma caused her to miscarriage she won't be able to bear it. Tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Hey Don't worry. Our baby is fine."
He wiped her tears. He didn't want her to distress at all.
"Damien I am so sorry... I "
"Shhh you don't have to say anything my sweet Rose."
"Lia ,you're awake! That's a good sign. Mr. Korealis could you give us a moment?"
Dr. Mason instructed the nurse to change the IV bag as Damien waited outside.
"She went back to sleep now, she needs to avoid any kind of distress and just focus on her recovery."
Damien nodded as he listened to the doctor's instructions.
Only happy thoughts from now on..
....."Damien? I have to attend an event tomorrow so will you come with me?"
"Of course. What is it?" Damien asked curiously as he poured coffee for both of them. It's been two days since she was discharged from the hospital.
"I can't tell you now you'll figure it out when we will get there." Lia said tentatively. "By the way I still have no idea how you persuaded Mom and Dad to move in with you."
"That was easy when I explained that how much I love you and I can't imagine my life without you in it." Damien said proudly as he kissed her softly. "I love you Rose. I always have and I always will."
"I love you too Damien. I never stopped loving you."
Damien lowered his mouth to trail it lightly over her flushed face, down the tip of her small, straight nose, until he readied her lips. He kept on being gentle until, instinctively, he gathered her tightly to him. Holding her still, he crushed her mouth with his, parting her lips passionately. It was such a sensual assault that she trembled. His kisses on her upturned mouth were ravishing, but somehow she didn't care. Not even when he began probing her mouth more deeply did it appear. Suddenly she was clinging to him with an aching sigh, pressing herself seductively to the hardening male contours of his body. She could feel his heart beating loudly—or was it just the echo of her own? Drowsily she was aware of his hand stroking her back, the rounded curve of her hip and thighs, and a little sigh of pleasure escaped her. 'You like that?' he murmured thickly. She nodded, liking the way he spoke to her, the dampness of his lips moving against her own. She was not too conscious of what he was doing to her, but she quivered beneath his probing hands, her arms going slowly around his neck. A feeling of pleasure was sweeping, all over her and she wasn't trying to fight it. A pulse in her throat raced so fast she gasped and whimpered and could think of nothing but him. Damien's head was bent to the upturned curve of her breast and she buried her fingers tightly in his thick dark hair.
He didn't speak again, nor did she. It might have been that they both feared words might break these moments of fierce enchantment. Rosalia had never surrendered completely to her emotions before. Always she had fought being totally overwhelmed by them. Now she gave herself up to them, submitting to Damien's urgent demands with no thought in her head of holding back. He was breathing heavily as he slid the narrow straps of her dress from her shoulders. Impatiently he dealt with zips and hooks. In his haste material tore, but neither of them heard it. Her head fell back over his arm as her dress fell to the floor and his hands came up over her rib-cage to caress her throbbing breasts. His mouth joined them, his tongue roughly teasing her distended nipples. Lia felt weightless as he lifted her, bearing her to the bed. He left her only long enough to strip off his own clothing, then he was lying beside her, her slim body crushed beneath the heaviness of his, the bareness of his skin bringing a burning tension to her own. Dizzy excitement flooded her, drowning every sane thought. A searing longing soon had her writhing under him as his mouth sought and found her responsive lips before trailing a heated path over every inch of her. As their bodies slowly locked together, he muttered her name hoarsely, demanding and receiving total surrender. Her arms went around him as she wildly returned his passionate kisses, while, ruthlessly and with unerring precision, he possessed her completely.
" Are you okay? I mean the baby and your head, you might feel dizzy."
Damien voicing his concern as he her held in his arms.
"I feel happy Damien. I am okay."
Lia said as she planted a kiss on his shoulder.
"Why didn't you tell me the truth about Phillip Rose? I felt like an idiot when I attended his wedding."
"I am sorry I should have but I just wanted to forget the past. "
"And anyways you are my idiot from now on."
"Where were you Rose all this time. I want to know the truth please."
He demanded as he sat up.
" I was in Sierra Leone. I was stationed there after our break up."
"What do you mean by stationed ?"
" I am a military Doctor Damien. I joined the Army two years ago."
Rosalia announced as she leaned back on the bed rest.
"Why ? How can you do this Rose?"
"I had to. You have no idea what it was like in my family when Joshua died."
"Joshua?" Damien remembered seeing an old photo of Joshua and Rose on the plane to Greece.
"Joshua was my twin brother but I skipped a grade so we were not in the same class and then he transferred into a different school. You see Joshua was in the special forces within the British Army."
She still remembered that day when the news of him missing had arrived with an Army personnel.
"He died during a mission and they could not locate his body. So my parents could not bury their only son and were completely devastated."
Damien felt a shiver run down his back. His Rose had suffered so much.
He quickly gathered his arms around her as she continued.
"I decided to apply to join the special forces and they accepted it because one of the commander was a regular patient of mine. I tried to search his body hoping to see him alive but I found out that the villagers had buried him near their local river. "
She cried as she recalled her brother's tombstone surrounded by bushes and wild flowers.
"So the what is the event tomorrow about?" He asked wiped her tears away.
"Apparently the Royal family along with commander will present us with an honorary medal."
"Congratulations Rose. How about we celebrate tonight?" Damien decided to wait for the night to carry out his own mission.
"Okay, I have to go home for lunch, my cousin will be there to meet me. Do you want to join us?"
"No some other time maybe, you need to spend some time with your parents alone. I'll pick you up for dinner okay?" He said as he kissed her one more time.
"Okay I better go get dressed. You need to dress me though." Lia said mischievously. She has sprained left arm.
...
"Lia promise me you'll never keep anything from me ever again."
"I promise Mom,I have one more thing to tell you." Lia said as she embraced her mother.
" You're going to be a Grandma soon."
She said joyfully.
"What? Oh my god! I am so happy!!"
Her mother hugged her tight.
"You have no idea how happy I am. It's such a blessing. I will be a grandmother? I cannot believe it!"
Her mother kissed her cheeks and cried of joy as the others rushed into their bedroom. Her father was the first one to question.
"Honey, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"
"Daddy, you're going to grandpa soon." Relief flooded his face as he bent down to hug both his daughter and wife.
"Really? I am going to be a grandpa soon?" He asked again.
"Yes daddy." Never before Lia witnessed the amount of happiness shown by her parents and she was glad to be the cause of it.
They enjoyed their meal together ,her mother had made her favourite apple pie.
"Daddy you talked to Damien?"
"Yes, well I must say he is a fine young man,you are very precious to me I want you to be happy."
"Thank you so much. I love you."
"I am so proud of you. Both of my children have served their country. I am going to wear my best suit tomorrow!"
Rosalia laughed at her father's enthusiasm. She had enjoyed the peace and tranquility her work gave her. She had learned a lot from those extreme situations too.
It was evening by the time she waited for Damien to pick her up.
She had changed into a bottle green embroidered outfit low cut at the back.
YOU ARE READING
Tethered To Your Heart
Romantik" Are all doctors are as pretty as you in your hospital?" " No, but they all are older than me." Rosalia said to the star Footballer of Europe, Damien Korealis. Damien had it all with his successful football career but something always felt missi...