Her Mate

Chapter twenty-six

A bright light shined brightly just past the curtain of my eyelids turning my peaceful blackness into an unwelcoming grey with light patches inviting me to open.

I had no intentions of doing any such thing as I was very comfortable and feeling like I was floating on a cloud. It was only Nancy's voice that actually made me consider it.

She sounded distant, her voice hard to hear as if taking in another room. I tried to focus on what she was saying but couldn't make anything out. And yet, I didn't need to. The more I'm around Nancy, the less I needed her to say anything to know just what she was thinking or feeling at a particular moment. And while her emotions can be difficult to read at times (who's aren't?) other times they're wasn't any doubt. Normally, I was very intimidated by her anger. Yet, for some reason I found it hilarious. A laugh must of escape because she immediately stopped talking and then I heard a door being opened.

"Look who finally decided to wake up."

I heard her say in a soft voice as she took my hand. Like a light being plugged into a socket the warm current ran throughout my body would I ever get use to that? I hoped not. The bright light blinded me when my eyes opened only for a moment.

"Would someone shut that fuckin thing off!" Nancy barked at whoever was also here or maybe she didn't and I only imagined her doing so but it caused me to laugh again.

"You're funny." I laughed at her "Ruff ruff!"

"... Aaaand enjoying the drugs she's been given."

She said glaring at me while crossing her arm as if she was pissed. She wasn't. I could tell she was actually relieved and greatly enjoying it. I might be a little high, but I wasn't comatose. I could tell i was in the hospital. Thanks a lot-

I froze remembering the last time I was here. When I had been deathly sick from a virus and couldn't even sit up for over ten days when I finally came in. They refused to treat me do to my hormone therapy stating they weren't trained in that. Fuckin bastards! I had to go to Spokane and get my doctor off vacation and open his clinic for me at two in the morning. I thought I was going to die! He had prescribed some antibiotics that cleared it up in a few days but I hadn't been back here since which meant my records were still under my old name. Being as I never intended to return here I never had them update them when I had my name and gender changed.

Nancy detected my sudden mood change and shifted in her seat in preparation for whatever was about to come. I wasn't sure if she knew just what it was but it seemed she was still close.

"How did I get here?" I asked her. "They don't know me here as Crystal."

"I know..." she paused shifting again in her seat. " I gave them your social security number and they pulled - what are you doing?" Her eyes went wide with concern.

Whatever effect the drugs had on me disappeared in an instant at the confirmation that the few people that actually knew my old name has just increased by at least one and possibly more. I could literally count the people on one hand with fingers left over now... who the fuck knew how many knows.

"WHAT THE FUCK DOES IT LOOK LIKE I'M DOING? I'M LEAVING!"

I snapped at her as I ripped the I.V. Out of my arm and grabbed my clothes that was folded on a table against the wall by the door. Nancy looked like she was stuck in someone's headlights before grabbing my hands to stop me and only resulting in pissing me off even more. She had no damn right!

"Get the hell away from me!"

I managed to push her back and she stood glaring daggers at me like something from a cartoon. Smoke coming from her nostrils and ears would totally complete the look. She wasn't getting her way and it was driving her nuts and the one thing she could always resort to was off limits. She didn't dare touch me. Not because she was afraid of the security or staff, not her, but despite everything I could tell she was worried I'd get hurt and this pissed me off further. She was always at odds with herself but not this time. Both the emotions and the look both said the same thing and I just didn't have it in me to take advantage of it.