Limerence (Dauntless Series #2)

Chapter 39

"How long are you gonna stand there?"

"Huh?" Napakurap-kurap ako.

"They left 15 minutes ago. I'm done heating up the food and you're still there standing." Marceu explained while approaching me. He held my elbows and guided me as we walk to the dining area.

Nagtagal ang tingin ko sa kaniya. Yearning for sex has been off my mind now so I figured we should do something else. I've been wanting to ask him this but he's too busy to even grant my request. His forehead creased when he sat down on the chair in front of me when he noticed that I'm not talking again.

"How about we watch my surgery? Did you guys record it?" Ngumiti ako para pumayag siya agad. Nanlaki ang mga mata niya dahil doon at hindi malaman ang susunod na gagawin. "Is there a problem?"

"I think this is not a good idea. We can do other things, you know..."

Hindi ko pinansin ang suhestyon niya. "Come to think of it, I've never seen you operate so now is the best time to see it, at least virtually. Maybe one of these days I will ask Papa to allow me to dress up and pretend as a resident so I can come to work with you. What do you think?"

"Saoirse..." Naiiling niyang sinabi. Medyo pinanghinaan ako ng loob doon pero baka mapilit ko rin siya kalaunan. Kailangan ko lang hulihin ang kiliti niya.

"And I'm also thinking about entering med school. Hindi pa naman huli ang lahat, 'di ba?" of course that was only a joke. I cannot bear to see my self still studying after 10 years.

His eyes remained at me for a moment before sighing deeply, making me clap both of my hands. He reached for his phone and put it on his ear after dialing somebody's number.

"Hello...? Yes... I need you to go to the research library and ask for Saoirse Mandeville's videotape of her surgery... Tell them I ordered that... Fine, I'll let you scrub in... Since you're at it, you're gonna be the one to deliver it on my condo... Are you on-call tonight...? Great, now get moving!" Binaba niya na ang tawag. He's wearing a smug face when he looked at me but that's the least of my concerns now. Seems like luck is on my side.

"Are we getting it?"

Tumango si Marceu. "My resident is working on it."

Masaya akong kumain dahil doon. Hindi ako nauubusan ng sasabihin at halatang-halata sa akin na excited akong mapanood ang videotape. He just sat there listening to me. He is also preoccupied and a little bit nervous. Gusto ko siyang tanungin kung anong problema pero nawawalan naman ako ng timing dahil may chance na masira ko ang mood.

Habang naghuhugas ako ng mga pinggan ay tumunog ang doorbell. Nagtungo si Marceu sa pintuan para pagbuksan kung sinuman iyon ngunit malakas ang kutob kong iyong resident niya iyon. Sumilip ako ngunit hindi ko naman makita kung sino iyon dahil nahaharangan ng malaking katawan ni Marceu ang pintuan. Tinapos ko na lang ang paghuhugas.

"You can still change your mind, you know. If you wanted to see medical-related stuff, there's plenty of it on the internet."

Hindi ako makapaniwalang tumingin sa kaniya habang nagpupunas ng kamay. Lumapit ako sa kaniya at kinuha ang videotape na nasa kamay niya at nagtungo sa entertainment room. Inabala ko ang sarili ko sa pagseset-up no'n.

"I said I wanted to see how you work, not other people." sabi ko habang pinipindot ang remote. Naupo ako sa tabi niya sa sofa.

The beginning shows my scans and a brief information about my illness. Wala naman akong naintindihan doon dahil hindi ako marunong magbasa ng CT scan result kaya ni-pause muna ni Marceu ang video para ipaliwanag sa akin ang komplikasyon ng sakit ko. He's so hot talking about medical stuff. This could pass as my bedtime story if I want to.