n outside her hospital room door. She could hear her
or bur
y white under the dim hospital lights. He shoved past the
the visitor's sofa, curling into a ball
one rang. It was Mrs. Petrov, the
find you at the apartment. He's been dr
that flared up whenever h
oaning on her sofa. This wa
nurse, to have him removed. But h
begged. "He only ever calms d
, Elaina ended the call an
e. His hand shot out, grabbing hers with a desperate, childish
solve
anti-spasmodic medication
ncoherent. Suddenly, his body convulsed. He was sick, vomiting
back her own nausea, her hand steady on his back. He had a pathologica
de a d
his dead weight into the en-suite bathroom. The space was
aking the fine wool and cotton cling to the hard muscles of his body. Her cheeks burned
she worked it free, her knuckles brushed against his c
eart skip
clean. She was soaked
main room. The sofa was a lost ca
a fresh gown. She stood for a long time, just looking
this vulnerable, this broken... it twisted t
ing to untangle thems
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