Page 22 of Aching for His Discretion

“Incorrect. That’s minus one kiss, baby.”

I scoffed. “No fair, you tricked me!”

“It’s called reverse psychology, Tesoro… you should know that one,” he remarked, leaning back, and I huffed. “Also, minus one kiss for questioning yourself and minus another one for questioning my game-playing.”

I gasped in horror, standing up as he placed the card on the table nonchalantly.

“No fair! Why do you get to make all of the rules of the game?”

He chuckled, placing the remaining cards on the coffee table before he pulled me down onto his lap.

“Because I made the game, so I’m in charge... Now, are you going to pout and whine, or are you going to give me a kiss like the good girl I know you are?” he asked me.

I bit my lip as I wrapped my arms around his neck. I wasn’t a fan of his sly game-playing, but boy, was I a sucker for those Italian lips.

“Kiss, please,” I whispered, and he chuckled darkly as he claimed my lips, pulling me closer to his chest.

Chapter ten

Teegan

Entering the labor and delivery section of the floor, I smiled as I heard the faint cries of newborn babies in the nearby room.

“This is the labor and delivery part of the floor. The eight of you will be split into different groups for the next four weeks, either being here, in the PACU, or in the maternal or gynecology clinic… and get used to that sound because it only gets louder. Are there any questions before I send you off with your residents?” Dr. Sofia, our attending, said after finishing the mini tour we had after, and neither I nor my classmates said a word.

“Okay... now that we got the formalities out of the way. Please, guys. I don’t bite… You’re going to see a lot more than what you’ve probably already seen in your previous rotations, and the majority of you will most definitely pass out in the operating room if you haven’t already passed out while assisting a mother giving birth. Trust me, I don’t need to be the one scaring you.” We all laughed at her joke and listened intently as she read our assignments for the next few days, as well as who we would be working with.

She turned away to talk to one of the nurses for a moment before I felt a hand slip around my waist. I jumped and looked over my shoulder to see Alec standing beside me with a sly smirk on his face.

Forgot to mention I would be stuck with the son of the richest endorser of our medical school as well as my personal tormentor throughout this entire rotation.

I was supposed to have fun on this rotation, but now I’m stuck with a guy who won’t take no for an answer.

I did my best to ignore him as Dr. Sofia finished giving us our assignments. Thankfully, my resident, Aleesha, pulled another med student and me away from the group and over to our first delivery of the day.

After introducing ourselves to the mother lying in the first room, I couldn’t help but feel all giddy inside.Almost as if I truly was meant to be here.

“You can’t ignore me forever, Teegan,” Alec muttered as he stood behind my chair, watching me finish up the last of my charts for the day.

I observed and assisted with the delivery of five babies today, as Aleesha and the attending did most of the work. Two of them were emergency C-sections, and I was exhausted.

I’d been here since six AM, and it was already approaching eight PM. How Alec had enough energy to continue to torture me was beyond my understanding.

“How do you still have so much energy?” I muttered, closing the laptop and standing slowly.

“Well... to be honest, it’s not like I really did anything today,” he muttered, shrugging, and I looked at him wide-eyed.

No wonder it felt like he disappeared today! I thought I was just doing a good job of avoiding him… but he wasn’t even here!

“You weren’t with your group?” I asked, and he shook his head.

“I don’t actually need to be here, Teegan… my father is practically ‘paving’ my way for me to already be accepted into a reputable residency...” he replied nonchalantly.

Figures... but I couldn’t blame him. Not all of us were brought up with silver or gold spoons in our mouths.

“So why are you here?” I asked him genuinely, and he leaned down to my height, the hairs on the back of my neck immediately standing up.

“I chose this rotation to be closer to you,” he said as a matter of fact, and I bit my lip as I gulped softly.

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