Page 10 of Fixation

“Yes, all the way!” Su Min laughed. “Read the name in the caption, Reina.”

Even the sky is not the limit for Russian billionaire, Vedant Oshnov.

Bloody fucking hell. It couldn’t be. But it was. It so was.

Su Min grinned. “I’d told Laila that he was gorgeous but she wouldn’t believe me because, of course, his face is so badly bruised right now. I was looking for a book to read in the library and I came across this shelf that had all the magazines featuring the Oshnovs. Mihir appears in none. Most of them feature the middle brother, Armaan, but there are a few in which Vedant is mentioned. I took this one just to show her.”

Reina lifted the magazine and stared at the picture of her patient. Damn. He looked… fabulous. Uff. It didn’t matter. He was her patient, she reminded herself. Then why was her heart rate accelerating despite knowing that? Why did it feel like crackers were bursting in her belly?

Laila stood. “It’s my shift now.” She leaned over Reina and looked at the magazine in Reina’s hand. “He looks yum. I bet he has hard abs under those clothes. I can’t wait to find out. I’m going to enjoy my shifts with him when he’s more conscious.”

Reina gaped at her. “That is so unprofessional of you.”

Laila shrugged. “Nothing about our situation is normal or professional. Since his brother has broken so many Goddamn rules and kept us here, why should I not enjoy it? If Vedant Oshnov is as gorgeous in reality as he is in this picture, then I can’t wait to find out. And, of course, we all are going to see his abs at some point. You have to change his dressing, don’t you? Just ensure I’m around to help when you do that.”

Oh fuck, now her mind wouldn’t stop conjuring images of Vedant’s hard abs. Shake it off, she scolded herself. She was a doctor first and foremost, and she never objectified her patients in any way. And she wasn’t going to start with Vedant Oshnov.

“Also, Reina, I’ve prepared the notes for our weekly meeting with Dr. Williams this evening.” Laila tipped her head towards a folder on the coffee table. “Take a look when you can. I’m going to go check on my gorgeous patient now.”

With a naughty wink, Laila left the room.

“I also want to be around when you change his dressing,” Su Min added. “Why should only you two have all the fun?”

Reina rolled her eyes. “Hey, have you forgotten you have a boyfriend?”

“I have eyes, and they want to look at a hot guy, very much so.” Su Min made a face. “Besides, Vasily told me that while Armaan is the loud and naughty playboy, Vedant is a silent lady killer. Women love his quiet and calming charm. One night is all he promises them. He doesn’t even remember their names the next day. But they… Apparently, the women never forget him or the night they spend with him.”

“Oh please, nobody can be that good in bed,” Reina scoffed.

Su Min chuckled. “They don’t forget him because heisthat good in bed.”

Bloody hell. Reina felt her cheeks burn. “Okay, that’s way too much info.”

“Please don’t be a prude, girl. You’d understand the needs of the human body better if you dated more often.”

“Where do you see me ever having time to go out on a date? Being a doctor is fucking hard. I barely have time for myself as it is. I’d rather not complicate my life with a man.”

“Oh, come on. Don’t you miss having that tingly feeling one gets around a hot, sexy man?” Su Min pointed at the magazine. “Especially around a hot, sexy man likehim.”

“Um, no, thank you. I’d rather have no feeling other than care for my patient.”

Tingly feelings? What were they? She’d never been with a man like that, and so far, she hadn’t even been curious to find out. Her whole life had been dedicated to studying and becoming a good doctor. After being unable to save her own birth mother, becoming a doctor and saving lives had become her life’s mission. While other girls in school had been having fun partying and flirting with the boys in their class, Reina had always had her nose buried in a book.

Su Min didn’t know that Reina had never had a boyfriend. They’d met when Su Min had joined Reina’s department as a nurse, almost a year back, and had become friendly thereafter. Her friend always assumed that Reina had dated in the past and it had never worked out with anyone. Reina had never felt the need to correct her. Only her sisters knew that she hadn’t dated any man so far.

“You don’t know what you’re missing. You should go out more often. I’m sure the men you’ve met so far have all been duds,” Su Min said. “Wait. I know… You should read a romance novel. We have time now. Perhaps then you’d be fascinated with Vedant Oshnov too. After all, it doesn’t hurt to have a handsome man as your patient.”

“That sentence is so ethically wrong,” Reina shook her head. “I’m sure your boyfriend wouldn’t like that you’re so interested in his boss.”

“Please, I’m only looking,” Su Min scoffed, and then her expression turned serious. “You know I didn’t even get to meet Vasily when he came with Mihir to London. We’ve been dating for six months now, and most of it has been long distance. How do I understand how I really feel about him when I hardly ever meet him?”

There was nothing she could say to that, and hence, she remained quiet.

Su Min continued, “I bet Vasily doesn’t even know I’m caring for Vedant. And I’m not allowed to tell him on the phone either. Ugh, the only thing I hate about this situation is how our calls are being monitored. Anyway, when do you plan on changing his dressing?”

Reina glared at her. “Laila and you are behaving downright scandalous. The last thing I need is for both of you to ogle over Vedant’s abs and make a fool of yourselves when I change his dressing. It will give his already inflated ego a very big boost.”

“You better call me, nonetheless,” Su Min ordered.

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