Page 8 of Rage

Relief washes over Elle’s face.“Really?”

I nod, smiling.“Really.You and your little one are fighters.”

Christopher looks over to me, mouthing,Thank you,and I give him a slight nod of acknowledgment.

“We have a couple of options for you.”I lift my tablet and add in the details of her exam.

“I do home visits, which is rare, I know, but I do.Home births are an option, if that is something you want to do.I have moved to the outskirts of town close to the MC, so it’s easy to get to your place, if that’s what you want.”

She ponders for a few seconds.“I would love to go home if you could come to our place?”

I smile, knowing that was going to be her answer.Hospitals are important but they can be exhausting and for someone who has been through something so traumatic, being home would improve her quality of life.

“I can do that.I want to do another round of labs to be on the safe side while you’re still here.If that’s all good, then I can send you home.”

She lifts her arm eagerly for me to take her blood, causing me to laugh at her antics.“I will personally handle this under the circumstances.”I hold the blood vials that I brought in with me on a tray.

I leave the room and in the hallway is Mason, her dad, and a couple of other people that I can’t name right now.

I slip into a room down the hall, but that doesn’t stop the fact that I hear Mason say, “I’m fucked.”

I bite my lip so I don’t laugh out loud and let him know that I heard.

I stay with Elle’s labs the whole time, so there’s no chance for anything to be messed with.

Once I have the results, I go straight back to her room and I’m pleased with the changes.“Your labs are so much better than they were yesterday!It’s safe for you to go home.I’m going to write a prescription for some medications and you can take it to the pharmacy.Along with a list of things to build your strength back up, since you have lost weight during this whole ordeal.”

Her mom plucks it from my hand and it takes everything in me to not whip around to stare at Mason because I can feel his eyes burning holes into the back of my head.

I pull some of my cards out of my pocket that has my personal number on it.“I will be by later to check in with you.Here is my personal cell phone number if you need anything at all.”I hand her mom and Christopher a card each.Another hand shoots out and I don’t look until it’s too late to see who it belongs to before I hand them a card.

My eyes widen in shock and I try to pull the card back, but he pulls harder, taking it from me and stuffing it dramatically in his front pocket.“I didn’t mean to,” I say, not wanting them to think I was being inappropriate.

Mason looks away and I swear he is fighting a smile.

“Well, I will see you later,” I tell them and rush out of the room, needing to breathe.

I can feel the flush on my cheeks from the attention and the thrill, and I liked it.

Dr.Thompson is still sitting in the same place as she was earlier, looking worse for wear, and I walk past her while she whispers something under her breath about Daddy’s money.

I start to count under my breath to stop myself from saying anything but it’s not in me to just lay down and let someone fuck with me.

I set my iPad on the counter before looking down at her.“Aww, do you have daddy issues?”I make my face like I’m concerned and genuinely care.

Dr.Thompson’s face flushes red with anger.She stands up abruptly, the chair legs scraping against the floor.

“You little—” she starts, but I cut her off.

“Careful now,” I say, my voice low.“Wouldn’t want to say something unprofessional now, would we?”

She glares at me, fists clenched at her sides.I can see her struggling to maintain her composure.

“You think you’re so special,” she hisses.“But you’re nothing without your connections.”

I lean in close, maintaining eye contact with her.“I’ve worked harder than you can imagine to get where I am.My ‘connections’ didn’t take my exams or perform my surgeries.That was all me.”

Dr.Thompson opens her mouth to retort, but a throat clearing interrupts us.We both turn to see Konrad standing there, eyebrow raised.

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