New Happiness, Begins
Part 9's

David smiled.he was in the lake that used to be where he and Harry swam as children. He is the fastest diver and swimmer. But now, no matter how powerful his kick, he never came to the surface. The harder he tried, the more turbid the water became and the stronger his legs were pulled by the sticky mud at the base.

A painful feeling of frustration inside the chest, and he thrashed in the water, fearing the loss of life.

"Stop thrashing," Harry's voice rang out and suddenly his hand became stiff. Makes him sting harder.

"David stop thrashing and open your eyes."

Although he did not like to obey Harry, David still opened his eyes.

David calmed down when the events of this afternoon flooded his mind. From the sunlight on the window, he knew dusk was approaching and he had lost most of the day. David frowning. His head was pounding and every muscle of his body was sore, surely because of the accident, his mind.

"Doctor Jenner?" He said, his eyes narrowed while the serious face of a slender-bodied mediocre woman returned to his mind. "Little Doctor Mother?"

"You owe him a debt of gratitude, if it wasn't for him and his car full of medicine, we would have taken you to Atlanta." Harry said "And you owe him an apology too."

"For what?" David asked in a daze, tapping the left cast, under the tear of his work jeans.

"I caught you kissing her. As he tried to escape." Snarl Harry

He vaguely remembered that very pleasant scene. He smiled widely. "Then what should I do?"

Harry's face was red, holding back anger. "You can apologize to him, you idiot!"

"It was just a kiss" David protested

"But it's inappropriate. Doctor Jenner's already nervous about being the only doctor in town with no facilities." Obviously Harry "We can't lose him, just because you can't help touching him!"

When he heard the door closing, David turned his head and saw the person they were talking about standing there. The woman was tall, probably about 180 cm tall with a slender figure clad in khaki pants and a buttoned-down white shirt. Her hair was dark brown, still damp from the shower.

Carrying the bag on the right arm and in the hand of one more, holding a pair of crutches. And from the bright pink hue on the cheek, it was clear he heard David's comments.

Regret fluttered in David's chest. He opened his mouth to apologize, but the woman straightened up and approached them.

"How's my patient doing?" tanyanya cheerful.

"I'm fine" said David. "Thank you, for everything."

Kendall nodded briefly and handed the crutches to Harry. "Try to stand Mr. Booker."

Kendall puts herself next to David and Harry steps to the other side.

David observes Kendall's slender stature. "Don't be offended, Little Doctor Ma'am, just let Harry do this."

Kendall's pointed chin lifted. Her eyes are brown and pretty. "I'm stronger than you think, Mr. Booker."

After establishing the position, David wrapped one hand over Harry's shoulder and the other over Kendall's shoulder. Admiration ran through David's body as he felt the doctor's skin, leaving him shocked. Kendall was slender, with a height that almost reached David's chin, and her words were right, as she stood up, the woman held her body as firmly as the older brother.

The doctor smelled of wildflowers, fresh and clean. His hair swept over David's chin with gentleness. David's body begins to react, but the memory of the same reaction as the doctor scissors his pants flashes again. It bites its teeth to control the body. Harry was right, that woman deserves respect.

But, when Kendall shuffles from under David's armpits and carries away that feminine scent, David really feels lost.

Because of the guilt of his comments earlier, David suddenly wanted to please the woman.

He moved the weight to a healthy leg, then moved the crutches forward and swung the body to catch up. His movements were clumsy, but his memory goes back to a few years ago, when he had to wear crutches due to wounds he always wanted to forget.

"Looks like you're an expert" commented Dr. Jenner. He opened the bag and took out a bottle of pills. "Wear those crutches for a few days. It's pain medication. Drink after eating."

"I'm starving." David acknowledged.

Kendall took the bag. "My work here is done."

"Doctor Jenner," said Harry, his voice anxious. "Have you got any better?"

"Not yet" Kendall replied hesitantly

"I hope your room is satisfactory." Added Harry

Kendall smiled a little. "Yes very comfortable. Okay, I'll excuse you. It's time for me to sleep."

Kendall's slender shoulders sagged as she stepped into the door. A guilty feeling swept over David's chest. The woman was far from home, and her first day in a foreign place was spent taking care of herself. In addition, he has also been disrespectful to the doctor.

David could not string up sweet words to correct the insulting comments earlier. Finally, use a more familiar approach by seducing her.

"Hey, sweetie, it's too soon to go to bed" David said. He grimaced, his words sounding cheap even in his own ears.

Doctor Jenner looked back and continued to step, but stared fixedly at her alluring brown eyes. "Maybe, but there's a book I haven't finished reading and I don't want my cat to be lonely."

David's mouth was gaping but his tongue was shriveled.

The door that closed behind the woman resembled David's heart reaction. He is a fool.

"David!" shouted Harry. "You're the one who was so enthusiastic about getting a group of women here. We've already spent a lot of money to build the dormitories and repair the towers for them. Now they're here, and you managed to attack and insult the only doctor on his first day!"

"If Dr. Jenner leaves Happiness, other women might leave too. No one will want to live in a place that has no doctors." added Harry, "And if, news of how primitive the conditions in these mountains were until they spread, maybe no one else wants to set foot in Happiness."

"Repair this situation, or I'll be tempted to break your other leg." Tukas Harry reached out and punched David in the chest.

David flinched and rubbed his aching chest muscles. He was sure Harry would carry out the threat.

"Uh, no, don't burden me with all this" said David, then an idea flashed through his mind. "Unless you give me a little something in return."

Harry frowned. "What do you mean?"

"If I could convince that doctor to stay, our land would be mine." It means the land of the Booker family, where they lived when they grew up.

"OKAY. If you can get the doctor to agree to sign a two-year contract, you can own the land." Said Harry

David smiled broadly. "Agreed."

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