
“Raymond?” call Lorie when she feels a breath that hits her nape getting hotter with a fast tempo.
“Uh?”
Raymond blinked in a daze, then cursed himself inwardly. What kind of doctor looks up when he sees his patient undressing?
After gathering all his sanity, Raymond immediately wiped the surface of Lorie's skin with great care.
At first everything was fine as he washed the neck and shoulder area. However, as his movements descended to his back, his hands began to destabilize. There are some scars there. From the keloid shape that appears, there are at least two scar wounds caused by bullets, as well as elongated and transverse lines caused by sharp objects. However, that was not Raymond's current focus.
Two bra hooks in front of him seemed to pierce his eyes until it felt sore and watery. He gulped with difficulty and tried to let go.
Lorie's body stiffened, but also did not say anything. The woman just kept quiet and waited. As for Raymond, his mind had wandered everywhere. What opened was the rear hook, but he seemed to be able to see what was on the front.
Stop thinking me*sum you're a fucking doctor, man,
Raymond cursed in his heart. His face flushed indistinctly because of that thought. Several times he cleared his throat and coughed a little to cover up the constant vibration of his hand, then quietly prayed that Lorie would not notice the awkwardness of his behavior.
On the other hand, Lorie sat like a wooden plank that had just dried: stiff and upright. He was too busy adjusting his breathing to stay stable so he did not realize that the man behind his body was almost nosebleed.
Damn Raymond, what were you thinking when you offered to help him earlier? Isn't this the same as plunging yourself into a fire pit?
While rubbing Lorie's body, Raymond kept cursing and scolding her. At the same time his memory wandered into the past three months ....
The more he rubbed, the more vividly remembered everything that had happened back then, the more reddened his facial skin became. Until finally when he felt a warm liquid dripping out of his nose, Raymond was stunned.
He reflexively reached out to cover his nose. A moment later, he stared at the eye-piercing red color like he was looking at a ghost.
Raymond jumped up and ran to the bathroom as fast as lightning, then closed the door and locked it from the inside. His trembling hand was twitching the base of his nose to stop the blood flowing out. He stared with a look of disbelief at the reflection of his face in front of the mirror.
For the sake of Zeus who reigned at the top of Olympus, he was truly a nosebleed from looking at Lorie's back!
“Raymond? Are you okay?” ask Lorie from behind the door. He was too shocked when Raymond suddenly escaped into the bathroom just now.
“Yes, I'm fine. I just ... I .. suddenly ... I .....”
“Automaly pain?”
“Yes! Yes ... that's it .. I have a stomachache.”
The sound of melodious laughter came from outside, making Raymond have to shake his head to remove the shadow of the laughing face.
“Why be nervous? Just continue, I will continue .. um, wearing this small towel ...”
“Oke.”
Both Lorie and Raymond both breathed a sigh of relief. For Raymond himself, it was better for Lorie to think she was ashamed of an upset stomach than for the woman to know the truth that she had a nosebleed just by staring at her open back. How humiliating.
Raymond stuffed his nose with a cotton swab, then continued to look up until the bleeding stopped. After finishing the two cotton swabs, his blood was no longer coming out. Raymond took a breath and exhaled slowly. This is an experience that will not be forgotten in his lifetime.
The man opened the trash, then put the bloody piece of cotton in the bottom pile. After being sure it would not be seen again, he washed his hands and cleaned his face in the sink. He patted her on the cheek several times before opening the bathroom door.
Fortunately when he arrived outside, there was a doctor and two nurses who were checking Lorie's body condition so that she did not feel too awkward. He glanced at Lorie and realized that the woman had changed clothes. The container containing water and a small towel that was used to wash his body had been cleaned by the nurse.
Thankfully ....
“You can go home this afternoon, Miss,” said the Doctor. “But remember to keep your diet and rest time.”
“Good, thank you, Doctor,” replied Lorie with great enthusiasm.
“Take care of your health,” said the doctor before walking out of the room with the two nurses who had come with him.
“What do you want to eat?” bargain Raymond before Lorie bring up the problem of abdominal pain that was very sudden earlier.
“No need. The nurse had just brought me breakfast. Enough for both of us ... if you want ..”
“Oh. Okay,” Raymond replied quickly.
Of course he wants to. Whatever Lorie offered, she would definitely accept it with pleasure.
“You sit on the sofa. I will prepare it,” he said again while opening the hood of serving.
“Um.”
With a flexible and nimble movement, Raymond moved the food plate from the top of the trolley to the table. Lorie noticed all of that while making a smile.
Raymond Dawson ....
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