we need to stitch up those cuts on her leg.”
“Jesus,” Carlos whispered.
“It, that thing , fractured my pelvis?” I whispered.
Cameron picked up a pair of scissors and began cutting off my clothes.
“Yep. Now I could use your help holding her up while I wrap her ribs.”
Cameron peeled open what was left of my clothing so that I was now laying
buck-assed naked on the table. He turned and put the scissors away and pulled
a rolled bandage out of one of the drawers. He turned around expecting the two
of them to be standing there ready to help but Carlos was looking away,
blushing and Matt was eye-balling Carlos. Cameron had no time or patience for
this juvenile crap. He rolled his eyes. “Christ, there isn’t anything here
that you both haven’t already seen. Do you want her to bleed out while the two
of you are standing here acting like idiots?”
The two of them quickly stepped up to either side of the bed. Cameron
began showing him what he needed them to do. “Okay. One hand goes behind her
back, on the backside of her ribcage. The other goes here, on the front of the
ribcage, just under the breast. I will be lifting her head and the middle of
her back. As I’m wrapping, lift your hand, then put it back down. We’re
trying to keep her ribs from shifting. Sarah? This is going to hurt like
hell, but I need you to sit up as straight as you can, okay? I’ll wrap as
quickly as I can, then we’ll lay you back down, got it?”
I nodded at him and clenched my teeth. I felt hands going under my
back. I watched as Carlos tried really hard not to look down. Cameron peaked
over his shoulder. “Shit, Carlos. Firm, not gentle. Do you want one of these
ribs to move and puncture her heart? Firm,” he said as he pressed Carlos’ hand
down on my ribs. “You too, Matthew. Press firmly. Good.” Cameron moved
around and climbed up on the bed above my head. He slid his arms under my head
and down the middle of my back until my head was cradled on his biceps. “Okay,
are we ready now? No, Carlos. God damn it. Matthew, look. Carlos cannot
look away. I need you both to watch what you’re doing to make sure her ribs
don’t shift. So he’s going to be looking at her boobs, got it? I don’t care
if you have a problem with that. Just deal with it. Carlos, don’t fucking
look away, got it? Now, on three: one, two, three. Good, good, that’s it.
Straight, Sarah,” he said as he grabbed the bandage and started wrapping.
“Straighter, Sarah. Don’t slouch.”
“I’m fucking trying. It hurts damn it.”
“I know it does, but I’m almost done. Hang in there, Sarah. Okay, guys,
now back down the same way. Easy, easy. Good. Now she needs to feed. Will
one of you go get her some blood while I fix up her leg?”
Carlos and Matt looked at each other. “I’ll go,” Carlos said.
I looked up at Matt. “Honey? Can you go grab your laptop? I want to
figure out what that thing said to me.”
“Sure, Sarah,” he said but he didn’t move. He just stood there caressing
my forehead.
“Matt? What’s wrong?”
“I – I just hate seeing you in pain. I should be mad at you for talking
me into this shit but all I want to do right now is make you feel better. I
love you so much.” He leaned down and gave me a gentle kiss.
“I love you, too,” I whispered. After a few seconds he finally turned
and walked out the door. I winced as Cameron began working on my leg.
“Sorry,” he mumbled.
“It’s okay” I said. I watched him work. I could tell that he wanted to
say something to me, so I just waited.
“I hope you know what you’re doing, Sarah,” he mumbled.
“Shit. I can’t help what I’m doing, Cameron. I tried to keep it from
happening. Really I did. We both did but it was just too damn strong.” I
said.
“Much too strong,” Carlos said as he walked in the room with
“Jesus,” Carlos whispered.
“It, that thing , fractured my pelvis?” I whispered.
Cameron picked up a pair of scissors and began cutting off my clothes.
“Yep. Now I could use your help holding her up while I wrap her ribs.”
Cameron peeled open what was left of my clothing so that I was now laying
buck-assed naked on the table. He turned and put the scissors away and pulled
a rolled bandage out of one of the drawers. He turned around expecting the two
of them to be standing there ready to help but Carlos was looking away,
blushing and Matt was eye-balling Carlos. Cameron had no time or patience for
this juvenile crap. He rolled his eyes. “Christ, there isn’t anything here
that you both haven’t already seen. Do you want her to bleed out while the two
of you are standing here acting like idiots?”
The two of them quickly stepped up to either side of the bed. Cameron
began showing him what he needed them to do. “Okay. One hand goes behind her
back, on the backside of her ribcage. The other goes here, on the front of the
ribcage, just under the breast. I will be lifting her head and the middle of
her back. As I’m wrapping, lift your hand, then put it back down. We’re
trying to keep her ribs from shifting. Sarah? This is going to hurt like
hell, but I need you to sit up as straight as you can, okay? I’ll wrap as
quickly as I can, then we’ll lay you back down, got it?”
I nodded at him and clenched my teeth. I felt hands going under my
back. I watched as Carlos tried really hard not to look down. Cameron peaked
over his shoulder. “Shit, Carlos. Firm, not gentle. Do you want one of these
ribs to move and puncture her heart? Firm,” he said as he pressed Carlos’ hand
down on my ribs. “You too, Matthew. Press firmly. Good.” Cameron moved
around and climbed up on the bed above my head. He slid his arms under my head
and down the middle of my back until my head was cradled on his biceps. “Okay,
are we ready now? No, Carlos. God damn it. Matthew, look. Carlos cannot
look away. I need you both to watch what you’re doing to make sure her ribs
don’t shift. So he’s going to be looking at her boobs, got it? I don’t care
if you have a problem with that. Just deal with it. Carlos, don’t fucking
look away, got it? Now, on three: one, two, three. Good, good, that’s it.
Straight, Sarah,” he said as he grabbed the bandage and started wrapping.
“Straighter, Sarah. Don’t slouch.”
“I’m fucking trying. It hurts damn it.”
“I know it does, but I’m almost done. Hang in there, Sarah. Okay, guys,
now back down the same way. Easy, easy. Good. Now she needs to feed. Will
one of you go get her some blood while I fix up her leg?”
Carlos and Matt looked at each other. “I’ll go,” Carlos said.
I looked up at Matt. “Honey? Can you go grab your laptop? I want to
figure out what that thing said to me.”
“Sure, Sarah,” he said but he didn’t move. He just stood there caressing
my forehead.
“Matt? What’s wrong?”
“I – I just hate seeing you in pain. I should be mad at you for talking
me into this shit but all I want to do right now is make you feel better. I
love you so much.” He leaned down and gave me a gentle kiss.
“I love you, too,” I whispered. After a few seconds he finally turned
and walked out the door. I winced as Cameron began working on my leg.
“Sorry,” he mumbled.
“It’s okay” I said. I watched him work. I could tell that he wanted to
say something to me, so I just waited.
“I hope you know what you’re doing, Sarah,” he mumbled.
“Shit. I can’t help what I’m doing, Cameron. I tried to keep it from
happening. Really I did. We both did but it was just too damn strong.” I
said.
“Much too strong,” Carlos said as he walked in the room with
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