Hello again everyone! I know it's been a few months and I apologise, but I suppose life has got in the way a bit. Also, my laptop completely died and so I've had no way of uploading this. Luckily, I got a new one yesterday, so updates will come a lot closer together now (hopefully!). I did have this chapter almost finished but lost it when my laptop broke, so I've had to rewrite this from scratch, and I'm very unhappy with it to be honest. I'm sorry it's so short. I may come back at a later stage and amend it (if I do, I'll put a wee author's note up!). Anyway, I hope someone still wants to read, and I hope you enjoy...
The pair sprang apart at lightning speed. They had been caught. What was going to happen now?
The room was filled with a pregnant pause.
Sister Evangelina's darted between the two, unable to fathom what she had just witnessed. How could Sister Bernadette disgrace her vows like this, and how could Doctor Turner indulge himself in this way?! At least, she noted, they had the grace to seem genuinely embarrassed. "Well?"
Doctor Turner was the first to regain himself. "Sister Bernadette fell and cut her hand. I was just checking it over and - "
"Oh, I'm sorry Doctor," Sister Evangelina began, her voice dripping with sarcasm. "But I didn't realise the standard practice for treating a grazed hand was mouth-to-mouth!" She raised an eyebrow at them both.
Doctor Turner sighed. He knew it was no good trying to explain himself, or to talk his way out of anything. Sister Evangelina had seen exactly what had been going on, so there was no use in attempting to hide it.
Another silence followed, as all three parties thought about what would happen now. After all, this could not go undealt with. Finally the older nun calmed herself enough to think.
"I think Doctor that you should get back to the fête. Your son has been wondering where you'd got to." Her gaze flickered quickly to the lowered face of the younger nun in front of her. "And I'm sure Sister Julienne will require a meeting later on." Her expression was stern, and Doctor Turner dared not to argue.
With a sideward glance at the small woman beside him who had remained silent, he pushed his hand through his hair and stepped out of the church hall.
A third icy quietness filled the small kitchen area.
Sister Evangelina's voice became quieter as she stared intently at her Sister in God. "I think Sister, you had better follow me." And with that, she made towards the doors of the hall.
Sister Bernadette didn't move for a second. Fear had begun to set in. What would Sister Julienne say when she found out? Would she be disappointed? Ashamed? Would she think it better to transfer Bernadette to another convent?
She closed her eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath before following Sister Evangelina.
Well? Anyone still interested in this? Anyone want to comment? Please? :)