Chapter 14
It was late evening and Indy awoke suddenly. He gradually remembered where he was and the past days events. He'd being shot and Short Round had been taken. He had been admitted to the local hospital and treated for his injuries and vaguely remembered Willie and Marion collecting him from the hospital. They had taken care of everything and had sorted out things for him. Marion had changed his bandages and together they had reminisced about their adventures together in Egypt. He looked at the clock. It was late in the day. Indy was confused. Why hadn't they woken him this morning?
He got up and on the dresser were his clothes, which had been freshly washed and pressed. They really know how to take care of a guy, he thought.
After a ten-minute shower, he dried and got dressed. His arm and shoulder were still very painful and so he put on the sling. He then wandered into the lounge, the main door opened and in came Marion, Willie and Selene taking and giggling. They stopped short when they saw Indy stood there.
"Jones!" said Marion.
"You're awake!" exclaimed Willie.
"Oh, Indy", Selene walked over to him and kissed him on the cheek. "How are you feeling? I've been really worried."
Marion and Willie smiled at each other and excused themselves.
Indy and Selene sat on one of the couches.
"I'm, uh, okay", he said, moving his arm. He winced. Maybe not.
"Oh." She gently touched him on the shoulder and looked at him sympathetically.
"Maybe I should leave you to it. You must be exhausted."
"No", he protested. "Don't go. I'd really like you to stay."
"You need rest", she told him. "You know you should really be more careful."
She excused herself and left him pondering.
Willie entered the room.
"Well, that went well."
He looked up at her dejectedly.
"Did I do something wrong?"
"No, of course not. I think she's just concerned about your welfare. She probably thinks its best for you to get some more sleep."
"But, I've been asleep for hours", he protested.
"Indy. You've been pushing yourself too much and if you don't rest up now you won't be at your best when you go after the bad guys and rescue Short Round."
"Is that why you guys didn't wake me?"
She nodded.
"Okay", he held up his hands, giving in to their advice. "I'll be in the bedroom if anyone needs me."
She smiled slyly. "Is that with or without Selene?" asked Willie.
He glanced at her.
"Sometimes Miss Scott, you can be quite shocking."
He walked to the bedroom.
"With or without her!" he mumbled jokingly. "Hmn."
As he was about to remove his shirt, there was a knock at the main door. He went over to answer it.
It was Selene! He blushed and could hear Willie giggling in the background.
"Uh, hi", he said, trying to sound suave.
"Just one more thing, Doctor Jones", she said, kissing him on the cheek. "Pleasant dreams and…" she put her mouth to his ear, "…did anyone ever tell you that you have the nicest eyes?" She left him standing there in the doorway with his mouth slightly open.
"Indy, you okay?" asked Willie.
"Uh, yeah. Fine."
God. The room had definitely gotten a bit warmer.
He turned to Willie.
"Hey, Indy. You might want a cold shower before you go to bed."
He just looked at her.