CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
As soon as Tom removed Mary's bandages, she was anxious to see her face.
"Give me a mirror! Hurry! I can't wait!" Mary said happily.
Tom stood there and stared at her in amazement. Mary's smile faded as soon as she saw his expression. She touched her face. It felt normal, and the skin was soft.
"What is it Tom? Is something wrong?" she asked. "You didn't get the result you wanted."
"No." he said calmly. Mary lowered her head and tears fell on her cheek. "You're more beautiful than ever! I couldn't even dream of this result!" he said happily and hugged Mary.
"Ouch!"
"Oops, sorry." He hugged her too tight.
"Listen, Tom, if it didn't work, it's OK."
"Are you kidding? Wait." He went out and came back with a large mirror. "Here, look at you." He held the mirror in front of her so she would she herself.
Mary's mouth dropped open when she saw her face. It was back to normal. But something was different.
"Tom, my nose and lips seem different. I mean, I don't even remember how I looked like before, but they seem different."
Tom put the mirror on a table and sat next to Mary.
"You see honey..."
"Don't tell me this was a result of your imagination."
Tom scratches his head and blushes. "Umm, it was." He said. "Is it bad?"
"Tom this is great! I always wanted to have a nice nose like this. And my lips... I don't know what to say." She hugged him, and kissed him softly, but she suddenly pulled back.
"What's wrong?" Tom asked.
"My lips hurt a little." She said as she put her hand on her mouth. Then she smiled lovingly.
"It will fade. Trust me." He said with a similar smile.
"I know. And I love you!" she rested her head on his chest. He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to him.
"I love you too." He replied.
"When am I going to get out of here?"
"You still have a leg and an arm to heal. A couple of weeks."
"Ah! What do I have to lose? No work, no commitments. Well, only one commitment, but the client is sitting next to me."
"So, I'm a client, huh?"
"As long as you visit "Full moon". Then, you're a client."
"OK. I'll talk to you about that after two weeks." He smiled.
"I'll be looking forward to it." Mary replied.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Meanwhile, at the Palace of White, Wolf was searching for Lord Rupert, who seemed to be vanished.
"RUPERT! Where on the nine kingdoms are you!" Wolf screamed in anger. His eyes flashing to yellow.
"Wolf, calm down, please." Virginia said.
"He can't do that. I won't let him." He said and continued sniffing the air, searching for Rupert.
Virginia shrugged and went to see Tony. He was in Wendell's office. She knocked the door and entered.
"Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you know where Rupert is?"
"I have no idea where he is."
At that moment Wendell entered the room. "Hello Virginia." He said.
"Wendell! Hi!" she hugged him. "You really reminded me of Snow White."
"Well, if she's my grandmother, I'm supposed to remind you of her."
"No, no. It's not that." They sat on the couch. "When you said 'hello Virginia', I remembered her. She greeted me the same way in Dragon Mountain, remember?"
"Oh, yes." Wendell smiled. "How can I ever forget. It was the first time I see her since her death."
"Yeah."
"So, what brings you here? Is your maid of honor healed?"
"Not yet, but she's getting better. Dad said that Rupert was planning our honeymoon for us, and Wold went crazy. Now he's searching for him."
"But Rupert is not in the palace." Wendell replied. Obviously surprised.
"He's not here?" Virginia turned to her father. "Dad, you said that he's..."
"I didn't say anything about where he was." Tony said before Virginia could continue.
"I have to find Wolf." She said and wet out. She looked in the corridors for him, but didn't see him. "Wolf?! Where are you?" she called. "This place is so big! Even Wendell could get lost." She continued searching. And then, went to the place where he would probably be. The kitchen.
As she entered, everyone turned to her and greeted her. She smiled to them and searched for Wolf. Of course, he was there. He was cutting a piece of meat angrily.
"I'll you if you appeared in front of my sight." He kept saying to himself.
"Wolf?" Virginia said and came close to him.
Wolf turned to her and she noticed his yellow eyes. "What is it?" he asked dryly.
"Rupert is not in the palace. That's why you couldn't find him."
Wolf stopped cutting the meat. "And where is he?"
"I don't know. As soon as I knew that he wasn't here, I came searching for you." She stood near him and rubbed his arm. "Please calm down honey."
Wolf looked down at the meat. "Who knows where he could be?" he said in a calm voice. His eyes were back to normal.
"Maybe Wendell knows. He told me that Rupert wasn't here."
"Let's go to see Wendell." He threw the knife on the table and went out. Virginia followed him.
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"I'm hungry." Mary said.
"Anything special on your mind?" Tom asked.
"I want a bacon sandwich."
"OK, anything else?"
"Umm, apple juice?"
"I'll be right back." He went out and headed to the hospital kitchen. He ordered what Mary wanted and the same for him, and went back to her room.
"They'll bring it in a few minutes." He said.
"You're making this department sound like a hotel."
"Hey! It's for my love! It's should be like a five star hotel." He kissed her cheek.
"Awww, how sweet of you."
"I will have the same. I never tried bacon sandwiches before."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I never had the chance."
"Wow! You've missed a lot!"
"Maybe."
After a few minutes a nurse came with a tray in her hands. She put it on the table and went out.
"Hurraaay!! Finally some normal food!" Mary said happily.
Tom laughed at her, and gave her the sandwich and the apple juice. E took his share and sat next to her. "Before I take a bite of this. Tell me how does it taste?"
"Like bacon." She said and started to eat.
"Thanks, that really helped." He said and hesitated for a moment before taking a bite. Mary laughed at him.
"Hey that's not funny." He said with a full mouth.
"You should see your face. It sure is funny." She said.
"Ha, ha, ha." He took another bite. "This is good." He said.
"I knew you'd like it."
"We can have this more often."
"I always did. You should get used to it." Mary said and took a sip of her apple juice.
After finishing their lunch, Tom got up. "I have to go for a while."
"Where?"
"To the hospital where I work."
"Do you have to?" Mary made a puppy-dog eyes.
"Unfortunately, yes. I still work there you know. And it's been a long time since I was there. I should go and see how are things going, and I'll return as soon as I can."
"Promise?"
"Yes." He kissed her and went out.
As soon as Tom removed Mary's bandages, she was anxious to see her face.
"Give me a mirror! Hurry! I can't wait!" Mary said happily.
Tom stood there and stared at her in amazement. Mary's smile faded as soon as she saw his expression. She touched her face. It felt normal, and the skin was soft.
"What is it Tom? Is something wrong?" she asked. "You didn't get the result you wanted."
"No." he said calmly. Mary lowered her head and tears fell on her cheek. "You're more beautiful than ever! I couldn't even dream of this result!" he said happily and hugged Mary.
"Ouch!"
"Oops, sorry." He hugged her too tight.
"Listen, Tom, if it didn't work, it's OK."
"Are you kidding? Wait." He went out and came back with a large mirror. "Here, look at you." He held the mirror in front of her so she would she herself.
Mary's mouth dropped open when she saw her face. It was back to normal. But something was different.
"Tom, my nose and lips seem different. I mean, I don't even remember how I looked like before, but they seem different."
Tom put the mirror on a table and sat next to Mary.
"You see honey..."
"Don't tell me this was a result of your imagination."
Tom scratches his head and blushes. "Umm, it was." He said. "Is it bad?"
"Tom this is great! I always wanted to have a nice nose like this. And my lips... I don't know what to say." She hugged him, and kissed him softly, but she suddenly pulled back.
"What's wrong?" Tom asked.
"My lips hurt a little." She said as she put her hand on her mouth. Then she smiled lovingly.
"It will fade. Trust me." He said with a similar smile.
"I know. And I love you!" she rested her head on his chest. He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer to him.
"I love you too." He replied.
"When am I going to get out of here?"
"You still have a leg and an arm to heal. A couple of weeks."
"Ah! What do I have to lose? No work, no commitments. Well, only one commitment, but the client is sitting next to me."
"So, I'm a client, huh?"
"As long as you visit "Full moon". Then, you're a client."
"OK. I'll talk to you about that after two weeks." He smiled.
"I'll be looking forward to it." Mary replied.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
Meanwhile, at the Palace of White, Wolf was searching for Lord Rupert, who seemed to be vanished.
"RUPERT! Where on the nine kingdoms are you!" Wolf screamed in anger. His eyes flashing to yellow.
"Wolf, calm down, please." Virginia said.
"He can't do that. I won't let him." He said and continued sniffing the air, searching for Rupert.
Virginia shrugged and went to see Tony. He was in Wendell's office. She knocked the door and entered.
"Dad?"
"Yeah?"
"Do you know where Rupert is?"
"I have no idea where he is."
At that moment Wendell entered the room. "Hello Virginia." He said.
"Wendell! Hi!" she hugged him. "You really reminded me of Snow White."
"Well, if she's my grandmother, I'm supposed to remind you of her."
"No, no. It's not that." They sat on the couch. "When you said 'hello Virginia', I remembered her. She greeted me the same way in Dragon Mountain, remember?"
"Oh, yes." Wendell smiled. "How can I ever forget. It was the first time I see her since her death."
"Yeah."
"So, what brings you here? Is your maid of honor healed?"
"Not yet, but she's getting better. Dad said that Rupert was planning our honeymoon for us, and Wold went crazy. Now he's searching for him."
"But Rupert is not in the palace." Wendell replied. Obviously surprised.
"He's not here?" Virginia turned to her father. "Dad, you said that he's..."
"I didn't say anything about where he was." Tony said before Virginia could continue.
"I have to find Wolf." She said and wet out. She looked in the corridors for him, but didn't see him. "Wolf?! Where are you?" she called. "This place is so big! Even Wendell could get lost." She continued searching. And then, went to the place where he would probably be. The kitchen.
As she entered, everyone turned to her and greeted her. She smiled to them and searched for Wolf. Of course, he was there. He was cutting a piece of meat angrily.
"I'll you if you appeared in front of my sight." He kept saying to himself.
"Wolf?" Virginia said and came close to him.
Wolf turned to her and she noticed his yellow eyes. "What is it?" he asked dryly.
"Rupert is not in the palace. That's why you couldn't find him."
Wolf stopped cutting the meat. "And where is he?"
"I don't know. As soon as I knew that he wasn't here, I came searching for you." She stood near him and rubbed his arm. "Please calm down honey."
Wolf looked down at the meat. "Who knows where he could be?" he said in a calm voice. His eyes were back to normal.
"Maybe Wendell knows. He told me that Rupert wasn't here."
"Let's go to see Wendell." He threw the knife on the table and went out. Virginia followed him.
*^_^* *^_^* *^_^* *^_^*
"I'm hungry." Mary said.
"Anything special on your mind?" Tom asked.
"I want a bacon sandwich."
"OK, anything else?"
"Umm, apple juice?"
"I'll be right back." He went out and headed to the hospital kitchen. He ordered what Mary wanted and the same for him, and went back to her room.
"They'll bring it in a few minutes." He said.
"You're making this department sound like a hotel."
"Hey! It's for my love! It's should be like a five star hotel." He kissed her cheek.
"Awww, how sweet of you."
"I will have the same. I never tried bacon sandwiches before."
"Really?"
"Yeah, I never had the chance."
"Wow! You've missed a lot!"
"Maybe."
After a few minutes a nurse came with a tray in her hands. She put it on the table and went out.
"Hurraaay!! Finally some normal food!" Mary said happily.
Tom laughed at her, and gave her the sandwich and the apple juice. E took his share and sat next to her. "Before I take a bite of this. Tell me how does it taste?"
"Like bacon." She said and started to eat.
"Thanks, that really helped." He said and hesitated for a moment before taking a bite. Mary laughed at him.
"Hey that's not funny." He said with a full mouth.
"You should see your face. It sure is funny." She said.
"Ha, ha, ha." He took another bite. "This is good." He said.
"I knew you'd like it."
"We can have this more often."
"I always did. You should get used to it." Mary said and took a sip of her apple juice.
After finishing their lunch, Tom got up. "I have to go for a while."
"Where?"
"To the hospital where I work."
"Do you have to?" Mary made a puppy-dog eyes.
"Unfortunately, yes. I still work there you know. And it's been a long time since I was there. I should go and see how are things going, and I'll return as soon as I can."
"Promise?"
"Yes." He kissed her and went out.
