Chapter Forty Four: Aftermath
"Oh my God!" Becky shouted, rushing toward me and hugging me tightly. "Dear God, you scared the hell outa me!" She hugged me tighter, and her embrace told me that everything was once again cool between us. "You coulda been killed, do you know that? Damnit! Don't you ever do that to me again! Please? I don't know what I woulda done if something woulda happened to you!"
Not one for extreme shows of affection in public, especially that between members of the same sex, I very gently disengaged myself from her arms. "I'm all right," I murmured softly. I tried to ignore the tenseness in my body and my fluttering heart. I forced a smile to put the fears of my best friend at ease. "Really, I'm okay."
I felt a gentle hand on my wounded shoulder and looked up to find Watson rubbing it very gently. He smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "Come along," he said, his tone still that of a physician. "I sent Holmes ahead to hail a cab."
The mention of the detective's name set my heart pounding. 'Mackenzie, you said you loved me, did you not? Then show me you trust me! Show me your trust by ignoring the pain in your arm and giving me your other hand. Let me know you are not afraid of me!' His words continued to echo in my ears. Could he have professed his love for me?
Somehow kiddo, I don't think that plausible. I think he was just slick. He played with your own emotions to save your life. You shouldn't be pissed, you should be grateful!
Yeah, but it is possible for him to love me. I mean he did save my life. He also let me sleep with him on the bed…
"Come along Mackenzie," Watson said, resting his hand on my shoulder and very gently pushing me forward.
"Watson," I said my voice soft. The strain I was just under was beginning to fall heavily on me. "All those people, were you able to save any of them?"
The doctor replied sadly. "I hope so." He forced another smile and gently pushed me forward. "Come along."
