Chapter 2:
Lexa:
I felt myself wake slowly. I could feel the sun piercing through my eyelids. Without opening my eyes at all I felt around with my hands. My left hand almost immediately found its way to where I remembered being stabbed. I felt a thick padding there and I stupidly pushed down slightly. The pressure shot a ripple of pain and discomfort through my body causing me to groan loudly in agony and my eyes shot open. When they finally focused i saw Lincoln standing over me, a very concerned look on his face.
"Lexa! You're awake. How are you feeling?" he asked genuinely
"What happened? Where am I?" I asked back looking at my surroundings
"You're actually at your girls medical center," he laughed slightly. I shot him a dirty look. "Let me get someone."
He walked swiftly out of the room and then it really hit me. I was here. I was in her medical center. My mind began to race with questions. I wondered if she had seen me. I wondered if it was her that took care of me or if it was one of her colleagues Not only could I feel my heat rate start to pick up but i could hear it too on the machine behind me.
"The nurse will be right on shortly," Lincoln said returning. After a moment of silence, he spoke again, "You didn't need to do that. I could've fought them off myself."
"They killed my Costia Lincoln. They killed her for what I did. It was my fight so stepped in." I said looking at him, "And you ended up fighting them all off yourself anyway."
"But Lexa, I could've…."
Just then a tall brunette walked into the room holding a clipboard interrupting Lincoln.
"Hello Ms. Woods. My name is Octavia and I'm your nurse." she said walking over to me, "You're doctor will be in shortly, but I wanted to come and see how you were feeling. Do you have any pain or discomfort?"
"Yes actually. I have a splitting headache and my..my uhm.." i said pointing to my abdomen.
"Okay, I'll go get you something for pain relief, and the doctor will be in shortly. Hang in there." She said before leaving the room
"She's kinda cute." LIncoln said when he was sure she was out of earshot.
"Jesus Lincoln." I said rolling my eyes trying not to smile. I heard him giggle before he sat back in his seat getting comfortable.
Clarke:
I was sitting at my desk staring out at the empty street corner across the way thinking about the girls life whom i just saved. I had hope to meet her at some point, but not today, not like this. Even the fact that she was near death on my operating table shook me to my core. I went from seeing her on the street corner one day to saving her life 24 hours later. I put my head in my hands and let out a deep sigh through my lips.
"Dr. Griffin, Ms. Woods is awake and would like to see you." Octavia said walking into my office.
"I'll be right there, thank you." i said looking up at her
I sat in my office another few minutes composing myself for what was to come. I has to go into this girls room and have a conversation with her. I don't know why but the thought of it made me nervous. She seemed like a smart strong willed and minded individual and it made me anxious to need to talk to her even though i kind of wanted to know her at the same time. I stood from my desk and walked out of my office closing the door behind me. As I made my way down the hall, u could feel my heart begin to race. I took slow deep breaths to try and calm it but nothing seemed to be working. I arrived at room 152 much sooner than i anticipated and i prepped myself for what was to come. I took a deep breathe and walked in.
"Hello Miss Woods, I'm Dr. Clarke Griffin." I said in my most confident voice. She was facing away from me at first. " I was the one that performed your surgery…"
"Lexa, please," she said rolling over to face my direction. I saw a small smile sneak across her face.
"Lexa, okay, well I needed to remove a 6 inch blade from you abdomen. It somehow managed to miss all our organs and everything looks fine. You lost a lot of blood though so I needed to also give you a few blood transfusions. Other than that though you have a highly positive outlook and the 18 stitched I need to apply will need to come out in about 2 weeks. We are going to keep you overnight to be safe but, you should be able to go home early tomorrow morning." I rambled on. "Any questions or concerns for me?"
She just stared at me for a bit. I couldn't tell if she was zoning out or if she was looking at me, trying to figure me out. Another small smile spread across her face before she spoke.
"I'm fine right now, thank you." she said in a low purring voice. my stomach instantly tied into a not.
"Well, let me know if you need anything." I said before leaving the room
I leaned my back against the wall just outside her room. I took a deep breath and shook my head while looking down at the ground. Why was I feeling like this around the stranger. Why did she have this control over me? I suddenly remembered how i felt when she caught me looking over at her the other day and she smiled and waved. I remembered how the sound of her voice just now made my stomach flip out of control. The last time I felt this way towards someone, I was falling in love. That couldn't happen now, not with her. I barely knew her, but felt like I've known her for years. I shook my head again as i started off towards my office again.
Lexa:
"Hello Miss. Woods, I'm Dr. Clarke Griffin." I heard coming from behind me. "I was the one that performed your surgery…"
"Lexa, please," I said rolling over to face her direction.
There she was. The blonde doctor from the corner office window. I couldn't help but smile at the sight of her. She looked so nervous for some reason and even when she spoke, describing the operation and the gory detail, it seemed forced like she couldn't wait to get out of the room. I couldn't help but stare at her, trying to take every detail in. Things i couldn't see from the outside. Her eyes were the most beautiful shade of blue I'd seen and I found myself lost in them until i caught myself smiling like a nerd. Shortly after that she left my room, and all i could do was smile. She was even more beautiful close up. I just looked at Lincoln with the biggest smile on my face and she shook his head rolling his eyes.
"Hey you get to spend the night with her." he whispered
"Shut up!" i said throwing a pillow at him.
"Well if you don't mind, I'd like to head out. see if i can catch that nurse for a drink or something," he said standing from his seat
"Go, have fun. Don't do anything I wouldn't do" i said giggling
"Yeah, okay commander hotshot!"
He left the room and i rolled back over on my side and thought about my doctor in shining armor. She was beautiful and smart. I wanted to know so much more. Tonight was going to be the night to do so.