~CHAPTER 9~
Surprise, surprise.
Delilah's POV
(btw, so this doesn't get confusing, she's a physician but she specializes on children! sorry I forgot to make it clear! XD)
It was almost noon and Delilah was running some errands around the infirmary, checking on some patients. She loved her job, although it was very tiring and took up most of her time during the day, exhausting her very often. She loved the feeling she would get after the end of every day, how content it made her feel that she actually helped or even saved a child. She wouldn't give that up for anything in the world. And her love for what she did was evident to everyone. She would always go around, making sure that everyone had what they needed, always with a wide smile on her face, giving hope and courage to the poor souls she would take care of. For her, they were not just patients or children in need of her help. They were all her friends, people she deeply cared for. She would bring them fresh flowers everyday to brighten up their room and cheer them up, she would read to them. Everything so that she could see even the slightest smile form on their tiny lips. Thus, whenever she was unable to save someone, she couldn't help but grief for the those poor souls who lost their life when so young!
The fact that she was so dedicated to her job made her very popular around there. Her little patients adored her and thought of her like a big sister, always by their side. The past few days, she had been taking care of a small girl who suffered from catalepsy. She was only five years old and she was just a sweetheart. She was like an angel with her golden hair and her fair, puppy-like eyes. The first time Delilah saw her, her eyes watered and her heart was aching with pain for this girl's unlucky fate. Luckily, there was no sign that her condition was fatal just yet but they lived in hard times and judging from everything she had experienced all those years as a nurse, you could never be completely optimistic. So she made sure that the girl received all the care and treatment she needed and spent as much time with her as she could, making every second count.
After she had finished with checking all the other patients, she thought she had some additional time to spare and so set out to visit the precious little girl. She was holding one of the girl's favorite books in her hand, she had picked it out to read it to her again. The little one loved when she did that. Quite something they had in common. She was walking down the infirmary isles, her steps really fast and her gaze never leaving the ground, when she heard a voice call out to her. It was deep but also sweet at the same time.
"Nurse? Could I interrupt you from your duties for a just a little while?" she heard the voice speak out. She knew who this voice belonged to. There was only man that would ever call out to her in such an adoring manner.
She turned around. Of course it was Leon. The moment she saw him across the room, she wanted to run right into his arms and kiss him, show him how much she had missed him the couple of days they had been apart. But then she recover from her shock and realized that was certainly not the appropriate place for such a move. So instead, she restrained her overwhelming emotions and smiled, taking some steps closer to him.
Leon's POV
When he called out to her, he had expected that she would have one of her typical, heartwarming reactions to his presence and run to his arms or kiss him or something similar so he was shocked when she only smiled and took some shy, reserved steps towards him. At first, he thought she was not as excited to see him as he was but then he remembered this was her workplace and he understood her reservations. He would not act so unprofessionally in the training field either no matter how much he loved her and wanted to be around her. So he smiled back to her and went even closer, looking her in the eyes the whole time. He thought of embracing her but he didn't want to risk making her feel uncomfortable in front of all those people. So she took her hand that was resting on her side and kissed it gently, his eyes filled with nothing but love for the woman he had in front of him. She giggled and her cheeks turned red.
"So...may I interrupt you from your duties?" he said softly, while still holding her hand in his and caressing it with his thumb. She has such soft skin. he thought to himself.
"Of course you may, sir Knight." she said and let out a playful giggle.
He pulled her towards a room that seemed to be empty. He checked nobody was inside and pulled her in, right into his arms. She grabbed her waist and lifted her a little, trying to bring her lips to his. She giggled in amusement and assisted him by wrapping her hands around his neck and standing on her tiptoes while they just stood there for a second, looking deeply in each other's eyes. He leaned in and kissed her passionately. This kiss was much different from the previous ones they had shared. This time it was not lust that dominated them, it was pure and innocent feelings. After quite a while, she broke the kiss in search for air. He groaned in protest. He just couldn't get enough of her. She giggled, loudly this time and Leon could swear he even heard a small, adorable snort, accompanying the giggle. He smiled at her and kissed the top of her head, smelling her hair. She smells like lavender. How nice...
"I missed you. These two days seemed like ages without seeing your beautiful face." he admitted. He knew he sounded like a lovestruck teenager and that what he was saying was very cheesy but he just couldn't help it. That's how she made him feel and he wanted to be honest about it.
"You're spoiling me, sir Leon." she whispered sweetly and they both laughed so she continued "I missed you too. But I didn't think you would visit here. I mean, not that I mind it, you just...you know, surprised me." she said with a cheeky voice.
"I know. To be honest, I didn't want to come to your work because I had no intention of making you feel uncomfortable and interrupting you from your duties. But it has been two whole days and I didn't seem to be able to find you anywhere else. I couldn't stand another day without seeing you." he admitted. He was so adorable when he talked like that she couldn't help but fall even more in love with him.
"Yes, I'm afraid these days have been rather busy around here. I even spent last night here. I'm responsible for a very delicate case, you see. But anyways, I don't want to bother you with all that."
"No, no. Please tell me. I'm not going anywhere after all." he smiled.
"Well, I am afraid I have no time though. I'm so sorry but I have to go back to my patient. I hope you can forgive me. I really wanted to spend time with you. Unless...well, you can come with me. Raven, the little girl I'm looking after, is a sweetheart. I am sure she would love to meet you. But only if you want to, you don't have to." she suggested.
"Lead the way." he giggled and gave her a peck on the lips. And so, she grabbed his hand and lead him to Raven's room.
When they reached her room, she stopped him at the door. "She's lovely, you know. She's simply adorable. My heart aches every time I remember how serious her condition is. The poor baby..." she said and tears started running from her eyes.
His eyes softened as he wiped a tear off her cheek with his thumb. "How serious it is? Is she...?"
"No. Not yet at least. But she is cataleptic. Every time she suffers from a seizure, I worry for the worst. I know I sound silly for getting so emotional for a girl I've known for so little but...She is alone in the world. Her parents are nowhere to be found. And going through all that when she's so young...I just..." she kept whimpering through her tears which were now running uncontrollably down her cheeks.
Leon took her in his arms and comforted her. "Oh, my love. Being sensitive does not make you silly. It makes you wonderful." he whispered sweetly in her ear while he rubbed her back softly, trying to calm her down. She giggled through her tears and smiled against his chest, in which she was buried in. "What's so funny?" he asked playfully, trying to change the subject.
"It's nothing, really. It's just...You called me love. That's the first time you've ever called me that." she smiled and her eyes were glistening.
He laughed and kissed her. "Well, you better get used to it then. Because you're going to hear it a lot from now on."
To be continued...
Ciao guys! How are you? Today I'm uploading two chapters because as you saw, this one basically continues in the next one! So what did you think? Is it cheesy enough for your tastes? XD I loved writing this chapter sooo much! For all of you who want Taylor & Percival, I know I'm supposed to upload both but I want their relationship to develop much slower and so I have to get to a certain point with this story. Otherwise I'll end up writing pointless chapters that will have no development in them! So sorry! Stay tuned for the next part coming very shortly! Plz leave any suggestions for future chapters or just your reviews! Your opinions are everything to me! Thanks for reading! Kisses! ~xoxo~
