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Leon was standing at the nurses station fillig out a paper when the doors opened. On a small white gurney lay a patient, and he glanced in it's direction. The patient was strapped to the bed and her wrists were hevaily bandaged, obviously an attempted suicide. The patient lay completely still her gold hair covering her face, Jack was walking behind the gurney.
"Leon, would you mind helping?" He asked.
Leon rolled his eyes before snapping the file shut and moving towards Jack. He glanced down at the woman and froze.
"Leon, let's go." Jack snapped. before Leon could confirm his suspicion.
"Yes, sir." Leon said, he began pushing the tiny bed.
They moved down the hall to a small room that was used on high risk patients only. It had white walls and a white floor, the only window was a small square in the door used to look in on patients. Against the right wall was a narrow bed with all white bedding and restraints.
"Get her put in there, and strapped down good." Jack said.
"Yes sir." Leon said with a nod.
"I'll be in my office, this patient is very special, take good care of her." Jack said before leaving.
Leon lifted the small woman to the other bed, and hesitated before strapping her down. He strapped her ankles and wrists but she didn't wake from her sedated sleep. Her head fell to the right facing him. With shaking hands he pushed her hair away and his fears were confirmed.
"Oh no, Miss Claire." He gave her body a light shake.
She didn't respond and he wondered what kind of sedative they had her on.
"Miss Claire, wake up." He begged.
When she didn't respond he backed away from the bed, and after letting the gurney in the hall he went to find Jack. He found him in Claires office rummaging through the desk and Leon closed the door behind him.
"Sir, do you have a minute?" Leon asked.
"Just one." Jack said with a smile.
"What happened to Miss Claire?" Jack asked.
"I don't know, I came home and found her in shower. She had slit her wrists, I think the stress of the job just finally got to her." Jack said.
"What happens now?" Leon asked.
"I'll take over in her place, until she recovers." Jack said.
"With all due respect sir, she's really out of it." Leon said.
"Yes, I'm keeping her sedated for the time being anyway." Jack said.
"I see." Leon said.
"Will there be anything else?" Jack asked.
"No sir." Leon said.
He left the room and hesitated a second before heading to the nearest pay phone. Somebody had to know what to do here.
Arnold moved into his bedroom and paused in the doorway, stirring his coffee he watched Helga sleep. After her walk to the park and then back yesterday she was completely exausted, her body still not used to the activity. She stripped to her t-shirt and panties and he tucked her into his bed, he slept on the couch deciding to give her some distance. She had slept all night. He sat his coffee aside and climbed into the bed.
"Wake up, sleepy head."He said.
Her blue eyes fluttered open and she stifled a yawn before stretching.
"Good morning, did you sleep on the couch all night?" She asked.
"Yeah, I wanted you to get your rest." He said.
"I feel pretty rested now." She said with a smile, her hand reached out to run up his chest and then downward.
"No, not right now." He said, stopping her hand before it reached the edge of his pants.
"Why? I love you." She said.
"I love you too." He said leaning closer.
He kissed her and she attempted to pull him down on top of her, he resisted by bracing his arms on either side of her. When she attempted to deepen the kiss he denied her that as well. He pulled away with a heavy sigh.
"What's wrong?" She asked, her blue eyes searching his.
"Nothing." He said.
"DId I do something wrong? Is it because I'm not any good?" She asked.
"No, No, absolutely not. I just think maybe we should take things slow." He said.
"Oh, okay." She said.
"It doesn't change how I feel about you, I'm just saying...let's slow down." He said kissing her forehead.
"Okay, what are we doing today?"She asked.
"I thought, I'd take you shopping for some clothes, then out to lunch." He said.
"Out to lunch?"She asked, hope shining in her blue eyes.
"Well, it wouldn't be unheard of for a man to take his girlfriend out to lunch." He teased.
"I haven't been out to eat in so long." She said.
"I know, get dressed." He said rolling out of the bed.
Helga and Arnold had been shopping for a few hours, when they finally found a store Helga approved of. Now, Arnold stood outside the fitting room his arms laden with jeans and t-shirts.
"Helga, if you like something just say so and I'll buy it." He said.
"I do like this." She called back.
"Fine, then get it." He said.
"Okay, I will." She said.
"Good, now can we go soon? I'm starving." He said.
"I'm trying to hurry, the zipper is stuck." She said.
He took a deep breath and looked around. They were at the far back of the store and the only clerk seemed to have went into the backroom for something. The only customer other than them had just exited without making a purchse.
"Let me in, I'll help you." He said.
He heard her jiggling the door knob and a second later the door opened. He stepped inside closing and locking the door behind him. He tossed the clothes he was holding onto the chair to his left and turned to Helga.
"Turn around, let me." He said.
She turned her back to him and he reached out for the tiny zipper running up her back. He didn't know where exactly she was planning on wearing the tiny black dress too, but he knew she looked amazing in it and they weren't leaving this store with out it. He pulled the zipper free and slid it down her back, his fingers grazing her soft skin as it was exposed. She shivered at his touch and he lifted his eyes to meet hers in the mirror, he saw the heat burning in them and he was lost.
"Damn it." He said softly.
He grabbed her arm a little roughly and spun her to face him, his lips crushing onto hers. She wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer. It occured to him only briefly that they were going to take things slow, that they were in a public changing room and he had no protection but he pushed that thought away. His hand shoved the dress upwards to bunch around her hips and she wrapped her legs around his waist. He pressed her into the wall, his hands gripping her thighs, her hands went to the fly of his jeans. He stumbled and collapsed onto the plastic chair holding her on his lap straddling him.
"I thought you wanted to take things slow." She said breahlessly.
"Well, it's been a couple hours." He said.
She laughed and kissed him again her hands sliding up his chest around his neck, his hands raced up her legs in search of her panties.
They were sitting at an outside table at a small bistro forty minutes later. Helga was looking at the menu, but he could see she was still blushing. After managing to pull on their clothes the two had staggared out of the dressing room and paid for their purchases. They had walked a few blocks before stopping for lunch.
"I think you might need therapy, for being a sex addict." Helga said.
"Really?" He asked.
"Definitely, I could be your therapist. I can wear fancy clothes and listen to your dirty confessions." She said, with a teasing smile.
"Like that fact that right now all I can think about is the bathroom in the back of this place?" He asked.
She blushed more and he laughed. He loved her innocence, it was fresh and sweet. His cell phone ran and he fished it out of his pocket.
"Hello?" He answered.
"It's Leon, Sir. I know you're on vacation, but I have news." Leon said.
"Okay?" Arnold could hear something was wrong in his voice.
"Miss Claire was admitted today. Jack brought her in, he's saying she tried to commit suicide." Leon said.
"I'll be right there." Arnold said before quickly hanging up.
He hated rushing through lunch, and leaving Helga home alone was the hardest choice he'd ever made, but she had been understanding and he had rushed to work. He used his key card to walk in the front door and he went directly to Claires office, where he found Jack.
"What happened to Claire?" Arnold asked.
"I'm not sure, I found her at home." Jack said.
"That's bull and you know it. Claire wasn't suicidal." Arnold said.
"She had a rough past, maybe it caught up with her." Jack said.
"No, Claire is not a suicical person." Arnold said.
"It was a shock to me too, I'm sure you're devestated." Jack said.
"You're a liar. I want to see her." Arnold said.
"Of course. I must warn you though, she's a little out of it. I have her sedated." Jack said.
Arnold motioned to the door and Jack moved out of it, Arnold fell instep behind him. They walked together to the womens ward and then to isolation row, the fact the he knew Claire was locked in one of those places made Arnolds blood boil. Jack unlocked the door.
"I'll give you a few minutes." Jack said.
Arnold didn't reply but shoved passed him and into the small room. Claire was on a tiny bed, her feet and hands strapped down and fast asleep.
"Claire." Arnold shook her gently.
She opened her eyes and tried to speak nothing came out and Arnold took her hand. Her fingers didn't close over his or grip his hand.
"Claire, who did this to you?" Arnold asked.
She tried to speak but still no sound.
"It's going to be okay, it's okay, I'm here now." He said.
"Dddddddddddd" She said.
"I don't understand Claire." He said.
"DD...R...R...U...GGGSSS."She said.
"Drugs? this is because of the drug trial?" He asked.
She tried to nod but couldn't. She stared at him harder trying to convey that was exactly what happened.
"Where's the reports? are they in your office?" He asked.
"CC...C..."She tried to tell him.
"Tell me where you hid them, Jack can't find them." Arnold said.
"CC...C..."She tried.
"Okay, rest. just rest." Arnold said, seeing how upset she was getting.
The door opened and a few orderlies came in, none of them were Leon. Arnold stood as Jack moved into the room.
"Doctor Shortman, in light of everything your time here is over. You're being dischared until further notice." Jack said.
"You can't do that."Arnold said.
"I assure you I can. Take him out of here." Jack said.
The orderlies grabeed Arnold by the arms and he tried to fight them off, there was three and they easily overpowered him.
"You won't get away with this!" Arnold yelled back at Jack.
"I'm sorry it happened like this, I'll keep you updated on Claire." Jack called.
The orderlies dragged Arnold down the hall and after removing his keycard from his pocket tossed him out onto the steps. He pushed to his feet and ran a shaky hand through his hair. He had to get that file on the drugs and he had to get Claire out of there, whatever was about to go down had to be stopped.
There is still time to either review a question or PM me one. I love answering them and communicating with my readers so fire away, let me into the dark questions burning in your mind, anything goes I'm an open book to my readers and I want to be reachable to you all.
Question one: I never thought that he would stoop so low, especially since he was the one who helped her become the woman that she is today, professionally. But, now that I think about it, did he have something to gain from that? Was that all a scheme of his so that he could get his way?
Answer: I know you're talking about Jack. Did he have something to gain from this and was it a scheme? I don't think so. I think he knew Claire was head over heels for him and he has been using that to his advantage for a long time, but I don't think it was part of a long lasting scheme. She's easy to persuade when it's him and he's just using that to his advantage when she stood up to him this time I think he knew it was over, the using. I mean he wants this promotion and her statement will prevent that so he made a move to silence her, I don't think he ever intended for this to play out this way, he always thought he could use her. When she shower him that she wouldn't let him use her this way I think he panicked. I think he's been using her a long time, but I don't think he ever intended too, it just sort of happened and was convenient.
Question Two: Why did Helga take her suitcase if she just wanted some air? Also she's been saying "loved" Arnold in past tense, is that a hint of her leaving him.
Has Jack always been like this or did he snap at some point?
Answer: The suitcase, well I forgot I had her taking it. lol so, that was an editing error. As for her saying loved in a past tense, it's not a hint of her leaving him so much as her coming clean. She's saying I loved you then, even then I loved you. It's kind of her finally confessing that she's loved him a very long time. Jack panicked, simple as that. I think he worked very hard to build this empire and this legacy and he needed Claire for all of it. He knows he needs her and when she jumped ship on the drugs I think he panicked. He doesn't want to lose everything he worked for and desperate people are very dangerous, they have nothing to lose.
Question Three: Why is Leon attached to Irene?
Answer: Someone has to be...lol, I'm just kidding. I think it comes down to he's been helping her overcome so much, he's slowly been getting to know her as a person. She opened up to him and she let him in. He's seen her at her worst, and now he wants to see her at her best. They kind of started a slow friendship at first and it just grew from there into something more. Why is anyone ever attached to someone else? Who really knows? soulmates, attraction? sometimes there's just that one person that your heart decides to love and that's it. You love them, there's no real reason. I think he loves her because to him she's beautiful, she's perfect. I wanted to illustrate that no matter how she saw herself, no matter how damaged she was, no matter how her husband saw her someone else thinks she's beautiful. No matter how you look, or what scars you carry there is always going to be someone who loves you and believes in you 100%. I think while Leon was helping her see herself as beautiful he fell in love with her soul.
Question Four: I knew something was up with that dude Jack but will he get arrested for trying to kill?
Answer: Time will tell.
So, if you have any questions there is still time! Leave them in a review or PM them to me. :)
