Edited by Penulis
Chapter 16
Henry keeps his eyes pointing up at the ceiling as he listens to the door slowly creak open with the sound of swooshing of a dress and heels on hard wood walking up to his bedside.
"It's pleasant to hear from you again Henry." Mary says in a quiet yet sarcastic tone, using his first name while they remain in privacy. Henry turns over on his side to face her, "is that why I got shot." he tries to smile at his own joke but his leg began to throb again, causing him to wince.
"Don't move anymore," Mary moves around the room to her dresser, "It took me long enough to take the bullet out and to stitch your thigh up. I really don't want to force you to strip your cloths off and do it again." She takes a bottle of pills and leaves them on the night stand next to the small tray of tea,
"Here" she hands him two of the pills, "Pain killers. You would need a doctor's prescription for these," Henry searches his medical knowledge, wondering how she would have such medication. Sitting up he leans over as she fluffs up his pillow before sitting back. She puts two teaspoons of sugar in the teacup and stirs it.
"Lucky for you I work with many in the lecture room and for parliament." She hands him the teacup while keeping his eye contact as they share a smile together.
"You remember how I like it," he takes the cup and pops the pill in his mouth before sipping the sweet mint flavor down.
"Sugar only and stirred anticlockwise," Mary places her hand on his knee causing him a little jolt that almost sills the tea. "Do you feel any swelling?"
"No it's fine." Henry tries to hold on to being a gentleman as her hand began to travel up his leg and feel around the wound but his throat gulps to hold down a moan.
"Well, that is very fair. At least I now know that there is no infection," Mary takes her hand back sits down on the bed in front of his feet and just stares at him. Henry mouth opens to say something but he stutters.
"I…..I wish that….I don't know where to began." Marry shrugs her shoulders and they both sit in silence for a few seconds before she leans over his body and kisses him.
The automobile breaks hard, causing it to skid to a stop and making the passengers inside fall forward out of their seats. Tom smiles at his own maneuver as Nemo places his hand on the back of the drivers seat to steady himself back up, "please try to bring this one back in working condition." Tom winks back at him as a quiet promise before Nemo turns to his back seat companion, Mina, who straightens her hat back on her head, "Many blessings of safety to you Mrs. Harker." He bows his head at her before exiting out of the car along with the sailor that came with him. After the door closes Mina laughs at Nemo's way of criticizing Tom's driving. Tom rolls his eyes,
"How about you come up here and laugh at me?"
"Request granted," Mina climbs over the centre of the front seat almost losing her balance causing Tom to place a hand on her hip side as she settles in the front seat beside him.
"Alright where do I turn first?" Tom asks with his hand on the driving lever before pushing it forward. Mina leans over to the back seat to grab the file that Nemo left with the case information and map to the Oxford location, while Tom takes the opportunity to stare at her rear end.
The younger maid comes in to the parlor to see the invisible man finishing the last drop of his beverage. "I'm afraid those were all the spirits we had Sir." she says holding her hands in front of her lap in a respective manner.
"Ah, well what do you expect with…well women running the house," Skinner smiles flirtatiously at the young woman who at first hides her blushing from him but then gives in and smiles at him.
The sound of a horse carriage speeding in to the courtyard and stopping with the driver screaming at the horses causes the kiss between Mary and Henry to come to an abrupt halt. She stands up off the bed and looks out the window and sighs, "looks like my work day has begun."