LYRIC
My day at TCH was going fine.
I had surgery in two hours, but before then, I was excited to see Xylon who had come for his monthly check up.
I had my client’s file in my hand and examined it as I headed to Xylon’s room. It was the patient I’d be performing surgery on in a couple of hours. There was a lot I had to catch up on in his file,
“Hi, aunty!” Xyla’s sweet voice reached my ears from the bed when I walked into the room.
She ran into me before I even got the chance to look at her.
“Hi, baby,” I laughed, patting her on the back.
I lifted my eyes to look for Xylon and my smile dropped, sinking low into my stomach in a way that hurt.
My hands dropped to my sides, my eyes quickly darting to the floor. No one had mentioned he was here. I didrit brace myself for it.
“G…Good morning.” I’d never dipped my head so clumsily before.
Lyric, please.
Unlike me who was suddenly flustered, Jaris was effortlessly calm as he sat on the edge of the bed, next to Xylon whose vitals were being checked by a nurse.
“Lyric.” He gave a curt nod.
I tried to look at him but failed. I’d never been so nervous around Jaris. What was wrong with me?
My dream chose the wrong time to crash on me. Suddenly, seeing him in the room made it feel more real.
Touching me. Kissing me. Making me feel good.
I closed my eyes, shaking my head.
“Are you alright, aunty?” Sweet Xyla asked, snapping me back to reality.
Goodness.
“Of course, darling. I was just calculating something,” I stroked her hair.
Jaris‘ eyes were on me. I wasn’t staring at him, but I could feel his eyes on me.
Coughing to clear the lump in my throat, I moved forward, going to meet Xylon. Unfortunately, however, it brought me closer to Jaris.
I did my best to ignore the fact that we were in close proximity.
“How’re you doing, boy?” I tickled his ear, making him giggle.
Gods, his giggles were the cutest thing! How could one child be so adorable?
I chat a little with the kids until Xylon’s checkup was done. I asked the nurse how he was and got a positive feedback from her.
Whatever I was doing with him at home was working. I had to keep it up.
I had my hand wrapped around Xyla’s shoulder as we walked out of the room, Xylon and his father behind us.
“Okay. I have to get back to work. See you soon?” I dropped to a crouch before the kids.
“We could play Charades!” Xyla said excitedly.
Charades was a new game we had grown to love.
“Sure! Get ready to cry ‘cause I’ll be winning today,” I teased her.
“Xyla and I…won you the last time.” Xylon answered, melting my heart.
He rarely spoke that when he did, it was a pleasure getting to hear him.
A nurse showed up behind me. “Excuse, ma’am. Your attention is needed.”
I bleed to her before turning back to the kids. “So, make sure you’re good. Ce you soon.”
As I turned to leave, I made the mistake of glar Successfully unlocked!
Oh, I shouldn’t have done that, because my body did that stupid thing where it reacted to my dream.
I also caught a glimpse of amusement in his face. He must be surprised that I was so good with the kids.
Well, even me was surprised. And it hurt me to know I’d have been a good mother had my own kids been alive.
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It was thirty minutes to the surgery. I was walking alongside an assisting doctor headed to the surged want while oth went through the process.
My steps came to a sudden pause when I found an unpleasant sigte before me it wasnt supposed to be under felt this twinge in my guts.
Before me, Marta, Jaris and the kids walked, heading toward the ext. Marte was talking to dans doovid make our wize was being said, but Janis listened to her attentively.
They stopped at the revolving doors, and to my horror, Marte lifted her hands to his collars, ananging
She did that in public! In front of so many people.
Jaris was backing me, so I couldn’t see his reaction. But it must be something she was used to otherwise, the wound do it in public.
The agony took a jab at my heart.
Suddenly, so many eyes were on me, including the doctor standing beside me.
The situation was awkward. 1, his mate, was standing aside while another women fixed his collar for ever pre to see
Well, she wasn’t just any woman. She was the mother of his kids! What was wrong with me
Like everyone else, Marta’s eyes locked on mine. I expected the victorious smile that spread on her box
Jaris lowered her hands from his shirt, then walked out the door with the kids. He didn’t even turn for one second to lock around. He probably had no idea I’d seen that.
The damage had already been done, coming with the painful realization that Marta was more important to astanas Even on the night we got mated, he spent it with her.
Yet, it was I who wouldn’t stop having these stupid dreams.
“Doctor Lyric? We should get going.” The young doctor beside me brought me back to reality
I blinked rapidly, shaking the thoughts off,
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