The nurse left, grateful to be away from the ward.
DeChase’s filend was handsome but unapproachable, cooperative
konce before bir parted the door open.
Austyn was lying on the single bed in his own rampled clothes.
He’d refused to let anyone touch him or change into a hospital gown
prissbly violent
Jesse saw the broken shards of the mometer int
taste basket and mentally ad
ly added its cost to Autryn’c bill
He cleared his throat and stund more than two metres away from the bed incase Austyn had more things to them
‘How are you feeling Any dizziness, nausea, headache?”
Austyndida’t respond.
He had er amidraped over his foorhead and his eyes were closed.
Jesse removed thermometer from the pocket of his white lab coat
‘Time to take your temperature. You were fumming a forty or degree fever last night. Do you know how dangerous that is? You could’ve died, you know suttered from permanent brain damage.”
jesse waved the digital thermometer in his band.
He approached the bed cautiously, “Now, just lie back and be a good boy open your moutli
The thermometer was an oral one
Justyn’s lips remained tightly pressed together.
“Say “Aah “Come on, it’s not going to hurt at all. Linde kits can do this, Jesse card hisfriend.
Austyn ignored him.
Jesse poked his shoulder with a finger. ‘Come on Just open your mouth. I’m your doctor You’re the patient. Don’t act like a baby. Just let me take your temperature.
He added. “Dr 1 won’t tell you what your wife is doing.”
Austyn opened his eyes.
He stared at Jesse frostily.
The doctor was undaunted, “Just let me do my job. III don’t give you a clean bill of health, you’re not getting out of this room.”
After a while, Austyn reached out a hand. ‘Give me ”
Jesse grinned.
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