Damian's rose novel Chapter 17

Authors pov...

Rose woke up from her unconscious state and sat up leaning against the bedpost sighing heavily, she looked at her arm and it was wrapped in white bandage and a glucose drip was attached to her other hand, she moved her fingers slowly but it stung, she pressed the red button which was located near the table and a nurse quickly came into her personal ward...

"You woke up Miss, how are you feeling now?..."

A nurse inquired giving her a warm smile...

"I am fine..."

Rose replied in her raspy voice, trying to get up...

"Ohh no... don't, the drugs are yet to wear off, doctor will be here in a minute, please sit down..."

She said hurriedly holding her...

Rose was feeling slightly dizzy..

"I need to pee..."

She said trying to stand straight...

"Come I'll help you..."

The nurse took her to the washroom and helped her...

She came back to her hospital bed and sat there staring at the white boring walls...

The doctor came shortly after that and checked her...

"Ok, you are fine but don't move your hand too much otherwise you will tear your stitches, okay?..."

A young doctor said giving her a charming smile...

Rose nodded and thanked him, the nurse gave her medicine and she gulped them down...

Suddenly the door opened and she came face to face with Damian and jack was behind him, Damian was in his usual black suit, looking handsome as always but she noticed the tiredness on his face...

"Good morning boss..."

She greeted him professionally...

"How are you feeling?"

he asked in his usual cold tone...

"I am fine..."

She replied back...

He looked at the doctor...

"Yes Mr. Knight she is fine now, but still she needs to take care of her wound, make sure she don't move her hand too much otherwise the stitches will open up and the wound can get infected..."

Doctor said making Damian humm in understanding...

"Hey beautiful..."

Jack said smiling at her but she kept her face staight leaning against the bedpost making him huff...

"Rude as fuck..."

He mumbled lowly...

"I have brought a gift for you, after everything you did great yesterday..."

He said giving her a toothy smile and placed the black paper bag in her lap...

She eyed him suspiciously...

"Ohh come on, it's not like I am going to give you a bomb, you can trust me..."

He mocked rolling his eyes...

"I don't trust anyone..."

She took the bag and opened it. Damian noticed how weak she sound...

She opened the bag and quickly pushed it back on his lap turning her head aside closing her eyes tightly...

Jack and damian frowned at her actions...

"Keep this away from me..."

She said still with closed eyes.

"Hey, what happened?... It's just some strawberries and raspberries, we thought you will like it, after eating the tasteless hospital food for breakfast..."

"I don't like them..."

She shook her head with disgusted expressions as tiny wholes and little bumps on berries made her feel nauseous...

"What happened rose?..."

Damian placed his hand on her shoulder making her open her eyes...

"I have trypophobia..."

She said looking at his deep blue orbs, Damian stared at her grey stormy eyes with blank face but actually got lost in some old memories...

FLASHBACK...

"Bella, see what I have got for you.."

A 10 year old Damian came running towards isabella who was sitting on a bench in the garden...

She smiled brightly when she saw him...

"What is it dami?"

He showed her the fresh honeycomb he specially brought for her...

Her face twisted disgustingly...

"Eww, keep it away from me, I don't like it..."

She shouted running away from him, Damian ran behind her throwing that honeycomb away.

He catched her before she ran inside the house, "what happened bella, why are you running away from it, it's just a honeycomb, are you afraid of honeybees..."

He lift little Isabella up in his arms...

"No, I am scared of that tiny wholes, it's disgusting..."

She replied pouting...

"Mommy said it's a ty... Try..."

Her little mind was unable to remember the difficult word...

"Trypophobia..."

Damian completed her sentence...

"Yes, I have trypophobia.."

FLASHBACK ENDED...

Jack cleared his throat to bring him back from his world, he was staring at rose for too long and his hand was still on her shoulder...

Damian pulled his hand away and cleared his throat awkwardly, first her grey eyes and now this phobia, it was making him confused...

"When will she be discharged?"

He asked in his bossy tone to doctor...

"Tomorrow, she is still weak and we have to check up on her frequently..."

Doctor replied...

"I am taking her home now, come there to check on her..."

He ordered him making his eyes widen...

"But Mr. Knight she can't walk properly now, she is still under the effect of drugs, should I ask someone to bring a wheelchair..."

Doctor suggested not bothering to stop him from taking her home because he knows no one can stop Damian and he will be beheaded in front all of the hospital staff is another thing he was scared off...

"No need, I'll take care of it..."

He said turning towards her....

Rose looked at him confused, she was feeling better but still a little bit of dizziness was there...

Damian lifted her up in bridal style making her look at him in shock...

"Boss, I can walk... Please put me down..."

She pleaded...

"Keep quiet rose ..."

He glared at her making her stop struggling...

She hesitatingly placed her hands around his neck and closed her eyes to avoid the stares she was getting from the hospital staff and his men...

He placed her in the back seat and sat down beside her, her eyes were already closing due to the effects of medicines...

"Why are you taking me home so soon ?"

Her voice came out tired and confused, she was not able to understand his difference in attitude towards her, for her she was just his employees like his other men but he was not treating him like other men, his behaviour towards her was much more gentle and different...

He didn't answer her just kept staring at her...

She gave up and closed her eyes, he looked at her sleeping form and placed her head on his shoulder caressing her hair, her hair was messy, she was in her hospital gown with the drip still attached to her hand...

When jack pulled in front of the mansion Damian gently lifted her sleeping form in his arms and walked towards their room, everyone was shocked watching Damian carrying her, they were not used to seeing him gentle and have never seen him taking care of someone like this...

Emily was also watching them, standing in the corner...

"Aww, my poor rose..."

She felt bad looking at injured rose, and Maisy rolled her eyes smacking her on her arms, she grabbed her collar and dragged her playfully into the kitchen...

Damian entered in his room, placing her on the bed he covered her with the duvet and a nurse came shortly after that...

"Take care of her..."

That poor nurse almost flinched at her place hearing his hard voice and nodded furiously...

He walked towards his office, getting inside he saw two men already sitting there, one was young, in his mid twenties, with tall and muscular body just like Damian, with brown eyes and black hair, he was his younger brother Roy...

His eyes darted from his brother to his father who was sitting there glaring at Damian, his blue eyes were boring holes towards damian's direction, he has a very fit body for someone his age, the only thing that showed his age were his grey hair and stubble...

Roy stood up from his chair and engulfed Damian in a tight brotherly hug...

"Brother, how are you ?"