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 ?"

Damian ordered her to leave not letting rose complete her words, nurse nodded and left the room...

He smirked looking at her and walked towards the bathroom...

She was still sitting there trying to focus on her book but the nurse's words kept ringing in her mind and Damian's reaction on that was not helping her either...

'why is this man is so complicated..'

She groaned frustratingly...

She quickly looked at her book acting like she is lost in reading when she heard the sound of bathroom door opening. A fresh manly scent filled the room and Damian came out wearing his black suite, she was observing his movements from the corner of her eyes...

"Are you still under the effect of drugs rose?..."

He asked mischievously looking at her...

"No why ?"

She looked at him confused...

Damian walked towards her direction, leaning down to her level, he smirked close to her lips, she pulled back her head a little when his minty fresh breath fanned her lips but he leaned forward making her face stuck between his and bed post...

"Because you are holding your book upside down, angel..."

Whispering darkly,

he took the book from her and flipped it handing her back, her face turned red in embarrassment and his smirk deepened...

He stood straight and walked in his study room to attend an online business conference...

*******

Damian came back in the room and took off his coat, rolling his sleeves up he sat on the comfortable chair that was once occupied with the big sofa...

Emily came with another food tray and placed it in front of rose, it was vegetable soup...

Rose thanked her and Emily left quietly when she saw Damian...

Rose picked up the spoon but her hand stung when the veins of it got streached in which the drip was attached, still she slowly tried to lift the soup filled spoon to her mouth...

Damian was watching her and he saw her struggling to eat but still that girl didn't ask for help and it made him roll his eyes at her self dependent behaviour...

"Do you need help, you can't eat with your left hand..."

He asked but she quickly nodded negatively...

"No thank you, I am ambidextrous..."

She again lifted her spoon but her hands slightly shook as the needle inside her hand started stinging more, after listening her words he understood how she was still able to aim perfectly by her left hand during shoot out...

She huffed and was about to remove the drip but damian threatened her...

"Do it... I. DARE. YOU."

He clenched his jaw, glaring at her...

He stood up from his chair and walked towards her direction, rose watched him blankly when he sat in front her and snatched the spoon from her hand...

She looked at him shocked when he held the spoon of soup in front of her mouth to feed her..

"No, you don't hav...."

Before she finished saying it, he grabbed her face in a tight grip and it made her mouth open slightly, he quickly slid the spoon in her mouth just like one feeds a stubborn child...

"Eat like a good girl, otherwise I have another ways to feed you..."

He said strictly, feeding her another spoon, she ate quietly without taking her eyes of his handsome face while he was too focused on feeding her the soup present in the bowl...

"You didn't answer my question before..."

She asked when he finished feeding her...

He kept the now empty tray aside and gave her all his attention, afterall this was the first time she has initiated a conversation with him...

"What question?.."

He asked in relaxed manner...

"Why did you brought me home so soon, unlike max and Jacob..."

Her face was blank while asking him that question...

"Because I want to keep you close to me..."

He placed his hand on her left cheek gently caressing it, she looked at his hand which was resting on her cheek and then to him with the same blank face but in reality every cell of her body was jumping in excitement which was very surprising for her, his touch was so soothing that she had to control her urge to lean into his touch....

"Soo close, just like moon is close to the night..."

He whispered near her lips cocking his head aside and looking outside the window. She followed the direction of his eyes and saw a beautiful full moon shining in the dark sky, the night itself was the definition of beauty and peace, she admired the moon thinking how close they are to each other and nothing can create distance between them...

She turned her face towards him gazing at him in astonishment...

"Why ?"

Her voice came out as whisper...

He was already looking at her, admiring her features in the moonlight...

"Don't ask me why..."

He replied in the same tone...