Forever Black

“OMG are you ok? I’ll meet you there Elle, don’t worry.”

Before I could tell her not to go, she hung up. I was nowhere near the hospital, so I tried to catch a cab. Of course, when I desperately needed one, they won’t stop. As I was standing on the curb with my hand on my head, a Limo driving by pulled up and rolled down the passenger side window, “Miss Lane are you ok?” De

“De

“Of course, get in the front seat and let me take a look.”

I opened the door and climbed in the front seat. De

We arrived at the hospital, and he helped me out of the car. I thanked him as I saw Peyton waiting in the lobby for me. He walked me into the ER as I introduced him to her.

“Thank you De

He smiled, “Not a problem Miss Lane, take care of that and feel better.” I gently hugged him as he left through the automatic doors.

A nurse named Carla sat me in a wheel chair and pushed me through the corridor to a room. She helped me out of the chair and onto the bed where she made me lay down to prevent any more injuries. Peyton sat down in the chair next to my bed and cursed at me for not coming to the hospital sooner. I hated hospitals; I saw and been in enough of them to last me a lifetime.

Carla was a larger woman, and by the looks of her, she was not one who played around. She was fu

Not too long after she took my vitals, Dr. Beckett came in. Peyton was in the middle of a sentence, and when she saw him she fell silent. He was a hot young resident with short black hair, baby blue eyes and sun-ta

“Hi, I’m Dr. Beckett,” he smiled as he held out his hand.

Peyton jumped up and held out her hand, “Hi, I’m Peyton Be

I rolled my eyes, which hurt because of the cut. “So Ellery, tell me how this happened,” he spoke as he examined the wound.

“I’m not sure; I took a bath and got dressed. I started to feel a little dizzy as I was walking down the hallway and I think I passed out. I must have hit my head on the corner of the wall or molding.”

“Is it normal for you to get dizzy suddenly?”

I looked at him, straight into his baby blues and said, “No.”

“Ok, well I’m going to get my suture kit, put in a few stitches and get you out of here.” I smiled and nodded my head as Peyton drooled over him.

“OMG, he is gorgeous, I’m obviously getting his number. Did you see a ring on his finger Elle? Did you?”

Just as I was about to answer, the curtain opened, and there stood Co

“Elle, my god what happened?” He walked over to me and put his hand on my head. “Are you ok?” I looked at his face; he genuinely seemed worried. It’s a look I haven’t seen before.

“Co

“So, you’re Co

“I’m sorry, Co

“Nice to finally meet you Peyton, I’ve heard a lot about you.”

Peyton smiled, “I’ve heard a lot about you to.”

20 shades of red covered my face as he responded, “Is that so?”

Just before Peyton could embarrass me any further, Dr. Beckett walked in with a small silver tray. “Let’s get that nasty cut sewn up; I promise to stitch it well so the scar will barely be noticeable, if at all.”

Co

“Ok, all fixed Miss Lane, do you live with someone?”

“No, I live alone, why?”

He cleared his throat, “You will have to get someone to stay with you tonight, and you will need to be monitored for a concussion. Sometimes with head injuries, even minor cuts, a concussion can settle in after the brain and the trauma settle down. I’m going to write you a prescription for some pain medication, take it only if you need to.” He glanced over at Peyton and smiled as he spoke to me, “Take care Miss Lane and call if you have any questions.” I thought Peyton was going to die as he walked out of the room.

“I’m staying with you tonight,” Peyton said as she got up.

Co

She started to pout, “Elle is that true? We can have a girl’s night?” I looked over at Co

I took Peyton’s hand, “Listen, you are my best friend, and I love you, but I think its best I stay at Co

Her mouth dropped, “What? The two of you are going to Michigan together? Why?”

“Co

“Fine, but as soon as you get back we are having a girl’s night.”

I smiled and hugged her, “I will and we will, now go find Dr. Beckett; I didn’t see a ring on his finger, and I could tell he liked you.”

A gigantic smile grew across her face, “Do you think?”

“I know so, now go.”

Peyton started to walk out of the room and then turned around and looked at Co

I looked at Co

I grabbed my purse, “I don’t know, I think I took too hot a bath.”

“You need to be more careful.” He lightly took a hold of my arm as we walked down the corridor. My eyes widened as I saw Dr. Taub walking in the opposite direction towards us. My heart started racing as I did not want to talk to him, especially in front of Co

“Miss Lane?” He said as he looked at the bandage above my eye.

“Dr. Taub, lovely to see you again,” I faked a grin.

“Miss Lane what happened to you?”

“Oh, I fell and hit my head; I tripped in the hallway.”

He looked at me curiously, “How have you been feeling?”

“I’ve been feeling great Dr. Taub, now if you will excuse me; I have to get this prescription filled.”

“Yes of course,” he said as he looked directly at Co

“Have a good day Dr. Taub,” I smiled as I could not get away from him fast enough.

“How do you know him Ellery?”

I knew that brief encounter would trigger questions. I looked straight ahead at the sliding doors.

“He’s my family doctor; I’ve seen him a couple of times since I’ve moved here.”

“A couple of times and he knows you like that? Why would he ask you how you’re feeling?”

Shit, why does he have to ask so many questions, he doesn’t explain anything to me when I ask him questions?

“I saw him a couple of months ago for a bad cold I had. He is a good doctor and truly concerned for all of his patients.” We walked out the door as the cold air hit me and cooled my burning body.

We slid into the back of the Limo as De

I gave him a heartfelt smile, “Thank you De