Stella opened her eyes slowly before blinking them a couple of times, giving them time to adjust to the bright lights of the room. She looked at the ceiling in confusion before shifting her gaze to the beeping monitor next to her hospital bed. She could see a number of wires attached to her body which were keeping a check on her vitals. An I.V line was attached to her left hand, injecting a colorless liquid in her body.
Slowly, the realization began to dawn on her. 'I must have slept on the way here.' She thought to herself. Her eyes began to roam around the room to look for her beloved. Depending on how much she knew him, there was no way he would leave her alone for even a minute. And just like she predicted, she saw him sitting on a stool next to her bed. His face was resting on the hospital bed next to hand which was locked in his tight grasp.
Seeing him like that broke her heart. How tired he must have been to fall asleep like this? She tried to take back her hand, but his hold on it was too strong. She couldn't even move it the slightest bit. Giving up on it, she looked at her other hand. She looked at the length of the I.V line, which was long enough to reach to the other side of the hospital bed without shifting the needle out of her vein.
She slowly moved her hand to the other side and placed it over his head and began to run her fingers through his smooth hair. She sometimes wondered what made his hair so silky. She didn't see any sort of hair conditioner in his vanity. May be they were naturally like that.
Feeling the little amount of movements in his hair, Adam stirred up and moved his head up swiftly.
"Easy there, you might get a whiplash." Stella chuckled softly.
"Are you feeling alright? Should I call the doctor?" Adam spoke up hastily, not paying attention to her earlier words.
"I am alright Adam. Will you please relax?" Stella fought against the urge to smack him on his head. She didn't want the needle to move out or within her vein.
"Looks like our sleeping princess is finally up." A voice interrupted them as the door to the room opened.
Stella snapped her head in the direction and saw a doctor standing in the doorway.
"How are you feeling Stella?" He asked her as he made his way towards the bed.
"She's feeling okay, but you should check her up." Adam replied to him.
"Do you want me to treat her or not man?" The doctor snapped at him.
"Why do you think I called you up?" Adam narrowed his eyes at him.
"Then you better shut up because I hate it when people interrupt when I am talking to my patient. I am asking her and she will answer me herself."
"Okay, okay." Adam replied to him and decided to sit back quietly.
"So, where we were? Let me introduce myself first. I am your doctor, Wilson Streiner. But you can just call me Wilson, sister-in-law." The doctor introduced himself with a cheeky smile. "So, how are you feeling?"
Stella was stunned for a while on the way she was being addressed. She shook her head slightly, before she began to speak up. "I am feeling fine. I think I was just tired and needed some rest."
"You are right about it. But other than rest, you need some nourishment and water too. A nurse took some of your blood when you lovebirds were sleeping to run some tests. You don't drink enough water apparently. And I also needed to make sure that you were pregnant or not." Wilson added.
"We use protection, Wilson." Adam interrupted him.
"Have you ever read what it says on the box?" Wilson raised an eyebrow at him. "They don't guarantee 100% that you won't fall pregnant."
"Well, coming back to you." He pointed at Stella. "You aren't pregnant. But you need to look after yourself. I will prescribe you some supplements. Take them regularly for three months, then you can stop. And you can be discharged after that saline is finished." He said the last part, pointing towards the drip.
Adam's phone buzzed, interrupting them. He looked at it and excused himself. "It's Parker. I need to attend the call. I will be back in a while." He kissed the top of Stella's head before making his way out of the room.
"What was stressing you so much that made you forget to look after yourself sister-in-law?" Wilson asked her once he saw the door being shut.
Before Stella could reply, he spoke up again as he sat on the stool that was previously occupied by Adam. "By the way, I am Adam's cousin from his maternal family. I am four years older than him, though he doesn't treat me like that."
"Oh." Stella looked at him with wide eyes, making him chuckle.
"He doesn't talk about his maternal family much. I know that already. So, it's alright. I am the only person he can tolerate from his maternal family." Wilson chuckled a little more.
"Since you are his family, can I ask for your help?" Stella spoke up as she tried to get up.
Wilson got up and stopped her. "Don't move." He picked up the remote and elevated the upper half of the bed. After setting her pillows behind her back, he sat back again.
"Thank you." Stella gave him a polite smile.
"You are Adam's family now, which makes you mine as well, and Family don't thank each other." Wilson added with a wink. "So what do you need my help with?"
"There's this thing, but I want you to keep it a secret from Adam. Could you do that, please Wilson?" Stella gave him a pleading look.
"Well, I think I could keep a secret for my sister-in-law." Wilson replied, giving her a cheeky smile.