Dom Fever (Devlin Black #2) Read Free Page B

pulled me back into his body, hugging me tightly. The growth on his cheek pulled at my hair as he rested his face to the top of my head. “Thank you,” he whispered, so much emotion in his words that it only brought more tears. But they didn’t fall. My eyes closed, breathing in his cologne as we held to each other. Just as I was drifting off, the sound of the curtain caused me to jump awake.
    “I’m here to take you to your room.” A male nurse held on to the back of a wheel chair. Devlin stood and a female nurse entered, unhooking the IV. As I sat down and covered myself with the blanket he handed me, I still felt dizzy. And cold. The chills were coming back and I pulled the blanket up. The chair began to move and I prayed he made it to wherever we were going fast. The moment we got on the elevator and he hit the third floor, I felt panic set in. I worked on that floor! I should have known now that I was confirmed pregnant that they’d put me on the maternity floor. Shit.
    Movement left me swaying and I gripped to the arm of the chair, praying I didn’t get sick. Not yet. Not again.
    “You okay?” Devlin grabbed my hand.
    “I don’t know yet.”
    He waved the basin and handed it over. I tried not to look at it as I placed it on my lap. The more I let it get to me, the more my mind would force me to get sick.
    The door opened and the nurse pushed me out, heading in direction of the nursery where I worked. My arm came up, my elbow bending to rest on the arm of the chair so I could lower my head and try to hide as we passed. Luckily, I didn’t see anyone and the automatic doors opened, leading me to safety. Or so I had thought.
    Rita , one of the nurses who worked with me walked out of a patient’s room, wheeling a baby right toward me. But she wasn’t looking down. She was too busy drooling over the big, bad, famous bachelor behind me.
    I brought my head down even more, trying to swallow against the pressure in my throat. God, where were they putting me? I needed to be in my room before I got sick out here in the hall, in front of the one person who would love to blurt my personal life to the world. She was the leading gossiper in the group, and all I wanted to do was hurry and escape her notice.
    I closed my eyes while we traveled even further. When I opened them, she was gone. In the middle of the hallway, Devlin finally turned, bringing me inside. Another nurse came in behind us and I stood from the chair, nearly collapsing into the bed. As my eyes rose to Devlin, I didn’t miss the uncomfortable way he shifted while he glanced toward the short haired blonde who could have killed him with her glare. What was this? I cleared my throat as they both glanced over to me. The woman’s short hair swung under her chin as she walked forward.
    “I’ll just hook up your IV. Dr. Pena is on duty tonight an d he’s already been notified you’re here. He’s ordered a sonogram to check on the baby and make sure everything is alright.”
    Although she talked and fixed the IV, I didn’t take my eyes off of Devlin. His body was stiff, his arms crossed over his chest. The way he refused to look at me, I knew.
    “I’m sorry, I didn’t get your name?” I smiled up at her as she looked over to me.
    “Hannah. Nothing at all like a flower.”
    My head spun to Devlin, who had his lips pressed together. Was he trying not to laugh?
    “I beg your pardon?” A flower? What in the hell was she talking about?
    “Never mind.” Annoyance was still there while she finished up the IV, but she kept quiet during the blood pressure and temperature readings. “That’s it for now. Call me if you need anything. The button’s right there on your bed.” With that, she turned, giving Devlin one last look before she disappeared.
    Still, he refused to look at me.
    “That was interesting,” I said, jealousy thick in my tone. I hated that I felt possessive over him. He wasn’t mine. Never had been. Yet, I couldn’t stop the hurt that