Chapter 22: The Patient

Liam Hunt's POV

Without thinking last night, I stood in front of Mia to protect her from being killed by the bullet that her own uncle was shooting. Everything was a blur at that moment until I know that I was in front of her, protecting her as the bullet just hit me on the stomach. After the incident, Mia and Marco brought me to the hospital ER room. The doctor did some diagnosis on me as he told me that I was lucky the bullet did not graze any important organs.

"Thank god," Mia said as she was relieved to know that I was okay. I was hospitalized last night and Mia had been kind enough to wait for me to get discharged.

"make sure that he will not be working out or doing anything that was extreme," the doctor said in Spanish as we were still in Dubrovnik.

"Got it, I will make sure that my husband will not do anything stupid, doctor," Mia said as she was looking at me. I was speechless for a moment that she used the H-word. She looked at me as she was amused by my expression.

"yes, of course, doc. I will not be doing anything except for one thing," I said as I looked at the young doctor.

"Can we still have sex and it would not affect my wounds?" I asked him as Mia was blushing red. The doctor chuckled at my question before adjusting the spectacles on his nose bridge.

"Of that act, I can assure you that you will be just fine. Just don't overdo it, okay?" He said as he went out of the room to leave Mia and me some privacy. Mia hit me on the arm as she was red as a tomato.

"Why did you have to ask about that? How can I face him again?" Mia said as she buried her face in her hands. I chuckled at her cute gesture before taking her hands into mine. I kissed it gently as I looked into her slate orbs.

"he wants what is mine. Of course, I have to set boundaries," I said as I caressed her cheek.

"Marco should be here any second now," Mia said as she was packing up my stuff, even though it was just the clothes that I wore last night. She brought me a new set of clothes to change into and she also asked me to shower since I stink, she said.

"you're ready?" She asked as she went to my side. I looked around the room for my stuff but there's none.

"I guess I am," I said as I looked at him.

"okay lovebirds, let's get moving," Marco came through the room and gestured us to get out as quickly as possible.

"Okay, okay, we're coming," Mia said as she helped me to get to the parking lot and into the back seat of the car.

"I will fasten your seatbelt, so tell me when it hurts, okay?" Mia said concerned as she drew the seatbelt and put it on. I smiled at her kind gesture before she went to the driver's seat and Marco was getting inside the passenger seat.

"she would not let me drive if I ride with her," Marco said that made Mia glared murderously at him. He held up his hand as a surrender before I burst out loud. Mia started the ignition and drove out of the parking lot of the hospital.

"bye, Marco and make sure that the organization did not know about my uncle," Mia shouted from the car as Marco get out of the car.

"yes, of course. Who do you think I am? I am not a little bird," he said as he knocked on the window before Mia went out of the way in front of the hotel that he was staying.

"Are we going back to the hotel?" I asked Mia as she was driving into some unfamiliar roads that I don't recognize before. She looked at me through the rearview.

"no, we will be getting some rest and recovery for your wound before you could join the force to take down the organization again," she said as she made another turn into a countryside road.

"where are we going?" I asked as I was looking out the window. It was all pine forests before a huge mansion that was coming into my view.

"Well, let just say my father had this left in my names," Mia said as she entered the gateway entrance and parked the car in front of the foyer. The massive doors opened and all the servants and maids were lining up to along the stairs. There was a man, butler I supposed, was coming down to the car and opened up the door.

"wait here," she said as she went out of the car. I was so amazed that the butler bowed and all the others bowed to her. She was smiling like an angel as she asked them to rise and went inside to do their work, well, except for the butler. Mia opened the door and she introduced me to the butler as she helped me get out of the car.

"Alan, this is my fiancé, Liam Hunt. Honey, this is Alan, my butler since I was little," Mia spoke in Spanish as Alan bowed at me.

"Welcome, master. I did not prepare much as milady Mia was telling us last minute. I hope you don't mind about the tardiness around the mansion," Alan replied as well as I was holding to Mia.

"no, no. it's perfectly fine," I said as I looked around the mansion. I whistled at how big it was.

"This is a big ass house," I whispered to Mia. She chuckled at me as Alan was confused at us.

"don't mind Alan, he doesn't understand English," Mia said before she instructed Alan to take some luggage in the trunk. He bowed once more before doing his task. Mia was still holding me close to her as I was walking slowly because of the wound. I don't want it to reopen and we have to go to the hospital again.

the hospital was a nightmare to me since my mother died. Her corpse was being identified by me in the hospital when I can barely know her. My head ached at the painful memory.

"Liam, what's wrong?" Mia said as she can sense my discomfort.

"Nothing, just a mild headache," I said as I was following Mia. We went inside the living room and it was grand. There was a staircase that leads to upstairs.

"come, I show you the bedroom," Mia said as she walked me up to the stairs and into some freaking long hallways. After a few turns, we reach the bedroom that she was talking about.

"Welcome to your bedroom," she said as she walked me to the bed and let me sit.

"thank you," I mumbled at her as I was looking around the bed. It was simple, with simple beige color and a king-size bed. It has a desk with a chair and a lamp on it. At the side of the bed, it has the end table and there was a door that I was hoping leading to the bathroom.

"and here is the ensuite bathroom," Mia opened the door and I can saw the tiles and the bathtub that was situated in there. She walked out of the bathroom and went to the drawer that was located near the door.

"I have stocked up some of the clothes that I think would fit you. I don't really know your size but I just asked Marco to buy you some clothes," Mia said as she was opening the door and I saw some boxer and briefs that were in there. I smirked as she was blushing at the sight.

"I don't know the size. Marco restocks it all," she said as she quickly closed the drawer. I chuckled at her attempt. She glared at me as she was crossing her arms in front of me.

"you're too kind, Mia. I don't deserve you," I whispered as I was caressing her cheek.

"well, you not that friendly at first but I guess I kind of like that side of you," she said as she looked into my eyes. I smiled at her before a sound was coming from another door.

"Oops, almost forgot," she said as she went to the secret door.

"This door will lead you to my bedroom, in case you need anything, and I mean anything," she said as she looked at me mischievously.

"Meow! Meow!" A cat was coming into the view. It was caressing Mia's legs as it knows its owner.

"Oh, hi, Leo. Did you miss mummy?" Mia spoke to her cat as I remembered the very first day that I went to her house.

"looks who's here?" Mia said as she carried Leo to me.

"it's your new daddy. Say hi, daddy," Mia said as Leo was looking at me with his intense blue eyes.

"hi, Leo," I said as I tried to pat him. I was afraid of cats as I have a bad history with them but with Leo, it was different. Maybe because Mia owned the cat and I want it to like me as well. Leo still looked at me, unamused. I gave him a quick pat as he was purring at me.

"That means he likes you," Mia said as she released Leo and he was walking to my feet, begging to get pick on.

"Sorry, buddy, I can't. You need to wait for a couple of days to get picked up on," I said as I patted his head. He purred before running into the other room.

"I think you need to lie down as well, doctor's order," Mia said as she pushed me onto the mattress.

"oh really? Since when?" I teased her as I let her have her wicked way with me.

" since just now," she said as we get on with the action afterward.