Some Sexual Content. You have been warned!!!

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I rubbed my face tiredly as I had my break at lunch during work. I didn't care if my eyeliner smeared. I had too much on my plate. I wished I had the small problems like maybe... paying a bill late or... something but not have someone black mailing to sleep with him to get revenge on my boyfriend and have a crazy man after me to get revenge for sending him to prison. Marcela, Alondra and Mike asked me what was wrong but I couldn't tell them anything about both things.

I told them I was just tired. They talked about their patients.

Suddenly all of the beepers in the cafeteria went off. Every nurse was called to the emergency area.

"Not another car accident." Mike moaned.

Everyone had to leave their food and race to the emergency room. Calls like these didn't really happen often so it must be something really bad. I put my pony tail into a bun. At the emergency room we were informed that there was an accident in the subways and the first wave of patients were coming soon.

On the TV's there were breaking news about the whole thing. Apparently one of the rails had gotten stuck and instead of the train going to the opposite way they went head on. The drivers were able to slow down but there were still many injured.

We got our gowns, gloves and masks on. I turned off my cell phone and so did everyone else. At times like this it was best if nothing bothered us.

The first wave was not that bad. Some had burns and scratches but that was easy to handle. It was chaos and worse than the car collision. It was nonstop and it seemed like it was never going to end. Blood. Blood. And more blood. Some would squirt on me and patients wouldn't stop coming in.

The second wave was the worst. People with bad burns and metal stuff stuck to them. The worst bad burn was a third degree and the kid was only seventeen. I was told to stay with him and distract him as the plastic surgeon had to remove the burnt skin. It would be painful the worst pain he will ever endure.

"Hi, Keith," I read the chart and sat down next to him, "I'm Melinda."

"H-Hi." He shivered and whimpered.

"How old are you?" I asked him.

"Se-seventeen."

"Do you know what you want to do?" I kept my tone light.

"Computer tech." He said.

"You're not from here are you?" I said noticing he had no accent.

"California." He gasped in pain as the surgeon removed a part of the skin.

I held on to his hand. "So may I. I'm from southern California."

"Orange County." He smiled a bit. "I'm he-here for... fami-family."

"My family just left to California." I said.

"It's alw-always raining here."

I chuckled. "Yes and getting used to the time is a pain in the butt. I almost fell asleep several times on my first month here."

He seemed to be smiling.

Hours later it was over. I mean several hours later. It was midnight and now we were just checking up on the patients.

"Melinda!" Nathan's voice filled my ears.

I looked up from the chart and met his worried eyes.

He looked like he had been running the marathon.

"What-" He stopped himself as he looked around and at my tired face.

"Subway accident." I murmured.

Nathan's eyes soften. "You didn't answer your phone... I thought the worse."

For some reason his words didn't get through my head or they did but very slowly. My phone, oh, right, I had to turn it off because I had to concentrate on the victims.

"Sorry... I-"

"It's all right... with Juan loose I thought he got you." Nathan said.

"I'm almost done; I'll be out in a few."

"I'll be in the lobby."

I nodded and went back to the chart. I was too tired. I handed over the chart to a much fresher nurse because I didn't want to risk the lives of people. I checked on Keith one last time. His vitals were good and he went through everything just fine.

He has got to be the bravest kid I had ever met.

I clocked out and grabbed my things from the third floor and went to Nathan. He got up from the seats. I smiled towards him. It was a sad smile. He hugged me.

"You smell." Nathan chuckled.

"Burnt skin and medical stuff, I need a shower."

Nathan kissed me. He kissed me like he had not done before. I could feel he understood what I was going through. What I had seen today would forever be with me. Nathan pulled away from the kiss.

"Let's go home."

"Wait, yours or mine."

"Mine." He said picking me up bridal style and I laughed as we walked out to the cold night.

He carried me all the way to the car. I was already falling asleep in his arms.

"You're the best." I mumbled.

"I know." He smirked and I smacked his chest lightly.

When we got to his car he sets me down on my feet as he opens the car door for me. I got inside and I think I fell asleep as soon I was sitting down. Nathan's movements to put on my seatbelt woke me up a bit but soon I was falling back to sleep.

"I love you." I told him.

"I love you too." He said.

When I woke up I was in Nathan's bed. I was out of my clothes and into his big shirt. His arms were draped on my body. I stirred a bit and his eyes opened.

I chuckled. "I woke you."

"I've been awake for the past hour." He smiled.

"So you've been watching me sleep?" I asked.

"Yup, it brings me peace."

"You are weird." I said. "I really need to shower."

"We both really need to shower." He said in a sultry voice and bit my earlobe.

I giggled and nodded.

"Let's go."

We stripped each other naked and got inside of the mild hot shower. I pinned him to the wall and took all the pleasure I wanted from him. I touched, licked and caressed everything I could. I took charge of the whole thing and he didn't seem to mind. He took some charge when his two fingers entered me. All I wanted was a release and thankfully Nathan was fully capable of making me get a release that numbed my body. It was hot and there was no softness. It was rough.

After the amazing shower sex we changed. I had some clothes here so I was able to change into that. I still had to go to work in a couple of hours. We ate breakfast quietly.

"Are you going to talk about yesterday?" He asked.

"Not much to say. Lots of people with injuries. Keith, he's seventeen, he uh, got a three degree burn and the plastic surgeon had to remove the dead skin and that moment all of his nerves are wide awake. He can feel everything as pain even as the air hits his skin. But he made it through."

"Wow." Nathan said.

"People had pipes stuck on their stomach, eyes and arms."

"It's not pretty being a nurse."

I shook my head and laughed dryly.

"It is not, but when I saw you. I was a lot better because I had you there with me."

He smiled and his blue eyes sparkled into mine. I cupped his face with my hand and he leaned into my hand.

"You need a distraction."

"I have to go to work and rearrange schedules that were missed yesterday so I'm going to be working late."

"You can take a day."

"I wish. I really have to go." I said.

He looked disappointed.

I wanted nothing more than to lay in bed with him all day but duty called.

Or maybe I was drowning myself in work so I could have distance with him. It was hard to not think of Devlin when I looked at him. I thought of what was going to happen... God knows when. He'll hate me and those blue eyes will forever give me the look of hate and disgust.