Nadine

63. Experiments

"Hi doctor. Where did you want me?"

"In the bed and umm. And well. It would be easier. You know if I have to." I make a gesture to my chest and thankfully Dipak understands what I am trying to say.

"You want his shirt off sweetheart?"

I nod.

"Take off your shirt and lay in the bed."

"Yes sir." The guard lays down with no shirt on.

"I'm going to place this in the back of your neck. It's going to relax you and make you unconscious. Please don't fight it." He drifts off within 2 seconds. I set up the blood drip and then document it all.

The next guard comes in.

"In the bed with no shirt on please."

He looks at Dipak "Sir?"

"Yes."

"Why did he ask permission?"

"Respect."

I'm not sure who he's respecting or why. "This will relax you, please don't fight it."

The final 3 go the same way.

I lay my head on his shoulder as we go back to my office. "It'll be alright sweetheart." He tightens his grip on my waist then kisses my head before we go in.

"The 5 of them are ready for you now."

Me and Frode seem to be in a race over who can take the most notes. I am documenting every single thing I can think of for these men.

Dracul stabs each of them with a the poison then starts a timer. It gets to a certain point then the antidote is added.

5 minutes with the poison and then the antidote added. 5 minute timer for the antidote then replace the blood drip. The blood absorbs. I breath a sigh of relief.

10 minutes. Blood still absorbs.

20 minutes. Blood absorbs.

30 minutes. Blood absorbs.

45 minutes. No blood absorption. I lose it. I start crying and can't even make words. That man is dead.

"DIPAK GET HER OUT OF HERE." I heard daddy yell, but it seems foggy.

I feel his arms go around me but I want to bring that man back. I push Dipak away "Let me help him."

"No princess. You are done here." He carries me out.

I sit's down eventually. He puts me on his lap and takes off the veil. We're at his desk. I still can't stop crying.

"He was comfortable because of you princess. Now we know we can be killed by the poison and we need to get the antidote in by the 30 minute mark."

"But he died."

"If it wasn't for you, he would have suffered for at least 30 minutes sweetheart. You helped him so much."

"Did he have a mate or a family?"

"His mate passed long ago. They never had a family. He said he wanted to go and be with her. He wanted to go last."

I sob even harder. I can't even imagine how hard that must have been for him.

He rubs my hair and I cry for another half hour at least.

I wake up a couple hours later on his couch. He is filling out papers on his desk. I watch him for awhile and don't move. He really is kind to me. He does a lot for me. And he said earlier that he wants to give me a real kiss. Maybe wanting to is enough.

Daddy comes in and I still don't move.

"How long has she been asleep?"

"Almost 2 hours now sir. She was upset for a long time."

"What have you been doing?"

"I've gotten caught up on some of my paperwork." He sits back in his chair. "Did you all have any more discoveries in the medical area?"

"We'll go over it in the meeting tomorrow morning. I think we're all done with today."

Dipak nods.

"You did good with her today." He glances around the office and back to Dipak. "Make sure she gets to dinner on time. Unless you want Aurelia chasing you around with a sword again."

He chuckles. "I most definitely do not sir."

"Be careful with her Dipak. She is still young and my daughter. I will chase you around with a sword if you make her cry."

"No tears sir."

"Or babies."

"No babies sir."

"Ok then. Don't be late to dinner." He shuts the door behind him.

Dipak sits at his desk for a couple minutes smiling. I fall back to sleep. He is so cute and happy.

I throw my hands over head and stretch then I roll over so I'm on my back. I open my eyes. I'm still in his office. This couch is actually comfortable and roomy.

He's sitting at his desk watching me. I stretch again.

The door flies in and I sit straight up. "Hi daddy."

Dipak turns his head. "Sir?"

"Yea yea, was seeing if she was actually sleeping." I hear him say before the door shuts.

I sit there and give the door a funny look. "What?"

Dipak smiles.

"What's funny?"

"Nothing sweetheart, come here."

I sit on his lap and snuggle. "You feeling better now?" He rubs my hair.

"I think so. That was sad."

"We can't change it. Let's not think about it ok?"

I nod and cuddle into his chest.

He kisses my head and someone knocks on the door.

I move over to the other chair.

"Enter."

"I see nothing. I need little miss to get her ready for dinner."

He laughs, shakes his head and rubs his eyes.

"I'm coming." I stand up and walk into the desk.

"You good little miss?"

I stretch towards the ceiling. "Yea I just woke up."

"Well at least your awake in time for dinner. But you slept about all day, you are going to be up all night."

"It's ok. I'll use the tunnels and come back up here. I'll rearrange his office in the most inconvenient way."

He starts laughing.

"You think it's funny till you come in here tomorrow and walk into a couch. Then sit at your desk and stare at the wall."

He sits back and puts his eyebrows up.

"I'll put all your chairs in the hallway sir, and flip your conference table over."

Mary busts out laughing. "Well I guess we have our night planned out for us then. Sorry in advance about your office sir."

We all laugh as me and Mary leave. Then I run back in. "Forgot the damn veil."

He busts out laughing. I grab the veil off the couch and put it on my head. "See you at dinner sir."

He winks at me. I am starting to like that wink a lot.

I get to dinner finally awake and Tre pulls the chair out for me. "Thank you sir."

"You're welcome princess."

Thora stands up in tears and brings the baby to me. Then runs out sobbing.

Frode jumps up and runs out after her.

I glance around, No one has any idea what is going on.

Frode runs back in and grabs Tre. "COME WITH ME! APPARENTLY I NEED A WITNESS TO TALK TO MY MATE!"

I sit there holding the baby. Everyone is staring. "Well at least it's not about me today."

We all chuckle.

Dipak's eyes are going dark seeing me and the baby. I smile at him and the baby starts to cry.

"Pretty little Hypatia. What do you need?" I play with her little fingers and give her a hug. "You are so precious. Don't worry about mommy and daddy, they'll be fine. Everyone argues sometimes and I don't think either one of them have swords."

Momma takes her. "Let me try. She might be hungry. I can get her a bottle."

"She is still so precious."

Tre pulls me out of the chair backwards.

I'm halfway down the hallway before he says, "She fell."

I find her in the stairwell. Her neck is obviously broken and Frode is holding her by the head sobbing. "HELP PLEASE. PLEASE LET HER BE OK."

Daddy and Dipak are 2 steps behind me.

"STOP MOVING HER." I grab her head. "Get out of here Frode."

"Guys get me a gurney. Neck and back brace. Tell Elkie I need anistesi for 4 days to dose here. Tell them to prep me a trauma room. Go now." They all run but Frode.

"Please help her!"

"I am trying."

They all get back at the same time. Elkie hands me the drugs and I dose her on the spot.

Frode cries "Why did you do that?"

"I can't have her waking up like this."

Someone hands me a neck brace and I get it on her. Me and Elkie roll her on a backboard then the boys get her to the medical area.

The second we get in someone is screaming room 4 at us. "EVERYONE OUT NOW! DORSETI GET ME A DRIP GOING."

"REPORT PRINCESS."

"BROKEN NECK. REPORTED AS A FALL. IT IS BAD DOCTOR." Frode hits the floor unconscious. "Get him out please guys."

"Yea it is bad. We have to go in princess."

Tre looks at us. "Will she make it?"

Me and Dr. Cruor glance at each other and Cruor shrugs his shoulders. "We don't know."

Dipak grabs Tre's arm. "Come on let's get him out of here. They need to work."