Love's New Bloom by Simone Hastings

Chapter 15 Catching a Cold

After Dr. Louise arrived, he took Erin’s temperature and prescribed her some medicine. He also gave her a shot to reduce her fever. Originally the shot was to be administered at her posterior as it was the most effective, but Chandler didn’t allow that.

In the end, the shot was administered to her hand. This procedure could’ve been done in a few minutes but in the end, it became a 20-minute affair. While waiting for the device to administer the shot, Alan Louise sat in a corner, watching as Chandler stood. He had a hint of a smile on his face.

“If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes I would never believe it. This is your first time bringing a woman home right?”

Chandler’s eyes flashed and mumbled, “Who said it’s the first time?”

“Oh, who did you bring home then?” Alan asked, disbelief coloring his face.

“Why are you talking so much? I called you here to help her.” Chandler’s expression showed that he did not want to continue with this conversation. Seeing his reluctance, Alan also stopped asking.

The two men sat in silence for five minutes before Alan said, “Did you know that Claire is back?”

Chandler intentionally made his tone indifferent. “Yeah.”

Alan glanced at him and continued, “I heard that she’s back for good. She broke up with Matthew Burgess.”

This news shocked Chandler, but all he said was, “Okay, what does that have to do with me?”

completed. Once the needle was removed, Alan packed up his

the front door and said, “Chandler, next time you can just call me directly, you don’t need to ask Kyle to call. I have always kept my work and personal life separate. Besides, I don’t blame you for rejecting my sister last

“Thanks.”

for attending to Erin and for being understanding

a faint smile. “Then, I’ll be going off

then immediately went upstairs. He went to take a shower after checking in on Erin, who was fast asleep. 20 minutes later, he came out wearing a bathrobe. He looked at the woman on his bed wearing his silk pajamas that were much too large for her and

up on her condition. Chandler lay down next to her after removing his bathrobe. Just like

and turning in bed, searching for a way to cool herself. A pair of small arms wrapped

life, he was unable to sleep. These hands were also wandering to places they shouldn’t be, and Chandler’s eyes darkened. He turned around to look at the woman who

chin. Her face was unusually red so it seems like the fever shot

lowly said to her, “Your fever has not gone down yet, but you will get better after sweating a little. I

woke up from her sleep and blurrily made out

fear but Chandler said

stranger. Now that she was awake,

thought you said you wouldn’t touch

him, but it sounded like she was

he whispered in

really tired and I don’t

pain. It was both painful and pleasurable

kissed her. “You have a fever, you just need to sweat

In the end, she could only pass out from the drowsiness. After about two hours, even

the shower, Chandler held her in his arms and slept. She slept until ten the

man’s bedroom. After sweating so much yesterday, Erin’s fever had already subsided. Her hands and feet were numb as she walked over to her bag and pulled out her phone. Alarm bells rang in her head. It

picked up the phone,

you at work? Where are the retouched pictures from yesterday night? Have you completed them? Do you know