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?”

was already completed. Once the needle was removed,

separate. Besides, I don’t blame you for rejecting my sister last month. I’m thankful that you did. Even if you two ended up together, I don’t think you would’ve cared for her. It’s better to just rip off the bandaid. I’m sure she’ll

“Thanks.”

attending to Erin and for being understanding about his

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

went to take a shower after checking in on Erin, who was fast asleep. 20 minutes later, he came out wearing a

him to check up on her condition. Chandler lay down next

of the night, Erin started tossing and turning in bed, searching for a way to cool herself. A pair of small

to places they shouldn’t be, and Chandler’s

out to raise her chin. Her face was unusually red so it seems like the fever shot had not taken effect yet. Her body stuck to him like glue,

to her, “Your fever has not gone down yet, but you will get

her neck. Erin groggily woke up from her sleep and blurrily made

but Chandler

wasn’t a stranger. Now that she was awake, Chandler didn’t want to wait anymore. Erin realized what he wanted to do and pushed at him

thought you said you

whining but to him, but it sounded like she was teasing

eyes watched her aggrieved eyes, and he whispered in

tired and I

was both painful and pleasurable

her. “You have a fever,

way with her, and she was helpless to resist. In the end, she could only pass out from the

underneath the blankets and carried her to the bathroom to clean up. After the shower, Chandler held her in his arms and slept. She slept until ten the next

realized that she was in a 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 was the designer from her department who assigned her

picked up

from yesterday night? Have you completed them? Do you know how