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

at 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

“Thanks.”

both for attending to Erin and for being understanding

“Then, I’ll be

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

to sleep in his room this time as it was easier for him to check up on her condition. Chandler lay down next to her after removing his bathrobe. Just like he

cool herself.

an instant. Tonight, since a woman was sleeping here and for the first time in his 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

fingers reached 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, challenging Chandler’s

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

neck. Erin groggily woke up from

but

that it was him. At least it wasn’t a stranger. Now that she was awake, Chandler didn’t want to

said

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

eyes, and he whispered in her ear, “Your eyes are

tired

in pain. It was both painful and pleasurable which

fever, you

she was helpless to resist. In the end, she could only pass out from the drowsiness. After about two hours, even Chandler had broken out into a

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

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

up

at work? Where are the retouched pictures from yesterday night? Have you completed them? Do you know how long I have been waiting for