Chapter 55: Chapter 55
"Ms. Crawley...you don't have to say anything you don't want...but you have to understand as a doctor I need to know, "Maverick said as prepared for scanning. He gave Alexis some privacy by not asking too many personal questions but as a doctor, he had the right to know about his patients. She grew afraid when he asked her what happened in the past or if any doctor ever found a solution to her problem.
"It's best this way…" she said and shifted her gaze away from her and waited for Maverick to do as he wanted. He insisted on checking her abdomen to see if there was any problem. She let him touch her exposed tummy, not sure what he was doing and when he applied the cold jelly. Alexis sucked in her tummy feeling the coldness spread everywhere. Her eyes closed ignoring the tickling sensation she was feeling from her tummy and abdomen area being rubbed in circles and getting to enough to make her doze off. Maverick was stunned as he continued massaging the spot where he noticed she felt more pain
"Ahh... careful" she hissed in pain when he went lower. Maverick didn't react as he did what was needed. As much as he would love to stay and act as her masseuse and massage her pain away. He had to get to the bottom of this. While Alexis was destroyed he used a probe to check for anything wrong.
Time seemed to have passed by and all Alexis was feeling was a tingling sensation when Maverick was done, a long sigh came from him which brought Alexis back to her senses
"So you knew?"Maverick said, clearing his throat a little. He handed her a clean towel to wipe her belly
"You don't have to say anything...just prescribe me the painkillers and I'll be outta here", Alexis remarked rudely and managed to sit up. She didn't want him to get involved but here she was
"How long did you stay without seeking medical attention?"Maverick asked, ignoring her sarcasm. He was a doctor and despite everything he felt his patient's pain
"It doesn't matter...some things are better left off buried" even if he was a doctor he had no right to pry into her affairs but Maverick didn't think so as he stood before her watching as she carefully wiped the jelly off her belly. She was innocent he didn't want to judge but there seemed to be something she was hiding
"What did the doctors say...I know you might think…"
"Doctor it's best you don't overwork yourself over something so little...I know what my fate is…" she cut him off before he could end up hurting her even more than she already was. She moved on and pretended as if nothing happened in the past. She didn't want him to feel pity for her
"The world has changed Ms. Crawley…."
"You are a doctor please don't lie to me...even if I dreamed of marrying the man of my dreams the chances of giving him a child... wouldn't be possible...do you think words can fix that," she said looking at him with a serious expression. Maverick was surprised to see hurt and anger in her eyes. He understood her perfectly well as a woman but that wasn't the end of the road
"There's something which is called surrogacy... nowadays it's what women who don't want to experience the pain of pregnancy does...you…" he tried to make sense out of this. He knew how many women came to him for a similar case. Some were not capable of carrying their child but others just didn't want to go through the mood swings or other effects of pregnancy. Alexis didn't even know why she was telling him all this. He was a man after all
"Those are other women, not me...do you know the desire of giving happiness to the man you love...I know to you this is all about science and what you can do but to me…"it was enough and Alexis didn't want to break down in front of him but she felt it was high time he stopped judging her and calling her a spoiled brat when he knew nothing about her past "I don't want to use another woman's body...I want to go through everything. To feel my child from day one, to talk to her...every little mood swings every pain until the day...you wouldn't understand that"he didn't know what she wanted in her life. What prevented her from falling in love because she was scared of rejection. What if she fell in love and the man found out about her. She couldn't give him a child and then what. He would leave her and that wasn't what she wanted
"You are thinking ahead...I'm sure...if he loves you then...there's nothing to fear"Maverick muttered lowering his gaze from her. He didn't even know why he was forcing her to say something which pained her. Seeing the look on her face and how she was suppressing anger and sadness had him feeling strange
"This isn't a fairytale...doc you must know better than me…" saying that Alexis tossed the towel away and prepared to get out of the bed she had been lying on when Maverick stopped her
"I don't think love comes with conditions...or did the jerk you love to say anything about this?" he asked, looking straight into her eyes. Alexis held his gaze, not daring to look away. She had nothing to say to him especially when he was just a stranger
"Thanks, doctor...but I'll be on my way now...it seems you are trying hard to be so polite because…" she said when she got on her feet and tried to walk past him "it doesn't suit you at all" she added and was about to leave when Maverick grabbed her hand stopping her from taking a step further. Alexis stopped at his act not sure why he was being so nice
"What? Are you going to recite some comforting words and…"
"How about something else?" he cut her off and pulled her to him. Alexis gasped when she ended up slamming into his body and before she could do anything his mouth was on hers. Her eyes wide open in surprise as he nibbled her lower lip kissing her softly that the sensation was hard to neglect. She had all the strength to push him away but she found herself losing strength as her eyes closed
His hand gripped her head, fisting her hair tightly, pulling her close to him as he deepened the kiss. Alexis's brain had shut down. Her heart was racing rapidly. She didn't know what was happening but found d herself responding to him
"Mmm" moans escaped their throats as Maverick snaked his hand around her back and down her waist, he couldn't get enough as he slipped his tongue in her warm mouth exploring her as she sucked on him. Things got tense when she couldn't hold herself. Her legs had gone weak and knew she would have collapsed if not for his strong arms keeping her in place but just as
"How dare...you!" she said, breaking the kiss and both were breathing heavily. Maverick was caught off guard not sure why he didn't want to stop but his head was messed up. His thoughts scattered as he failed to look at her
"Such a Perverted doctor" she spat out, pushed him away, took her purse, and stormed out of his office, and only when she slammed the door hard did he regain his senses. His hand reached for his lips and he could still taste her. Whatever she had smeared on her cute little soft lips was lingering on his lips
"What has she done to me?" he muttered, feeling his lips, he couldn't hold back even if he tried. He always had full control over his emotions but lately, he was failing at that which made him realize why Victor was always acting like some sick puppy whenever he was with Victor
"Who is her lover?"Maverick said when he sat down but soon realized the lady said something about marrying the man she loved. Did this mean she already had someone else in her life whom she loved? Thinking up to here he didn't like that idea. He needed to find out who her lover was.
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"Vivie...I don't understand your point"Beverly said as if she didn't understand a word I said.
"You had a chance to tell Vic everything but why did you...I mean you were her best friend" I said ignoring the puppy face she was giving me. She was Alisa's friend and the two were close. She got a job at Victor's company and it was her beloved best friend who recommended her
"Are you saying I had something to do with this?"Beverly asked, sounding angry. I saw how she was looking at me as if I was accusing her of the crimes but I was only curious
"Isn't it weird that her doctor got transferred and a new one came...no no this new one said her condition was worse but when I saw her first reports"I explained to her exactly what I found out? She was the one who recommended another doctor for Alisa and her health deteriorated then and here she was acting as if she knew nothing
"She made me promise not to say anything...sobs...sobs... Vivie, I tried but Alisa was stubborn...I jad to keep quiet"Beverly broke into sobs. She started crying, shedding tears, making me even more guilty but I've seen how people were. She didn't have to use crocodile tears on me. Yes I was young but not naive
"Isn't it weird...that the same woman who killed her wanted her family….her husband's love...a desperate slut trying to kill me because I'm now...a threat to her evil plans?" I remarked ignoring her sentimental display of sadness. At this point, I had so many suspects and nothing moved me. Beverly continued to weep
"I don't know about that...she died of cancer the doctor did the necessary tests...Vic is a doctor...why didn't he think his wife was murdered"Beverly said wiping her face. Both of us were outside the gate far away from everyone. It seemed Victor still hated the sight of Beverly for him to pick her out before she even sat down but I followed her to ask questions
"But that's a lie...she was killed by that psychotic woman who loves Vic...but she better watch out because I'm a different case"I knew telling this to Beverly was like me accusing her of the crime unfortunately I didn't trust her one bit
"Then I'm glad...but don't you think...you are being too overconfident?"Beverly asked, looking at me innocently. I didn't care what others said so no women scared me. I smiled and reached for her shoulder. Her eyes followed the hand resting on her shoulder then turned her gaze to me
"Innocent faces don't fool me...I might be careless and cause trouble but.."I remarked, still smiling at her, she just looked at me with a blank expression "I know how to defend my territory...Vic is mine and any woman who even thinks of setting their eyes on him...will regret it"I added and this time I didn't even bother to show her my smile because this was serious.
"Why does it seem as if...you think…"
"Forget what I think...thanks for visiting but please...next time don't bother coming because...Vic doesn't seem so fond of you" I cut her off and removed my hand from her shoulder and smiled. She smiled too and nodded.
"Have a lovely day, Vivie" just like that Beverly walked away and I turned to head back inside. The gates opened and I disappeared inside not sure why I said that to Beverly. I lashed out but my protectiveness of Victor was getting the best of me. I trusted no one.