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hesitated. “I’m sorry, but I will have to keep you here under observation for a few days until I know you’re alright.”
    That sealed the deal. I wanted to stay longer. I wanted to stay with him. This was a legitimate excuse. I opened my eyes.
    “Let’s do it.”
    I watched him draw a liquid from a small vial into a syringe and then push the liquid into a larger bottle. He shook the bottle fiercely before he stuck the syringe into it and drew out the mixed liquid.
    He held the syringe up and tapped it to make the little air bubbles rise to the top so he could squeeze them out. He took my arm, wrapped an elastic band around my upper arm and I immediately realized he was going to shoot the liquid right into my vein. I looked away and pressed my teeth together.
    “Breathe. It will hurt less if you exhale while I inject you.”
    I took a deep breath in and exhaled sharply.
    “Ok, you can start now.”
    “I already have.” I could hear the smile in his voice, and when I turned to him I saw that the needle was in my arm and he was slowly pushing the liquid inside. He had already released the elastic band from my arm. There was a slight uncomfortable sensation when he pulled the needle out. He put some pressure on the injection site and reached for a piece of gauze and a band aid.
    I could feel a strange sensation slowly travelling through my body.
    “Why were you so angry with me before?” I blurted out. What the hell was I asking him?
    His head jerked around to stare at me.
    Oh rats, I should have kept my mouth shut!
    I would just make him angry again.
    “Angry with you?” His voice was incredulous. “You thought I was angry with you? I’m so sorry.” He took my hand again. It felt good. 
    “I was angry with the man who did this to you. I was angry I hadn’t caught it earlier, that I hadn’t seen it when I examined you last night. I could have spared you this.”
    He really meant it.
    Then the pain shot through my body. I screamed out loud. Vince instantly pulled me into his arms, rocking me back and forth to comfort me. His body felt warm and strong. All of a sudden the lights went out and blackness engulfed me.

 
     
     
     
     
     
    4. Vince’s Uncertainty
     
    As soon as she collapsed in my arms her teeth let go of my shoulder. She probably hadn’t even noticed she had bit me. The pain had come on too fast. I knew it would, but there was no way for me to prepare her for it. It wouldn’t have made it any easier on her, she would have been even more anxious had she known how violent the pain would be.
    That was why I was right there to hold her when the pain came. I was half expecting she would dig her fingernails into me, but I didn’t quite expect her teeth biting into my shoulder. I barely felt it and in a few hours the teeth marks would be gone and she wouldn’t even know when she came to. I healed fast.
    The pain was a good sign. It meant my serum worked. Now it had to work itself through her body and expel everything foreign which shouldn’t be there.
    I blamed myself. When I had brought her here, I had let myself be distracted by my desire for her and had neglected to examine her entire body. Had I done so, I would have found the capsule before the time release coating could have had a chance to dissolve.
    I was still holding her in my arms unable to let go. I told myself she wanted me to hold her, that she had not rejected me when I had pulled her into my arms. But I knew full well that even if she had wanted to push me back, she wouldn’t have had the strength. Her holding onto me had only been a reflex caused by her pain. Holding her like I did, I could feel her breasts crushed against my chest. She only wore a t-shirt and no bra which made the sensation even more real. Her breasts molded themselves against my chest and I didn’t want to tear her away from me. They felt warm and soft and I could feel how my mind started battling again.
    Take her !
    I fought against my animal side.
    I had