The sound of her name being called made her spin around as she gasped, seeing Darius at the other end of the hospital foyer, his face angry as the elevator opened. Rushing inside she pressed the button of the floor, her last sight being that of a furious Darius bearing down on her.
Darius cursed as the doors to the elevator closed his attempts to reopen them too late. As it ascended, he carefully watched the floor numbers above the doors, his mouth setting as it stopped on the fourth floor, before once more descending. Jumping in the elevator already stopped there he pushed the same floor, the anger swelling within him.
Reaching the floor where he knew her to be, he moved along the corridor ignoring the surprised looks of those he met, his tuxedo standing out in the sterile environment. Turning the corridor he finally spotted Sara as she talked to a nurse, her eyes widened in alarm as she saw him coming towards her; her lovely eyes flicked to the room she stood beside, a panic seeming to fill Sara. Stopping feet from her, his whole body radiated the rage he felt as in a clipped voice he turned on the beautiful woman. “We are leaving now Sara”, he bit out between gritted teeth.
She however, backed away, a long hurt moan leaving her soft mouth as her head shook furiously. “No...Not till I know she is alright” Darius, who started to move forward, stopped abruptly, his face filling with confusion. Had she said “She”? What was she talking about? Sara turned and fled quickly into the room.
Frowning at the dazed nurse, still stood wide-eyed watching the drama unfold around her, he followed, stopping with the sight that met him, his mouth falling open. Sara knelt on the large bed, a small child’s arms thrown around her neck as she cried, tears filling Sara’s eyes also. “Its OK sweetie”, she soothed softly”, kissing the little girl’s head as she smoothed her blonde, almost white hair, “I’m here...it is going to be fine” The little girl clung to her for all she was worth.#p#分页标题#e#
“No go Sara...please”, her innocent voice tearing at Sara, the pain clear on her face as she stared over at Darius. “I won’t Carly. I’m here now. It will be fine. I will stay here with you...I promise” Her eyes held his, begging for understanding as he leant against the wall, shock filling him. There was no other man, relief flooding through him. Moving closer, Sara gently prised the small girl from herself, the child suddenly aware of the other person in the room as large brown eyes in a tiny, serious, and tear-streaked face looked somberly at him.
“Carly...I want you to meet a friend of mine”, Sara’s voice sounded strained as she spoke, “This is Darius” Looking unsure, he moved over to sit on the other side of the bed from Sara, a smile forced to his handsome features. “Hi Carly”, his voice so soft as he held out his hand, the little girl looking carefully at it before flicking her gaze to Sara for guidance, her small nod and encouraging smile seeing the child take the hand and smile back. Darius flicked his eyes to the small bracelet on her wrist, the love-heart charm hanging down. The words “Love you” on one side, and “Forever” on the other, as it spun.
“Hello”, she managed shyly before once more cowering back into the safety of Sara. Relaxing a little he gave her another smile, one of the heart-stopping ones which Sara had come to know so well; she felt a small laugh rise within her seeing how it even seemed to work on children as Carly grinned back.
“Are you in here for the hospital food?”, Darius chuckled playfully, once again Sara surprised at how easily he seemed to react to children, Carly shook her head and gave a small laugh before looking sadder, her hands patting her small stomach. “My tummy hurts really sore...and my hand too”, she said seriously, holding out her hand, an intravenous drip attached, her small face almost comical, Sara wrapping her arms around her again, stopping her as she tried to touch the large needle in her hand. “No sweetie...you have to leave that alone”, looking over at Darius.
“Yes...Carly has appendicitis... she needs to be on steroids before her operation tomorrow...so I have promised her a brand new teddy for being so brave” Darius smiled as the little girl nodded her small head, adopting a dramatically courageous expression on her tiny features. “I am going to be brave”, she whispered so seriously, Darius holding back the small laugh as his eyes flew to Sara’s, seeing as they shone with tears.
Tweaking Carly's small nose gently, he stood. “Well you deserve the best teddy in the world then”, he said softly, “I am just going to borrow Sara for a moment ...is that OK Carly?...promise she will be right back” The small child’s features filled with alarm once more before she nodded, letting go of Sara’s arm. Looking up at Sara he held out his hand, her face full of such thanks as she took it, a tremulous smile on her lips the two moving out of the small room together. Looking around he found a small room empty. Pulling her inside and closing the door he led her to sit on the bed while he took the chair beside, to look at her. Sara stared at him; her teeth savaging her lips, uncertainty written over her features, as Darius took a long steadying breathe exhaling softly, his eyes sombre.