“Come on, Melissa, you need to drink to keep your fluids up. That’s right, honey, drink. Good girl.”
Melissa tried to pry her eyes open to slits to see who was holding and talking to her, but the pain exploding behind her eyes caused her to whimper and sent her into oblivion once more.
The next eight hours were a total blur to her. She had no idea who was taking care of her or what had made her ill. If only she could remember, but the pain in her head was just too much. It made her slip back into a deep sleep.
After a long while, Melissa slowly became aware of her surroundings. She had a headache the size of a mountain, but she pried her eyes open enough to see. The sunlight streaming through the window hurt her eyes, so she had to squint, but after blinking a few times her vision cleared.
She was in a room that had blue walls and a white ceiling. The bed she was in was so comfortable, and much bigger than what she was used to. It took her a moment to realize it was not her own. Even though the mattress was firm, it had padding on top that contoured to her body.
Grunting with pain, she pushed herself into a sitting position so her back was resting against the headboard with a pillow behind her. The bed was massive. It was much larger than a normal king-size bed. The comforter draped over the top of her was a deep purple color, which contrasted with the blue walls of the room.
“Oh God. Where am I?” Melissa muttered. She held her throbbing head in her hands as she tried to remember where she was and what had happened.
“Melissa, are you okay, honey?”
Melissa squeaked with surprise as the deep voice startled her. Lifting her head and opening her eyes, she looked up to see two tall, sexy hunks.
“Who are you?”
“I’m Damian and this is Luke. Don’t you remember Luke knocking you to floor of the inn last night as he came through the door?”
Melissa’s memory came rushing back. “Oh yeah,” she whispered. “Now I remember why I have a headache the size of Mt. Everest. Where am I?”
“You’re in our home, baby. We had Doc Jonas check you out and when he suggested taking you to the hospital, you refused,” Damian explained.
“We suggested you come home with us so we could look after you and you accepted,” Luke said.
“I did?”
Damian nodded. “Doc told us to keep an eye on you for the next forty-eight hours. Luke and I decided to bring you to our home rather than staying at the inn. We figured you’d be more comfortable. It was the least we could do after the big lummox over there knocked you out.”
“I’m so sorry I hurt you, honey. If I’d known you were behind the door I would have been more careful,” Luke apologized again. “Don’t worry about a thing, Melissa. Damian and I will look after you until you’re feeling well again.”
“I’m okay. I just have a headache. If you could show me to a bathroom though, I would greatly appreciate it.” Melissa pushed the comforter down and shrieked with embarrassment, and then she quickly pulled it up to her chin again when she realized she was only wearing her bra and panties.
“Which one of you undressed me and why?” Melissa glared at the two men.
“We both undressed you, Melissa. We just wanted to be sure you were comfortable. You were too hot in your clothes and started sweating. We didn’t want to make you feel worse by you overheating, since you’d already been sick. I’ll get you something to put on.” Damian turned to rummage in a large tallboy. Pulling out a large black T-shirt, he handed it to her so she could slip it on.
Pulling the T-shirt over her head and slipping her arms into it was quite a feat while still clutching the comforter to her chest, but she finally managed. She swung her legs to the side of the bed and stood on very weak, wobbly limbs. Damian and Luke were beside her before she could blink. They placed steadying hands at her elbows to keep her on her feet and when she was once again stable, they led her to a door across the room. She gasped in awe when she saw the big, beautiful bathroom.
“Thank you both, but I can take it from here,” Melissa said firmly.
“Okay.” Damian released her arm. “We’ll be waiting right here for you. If you need any help just give a yell.”
Closing the door behind her, Melissa made use of the facilities. After washing and drying her hands and face, she opened the bathroom door.
“I don’t suppose you have a spare toothbrush, do you?”
“Actually we do. There is one under the sink in the vanity cupboard. I’ll get it for you.” Luke entered the bathroom, searched in the cupboard, and when he found a toothbrush still in the packaging, he placed it next to the sink.