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couldn’t be the man he thought I needed. I’ve watched the parade of bimbos that have drifted in and out of his life since then, but those stolen moments between the two of us have begun to mean something to me and hopefully him too.
    He’s just recently moved here to St. Louis to open a nightclub and with Gabe always away, we’ve had free reign to be together in whatever capacity this is.
    He returns with an older nurse following behind him. Nico stands on the opposite side of the bed, holding my hand while the nurse takes my temperature. I’m glad to hear my fever has finally broken and that I’ll be able to go home today. When she steps out of the room, Nico tells me he’s going to go get me some clothes and my toiletries so I can shower before they discharge me.
    It doesn’t take long before he returns with a bag slung over his shoulder. While he was gone, the doctor came in and gave me the rundown. Then the nurse unhooked my IV. She offered to help me shower, but I wanted to wait until Nico got back with my stuff.
    The nurse leaves us alone and Nico helps me up get off the bed. My legs wobble for a minute, but before I can take a step, Nico’s got me up in his arms.
    “Nico, what are you doing? I can walk.”
    “I know you can, bella . Let me take care of you please.” How can I deny his request when he asks so sweetly?
    When we’re inside the small bathroom, I’m totally expecting him to step out so I can shower. Instead he ignores my protests and begins to untie the hospital gown. He tells me he’s seen me naked and to stop fighting him.
    With extreme reluctance, I let him remove my gown after he turns the shower on. He helps me step into the tiny stall. I wince at first because I still ache all over and the water hurts my sensitive skin.
    He has me place my head under the water to get my hair wet and then proceeds to wash my hair. Nico’s touch is gentle as he massages the shampoo into my hair. He rinses it and then conditions it. While the conditioner soaks into my hair, he squirts some of my shower gel onto my loofah and begins massaging my body from head to toe. It’s completely non-sexual, but the way he’s taking such good care of me brings tears to my eyes.
    “Hey, no tears. Baby, do I need to get the nurse?”
    “N-No, I’m okay. Thank you for doing this.”
    He rinses me off and then dries me very carefully. Nico helps me into a pair of sweatpants and a sweatshirt once I’m dry and then meticulously combs through my hair before pulling it back with a hair tie. I draw the line when he tries to brush my teeth for me, but he stands right behind me while I do it.
    When he leads me out into the room, the nurse and an aide are entering the room with a wheelchair. The nurse hands Nico my discharge instructions while the aide helps get me settled in the wheelchair. It doesn’t go unnoticed to me that as we head downstairs, every single nurse aide is staring at him. I know he’s a beautiful man and women flock to him, but I really don’t want to see it happen right now when I feel so disgusting.
    I look up at him and notice he’s paying them no mind. He catches me looking at him and flashes me that devilish smile of his and grabs my hand, holding it until we reach the doors. He runs to get his Camaro.
    “Your boyfriend is going to take such good care of you, I can tell.” I look behind me at one of the nurse aides and she gives me a knowing smile. “I see couples a lot, and he hasn’t taken his eyes off of you or stopped touching you since you got in this chair.”
    I shake my hand and smile as a warm feeling washes over me. Maybe there’s hope for us after all.

 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
    Chapter Six
     
     
    Nico
     
    I make my way down the hall, toward the sound of laughter coming from the sitting room. Mila and Jill are curled up on the sofa together, watching Mom sing to Nicola. Both women smile wide as they watch Nica bop her head up and down. My eyes stay locked on Jill and my