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I crept in beside him and snuggled up against his naked body, his warmth soothing. It was then the image of the dark haired woman came back into mind, and I thought about Drake arranging private security for us both. I didn’t like the idea of having bodyguards or security types following me around, but if it made Drake happier with me being alone all day, I’d humor him. I sighed and snuggled closer, the sound of his breathing finally lulling me to sleep.
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE
Drake
I met Kyle Burke, one of the founders of Brimstone Security and Threat Assessment Inc., to speak with him about security for Kate when I wasn’t with her. A huge man over six five and rippling with muscles on top of his muscles, Kyle was exactly what you thought of when imagining a Rambo-type of veteran going into security after several tours of duty. We met through Lara, when I was back in college, and he was a veteran of Gulf War One going to college through the VA. Since he knew Lara, he was pretty knowledgeable about the lifestyle. I felt I could tell him everything without fear.
I relayed my concerns about Lisa and the fact that she threatened me.
“So the police are clearly out of the question,” he said. “They’d have to do background checks into your past and her past. It would be impossible to assure privacy if that happened.”
I shook my head. “Can’t go there,” I said. “I’ve been trying to keep her at a distance without upsetting her too much, but if she goes too far, I may have to take more drastic measures and withdraw from my fellowship at NYU.”
“That’s rough,” he said and scrolled through a document on his computer. “I can arrange a detail to watch your wife when she’s out, and watch your house during the day. We can probably start tomorrow, in fact. I have a few new guys coming online who were in security in Iraq with one of my competitors.”
“Sounds good,” I said and relaxed. “It’s probably nothing but the woman is clearly irrational if she thinks she can threaten me and then have me as her friend.”
“I doubt she wants to be your friend,” Kyle said with a laugh, then his expression turned dark. “It’s really sad that you can’t talk to her superiors,” he said and frowned, his black eyes intense. “Someone like that shouldn’t be getting so much power over patients.”
I shrugged, although I knew he was right. I had thought of that many times, but part of me felt bad about ruining her career, and she’d probably know it was me and could retaliate. Still, Kyle was right. Lisa was unreasonable, despite being very skilled in surgery. I planned on finishing my fellowship and then speaking with the administration about her suitability for the program. If she didn’t back off, I promised myself that I would.
I felt bad but I had to protect Kate.
Kyle and I shook hands and I left his office feeling somewhat better about Kate being all alone during the day when I was at the hospital.
I had no other disagreements with Lisa during the following week, and we didn’t end up going to lunch since we both were busy, so I felt slightly sheepish about the security detail that was watching Kate and our apartment building on a daily basis.
One day as I walked down the hallways to meet with the residents for grand rounds, Lisa caught up with me. I was used to her shadowing me, but she’d been as busy as me and so hadn’t been following me as much.
“You look happy,” she said, glancing at me through narrowed eyes.
“I am,” I said and smiled. “Very happy.”
“What’s up?”
“Just life,” I said, determined not to talk about my personal life with her.
“Is Kate feeling better?” Lisa asked. “Up and about yet?”
“Things are fine with mother and baby,” I said, not wanting to say anything more.
“How wonderful about them both being fine,” she added. “She’s pretty tiny. If she was to get too sick, she doesn’t have much weight to lose, especially at this stage of her pregnancy.”
I turned to her and frowned. “You’ve seen her?” Alarm filled me.
“Sure, silly,” she said. “She came to the hospital one day. I saw you walking with her.”
I took in a deep breath and tried to remember when Lisa would have seen me with Kate. Kate had met me a couple of times for lunch the previous semester. Had Lisa seen her then?
“Oh, I didn’t k
now you saw her before.”
She smiled but it looked fake, her eyes narrow. “Domestic life—who would have thought it would be your choice? Doctor Dom? I mean, Doctor D…”
“Why not?” I asked, frowning that she slipped – on purpose – and referred to the fact I was a Dominant. “I want a life like everyone else.”
“Sunita said you were the playboy type who only had fuckbuddies, if I recall.”
