Myla nodded.
Jessica sighed.“Can you tell me where else it hurts?”
Myla shook her head.“I don’t know.”
“I think we should look, don’t you?”
Myla bit down on her lip and grimaced when her teeth hit the split in her bottom lip.
“Okay, you have some choices.You and I can go into that little bathroom,” the doctor pointed to a door off to the side.“And I can get you undressed, or you can have Kaleb here help you while I go get you some clothes.”
“Kaleb can help me,” Myla said and then looked up at him.“That would be okay, right?”
“Of course, Baby.”
The doctor stood.“All right, if you could do that for us, Kaleb, leave her clothes on the floor, and I’ll have someone get them later.”
Kaleb knew they would need to keep the clothes for evidence.
“Here we go,” he said and stood.He waited for the bathroom door to close before he glanced down at her.
“Do you think you can stand while we get your clothes off, Baby?”
Myla nodded.“I think so.”
Kaleb bent and placed her feet on the floor, and froze when she sucked in a quick breath.“What’s wrong?Does it hurt to stand?”
“The floor’s cold on the bottom of my feet.”
Kaleb nodded.“This won’t take long.Let’s put the blankets over the sink.”
Myla reluctantly released her hold on the blankets.
Kaleb never let her go as he sat on the toilet seat.He just about lost it when he first looked at her.There were bruises already forming all over her body, and he hadn’t even seen the majority of her.The only thing holding back his murderous growls was the fact that he’d end up scaring her.
“I’m going to unbutton your blouse, all right?”
Myla nodded and stood frozen in front of him.
He made quick work of the torn and bloody shirt and tossed it onto the floor in the corner.He took care of her bra and then tackled her pants.The fact that they were torn and barely around her hips made him want to howl.He gritted his teeth and prayed for control to get them through this.
He stayed silent and gently pushed them down and off with her underwear.He relaxed a bit when he didn’t see any blood on her panties.He prayed she’d gotten away before the guy had a chance to rape her.
He covered her up with the blankets, sat down on the stool, pulled her on his lap, and waited.
The doctor knocked on the door.
“Come in,” Kaleb said.
Myla whimpered when the door opened, but relaxed when she saw it was Jessica.
Kaleb shushed her and kissed her forehead.“I’m not going to let anyone hurt you again.”
Myla tipped her head back and stared at him before nodding.
The doctor handed over a hospital gown and a robe.“I know this isn’t what you probably wanted, but it was the best I could do.If you want something different later, I’ll see if I can get it for you.Once you have her dressed, come back to the couch.”
Kaleb waited until the door closed and stood Myla up again.He carefully pulled on the gown and robe, being careful of the bruises and wounds all over her body.He wrapped her in the blankets again, carried her to the sofa, and sat down.
