“Jesus Christ. Did I do that?” I stare at him helplessly but say nothing. “Shit, Dylan, I’m so sorry, does it hurt?”
“When I touch it, yeah but otherwise I can’t really feel anything.”
“We should really get you checked out by a doctor,” he says.
“You wanna leave? No, I’ll be okay. I just need to be careful and make sure I don’t knock it or anything.”
“I’m not talking about going home. There’s a doctor on the island. I’ll go track her down and have her come and give you a checkup. We need to make sure that it isn't infected. God, I can’t believe I did that to you.”
“Stop beating yourself up about it, it was an accident.”
“Why don’t you finish getting dressed. I brought us back some food, it’s on the table in the kitchen. Sit down, have something to eat and I’ll call the doctor.”
“Okay,” I tell him.
He leaves the room and I carefully get dressed, putting on a fresh pair of sweatpants with no underwear. I head to the kitchen where I find the food on the table and take a seat. I grab one of the croissants and take a bite, then take a sip of orange juice. After a couple of minutes, I hear Liam walk into the room.
“The doctor is on her way; she’ll be here shortly.”
“Thanks,” I say with a smile.
He sits down on the chair opposite mine and helps himself to a bagel, then covers it in cream cheese before taking a bite. I’m starving, with the overnight flight and the pain in my groin I could eat for days. I grab a piece of toast and take a bite, then swallow it down with some juice. Just as I’m about to take another bite, there’s a knock on our door.
“That’ll be the doctor,” Liam says, rising to his feet and he heads to the door.
He comes back to the table with a woman holding one of those doctor bags, and I get to my feet.
“You must be Dylan. I’m Doctor Newman,” she says, stretching out her hand.
“Hi,” I reply, taking her hand in a handshake.
“Liam tells me you’re injured,” she says.
“You could say that,” I reply, trying not to sound awkward or embarrassed.
“How about we go somewhere where you can lie down.”
I lead the way to the bedroom, and once inside, I lay down on the bed. Doctor Newman sits down on the edge of the bed and places her bag beside her.
“Where are you hurt?” she asks.
I look at Liam then at the doctor before lowering my eyes to my groin.
“Oh, I see. Um, do you mind if I take a look?”
Again I shift my eyes from her to Liam, and I suddenly feel like I’m suffocating with the entire room imploding around me. This moment has very quickly become extremely awkward.
“Ah, maybe it would be better if we got a male doctor,” I suggest.
“Unfortunately I’m the only doctor on the island. I can assure you, Dylan I’ve seen a lot of male genitalia in my time, and as they say, when you’ve seen one, you’ve seen them all.”
She chuckles, and I know she’s only trying to lighten the mood in the room, but honestly, I couldn’t feel more uncomfortable right now.
“Dylan, just let Doctor Newman examine you and make sure everything is okay, we don’t want to risk you getting an infection,” Liam says, looking at me through pleading eyes.
“Okay,” I say, admitting defeat.
Liam helps me with my sweatpants, and as he tugs them down, I place my hand over my exposed groin.
