Me: Not even to keep me?
Vee: If you make me choose, then it’ll be no one.
Me: Vee.
I wait, but there's no quick response. No bubbles. Just silence.
Setting my phone to the side, I take care of a group of businessmen who step up to the counter. Going through the mundane steps of checking identification and taking money.
The night continues much the same way, the only excitement being the underage kids who thought they could get past me with the pitiful fake IDs they had made. They really should have saved their money and found someone who did better quality work. Especially the redheaded kid. He gave me an ID for a thirty-year-old man who wasn't even the same nationality as him.
When I finally get a break, I pick up my phone hoping to have a message from Vee. But there’s nothing. Sucking up my pride, I call her number, only for it to go straight to voicemail.
"You've reached Vee. I'm not available, so you know the deal. Leave me a message."
I wait for the beep, then blow out a breath of air. "Hey Vee, it's Hank. I really need to talk to you. I know it'll be late when I get off and I told you I wouldn't be back, but can I come by in the mornin’ and talk to you? If I don't get a call or message not to come, then I'll see you then."
Once I'm done, I hang up.
Fuck, I hope she sees my way of thinking and can choose. I want her more than anything. Hell, it took me getting shot to get the courage to make a move on her.
I can still remember it all. How she never left my side at the hospital and she wouldn't let me go anywhere but home with her when I was released.
"Heard you're gettin' eviction orders today," Mack jokes with me as he drops down in the chair beside my bed.
"Yeah, guess I couldn't stay here forever. They're sendin' me home with pain meds and orders to stay in bed. Think one of the club girls can take care of me? Give me sponge baths every day?"
"Over my dead body," Vee's voice rings out as she steps back into the room with the water pitcher. She left when Mack got here to get some more ice.
"Well, Doc said someone had to take care of me," I remind her. Josh had firm orders I couldn't be left alone.
"And there will be. Me. There's no way in hell I'm letting one of those skanks take care of you. All they'll want to do is ride that monster cock of yours and you'll end up right back here in the hospital."
Mack doubles over in the chair laughing, gasping for air because he's laughing so hard. The whole time Vee looks at him, shaking her head.
"Mack, grow up,”she snaps before putting some ice in a cup and pouring some water for me to drink.
First thing I'm drinking when I get out of here is a fucking beer. I'm so sick of water and this tasteless ass hospital food. I'm going to have food ordered in from Melissa's. She'll make sure her big ol' teddy bear Hank has some good food to eat.
"So, you're gonna give me baths, Vee? Make sure I'm all nice and clean?" I tease.
Fuck, I've wanted this girl for longer than I can remember. Now she's telling me she'll be taking care of me. Maybe getting shot was the best fucking thing to ever happen to me.
"Don't get so cocky, Hank. Not only will I be giving you baths, but I'll be putting a catheter in and giving you enemas if you keep it up." Mack and I both grab our dicks at the same time, both letting out a painful groan.
I don't know about other guys, but I was happy as fuck the day they took out my catheter. Something just ain't right about having a tube stuck in your dick, draining your piss for all the world to see.
"Come on, baby, you wouldn't do that to me, would you?" Her face blushes when I call her baby, and I know this is my one chance to make a move.
I promised myself at that moment that Vee was going to be my ol' lady. Just when I finally think it’s within my grasp, it feels like it’s slipping away. I really need to think about what I want to do. Could I have a relationship with Vee like the boys do with Ash?
Fuck, I need to figure it out. Hopefully, she won't tell me not to come over tomorrow, and we can talk. I just need to keep a cool head and an open mind.
Chapter 5
Vee
Ibarelysleptatalllast night. Tossing and turning as my mind churned away. All I could do was think about how fucked up my life had gotten in less than a day.
