Were you mine?

Chapter 12 Compulsion

Phill's POV

" Doctor Rodgers? "

The police extended his hand to shake my hand as soon as I entered. " How's everything at home, son? How is your mother? "

It was none other than the superintendent of the police and behind him, stood the loser actor.

" All good! " I kept it as brief as I could. My mother's acquaintances always irritated me.

" I believe, you might already know the reason for my visit? " He asked.

" I am sorry but I don't. " I wasn't going to give Lea away so easily this time. I mean how could I, after seeing the state she was in, because of that irresponsible rockstar.

" Umm, well. You happen to be treating this young man's girlfriend I presume? "

He turned towards Jake but the loser looked around at the other people who were there standing in the room. After which, to my utter surprise, he uttered,

" Friend, not girlfriend. "

I wanted to smack his face and paint that pretty face of his with some red.

After getting her pregnant, ( I had no doubt in my mind that the baby was his. I was like a thousand percent certain.) how could he so casually say that they were just friends?

My determination was strengthened by his cowardice. He didn't deserve her. It was my time to play along with his dirty games.

" As you know, I work around the clock in the ER and have hundreds of patients. I don't quite understand which patient he is referring to. "

I let him see my smirk as I casually pulled Lea's phone out of my pocket and sure enough, it had its effect.

" He is lying. He has Lea's cellphone. You... "

He dared to try and snatch it away from me.

" Oh, Lea? Is that the patient you were talking about, earlier?

I am so sorry. That girl is in very bad shape. Inface I was in the middle of treating her when you called me. She is under observation. She was in a terrible accident. Her bones are broken all over but she keeps screaming now and then from some kind of a shock.

I wonder what it is?

A former trauma ? "

I deliberately paused to try and read Jake's expression, to try and find those traces of guilt, before quickly adding, " or if the trauma was causes by the crash itself. "

There was no room left for doubt. The aggression in Jake's voice immediately dropped. If I am not mistaken, I think I even caught a hint of chocking as his next words rolled off his tongue.

." Will she... will she be alright? I need to see her. "

" You cannot see her. " After found guilty, there was no way I was going to let him near her. Not until she specifically asked for him.

" She is under Critical Care unit. No visitors are allowed. Not until the patient is stable. "

I added.

" So... Jake, let's go. The matter has been sorted. They are taking care of your friend. She is in good hands. Let's head back and let the police and the doctors do the rest.

There is nothing that you can do at the moment. "

One of the men who had accompanied Jake, spoke to him.

He looked influential.

" Let me stay for awhile. I want to talk to the doctor. You can get going. I will get back with Mr.Kimberly.Thank you for your time and the help. I will forever be in your debt. "

Jake bowed as all of his companions left except one gentleman, who sat across the table in front of the police superintendent and they began chatting .

Jake walked upto me and pulled me to the side.

" Look, I know we have had our differences and I have a feeling, in general that we cannot stand each other, which is fine. We are not born to like everyone in planet earth but let me make one thing clear, Lea is more than the world to me.

She is my everything. "

I couldn't help but chuckle.

" What? Boy, didn't you just say that she was just a friend? "

It was a sick pleasure that I got to see him suffer.

" I had to. You know how the industry is. I am bound by comtracts. My social and personal conducts are bound by contracts. "

It seemed like he immediately regretted divulging his secrets to me.

" Look.. The only reason I am telling you all this is because I am. worried about Lea. "

Grabbed his hair with both hands as his eyes screamed at me for help.

" I messed up, okay? I messed up big time. I don't know how I am going to make it up to her.

But I wanted to tell you this so you can treat her better.

I swear I will do whatever is needed to make sure it never happens again. But please. Save my Lea. Make her whole. Fix whatever needs fixing.

I cannot live without her. "

I knew his pleas were genuine. I knew his words came from his heart.

But I understood one more thing.

He was in a situation where he could not even acknowledge Lea as his girlfriend.

How would he acknowledge the child growing inside her.

Even if I did fix Lea and made her whole again and returned her to him, safe and sound, it would only be to let her get hurt again.

I would be sending her to him to break her all over again.

" I will do whatever can be done. For me, my patients always come first. "

I patted his back before turning around. I wasn't lying.

My priority was my patient, Lea.

I would do exactly what she would want.

I would be there whenever and whichever way she would need me to be.