My Undoing

Chapter 8- Above the Curve

Owen's P.o.v

After my brief yet somewhat entertaining meeting with Ms.Vega this morning I gotta say I'm going to enjoy making Reigns sweat. The moment I saw that beautiful mess crash into the elevator I must admit I'm intrigued. Her emerald stare caused me to freeze up every time, and her smile is electric. I didn't even mind the shower of coffee raining down on me.

Sitting with Reigns I can see the worry on his face even though he is trying to cover it up with this idle conversation that's when I see her crashing to the floor. I seriously need to put this girl in bubble wrap.That's when I see the blood dripping from her mouth and she's not getting up so easily. Jesus Christ is she made of paper. Quickly I rush to help her up then I see the blood gushing from her pale lips. I look over and see Reigns staring with horror and a hint of concern .Could he be worried about her? After taking a look I can see the fear plastered on her face and try to put her at ease.As she starts to collect herself I see Reigns rush to her side as if it was instinctual. What was going on with him? In all the years I've known him I've never seen him be attentive with anyone other than himself. He releases her and I wrap my arm around her soft waist. Wait stop, this is inappropriate. I can't think like this. But I must admit she feels good against me. I can smell her scent of warm vanilla as she presses up against some more on our way down to the the street entrance.

I buckle her in and I can her relax some more as she leans again me , that's when I notice she's becoming pale and looks like she's going to black out...."Hey, Hey ..we're almost there. Olivia Stay with me..." That's when I see her hunch over and empty the contents of her stomach and she begins to cry. I can't stop myself and I try to soothe her by rubbing her back.

While she's in changing I make a call for my assistant to meet me at the hospital with some fresh clothes for her to change into...."And what size should I get sir?..." Sh*t I had no idea, she had amazing thick and beautiful curves but I didn't know what size she was...."Let me call you back Avery.." I hang up and Dr.Phillips and I enter the room. She looks so pale and tired and she has dried blood on her hands and cheek. I take a seat and watch as the doctor examins her. He's examining her injuries and I see she's in pain.I make my way to her and I take her small, delicate hand and realize how cold it feels. I see he's looking down at her neck and he asks her about the fall, and I see her tense at the question. That's when I notice the shades of purple and green on her neck. Did this happen from the fall?No some of those are healing , what the hell happened to her?

I offer to keep an eye on her for a few hours when she indicates that she doesn't really have anyone to. When Dr.Phillips sends her to X-rays he asks to speak to a moment. Maybe he wants to give me more instructions on helping her once she's discharged.

As she exits the room with the nurse the doctor gets closer to me...."Mr.Blake what do you know about Ms.Vega's day to day?.." I shrug..."Honestly I just met her today, why?..." He takes a deep breathand crosses his arms as if he's uncomfortable....And I can see he's trying to phase what he says next....."Ms.Vega has some injuries that are concerning to me. Injuries I'm sure she didn't sustain from her fall this morning..."

I take in the severity of his words...."Are you saying you think something or someone happened to her?..." He tells me he tried to get Olivia to disclose what happened but insisted she was fine. He asked me to keep a close eye on her, then stated that she had forgotten to put her insurance information down...."Don't worry about that Dr.Phillips, I'll take care of the bill...." and put my information down. Does she really not have insurance?... He gives me a script for pain medication and tells me she needs to come back in a week for a followup and to remove her stitches. When he leaves I text Avery a picture of the labels inside Olivia's clothes and ask her to make sure they are warm and comfortable, and instruct her to also pick up the perscription.

I sit there a moment and think over and over what the doctor said. How the hell did she get those bruises around her neck? Who the hell would do that to her and more importantly why?....I wait for Avery to arrive and try to figure out how I'm gonna get Olivia to trust me enough to tell me what happened......