Free Immortal Healer by Elizabeth Finn Page B

wrapped his head around her previous pursuit, and given the sheepish look on her face, he wasn’t the first person to think she was just a bit too hot for the field. “Stats… Really?” He cocked his head as he looked at her with a smirk on his face. Her cheeks blushed crimson, and he chuckled.
    “You’re one to talk. What kind of doctor are you again?”
    “Research at the moment. Molecular Biology more or less. But I’ve been alive for long enough that I’ve been in every field of medicine at one point or another. I was a resident in an ER for a time, clinical physician, even spent time in diagnostics. Like radiography. I’m enjoying the peace and quiet of research right now though.” She was studying him closely. She must still be judging just how much he deserved her trust, and he hoped honesty would be the key to that. He didn’t intend to hide much from her.
    “See, you are as big a geek as I am.” She smiled again before her eyes flashed away in shyness. He smiled too. He was definitely as big a geek as she was. “How is it you are able to be outside during the day? Doesn’t seem very vampirely to me. I mean, you seem a bit normal is all—aside from smelling hormones and weird stuff like that.”
    He laughed. Couldn’t help himself. Her question was plenty legitimate, but her phrasing was as always laced with her own brand of sarcasm. “Vampirely, huh?” She smiled at him. “I can be out if it’s overcast like this. Vampires are allergic to sun. It’s not the same as your skin burning from over exposure to UV rays. So, if I’m out in the sun, my skin may feel very much as though it’s burning, but it’s a different mechanism. I would get large irritated patches of skin on my torso first. You likely wouldn’t even notice it, as it’s usually limited to the back and chest. It spreads from there if we don’t stop the exposure. It’s not fun.”
    She seemed curious, but she said nothing else. They sat in silence for a good long while. He wasn’t done discussing her need to see a psychologist, but he wasn’t going to push it any further at the moment. It was with reluctance that he stood with her when the rain clouds that had hung low over the city for most of the day finally decided to open up.
    Her heart pounded the entire way back to the building, and he wanted to take her hand in his and reassure her. But he had no business touching her after his somewhat reckless comment, or was it confession, about just how strong his senses were? He was getting used to her scent, her arousal, but it snuck up on him all the time. Occasionally they were just watching television together, and he’d catch her studying him. Other times, it was as his fingers grazed over hers inadvertently. But it was always enticing. His cock was getting an incredible workout as the scent of her arousal always led to his, and his dick ended up threatening to force its way out of his trousers.
    It had been a week since she’d returned, and she was stronger, healthier and had likely put on a couple pounds thanks to his kitchen loaded with nothing but the finest junk food money could buy. She seemed quite fond of anything with sugar in it, and she wanted for nothing in that regard. Nutrition would have to be a concern at some point, given how long it had been since she’d had a healthy diet, but right now, he just wanted her to eat.
    After the first night he’d taken her to his bed and tortured himself with her, she hadn’t spent a night away from him. She ended up in his room every night, finding her way on her own most of the time. She didn’t sleep well, even curled up next to him as he read or watched television. She flinched and whimpered until he slowly caressed her skin to calm her. He was getting nothing done at all that he ought to be accomplishing, but he was happier than he’d ever been. None of it made sense, and he spent every day with some fantasy of her running through his mind. He was distracted, but