Free Reminding The SEAL (Navy SEAL Military Romance) by Milena Fenmore

seemed and was too spent. She knew when someone lifted her and she felt herself being carried, but exhausted, she could not open her eyes. As soon as they laid her down, she sank into oblivion.

 
    Chapter Nine
     
    When Caroline awoke, her mother’s jade green eyes were staring down at her. Worry lines were etched on her forehead.
    “Are you okay dear?” Madelyn asked.
    “Yes, I think so. Where’s Demetri?” she asked her mother.
    “I thought he was with you. You two looked so peaceful together.”
    “Who brought me back to the room?” she asked, not quite comprehending what happened. She knew someone had carried her in and tucked her in the bed, but she had no clue who it was.
    “I don’t know dear.”
    The rain had started to come in torrents now and a hotel attendant came and pulled down the shutter which separated the living room from the verandah. Madelyn stayed with her for a while, watching over her like a mother hen. There was no sign of Demetri and Caroline was beginning to feel like something was extremely wrong. Last night, he talked of trying to regain his memory or starting fresh with her, and today, he disappeared. That’s not normal, she thought. Maybe she pushed too hard. Maybe it was too much for him to handle.
    Bored with nothing better to do, Caroline went back to sleep against the will of her mother. She wasn’t depressed like she was before, just worried. Her concern was that Demetri had serious issues that were eating at him and needed professional help. If only he would allow Dr. Mathias to assess him, it would help a lot.
    Another day passed with continuous rains since the afternoon. At around ten, Madelyn said her goodnight. Her father and brother popped in to see her briefly. Thomas told her that he would be leaving in a couple of days along with Dr. Mathias.
    “Thanks for being here, Daddy,” she hugged her father and kissed his cheek. “I’m sorry you came all this way for nothing. Please give my apologies to Dr. Mathias.”
    “You don’t worry about a thing,” Thomas tucked her hair behind her ear. “Won’t you come back with us? Your mother will be returning as well.”
    “I think I should stay here for a while. I need to know he’s okay.”
    Her father pursed his lips, “You do what you think is best, my dear. We support you all the way.”
    After he left, she turned out the lights and lay back on the bed. She had started dozing off when she heard a pounding on the shutter between the terrace and living room. Quickly, Caroline switched the lights back on and rushed to the hall. There was a silhouette of a person outside. She was about to call the hotel security when the person called her name.
    She could hardly make it out through the pouring rain, “Caroline!”
    “Demetri?” she pulled the laches that bound the shutter and opened it. Demetri was soaking wet. She pulled him inside and closed the shutter to stop the rain from coming in. “Come let’s get you out of those wet clothes.”
    She helped him pull his t-shirt off and his jeans. He seemed out of it somehow, and she wondered if she should call the psychiatrist. She decided to watch and see what would happen first. With one of the plush white towels the hotel provided, she dried him off. He was stripped down to his boxers which were dripping wet as well.
    “You’ve got to take these off,’ she told him hoarsely, a frog suddenly caught in her throat.
    Silently, Demetri dropped the wet underpants to the ground. His manhood was erect and pointed precariously at Caroline. She tried to ignore it but her eyes kept straying to it. Finally dried, Caroline gave him the hotel supplied robe to put on. It was the only thing in her hotel room that could fit, unless she called Jacob to bring some of his clothes. She thought better of it.
    “You’re definitely going to catch a cold,” she mumbled, pulling the plush robe around him.
    “Goldie,” his voice was strained.
    Caroline stopped. Her hands trembled as her