chapter twenty five

Chapter twenty-five

Zeke looked at them calculatingly and after a while he spoke, "What if the culprit did this to make us all stay in here? The person probably is planning something and he'll get it easier as the workers don't live on the property. We can't all stay here."

It didn't seem an implausible idea. Lucy gave it some thought and said, "Okay, Zeke and I will go home. Max and Elena please stay and take care of yourselves. Keep an eye on Reggie for me." She gave Elena a hug and gave Maxwell a brief nod before she headed out with her husband.

Hours passed and Regan hadn't moved a finger yet. Elena waited and waited but he didn't even stir. She didn't know how much more time had passed as she watched him lay there unconsciously. Her eyes fluttered open as his hands came in contact with her face.

"You're awake." She didn't even know when she slept. Her sleepiness quickly faded away as she saw him there looking at her with his honey brown eyes. His face was blank. "Reggie…"

"Are you okay?" he asked with his raspy morning voice. He hid the pain in his eyes with worry for her.

It dawned on her that it was bright outside and her back pained as she had slept bent in a very uncomfortable position. She yawned and rubbed her eyes and stretched. The brown gown she had worn the day before stretched against her breasts, giving Regan a beautiful morning sight.

She gave him a weird look as his question danced in her ears, "You were poisoned yesterday and you're asking if I'm okay. I don't have IV drip in my body." She said with a smile as she squeezed the beautiful, masculine hand that she had held all night.

He reached out to touch her face. "Come here, El." She leaned in closer to him, expecting a kiss.

She gave him a confused look as to why he stopped her face from moving any further toward him. He simply slid his thumb over the corner of her lips and said, "Silly, you're drooling and you have morning breath. You don't expect me to kiss you like that." he smiled a sly smile.

Elena felt her face heat up and she ran into the bathroom of the private ward to freshen up.

The smile on Regan's lips faltered and dropped. He didn't mind kissing her with morning breath. He looked around the room and found Maxwell missing but he didn't pay attention to it. The man was too mysterious. He hissed as he tried to male himself comfortable on the bed. His insides felt like he had a stampede going on in it.

After a few minutes, Elena came out and met the doctor attending to Regan. She let them do their thing and her mind drifted into deep thought. She figured that if he was poisoned at work, eating outside home wasn't safe. She found Maxwell on the couch now; his eyes were trained on the screen of the laptop before him. She knew that he wasn't there when Regan woke her up. She decided to ask him later and then she gave Lucy a call to prepare home-made breakfast for Regan. By the time she was done with the call, the doctors were already done with Regan. She walked up to Maxwell whose attention was still on the screen. Concentration marred his face. "What is that?" she asked.

He stuttered for a bit before he answered, "It's nothing just work."

She didn't buy it but she let him off. She went to Regan and sat beside him on the bed. He laid still and his eyes were closed. His breaths came out steadily. "Reggie?"

"Yes babe." He answered in a whisper as his long lashes fluttered open. His honey eyes were dilated as he looked at her. He moved his hand to touch her.

She wrapped her hands around his and kissed it, "I asked Lu to make you food. I can't have you eating out and getting poisoned again." Her voice literally dripped with concern and worry.

"So smart," he smiled and pulled her in for a kiss. "I don't think I'm hungry and these shots are making me really drowsy." He was struggling to keep his eyes open.

"It is okay," she kissed his hands again and caressed his face, putting his red hair into place on his head. "I'll wake you up once Lu arrives. It'll take a while I'm sure." She placed a kiss on his forehead and watched his close as he slept.

She eyed Maxwell for a while before she walked over to him and asked, "What is the video all about?"