A Wave Of Desire

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Makai

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Just after we settled the plan on what we were going to do about Justin, there was a knock on the door a second before it was opened. Dr. Malachi was coming in and I saw that he was feeling a little stressed. His eyes gave it away.

"Is everything OK, Abraham?" Dad asked the man as he came into the room. This was the second time that Dad had called Dr. Malachi by his first name. I guess that proved that the two of them were friends.

"Yeah, I'm alright." He shut the door while sighing and went over to the last open seat in the room. That was when he dropped his professional attitude completely and literally fell into the chair. "I'm just so exhausted. That stupid girl woke up and before the friends we called could come and get her. She was ranting and raving like a fucking lunatic."

I was slightly taken aback by this display from someone that I had only thought of in a professional manner. Then again, I had to remember that he was a person too and he would get frustrated and irritated when things like that happened. I am sure he kept himself in check during that time but right now he knew he was among friends, so he was relaxing just a little.

"Yeah, she sure was something else." Dad shook his head and laughed.

"You can say that again." 

As he said that, Dr. Malachi raised his head and looked at all of us in the room. He seemed to remember then that Ocean and I were still in here with him and my parents. I watched as his face visibly changed. He shifted from a tired normal person to professional and kind doctor.

"Now, Ocean, how are you feeling? I imagine that you are doing a lot better than you were yesterday." He was getting back to his work now that he had a momentary show of weakness.

"Yes, much better." My sweet Ocean just nodded his head in agreement with the doctor.

"Good, good." There was a smile on Dr. Malachi's face, and it made me remember the talk about him researching Ocean. I didn't like that idea, but then again, it might be a good idea. There might be some things about my Ocean that aren't normal. Who knows what is different with him being the only male Siren that we know of?

"So, Abraham, when can my boy get out of here?" Dad asked him, framing the question almost as if it were me that were in the hospital. I was happy that my parents and my boyfriend were so close. That made the future that much easier when it came time for us to be on our own.

"Already one big family, are you?" The doctor grinned before continuing. "Actually, that is part of the reason that I came back in here just now." He straightened his tie and stood up, once again looking like the picture of professionalism. "He can go home tomorrow. However, we are going to go under the cover story that his family wants him to be cared for personally at home. He will be receiving his care directly from me at your house. That part is not going to be a lie. I will be checking on him regularly over the next few months. I need to make sure that there are no other issues that arise from what happened to him yesterday. I mean, this is definitely not something that you normally see with people that are like us." He was looking right at Ocean, his eyes locked onto my boyfriend's eyes. He was definitely curious and intent on following through with that research. Well, I guess that I will need to keep an eye on him to make sure that nothing bad is happening to him.

"Alright, so he can go home tomorrow, that is good. How long until he can go back to school?" Mom asked what seemed to be the most important to her.

"Next week. That will be fine in my opinion. Maybe the middle of the week or at most the following Monday. We do need to make this seem like a more believable human case. So perhaps the week after would be more optimal."

I felt Ocean shrink in on himself as he heard the doctor's words. He didn't want to wait that long to get back to normal life. And with that thought, I had another question to ask him.

"How long until he can start swimming again?" That made Ocean raise his head and look at me. He truly did want to know that. It was important to him and me both.

"Hmm, three weeks for the team, this weekend for your private pool."

"No offense Doc, but how did you know we have a private pool?" I couldn't help but ask him that after his response.

"Well, for one thing, I know that your parents would make sure that you had a place to swim at all times. And for two, who do you think helped you to find your house? I have a designated real estate agent that they used." There was a smirk on the doctor's face as he answered my question.

"I guess that is a good enough answer." I laughed.

What followed that conversation was a rehashing of the plans that we had thought of to take care of Justin. Dr. Malachi already knew about the Siren song affecting Justin, but he didn't know for how long he had been bespelled. He was quite shocked to find out that little tidbit and was surprised that he had endured the call of the song for that long. The song obviously made him want to be with Ocean, even against his freewill. His will was trying to exert itself over him and that is where the anger came from. He was fighting the spell the entire time but couldn't stop himself from doing any of the things that he had done. It was truly an amazing situation. The more that I listened to him speak the more that I actually felt bad for Justin. I didn't want to, but I did.

With that finally done and over with, my parents and the doctor left, and it was finally just me and my Ocean left in the room.

"I thought they were never going to leave." Ocean said, sounding relieved. He had been just as eager to be alone as I was.

"Same here." I smiled at him, still sitting right next to him in the small hospital bed.

"I was miserable here at the hospital all last night. I haven't spent a night away from you in a couple of months now and that was difficult."

"I know." I smiled as I leaned in toward him, slowly leaning him back against his pillows. "I wasn't able to kiss you at all." Finally, for the first time in what felt like ages, I pressed my lips against his.

If I had believed in a different religion, or if I was a more poetic man, I might have had some beautiful words to say about it right now. However, I wasn't, and I didn't. All I knew was that I was so in love with the man that I was holding against my chest and kissing gently. To me, this was the best feeling in the entire world.

"So, was school truly horrible?" The moment that I broke the kiss, Ocean asked me the question that had obviously been weighing on his mind.

"Well, the principal had an assembly. Oh, and I have a card for you from everyone at school. They all signed it during that assembly. It would have been different during the assembly, but I talked with the principal about Justin. I made sure that things didn't go the way that they initially were. There are no charges being pressed against him, and he isn't expelled. However, he will be doing the online school for the remainder of the year. The good thing about that is that he can still graduate and go to college. His future isn't lost to him at all."

I saw that light in Ocean's eyes then. He was happy and relieved at the same time.

"You did that for me, didn't you?" His smile was so heartfelt and totally worth it.

"I did. That and because after I talked to Justin, I felt that he wasn't as at fault as I originally thought. I am still angry about what happened, but there is no one to be angry with. Not Justin, and not you." I was going to make sure he stopped blaming himself for yesterday.

"Thank you." The hug I got then was almost better than the kiss. Almost. Still, it was pretty amazing. The way that he clung to me and showed that he appreciated me and loved me. Man, was there anything better?

"Oh, and the entire lunchroom chanted 'go away ho' and 'drop out' to Brittney. It was quite the epic scene. She had been trying to get me to leave the school since I had almost killed you and Justin."

"What in the actual hell?" Ocean was so shocked by that statement that he almost leapt away from me.

We held each other and talked into the night. There was some kissing, but nothing too deep and passionate. We never knew when the nurses were going to come in and check on Ocean.

When we fell asleep that night, I insisted on holding him in my arms all night. It kept his heart rate on the higher side, but I kind of liked that part. I got to hear the way that he physically responded to me.

Nothing beyond that happened, it's not like it could have. We were still in the hospital after all.. And we were pretty tuckered out after the long talks of the day.