My Navy Seal II: Undeniable Attraction

NICK

I watch as my mother just stares out in front of her. I am supposed to be used to this kind of reaction by now but something inside my heart really wanted her to give me some sort of reaction. I know that I feel insecure but I never thought that I will feel embarrassed.

I knew what I was getting into when I said that Kim could come and meet my mother. I should have probably thought a bit longer about it as these are all kinds of emotions I'm trying to avoid. Why am I putting myself through this kind of torture again?

I should have just told Kim that my family is out of my life and they are not a part of our marriage. But then I had to go and reveal everything to her. It just goes to show what kind of hold she has on my life. It is going to be very difficult to say no to her.

I take a deep breath and then turn to the television trying to put it off and trying to get some sort of reaction out of her. But then I see a scary thing. My mother is not even watching television. The television is off.

My entire being is instantly filled with shock. Has my mother gone completely catatonic?

KIM

I can not believe that the woman is not even reacting to his voice. But then I see how Nick's facial expression turns into despair. This is much harder on him than what I thought it would be. Then I watch as Nick wants to turn off the television and when he turns back his face is pale white.

"What is wrong?"

"She... She is not watching television?!"

"Okay?"

"I mean usually, she is distracted by the television that is why she does not answer me. But now she is just staring?"

I look around to see if I can find the medicine that Nick said she was on. Then my eyes catch a few bottles of pills on the table next to her chair. I walk next to the table and then ask Nick.

"May I?"

He scratches his head and then says to me.

"Yeah…yeah..."

There are about six different types of pills on the table. I pick one by one up and read the names of the medicine. My face just turns whiter and whiter the more I read. I do not understand why his mother is drinking these pills.

As far as I know, you can not drink so many of these type of pills.

"Nick, can I ask you a question?"

He turns to me in a haze and then says.

"Sure?"

"Does your mother have depression?"

"Yes, she has been diagnosed with it a few years ago. Why?"

"Is there someone that is regulating her medicine?"

"Uh...no not that I know of. Why?"

"It looks like she is using different pills of the same kind of drug called benzodiazepines. Usually, when you prescribe something for depression it should not contain more than three pills in that category of drug. And what I am seeing on this table, is six bottles from the same category. Do you mind?"

I gesture towards his mom as I want to do a check-up on her. 

NICK

I can not believe what my ears are hearing. What does she mean that there is something wrong with the pills? And now she wants to do a check-up on my mother?

"Yes, sure you can"

I watch as she puts two fingers against my mother's throat and I know that she is feeling her pulse. But it is not her pulse that I am worried about right now as my heart is beating faster by the second. What if there is something wrong with my mother and I did not know about it? What kind of son am I then?

KIM

I put my fingers against her throat and I can barely feel a pulse. I know that these medicines are made to calm you down but I know that you were not supposed to use a mixture of them. I can not help but start to feel very nervous.

I take out my phone and put on my flashlight. I open her eyes wider and then shine my flashlight in her eyes. It is exactly as I thought she has used too many of these pills and now she could possibly be unable to walk or react to anything.

"Nick, we need to call 911 right away. Your mother needs to go to the hospital…now"

I watch as his chest is moving up and down rapidly but he is not moving. This must be too much for him to handle, to see his mother like this. I do not have time to think about Nick right now as I need to get her to the bathroom and try to pump her stomach. I put her hand over my neck and then I shout at Nick.

"Soldier! I need your help!"

Then it is as if he snaps out of his state of shock and then grabs his mother's arm and puts it around his neck.

"What do you want to do?"

"We need to get her to your bathroom and pump her stomach. We need to get the pills out of her system"

Then he picks her up and carries her to the bathroom. I forget sometimes who my fiancé is and how strong he is. On the way to the bathroom, I call 911 and tell them to send paramedics immediately.

Nick put his mother on the bathroom floor and let her sit upright against the wall. Then I put my hand on his shoulder to get his attention and then say.

"Nick, I think it is better if you do not see this"

"No! I have to be here for my mother. I can not leave her again"

I know exactly what he is going through his mind. He thinks it is his fault that she is now in the state that she is. He thinks that if he stays with her now it will make up for what he thinks he has done wrong. But I know how ugly this can get and he will never get that picture out of his mind.

"Nick, I do not have time to argue about this now. Just trust me when I say that you do not need to be here now. Go wait outside for the paramedics. Trust that I know what I am doing"

That seemed to have worked for he slowly stands up and then walks backward out of the bathroom. Before he closes the door he says.

"I trust you…"

As he closes the door I take a deep breath and I know what I should do next. I remember when I was just an intern, I had to do all kinds of nasty stuff. I remember how grossed out I was at everything that comes out of a human being.

When I look at the woman that I have just met and I noticed that she is not even in this room with me right now. She just stares in front of her and I am sure she has no idea what is going on. I also doubt that she would remember anything of what I am about to do. But never the less I say to her.

"It is a pleasure to meet you ma'am and I wish it was under different circumstances. Please forgive me for what I am about to do"

Then I take her head and position it over the toilet. I open her mouth and put my finger down her throat.

NICK

I close the door behind me and I feel completely useless. I feel disgraced by my own behavior. How could I have not noticed that there was something wrong with my own mother? I should have realized that this is not normal.

I should have done something. I should have noticed something. I am a Navy Seal for god sake. How could I have not known what goes on in my own surroundings? In my own home? I walk outside the house without even noticing what I am doing. I am so shocked by what is going on.

I do not know for how long I was standing outside just waiting. I also do not know what I was waiting for. That is until I heard the sirens of the ambulance and then I remember why I was standing outside.

My fiance is in the bathroom with my mother and I do not know what she is doing with her. All I know is that I trust she knows what she is doing. This is not at all how I thought the meeting with my mother would go.

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