Filed to story: That Campus Prince Is a Girl
Vicki was absolutely showering him with praise, one compliment after another, and Eddie could barely handle it.
His handsome face was all smiles, and then some.
They were happily engrossed in conversation.
At that moment, Damian entered the room, guided by one of the maids.
Damian walked in wearing a white coat and carrying a medical kit. He glanced at the bright and lively Vicki, then looked at
Eddie. “Eddie, where’s the patient?”
Eddie stood up and grabbed Damian’s arm. “Dame, Vicki took a fall. Give her a good check, will you?”
Damian turned to Vicki and asked, “Where did you get hurt?”
Vicki raised her arm and answered in a low voice, “My elbow.”
Damian reached out and gently pinched her arm. “You mean this tiny scrape on your elbow?”
Vicki was a little awkward.
Honestly, even Vicki thought it was totally over the top to have Damian come all the way here for something like this.
It was just a little scrape, nothing more.
Getting a world-class genius doctor like Damian to treat her was like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut – way too much for such a tiny problem.
Eddie frowned. “Dame, hurry up and give Vicki a thorough check. Sure, it’s just a little scrape on the outside, but what if there’s some internal injury?”
Damian was at a loss for words.
He glanced at Vicki’s mental state. She looked extremely energetic and healthy now.
But Eddie was obviously really anxious.
Since he was already here, he decided to figure it out.
“Let me check,” Damian said, giving in.
Damian placed his fingers on Vicki’s wrist, checking her pulse.
After a long moment, he withdrew his hand.
Damian said, “Eddie, Vicki is perfectly healthy. She’s fine.”
Eddie let out a sigh of relief. “That’s great.”
Damian grabbed his medical kit and was about to head out.
Eddie called after him, “Hey Dame, where are you going?”
Damian replied, “I’ve finished checking on her. I’m going home.”
Eddie said, “You’re leaving without even treating her wound?”
Damian shrugged. “After a while, her scrape will probably heal itself!”
Eddie went quiet,
Vicki said with a smile, “Dr. Saunders, sorry for making you come all the way here. I’m really okay, but thank you.”
Damian smiled, “It’s okay. Just 3,000 dollars for the house call
Eddie will wire it to me.”
Eddie was dumbfounded. Was he hearing that right?
‘Wait, when did I ever agree to pay 3,000 dollars for this?’ he thought, speechless.
But whatever.
“Don’t even think about leaving until you’ve treated her wound,” Eddie insisted.
Damian said, “6,000 dollars.”
Eddie was speechless.
Vicki said, “Dr. Saunders, you really don’t have to. I can handle it myself.”
Eddie shook his head and said, “Dame, just take care of it.”
Damian nodded. “Okay.”
He opened the medical kit and found the disinfectant. He gently grabbed Vicki’s arm and sprayed it onto her scraped elbow.
“Ouch…” Vicki hissed, sucking in a sharp breath.
Eddie’s heart twisted with worry. “Dame, go easy on her!”
Damian glanced at him. “Relax, Eddie. I’m the doctor here, remember?”
Eddie said, “I’m not saying you’re not a pro- I just mean, could you be a bit more gentle with her?”
Damian grinned and said, “Add another 6,000 dollars, and I’ll go easy on her.”
Eddie rolled his eyes. “Why don’t you just rob a bank?”
Damian shrugged. “I’m afraid of going to jail.”
Eddie was speechless again.
Damian quickly pulled a band-aid out of his medical kit and stuck it on Vicki’s elbow.
“All done,” Damian said.
“Thank you, Dr. Saunders,” Vick? said politely.
Damian closed his medical kit and stood up. “Eddie, I’m done here. 6,000 dollars-don’t forget to s to my account.”
With that, Damian turned and walked out.
“Using me as his wingman to pick up girls? Let’s see if he tries that again next time,’ Dame thought to himself.
Damian left.
Vicki smiled and said, “Eddie, thank you. I’ll send you the money in a bit, okay?”
Eddie waved it off. “No need, Dame was just kidding around.”
“I wasn’t kidding!” Damian’s voice called out from the front door.
Eddie was speechless.
Vicki couldn’t help but laugh, “Eddie, your family really is so close.”
The Saunders family is a big family, all together and lively-very wonderful. But the Shaw family only had Viol and her brother.
It was fine most of the time. But during holidays, when the large dining table was filled with delicious dishes, it felt painfully empty with just the two of them.
Eddie smiled, “Yeah, our family’s really close.”
They just kept chatting about everything.
Maybe it was because they just hit it off, or maybe Eddie just had a knack for keeping the conversation going, but the two of them kept chatting away until it was already noon.
Of course, Eddie stayed for lunch, like it was the most natural thing in the world.
After lunch, Vicki liked to take her usual afternoon nap.
So, Eddie had to say goodbye and head out, even though he really didn’t want to leave.
Vicki was a little reluctant to let him go. “Eddie, I never knew you were this much fun! I had such a great time chatting with you. Since we live so close, can I come find you to hang out more often?”
Eddie replied quickly, “Anytime you want!”
‘I’d better hurry up and actually buy a place around here,’ Eddie thought.
Eddie left, feeling on top of the world.
