Captured for Interrogation

[celestialdragon]

Alexis bit her lip and nodded, her head being racked with pain. "Yeah," she said. "I think it's a concussion, but I'm not sure. . ." She looked at Nikolai. "Please. . . take me to the E.R. . . I don't have time to go through a doctor. . ." she begged.

 

[bindingeagle]

Things were very serious if Alexis was admitting to needing medical care. Nikolai rushed to Andrews Air Force base, as it was in her GPS and as a spy she wouldn't have to explain herself. He hadn't considered that his base ID hadn't come in yet.

 

[celestialdragon]

When they arrived and Andrew's Air Force Base, Alexis was relieved. She was able to use her clearances to get Nikolai in, and soon the doctor was in.

"I'll get some Xrays of your skull and we'll see what to do from there," he told her.

Alexis nodded and after X-Ray, she was back in the room, where Nikolai was. She held out her hand and looked at him. "Thank you," she whispered.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Hey, I have to look after your stubborn ass, don't I?" Nikolai scolded playfully. He kissed her head again.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis smiled. "I guess you do. But the same goes for you too, mister," she teased. She held his hand and squeezed it gently.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Hey, I admit when I'm hurt." Nikolai said feigning insult. He squeezed her hand back. "Wonder how long it takes to process one of these things?"

 

[celestialdragon]

"It takes longer to analyze them," Alexis explained, closing her eyes. She was feeling tired, but she didn't want to go to sleep.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikola grabbed a National Geographic magazine and waited for the doctor to return.

 

[celestialdragon]

The doctor arrived back within a few minutes and explained to Alexis and Nikolai that she had a concussion and gave restrictions.

"I'm afraid that cut on your head will also need stitches," he added.

Alexis groaned and absentmindly put a hand to her hair. "My hair?" she asked the question.

The doctor nodded and Alexis bit her lip. She always liked her hair kept short, but bald? She didn't like that idea.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai held her hand reassuringly. "Is there any way you could just take off the bangs and do it that way? he asked. "It's right up front."

 

[celestialdragon]

The doctor looked, Alexis squeezing Nikolai's hand hard as he removed some hair from the site of the wound.

"It's a possibility," he admitted. Alexis breathed a sigh of relief. "Yeah, I can do that."

A few snips later and the bangs were gone, and the doctor injected some local anesthesia into her scalp. Alexis bit her lip in pain.

After the stitches were done, the doctor advised her to stay for another 30 minutes, for observation. She nodded and he left.

She looked up at Nikolai. "How bad does it look?" she asked softly.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Well you don't have bangs but it's not that bad," Nikolai said honestly. "You could part it differently and cover it up if it bothers you that much."

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis smiled and closed her eyes again. "I want pizza," she whispered softly. "We can order one from the apartment and cuddle and watch movies tonight."

 

[bindingeagle]

"Ok," Nikolai said, helping her into the truck. "You know, we really need a vehicle we don't have to hoist injured people into just in case." He started to drive home. "Call in the pizza, we can pick it up ourselves."

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis laughed quietly and she called up Dominos. "Hello? Yes, I would like two extra large pizzas with extra cheese, black olives, Canadian bacon, sausage, and mushrooms? I'll come in to get it. . . . Alexis Clark. . . About thirty minutes? Fantastic. . ." she hung up. "Half an hour."

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai drove to the pizza place and picked up the food. He passed it to Alexis through the window and started driving again. Once at the apartment, he grabbed a wheelchair from the lobby and wheeled Alexis up to the room.

 

[celestialdragon]

"You're too sweet," Alexis said, carefully walking into their bedroom and putting on flannel pajamas again. She found some soda and poured them both some as she grabbed three slices of pizza.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai also took lots of pizza and sat it down before returning with his drink. "What movie should we watch tonight?"

 

[celestialdragon]

"Your choice," Alexis said. "I chose last time. Actually," she smiled and chuckled. "I chose the last TWO times, and the second time, it was YOU that was under duress." She kissed his cheek. "Something happy."

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai walked over to the wall and looked around until something caught his eye. "How about Animal House?"

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis smiled happily. "Perfect," she said, nibbling on her pizza. She looked at him with happy eyes and snuggled up to him when he sat back down after the movie was popped in.

 

[bindingeagle]

Pizza, soda and cuddles. What great combination. Nikolai remembered cutting up at college but nothing that bad. Still, it was funny, if a little improbable.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis watched the movie as she snuggled with Nikolai and ate her pizza. She went through at least eight slices before she was full. Soon her eyes were half lidded with wanting to doze off.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai felt it was too much effort to take her into bed, so he laid her to sleep on the couch and covered her up. He put on another movie, but fell asleep himself in the armchair halfway through.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis woke up the next morning and found Nikolai asleep in the armchair. She sat up and stretched before gingerly getting up and walking over to the kitchen to make a pot of peppermint tea. She gingerly ate some leftover pizza as well, she didn't feel like cooking.