about her that made him lose his mind. It didn’t help that she had laughed at him. He composed himself and walked back over to where she stood next to the sink as if in a daze.
“ Look, princess - whether you wanted it to be me or not, it was. Neither of us can change that and I wouldn’t even if I could. The kind of chemistry we have doesn’t just happen every day. Regardless, you are going to need help getting home. So suck it up and let me take care of you.”
Krista just looked at him. It was like he was speaking a language that she didn’t understand. In what reality could he possibly believe she didn’t want him? She tried to find the words to explain how she felt when the edges of her vision started to go dark. She was dizzy and suddenly nauseous. What was happening?
“ I don’t feel so good,” she said as she slid towards the ground in slow motion. Damien caught her just before she fell.
“ What the fuck?” he exclaimed. “Krista, say something,”
Damien shook her gently. Krista was out cold. He laid her down on the bathroom floor and listened to her chest. Her heart was beating. What the hell was happening? He leaned up close to her face and felt her breath against his cheek.
“ Krista, come on honey, wake up,” he said, shaking her again. Krista didn’t respond.
Damien carefully put her pants back on. Her shirt and bra were out in the hallway somewhere and he didn’t have time to go looking for them. So he took off his and slid it over her small frame, arranging her arms in the sleeves. He grabbed her purse and picked her up, carrying her out of the restroom. For the second time in as many days Damien decided that everything was a disaster.
“ Hey Greg. I gotta go,” Damien said, nearing the bar. “Cover the rest of my shift, okay?”
Greg glanced up from the drink he was making. “Dude, what’d you do – fuck her to death?”
“ It’s not funny man,” Damien said gritting his teeth. “I don’t know what happened, but I gotta get her to the hospital. Cover for me.”
“ Whatever dude,” Greg said with a grin. “I just want to know, did you stop before or after she passed out.”
“ You’re sick, you know that.” Damien shook his head, fighting a smile.
“ Man, you’re the one who left an hour ago and came back with an unconscious chick,” Greg said, still grinning. Damien knew he was never going to live this one down. If Greg wasn’t such a good friend, he wouldn’t be able to put up with the shit he was going to take over this one.
“ Okay, fine, have your laughs. But seriously, I gotta go. Can you flip the light switch in the back hallway and grab her stuff?”
“ It’s cool man,” Greg said, tossing the bar rag over his shoulder. “I got it under control. You’re just lucky there was a concert tonight or the place would have been packed. Go on, get out of here. And next time, take better care of your toys.”
Chapter 3
Damien carefully laid Krista in the back seat of his car. He buckled the seatbelts around her and hoped that would keep her from rolling around back there and possibly getting more injured. It was bad enough she was having some kind of weird reaction to having sex with him. He didn’t think he could take it if she got hurt on the way to the hospital.
Damien hopped in the front seat, started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. He tried not to drive too recklessly, but was really worried about her. His friend was making jokes, but what if Krista was in a coma or something. Is it even possible to fuck somebody into a coma? It wasn’t like he was choking her or anything. How the hell could she have passed out?
Damien’s mind was spinning with questions as he pulled into emergency area of the hospital and threw the car in park. Jumping out, he opened the back door to get Krista out of the car.
“ Hey buddy, you can’t park there,” a security guard said.
Damien ignored him and undid the seatbelts