Dmitri said he would bring Alexander to my apartment in the afternoon, but first he'd need my help to get him out unnoticed.
The plan was to get Dmitri a doctor's coat so that he could pretend to be a doctor, wheeling out a patient. That was easy, I just gave him my other coat.
The difficult part of this whole plan was for me to distract the security guard, who guards the ground parking lot of the hospital.
"How am I supposed to distract him?!" I asked
"I don't know, just make up a lie and tell him that he's needed somewhere else" was Dmitri's response.
And that's exactly what I did.
I walk up to Mark, the security guard, and plaster a worried look on my face, as part of the act.
"Mark!"
"Yes, doctor?"
"T- There's chaos happening on the third floor."
"What do you mean?" He looks at me with a hard look
"There's a fight going on...between two families on the third floor. O- Other doctors, nurses and security guards are trying to stop them, but they're not helping. I figured you would be better at making them stop."
Mark is a 57 year old war veteran. He was in the army for 12 years. He is bulky guy, a bit scary looking, but he doesn't look like a man in his fifties, maybe forties.
"I'm on it." He says and begins running towards the elevator.
I breath out a sigh of relief, not believing that he actually believed me.
I immediately call Dmitri.
"He's gone. You're all clear to go" I say and cut the call.
Spy style.
I take the elevator back inside the hospital and go to the reception.
"Hey, Kelly." I greet her
"Hi, Doct- I mean Elaine" she corrects herself after remembering our last conversation.
"Is there anything I can do for you?" She asks
"Actually, yes. Can you please inform Doctor Davis that I had to leave early today. Its a family emergency. I just got a call from my mom telling me that my cousin has been involved in an accident, so I need to be there." I say in a shaky voice and pretend to be wiping invisible tears and begin sniffing as if I was crying.
"Oh, I'm so sorry. I hope your cousin is okay... Don't worry about Doctor Davis, I'll tell him immediately. You just go be with your family." She says and gently places her hand on mine and gives it a squeeze.
Doctor Davis is the head of all surgeons in the hospital. He was also my mentor when I started working here. He showed me the ropes around the hospital and supervised my first surgeries here.
I say thanks to Kelly and then begin walking out the hospital, carefully looking around trying to avoid coming in contact with Mark. Whom I'm pretty sure has realised that I was lying. And I don't want bump into him.
I rush to my car and drive back to my apartment where Dmitri and I will meet.
As soon as I reach my apartment building. I step out the car and take the elevator up my floor.
"Took you long enough." Was the first thing Dmitri said as soon as I step inside my apartment.
"You know I can still change my mind about helping right?" I snap at him.
"Jeez, sorry. It was just a joke"
"And I'm not in the mood for jokes right now, Dmitri." I say back to him.
I go to the kitchen to pour myself a glass of water... Wait no... A glass of whiskey.
After the long day I've had, with all that acting and lying, I think I deserve a strong drink.
Today made me realise that I could've pursued my dreams in the acting career. Now don't get me wrong, I love my job, I love helping people. But my performance today could've gotten me an Oscar award.
"I didn't take you for a whiskey type of girl."
"Yeah, me neither. I just really need it today otherwise I'll go insane."
"Is he in the other room?" I ask
"Yeah"
I go to the other room and open the door slowly.
There he is right there. He lies on my spare bed, not moving. His face as white as snow.
He looks a lot better than he did when he first arrived at the hospital though.
I was actually shocked at how fast he's been recovering. His bullet wounds have healed and also his broken ribs. He's expected to wake up any day now and I can just imagine how shocked and scared he'll be.
Okay, maybe not scared but definitely shocked.
I can't help but move closer to the bed and stare at his face.
"He's handsome, isn't he?"
I jump and place a hand over my chest.
"Wha- What?" I ask and slowly turn around to see him close behind me.
"You don't have to go all shy now. I know that's what you were thinking.... Plus we all know he got his looks from me." He says and gives me
I stare at him like he's gone crazy.
"Are you serious?"
"Come on. You don't have to lie. He's handsome, just like me."
Well he is right about that. Alexander is a very, very handsome man, maybe a bit more handsome than Dmitri. Okay, a lot more than Dmitri in my opinion, but I won't tell him that. I don't wanna hurt his ego.
"Are you going to leave my apartment anytime soon?"
"Um, in a couple of minutes. I think I also need a glass of whiskey."
We go back to the kitchen and sit on the stools by the kitchen counter.
"Shit" I say out loud after realising something.
"What? What is it?" He asks while looking at me.
"We forgot about the cameras at the ground parking lot, and also the ones in this apartment. They could've spotted you and the men after your brother could go through them and see the footages." I say, while shaking
"Oh my gosh. We messed up, we messed up big time. How did we-" I'm cut off by Dmitri placing his finger on my lips as an attempt to shut me up.
"Shhh, you're getting stressed out for nothing."
I look down at his finger on my lips with disgust and quickly smack it away with my hand.
"What the flying fish man. Seriously. Your finger. Who knows where it might've been before you placed it on my mouth." I say and use the back of my hand to wipe my mouth.
"You wouldn't shut up... And as for the camera footages I had them wiped out by a friend, so we're all good."
I let out a sigh of relief
"You could've just asked me to kiss you Elaine."
"What?!"
"Instead of using my finger I could've just used my lips, but I thought against it. But since you've just began complaining about where my finger might've been. I regret not shutting you up with these lips." He says while placing his hand on my shoulder and pointing at his now pouted lips.
That was all it took for me to punch him straight in the face, something I've been wishing to do since he asked for my help...
And I don't regret it one bit.