Her hands clutched the hem of the duvet tightly- tapping nervously with her fingers. Tactfully, she avoided his gaze- darting her eyes all over the room, choosing instead to sneak glances at him- like a child that was on the sorry end of a serious tongue lashing.
And for a moment, as Nexus' intense glare continued to reign down on her. a roaring silence engulfed the all white room,
Finally, the stretched lines around Nexus' young eyes began to contract.
His heart rate slowed, as he forcefully brought his rapid breathing to a standstill- respiring at calmer tempo. Sighing, he shook his head, looked down at her stomach, and announced;
"You're a lucky duckling. You know that right?"
He began to roll up his sleeves- one at a time;
"I don't even wanna think about what could've happened if I hadn't come along. . ."
He began to rub his palms together- trying to generate heat;
"Have you ever come across liquid nitrogen Selina?" he asked.
