The club music is loud as fuck and I frown in annoyance. For some reason am feeling irritated tonight, Which is such an odd emotion for me. Sure, I have bad days just like everyone else but today has just been a nuisance that even I cannot understand nor pinpoint exactly. At the back of my mind, I register a tiny headache that's been a constant but have ignored for the entirety of the day.
Whatever is pissing me off should come quickly so we can get it over with.
I spot the hot alpha wolf together with my assistant and three others at a table near the stairs and beeline for them. Tracy introduces her mate as her husband while another pair are boyfriend's aka mates too. The alpha, Matt gives me a wide smile that genuinely lights up he's entire face and I offer him one back, actually happy to be invited out. I was beginning to feel like the odd one out in this stupid little town.
I mean sure I love being alone but how will I feed if I don't interact.
"Wow you clean up real good doc" my assistant Tracy takes the lead in buttering me up and I smile in acceptance.
Of course I look good. Have you seen me.
"Thank you, Tracy, you look gorgeous as well" I murmur and slide next to the alpha wolf who smiles and nods at this and I instantly feel that am not the only one having intentions it seems. I order a neat whisky on rocks and just take the time to listen to these people. Am actually genuinely interested in this moment and the people.
Tracy exchanges banter with her mate and friends while Matt and I mostly just keep quiet and look around. It's not an awkward silence luckily but a very comfortable one I find. My head hits a particular nerve that has me grating my teeth in pain and I excuse myself and go to the restroom. The toilet as I have surveyed has a few humans and wolves alike making out but luckily, I find an empty stall and lock myself in.
My emotions are all over and the ringing in my ears has taken a new tune. It feels like am experiencing too much pain and noise at the same time. Right now, I need to focus on tuning everything out and just concentrate on my heartbeat. I quite my mind and focus on the thin thread in the back. It's faint light hums to life just as my head feels like it's going to explode but I hold on.
Enron is aware and for some reason unable to help me right now. I feel his calm through the bond and understand that he is there, slowly soothing and calming me down.
Something is wrong. I can feel it with certainty now. A few beads of sweat break out on my forehead, and I feel a rush of liquid flow down my noise. My hand wipes red liquid and I know something is truly wrong. I stand and leave the stall for the sink where I open the tap and dunk my head down to let the water ran over me as I wipe my nose.
"Hey, what's wrong...?" A gentle voice comes to stand next to me and I recognize it as Matthew's.
"Nosebleed, think I've just had a little too much to drink today" I chuckle and come up to look at him through the mirror. The wolf wears a concerned expression that has me smiling to ease it. He frowns but nods and asks if he could take me home. I didn't drive here so it would be better if someone gave me a ride.
He grabs a handful paper tiles and dumps them in my empty hands and I nod in appreciation. When am done wiping my face and nose I can still feel my nose is still bleeding. I stuff some paper in my nose and hold my head up to try and stop it. A few seconds later and the tile is wet again.
"Let me see if I can get some ice water from the bar" he says and rushes out the room. The headache eases a bit and I blink a few times. I reach around in my pockets to try and locate my phone when it dings as a new message pop up. A single text in bold writings says Sethur is home waiting. I frown, fold it and slide it back in my pocket again.
If Sethur is around it must be because something happened to Enron, and If something happened then he couldn't risk being seen meaning he had already been around here, but I was too fucked up with my own shit I didn't feel him at all.
I pull out more tiles and staff them to my nose and then head out to the bar area where the wolf clearly argues with the waiter. I completely ignore them both and reach across the bar right underneath where I spot a few beers in a bucket of Ice and grab it together with the drinks. The bartender looks at me and yells, but the wolf throws him at couple of bucks, and he immediately shuts up but not without a few grumblings.
We head back to the table where the others are, and I immediately remove the beers and dunk my head straight into the ice bucket. I hear a gasp of surprise from Tracy but drown her and the rest out. It takes a good fifteen minutes for the headache to calm and seven for the blood to stop flowing. The moment am sure my nose has absolutely stopped bleeding am out of the club and hailing the nearest cab.
Matthew follows me out and volunteers to take me. It's a silent ride where my mind is only focused on reaching home while he tosses me concerned glances and asks if am really alright and if maybe he should just take me to the hospital.
My nose starts bleeding again and my head has a new ferocity to it now. I put out my sweater and hold it against my nose, trying to block the blood but nothing. The stench of blood in the small space has me feeling nauseous now.
God am I glad Enron isn't around. This little town would be toast by now.
Surprisingly I don't tell the wolf where my house is, but he brings me straight home. I don't mention this fact and just pretend to be too sick and confused. He walks me to my door and again asks if it's really okay to leave me alone in my condition.
I sense his incoming insistence and I revise my answer.
"Actually, I was drinking last night and today the whole day. Am pretty sure it's just my system telling me to stay clear off the booze and just rest. Haven't had a proper rest since I came here to be honest, with moving and all, everything has just been stressful. I just need a proper rest cure, and I will be as good as new by tomorrow"
Matt takes this information as truth and he nods in understanding, knowing full well that I downed two full bottles of wine in the afternoon.
"Yeah, you did drink two bottles of wine during lunch..."
"...yes"
...well then, I will leave you to it, goodnight, Doc"
"...night Matthew, and thank you for tonight"
"It was my pleasure... I mean, not the getting sick part but..."
I chuckle lightly and nod, he smiles as he nods and points back to his truck parked in my yard.
The silly wolf not looking were he steps stumbles down and I instinctively stretch out my hand to grab and steady him.