Love Untangled - Chapter 144

Benjamin

“Shhhh…. Habibie… shhhh….” I said trying to wrap my arms around her. “Hush Habibie… shhhhh…” I said stroking the sweat off of her face.

“Shhh… little pea… please calm down.” I said. Her sister was standing near us. Her stomach showing her pregnancy. I could not help but feel the pain. I did not know if seeing her like this would be good for Jazz.

Jasmine was franticly trying to get out of my grip. A doctor came to add medicine to her IV. “Is that to put her down again?” I asked.

“Yes.” The male doctor said. “Then don’t!” I said harsher than I meant.

I knew from experience that she did not know what was going on right now anyway. I did not want her to go back to sleep again.

I planted my lips against her forehead, holding her in an iron grip and started to sing to her.

It was her own Arabic lullaby, which I always sang to her. I felt her arms starting to calm down and slowly her breathing became more steady.

In between singing I planted kisses on each inch or her face. Although we were in a crowded room, it felt like it was just her and I.

Slowly her head fell back against my arms. The monitor showed that her heartbeat was becoming more and more even and I sighed.

The doctor stared at me and then at the screen again. He seemed amazed that I could steady her heartbeat, without drugging her again.

“Good.” The doctor said.

“Can you all please leave?” I asked my mother, my father, my brothers, sister, cousins, her father and sister, Daniel and who else were present in the room right now. This was not a show.

The doctor took over for me and showed everyone the door. I shifted my weight so that I was now fully on the bed. I stroke through Jasmine’s hair and softly kept on singing. She seemed more pale than usual.

I jumped a little when the doctor stood before me again. “This was not the same kind of panic as on the plane, was it?” The old man voiced his observation. I stroke Jasmine’s cheek and she felt cold.

I shook my head and continued singing. “And this has happened before?” He questioned with a frown?

“What do you mean?” I whispered. “Has this this happened before?” He asked again. “Because it seems you know exactly what to do to calm her down…” He added.

“Yes… this has happened many times before. Usually at night.” I offered. It felt like he was prying. This was Jasmine’s secret and I did not like everyone knowing about this.

“Forgive me your highness…. But it seems like an act of someone who is deeply traumatized.” He said with an uncomfortable sound to his voice.

“Has this started after the princess was kidnapped?” He asked. “No.” I said. Her hair smelled different and her body did not smell like cotton candy today.

The doctor sighed. He probably felt like he was dragging the words out of me. Which he of course was.

Maybe I should just tell him… “It started before we were married, there were many times when I needed to calm her down with my voice when she lived here as a maid.” I admitted.

The doctors eyes grew big. He was probably suspecting that we had been intimate before it was allowed. That was hardly the case. “I was never alone with her… there were always other maids present.” I said so the man would straighten his face towards me.

I knew I had a reputation in this palace, but I loved Jasmine…I would never do anything so smeer her good name.

“Good.” Was the only thing he said and then he started to check her vitals. So I went on to sing for her.

“Your majesty… forgive me…” He started to say in hesitation. The doctor seemed to contemplate if he would voice his next question or statement.

“You are wondering what happened to her, before we were married.” I stated. The doctor just nodded, touching his beard.

“Is this conversation confidential?” I asked.

“I have sworn my life to your family.” He said. “That is not enough.” I told him, thinking if the rivalry within this family.

“I need you to pledge your life to me instead.” I told him.

The doctor placed his hand on his heart. “forever so.” He agreed.

“I believe that something happened to her when she lived at home.” I whispered. “I think that a family member harassed her.”

The doctor seemed to think about this information. “To be sure that we are on the same page..” The doctor said eyeing me. “sexually.” He said raising his eyebrows. “I am not entirely sure what has happened.” I admitted. Something in me never really wanted to know the answer to this question.

“I guess.” I offered. “Has she had therapy for this trauma?” He asked. I shook my head no.

The old man pinched his eyes shut. Seeming to think. “Your highness… I don’t know if I am overstepping here…. But I do need to tell you what is on my mind, since I just pledged my life to yours. There is a very good chance that….” The doctor stopped speaking.

“She did bleed on the wedding night right?” He rushed through the words uncomfortably. How come they were this stupid on the other side of the world… not all woman bleed the first time. My god…

“She has, probably the whole city has seen it.” I smiled, thinking about my trick.

That was that. He did not have a good reaction to that, so the doctor was quiet again. “When will she wake up?” I asked stroking her beautiful curls out of her face.

“She is awake already…” The doctor smiled.. I looked down to her face and Jasmine seemed to press her face tighter against the material of my t-shirt.