Christian’s eyes remained on Penny even after she broke eye contact with him. Was she embarrassed? [i]Curious[/i]. Christian refocused on her wound when she revealed it to him again. He raised an eyebrow when she instructed him to do her worse. [color=#B0E0E6]”I’m fairly certain that would hurt more,”[/color] he said seriously. He rolled his shirt sleeves up and stood to wash his hands.

He glanced at the food trays, smiling at the fact she had eaten something; that was always a good sign after a hunt. He washed his hands before returning to open the antiseptic. The pungent smell of alcohol filled the room as Christian added some of the liquid to a compress.

[color=#B0E0E6]”This will sting,”[/color] he warned her before putting the cool compress against Penny’s wounds. He lifted and pressed the compress over her skin in several areas before he got clean water. He bundled a towel onto her lap to soak up most of the water that he would be pouring over her wound to clean the area further.

[color=#B0E0E6]”Vampires aren’t exactly the cleanest,”[/color] he explained while he worked. [color=#B0E0E6]”Infection is more what you have to worry about than bleeding out.”[/color] He dabbed Penny’s stomach with a damp cloth before sitting back on his heels, letting the area dry. He opened the cream that would be a barrier between her skin and the bandages and glanced at Penny before speaking. 

[color=#B0E0E6]”Did I overhear that tall, blonde-haired man ask you on a date?”[/color] It truly wasn’t any of Christian’s business, but Penny had made a point—twice—that she wanted Christian’s friendship. Friendship meant sharing personal things, right?

Christian washed his hands with the antiseptic before he added some of the cream to his fingers and lightly spread the cream onto her wounds. His fingers were featherlight as they moved across her skin.