Dominic

I frowned and as we left, he smiled down at me. "Not my first time being kicked out of a place for fighting."

"Shockin'," I grunted which made him laugh.

Kane ventured off with his lady friends after Dominic assured him that I would be fine with him; I seriously doubted that because he was the reason my hand was killing me!

"I'm goin' to punch your brother in the face the next time I see him, I know he text you where I was."

Dominic snorted as he buckled his seatbelt. "He actually text me and asked me if I wanted to hit up MacDonald's after his date with those girls. I had nothin' else to do so I said sure. I was just as surprised to see you and Gavin when I walked in as you were to see me."

Kane had a date with two girls?

The dirty fucker.

I shook my head. "Your brother knew somethin' would come of it, the sadistic bastard."

Dominic laughed out right then, and I hated that I wanted to smile. My hand was now throbbing badly though, so instead I whimpered a little.

"Are you okay?" Dominic asked.

I snapped my head to him and glared. "Does it look like I'm okay?"

Dominic didn't reply, so I glared at him harder. "Answer me!"

He chewed on his lip. "No, because you're just going to yell at me no matter what I say, so I'm keeping my mouth shut."

I grunted. "That'd be a fuckin' first!"

Dominic didn't reply with a snotty retort, and it was sort of weird.

I looked at him, and he laughed and glanced to me. "I'm not going to argue with you babe so stop trying to bait me."

I growled. "I'm not your babe."

He smiled. "I forgot, sorry."

He wasn't sorry, the bastard.

I shook my head and groaned and held my hand to my chest. "God, this hurts so bad."

I felt tears stinging my eyes, and I willed them away.

"Bronagh, don't cry," Dominic pleaded.

I sniffled. "I can't help it, it really hurts."

"I know, but we're nearly at the hospital. I'll make them fix it, okay?"

I nodded my head still sniffling as I fished out my phone. I rang Branna before the pain got so bad that I couldn't talk.

"How is the date goin'?" Branna squealed when she answered.

I whimpered.

"Bronagh? Baby? What is it? What's wrong? Did Gavin hurt you? I'll fuckin' kill him-"

"Branna, shut up." I cut her off with a cry. "Gavin didn't hurt me, but I am hurt and I'm on my way to the hospital."

"The hospital? Why? What happened?"

I snorted through my pain. "Dominic happened."

Dominic sighed from next to me, and it made me grin a little even though I was hurting.

"Dominic?" she snapped then growled, "I'm goin' kill your little brother."

"Not if I kill him first," I heard Ryder bellow.

Dominic heard it as well, because he groaned out loud, and it made my grin widen.

"We're on the way. I'll be there as soon as I can Bee, okay?"

I nodded and sniffled. "'Kay."

I hung up just as Dominic pulled into the hospital, we found parking near A&E and got out so we could head inside. I felt Dominic at my back when I was giving my information to the woman behind the counter, and it was distracting me. When I was checked in, we headed inside the waiting area that was absolutely packed with people.

I glared at Dominic. "I hate you."

He nodded his head. "I hate me, too. We're gonna be here all fucking night."

I growled, "Leave then, no one is askin' you to stay."

He gave me a look. "If you think I'm leaving you here, then you don't know me very well."

"I don't know you at all," I fired back.

He rolled his eyes and tugged on my good hand leading me towards the only spare seat in the room which made me kick his shin and earned me a snort from a couple of people.

"Trouble in paradise?" a man asked Dominic, grinning.

Dominic snorted. "Nah bro, this is foreplay for us."

I gasped, and Dominic instantly ducked away from me which the man and some others found funny. I was mortified; I could feel my face and neck burn.

"I'm sorry, I was only playing," Dominic murmured to me when he saw how red my face was.

I only glared at him, then widened my eyes when he sat down on the only seat available. What a dickhead. I was the one who was hurt, I should be sitting down not him. I was about to tell him that when he reached forward, placed his hands on my hips, turned me around and then pulled me down onto his lap. I felt even more mortified than I already was when some people glanced at where I was sitting on Dominic. My arse was directly on his groin, my thighs were lined on top of his, my back was against his chest and the back of my head was on his shoulder.

It was a very intimate position, and it both thrilled and infuriated me.

"You can hit me later. Just relax now until you get seen by the doctor," Dominic said in my ear then kissed my cheek three times.

It was a surprisingly sweet gesture that did indeed shut me up. I felt my heart begin to pound as butterflies erupted across my stomach. He could make me so livid with one action then completely happy with another. I didn't know how to separate my feelings when it came to him.

I relaxed after a few moments and began looking around the hospital waiting room. There were four girls sitting across from us that were at least two years younger than us, smiling at Dominic and shooting him appreciative glances. One girl looked at my thighs and chewed on her lip before randomly looking away. I looked down and swallowed, my thighs tripled in size because I was sat on Dominic and it made me uncomfortable. I remained seated on him, but I sat up and took off my cardigan and draped it over my legs, covering them.

“Are you warm?" Dominic asked when I settled back against him.

I shook my head and held my bad hand to my chest.

"Then why did you-"

"I was coverin' me legs," I mumbled.

Dominic was quiet for a moment. "I'm probably going to regret asking this but why did you cover your legs?"

I blushed and whispered, "'Cause they triple in size when I sit down."

Silence.

I was about to speak when Dominic mumbled, "God save me from girls and their stupid way of thinking."

I gasped making him snort as he nuzzled his nose on my neck. "I happen to think you look fucking gorgeous tonight. I've never seen you wear clothes that actually fit you before. I must say, Bronagh, I like it a lot."

The tips of my ears felt on fire as I ducked my head making him laugh.

"Bronagh Murphy?" called out a female voice.

I stood up and held onto my cardigan and moved towards the nurse who called my name. I felt Dominic follow me and didn't say anything. I knew I would need someone in there with me, or I would probably pass out.

"Bronagh?" The nurse asked me when I stopped in front of her.

I nodded my head then chewed on my lip when she looked over my shoulder. "Family or partners only-"

"I'm her boyfriend," Dominic cut the woman off.

I blushed while the nurse smiled and nodded her head and gestured me into the triage room. I moved inside and sat on the examination table. The nurse looked at the hand I was cradling and made a face.

"That looks painful."

"It is," I assured her.

"How did this happen?" she asked.

Dominic lowered his head behind her while I shrugged and said, "I punched a lad who told me I was fat and said I needed to go on a diet."