Race With a Heart
Chapter 113: The Nurse’s Name is Ami

Chapter 113: The Nurse’s Name is Ami

As soon as Martin left, Steve grabbed his heart. He felt a sharp, stabbing pain in it. The lines on the monitor had been quivering less regularly for some time, but now all three were starting to create sharper spikes. If it took a little longer, Paxton knew the medical staff would be alerted, so he tried his best to control himself.

Breathe, just breathe normally without thinking about anything that might bring you any anxiety. Just breathe, nothing more ...

He made it. His heavy breathing began to return to normal and his readings stabilized.

During the conversation with Martin, Steve did not lie that he was feeling very well. At least it was like that in the beginning, because during the conversation with the boy, the anesthetic effect faded away completely and the tears in Martin’s eyes reminded Paxton of how close he was to a pointless death.

Die for someone not being able to go to Switzerland? Could this really be a murder motive? Something so unimportant in the eyes of some was more important than human life? Than his life?

But this world was full of absurdities, and Steve found it out painfully.

To die so stupidly now, when he wanted to live for the first time in years?

Oh, Martin!

Paxton’s hand began to tremble. Steve couldn’t help feeling that for some mysterious reason half the world had turned against him. He could tell himself that he didn’t care about those "accidents" on the track. He might even convince himself that he didn’t really care, but somewhere in the back of his mind and heart a question was, what had he done wrong to bring the wrath of the universe upon himself?

Did the fact that he dared love dare to taste happiness even though he had no right to one or the other? It all started when he started dating Martin, although Hannah ...

His heart began to beat more nervously and faster again.

An alert nurse entered the room. She looked at the machines and looked at him.

"Mr. Paxton," she turned to him. "Please breathe slowly and deeply. Just like that. Very good."

The young woman had a beautiful, calming voice, and after a while, following her commands, Steve’s breathing and heartbeat stabilized. As soon as that subsided, Paxton was surprised to find that he knew the girl and his heart was pounding faster again. It was... Martin’s girlfriend!

"You are very excited," the nurse remarked. "Did something happen?"

"I’m sorry. I think I saw you with a friend of mine," Paxton admitted feeling very awkward.

"Martina?" she asked directly. "Have you seen us together? Was he visiting you? How is he?"

"Don’t you know what’s up with Martin?" Steve was surprised. "I thought you ..."

"We were together for a month," she admitted with a smile, "but we fit together better as friends than as a couple. I know his heart belongs to someone else." She looked at him eloquently, without a hint of reluctance.

"Do you know ... about us?" He asked.

"I’m not sure how it is now. I’ve hardly seen Martin recently, but I saw him on the visiting list so I assume it’s not bad. "

"And it doesn’t bother you?"

The nurse glanced at the monitor with satisfaction. Steve was surprised to find that the lines had calmed down.

"I like Martin, but I didn’t have time to get involved. It just didn’t work out and there was no great loss. Maybe if he chose another girl instead of me, I’d be jealous, but he chose you. If his heart bowed that way, I can’t help it, can I? "

"So ..." Steve timidly asked, "you broke up because of me?"

"Basically yes," she admitted.

So his assumptions were true. With his thoughtless, selfish behavior, Paxton confused Martin’s head and heart, and the boy, instead of being happy with this pretty, nice girl, turned to the uncertain path of a relationship with a man.

Dave was right too. Had Steve not done with Martin exactly as he did, the boy would probably have been living a perfectly normal life, would have married, had children and grandchildren ... It was Paxton who showed him this other world that was still not up to social standards.

If he had loved Martin then, he would have had an excuse, but at the time Steve was not able to love anyone. People weren’t part of his life. People were random passers-by with whom he didn’t even have to exchange the polite "good morning". It was Martin and his warm, gentle eyes, but also a certain tenacity that made Paxton’s heart begin to open. It was thanks to him that Steve began to get to know love for the first time in his life and for the first time in years to wish for himself happiness. But he didn’t want it at the expense of others.

"Sorry," he said sincerely.

"You have nothing to apologize for. Sorry for being brazen, but I don’t think you planned it. "

"It’s true," Paxton admitted. "The situation is as if ... it got out of hand."

"Martin really loves you," she announced. "It would be beautiful if you were together."

Can an ex-girlfriend sincerely wish her ex well when he starts a relationship with a man?

"Martin is a good boy," the girl announced in a slightly sadder voice. "He is nice, warm and gentle. I felt safe with him. I could imagine my future at his side. We would be a good marriage. But it would be a marriage of convenience. And I still believe in love. " Suddenly she blushed, "And your love is very special. And... sweet."

There was something about her shyness as she spoke these last words that made even Paxton flush. Could Ami belong to that circle of girls who find relationships between men particularly interesting?

Well, Martin’s and Steve’s love must have been special if she was blessed by so many people.

Jack Lambert was the first to cheer for them, but he didn’t really count. Jack, being gay himself, was a supporter of anyone who discovered this homosexual voice. Though Lambert would probably cheer on anyone looking for happiness, regardless of sexual orientation. It was just Jack.

The blessing of two women, Mrs. Robson and Ami (Paxton read the name on the badge the nurse wore), made a real difference to Steve.

Mrs. Robson might blame him for her daughter’s death, she might hate him and wish him only evil, but she only gave him good and a truly motherly love. It was she who even pushed him towards happiness.

Ami might have been jealous and hurt and angry that Steve was braking her relationship with Martin, but she wished them both luck.

They were good women, good men (Paxton, though reluctantly, had to include Lambert in that group as well). These people said that Martin and Steve deserved the love they felt for each other. That they should be together. So even if half the world had conspired to punish Paxton for wanting happiness, there were people in the other half of the world who blessed and supported him in his quest for love. While continuing to search, Dave was opposed to their relationship, but Teddy and Sid were honestly rooting for them. If more people knew about their relationship, more people would be against, but also more would be on their side.

If the world really wanted to punish Steve for trying to be happy, it wouldn’t have put the people who support him on this path.

There were selfish, thoughtless people in the world who lived only to trample on others, but there were also good people who were ready to lend a hand and share a good word.

"Thank you, nurse," he smiled warmly at her. "You did not miss your calling. You made me feel better. "

"I’m glad" the girl beamed. "You must recover quickly. For yourself and for Martin. "

Her words were so wonderfully warm and so wonderfully sincere! It was someone like her that Martin deserved, not someone like Steve ...

No, no, no, the driver chased those thoughts away. If Martin chose him over Ami, Steve should be pleased and proud about it, and not try to force a reason to deny himself happiness. As before the start of the last race, Paxton chased away unpleasant thoughts.

Maybe there, on the track, he fought against unknown, opposing forces, but here in this world he knew perfectly well who and why wanted his undoing. And that had absolutely nothing to do with his desire to be with Martin. It was a stupid revenge from some snotty brat who thought his trip abroad was more important than human life.

"When the police show up, tell them I am ready to give statement. I am also able to identify the perpetrator. "

"Really?" Ami rejoiced. "That’s great! I’ll tell them as soon as I see them. I will also notify my colleague at the reception to give her a message. How are you now? Well? Nothing hurts? "

Paxton knew the nurse was now asking about his injuries.

"Nothing," he admitted happily. "I have some discomfort, but I guess it’s natural."

"Yes," she confirmed. "It’s completely natural."

Steve nodded.

"Please remember my request for the police. I want the attacker arrested as soon as possible. "

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