Avery changed out of her hospital clothes, put on a mask, and followed behind Elliot as they left the hospital in a low-key manner.

She immediately held his arm when they came out of the hospital.

"Let's find a nearby hotel! Jed and my bodyguard will laugh at me if they know that I'm staying at a hotel with you tonight."

"Oh," he replied, then continued and said, "I want to go to a hotel because it's more convenient to shower there."

"Sure, sure. It sure is more convenient to take a shower in a hotel!"

"You're currently a patient. And I'm not an animal," he defended himself.

She could not help herself from laughing. "Why did you even have to explain yourself? I know whether or not you're a beast."

"Am I, then?" He looked at her reddened face.

"Sometimes. Other times, you're a gentleman," she answered, before immediately asking, "How about you, Elliot? What's your impression of me?"

"The same as your impression of me," he replied without hesitation. "You seduced me first."

"Ha