I have decided to post all of my Tuckson one-shots I've shared throughout my DMs on here! So, they will all vary in length as I go. Let me know what y'all think!
This is my little one shot of the aftermath with episode "Townhouse Incident"...
Tucker has moved them easily about inside their apartment, heading straight into the bathroom. They've let Lucy head home for the night, Noah already in bed.
"Come on, Liv. We have to get you cleaned up," he whispers as he moves her to the sink. He leaves her standing to start the shower, next slowly and carefully, not sexually, he peels away her clothing and he helps her inside.
Once she's standing underneath the steady stream of hot water he closes the curtain, leaving her by herself.
"I'm going to make you some tea," he says as he looks through the slightly see-through curtain. She nods her head, but offers no other sign of acknowledgment.
He's been away for well over thirty minutes before he decides and realizes he's given her more than enough time to herself. He places the tea bag in her cup, pours the hot water before checking his watch once more. 42 minutes.
He doesn't hear anything before he opens the door and once he's inside he can see her silhouette behind the curtain just standing there. He grabs a towel and shuts off the water before covering her.
"come on," he says, moving her to the sink before wetting a washcloth to wipe her face down. She may have spent 42 minutes in the shower, but he can tell that all she's done is stand there.
Bedroom:
He continues to run his fingers through her hair, slowly, and he can feel her breathing get deeper. Sleep is definitely coming for her.
"You don't have to stay awake, Ed."
He's startled at first, but he doesn't move.
"I know," he manages to gruff out. His main concern for her right now is that when she's ready to talk about her day today, he'll be there to listen. If she wants to cry, he'll wipe every tear.
"I don't want to talk about it tonight,"
"So we won't talk."
*silence
She moves her head up just enough to look him in the eyes.
"You aren't going to sleep tonight are you?"
He can only smile.
"I am, and I will, but right now I want you to get some rest. It's been a long day."
He sees her tears, she blinks quickly to keep them from spilling over, but no luck. As quick as they are on her cheek, his thumb is there wiping them away.
"All I could think of is Noah," she whispers out as she moves her head back to looking straight ahead.
"We'll talk tomorrow," he whispers as he kisses her head.
•••
He's just about to fall asleep, he's in between sleep and awake. His eyes are closed, his body is numb, but he's alert.
He can feel every deep breath, every harsh breath that passes her lips. He stops moving his hand through her hair and her breathing picks up, so he keeps going.
2:06am / Her body jerks.
His eyes are open, he's alert, she's okay.
3:47am / Whimper.
"You're okay," he whispers as he kisses down to her head.
He moves just enough to pull the blanket around them both, he fluffs the pillow that's holding him up for the night and he closes his eyes again.
4:12am / Groan.
This time when he runs his fingers through her hair he notices the sweat that's across her forehead and how matted her hair is too.
"Hey, Liv" he whispers low so he doesn't startle her.
"Is it hot in here?" he thinks to himself.
"Olivia, hey, wake up." this time he gently shakes her and though she reacts to the movement, she still doesn't wake up.
He leaves her alone. They can shower in the morning, clean off the night sweat.
5:47am / Crying.
He can hear crying, but he can't get himself to open his eyes. If it weren't for the death grip she had on his waist, he probably would have slept straight through her nightmare.
"You're okay, you're okay." he scoots himself onto the bed and onto his back. He's pulled her completely on top of him, "you're fine."
Her breathing once again has evened itself back out. After this neither of them wake again until they hear the cries coming from Noah's room.
"I'll get him, stay in bed." he goes to get up, but not before she softly tugs his arm back.
"Thank you..."
"For what?" he leans down, placing a gentle kiss to her forehead before leaving her room. He isn't gone but two seconds before he pops his head back into her bedroom.
"I love you," and just like that he's down the hall and taking care of Noah before she has a chance to say anything back.
Welp. Here ya go. I'll add my others throughout the week! Thanks for reading.
