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Sweet Nothings

"Please note that this takes place kind of in the beginning of there relationship way before they got married and had kids."

"Hey Bobbie have you seen Christina? I haven't seen her today" Tom asked as he approached the nurse's station after coming out of the patient's room making notations on the chart he was holding.

"Hey Tom didn't know you where down here and she out sick she sounds really bad to I was going to stop by after work to see if she's okay and to see if she needs anything since Camille is spending the next two weeks with Amanda in New York.

"I didn't know that Camille was out of town Christina didn't mention it."

"Yeah she left yesterday morning and she probably didn't mention it because it was a last minute thing I just found out when she called and told me that she wouldn't be in for a few days."

"Well when you see her tell her that I hopes she get better soon, okay I'm done down here if you need me send me a page."

"Will do Dr. Wakefield." Bobbie told him as she watched him walk off toward the hallway and wondered why he didn't tell her that he was going to stop by and see how she was doing.

Tom pulled up and parked across the street from her house just as she and Bobbie where standing in the doorway saying good night, he sat there until they where finished and Bobbie walked back to her car, he watched as she got in and pulled out of the driveway and her tail light disappeared into the darkness, he took a deep breath grabbed the bags and got out and headed for her front door he stood on the porch with chicken soup and some cranberry juice in his hands wondering more like debating if he really should be there she was sick and he knew that it would be so easy to take advantage of the situation all he ever wanted to do was to take care of her but he knew that she still wasn't ready and he didn't want to push it he wanted to give her time but it had been over a year and he wasn't sure that she would ever be ready he knew what had led him there but it also was that he hadn't seen her all day and his day wouldn't be complete until he did. "Ok Tom its now or never," he said under his breath as he knocked on the door and waited a few seconds but then had second thoughts he turned to leave and made it to the first step when the door opened, "oh well that didn't work" he said to himself as he turned back around to face her realizing that he didn't move fast enough he took just a little to long debating on what he wanted to do.

"Bobbie did you forget something?" she asked as she opened the door and to her surprise "Tom! Sorry I thought you where Bobbie she just left," sticking her head out of the door just to make sure "what are you doing here?" she asked in a smile as she stepped back and opened the door some more to let him in.

"Yeah I know I watched her leave and I came to see how you where doing I bought you some soup and some juice." he said as he held it up to show her.

"Thank you that was really sweet of you." she told him in a harsh cough then a few sneezes. "You better keep your distance our you'll catch this darn cold I have.

"Bless you and I'll take that chance." he told her as he reached over to feel her forehead to see if she was running a fever.

"I'm not running a fever Tom." she said in a smile "Bobbie already checked." pulling away from him and taking a seat on the sofa and a second later he took a seat next to her.

"I just wanted to make sure for myself is that okay with you?"

"Yeah, sure it is sorry." she said in a smile and a weak laugh.

"Its okay so what do you feel like doing? Watching a movie."

"You can't stay Tom I don't want you getting sick too we both can't be sick at the same time that place would go to hell."

"I know and I wont get sick and besides if I do catch it I know that you'll bring me chicken soup." he told her in a laugh as he leaned forward grabbing the remote off the table then turning on the TV, spending time just the two of them was something he had been wanting to do for a very long time but she always had something going on and asking her out just seemed to be a long shot so if it meant getting sick and having her come to his place to bring him juice and soup he was more then willing to risk it.

"okay fine you can stay for a little while and since you're the guest you can watch what ever you like." she told him as she grabbed a pillow and curled up on the sofa and for the next two hours he watched her with a smile on his face as she drifted in and out of consciousness before he suggested that she went to bed and that he would let himself out when he felt comfortable leaving her alone, as she stood up she stumbled back he could see she was a little off balanced, he scrambled to his feet catching her before she hit the sofa he picked her up and carried her into the bedroom laying her softly onto the bed.

"My hero." she told him as she rested her hand on his face.

"Are you okay Christina? I'm not leaving until I know your fine." he told her as he sat on the side of the bed looking into her hazel eyes and hovering over her.

"I'm fine Tom really I am." she said smiling and looking up into his green eyes, and the next thing she knew he was kissing her, she closed her eyes and returned the kiss and a split second later she ended it when she realized what was happening she pushed him a way gently as a hard sneeze came over her. "I'm sorry, Tom we shouldn't be doing this it's… I'm…I'm not ready."

"Its okay Christina, I'm the one that's sorry," he told her handing her a Kleenex off the night stand "I shouldn't have kissed you this is not how I thought our first kiss would be.

"You've thought about our first kiss." she asked wiping her nose then with a smile.

"Yeah I have and a few other things." he replied with a smile as he turned his head away a little embarrassed at the thought.

"do you know how cute you look right now blushing," she asked taking his hand into hers "and you don't have to feel embarrassed, to tell you the truth I've thought about it too but I'm just…."

"Its okay Christina when your ready I'm not going any where, well I better get going I'll put the food up and let myself out."

"Tom."

"Christina its okay you need your rest I'll check on you later and if you need anything call me and I'll be here."

"You promise?"

"Yeah I promise." he chuckled as he stood up, "I'll call you in a few hours and see how your doing if you don't answer on the second ring I'll know your sleeping and I'll hang up."

"okay." she told him as she watched him head for the bedroom door.

"Hey Tom?"

"Yeah."

"Thanks for being here and taking care of me."

"it was my pleasure and I want to take care of you Christina in every way when your ready to let me." he told her as he walked out of the room, and a few minutes later she heard the TV go off and the front door close she laid there thinking about what he said about taking care of her she knew she wanted that more then anything she wanted to be with him and she didn't know why she was holding back she laid there and drifted off to sleep, and a few hours later he kept his word.

Christina was half a wakened out of a dead sleep at the second ring, as she reached over and searched the night stand for the annoying device, "Hawthorne" she answered as she picked up the phone with grogginess in her voice.

"I woke you up didn't I," he replied back "hey go back to sleep and I'll call you in the morning."

"Good be here in the morning." she told him in a vague groggy voice as she held the phone to her ear, and he knew by the sound of her voice and what she said that she wasn't coherent enough to understand what he was saying to her.

"okay Chris hang up the phone if you can understand me and I'll call you in the morning I'll try not to wake you up but I wont promise you that I wont." he told her as he laid there laughing.

"okay love you too." she told him and all he could do was laugh more knowing that she had no clue to what she was saying, and when she was well he would tell her about some of the things she said in her sleep and for the next few days he would check on her make sure she was doing okay and bring her food.

It was early on that Friday morning that she walked into the ER.

"Hey you how are you feeling? And welcome back."

"I'm good and thanks."

"You know its funny you where out all week with that nasty cold and now Dr. Wakefield is out sick."

"He is?" Christina said with a surprised look on her face and tone in her voice.

"Yeah he his," and Bobbie looked at her in a suspicious way, "oh please Chrissie" Bobbie said "don't act like you didn't know."

"I didn't really." she said now standing there with a smile on her face.

"Okay do I look like an idiot? I know that he had been bringing you food every night and checking on you; you gave him your nasty cold."

"Its not like I planed it I told him to stay away." she said as she started laughing but she really did feel bad that he had gotten sick because of her.

"So what are you going to do?"

"What the hell do you mean?" Christina asked with a condescending tone in her voice and a suspicious look on her face now wondering what the hell her friend was getting at.

"Your going to go over there and make sure that he's okay aren't you?"

"Bobbie I'm not sure that would be a good idea."

"And why is that?"

"Truth I don't trust myself alone with him."

"You've been alone with him all week."

"Yeah but I was sick I'm not any more and…."

"And? Okay what the hell happened between you too when you where alone?"

"Nothing really, okay the first night he came by he kissed me."

"Oh damn girl you've been holding back on me." Bobbie said in a laugh then a huge smile.

"Come on Bobbie I'm not ready for all of this, I don't want to hurt him but I don't want to lead him on either."

"What makes you think that you will hurt him? What are you waiting for Christina the right moment right place not going to happen, and we all ready know he's the right guy so what's holding you back, its time for you to move on you deserve to be happy." Bobbie told her as she walked off to check on another patient. Christina stood there with her elbow on the desk resting her chin in her hand thinking about what Bobbie said she was right there may never be the perfect moment, place, or time for any of it but he was the right guy she was sure of that, she stood there for a few more minutes before she took out her cell phone and dialed his number.

"Hey!" he said as he answered the phone, "I guess it's your turn to take care of me." he laughed and he could hear the smile grow on her face as he said it.

"Hey! How are you feeling? And I guess your right, Tom I'm so sorry I gave you my cold."

"Its okay it's my own fault, I told you that I would chance it if it meant you bringing me soup and juice." he told her just before turning his head and coughing away from the phone.

"That you did, and you sound bad, tell you what I'll be over after work, what kind of juice do you want?"

"Surprise me."

"Okay I will." she told him smiling from ear to ear. "Well I better let you go and get some rest."

"Okay, hey Christina there's an extra key in my desk get it so you can let yourself in."

"Okay, I'll check on you in a few hours to see how your doing."

"Thank you."

"Okay now hang up and get some rest." she told him and a second later she heard the line go dead.

"Hey who where you talking to Wakefield?"

"Yeah just called him to check and see if he needed anything."

"Uh-huh is that so," Bobbie said in a smile and a I knew it look on her face as she went over to the computer to enter some information.

"Okay and what was that uh-huh is that so and that look what… what does that mean?" she asked as she stood there waiting on answer.

"It doesn't mean anything Chrissie I was just letting you know that I was listening to what you said." she told her in a laughter and another girl what are you waiting for look.

"Yeah okay what ever, page me if you need me." Christina told her in a smile as she rolled her eyes and headed for the elevators. Christina went about her day to day duties but she made sure that she checked on Tom every three to four hours just to make sure that he was okay and that he didn't need anything, as she finished up her day she gathered her things turned off the lights and locked her door and made it over to his office to grab the key to let herself into his place, she made it down to the ER to say good night to Bobbie before heading out to the parking lot and to her car she decided to stop at the store and pick up some different kinds of juices and some fresh fruit she then stopped and picked him up some home made chicken soup from the same place that he brought her some from she finally made it over to his place, as she pulled into the parking lot she started to have second thoughts about going inside the feeling that she had for him was strong but she still didn't feel that she was ready to start that kind of relationship with him and she knew that being alone with him she wasn't sure she would be able to control the feeling she had for him or the one he had for her, she sat in the parking lot just for a few seconds taking deep breath's she finally got out of the car and made it to the front door of the condo.

Christina was now standing on Tom's porch still wondering what the hell she was doing there after eight o'clock at night, "oh yeah I know why I'm here to bring him soup and juice and only soup and juice." she muttered up under her breath as she shifted the bags to one hand and digging into her pocket for the key she took from his office, she opened the door and turned on the living room light she took a quick look around his place was really nice a bit masculine it was so Tom but you couldn't really tell that a man lived there it was so neat and clean she thought to herself he must have a maid come in a few times a week, as she made it over to the kitchen setting the bags down on the counter she put away the juice and the fruit and she knew by the looks of things he hadn't eaten anything all day she took another deep breath turned and walked down the short badly lit hallway passed the bathroom she knocked lightly on his bedroom door that was partly opened she could hear the TV playing she stuck her head in. "hey Tom are you up?" she asked as she pushed the door open all the way the only light in the room was from the TV playing, he was laying diagonally across the bed dressed in nothing but his boxers taking up most of it, with half the covers shoved off to the side sound asleep she crossed the room to the bed and stumbled over some shoes that he'd left in the middle of the floor between his bed and the door, she caught her balance as she hit the bed she sat there for a second shaking her head and rolling her eyes, she shook his arm. "Tom?" He grunted, and she shook him again, and he grabbed her arm with a little more force then she thought he had in his sleep pulling her across him and pinning her down to the bed his arm wrapped around her and she tried to move but he scooted over holding her tight and she thought to herself how embarrassed he'd be if he was actually woke to see what he had did, she laid there for a few minutes trying to wiggle free but it was no use he was stronger then he looked and he had her snuggled into his arms. "Tom wake up." she called out again and this time he moved closer to her nuzzling his face into the curve of her neck, and all she could think was damn he smiles good. "Tom come on you need to wake up," she told him again as she was finally able to wiggle one of her arms from up under him to push on his shoulder a few times, and a few second later he opened his eyes blinking a few times as he laid there looking into her hazel eyes trying to focus his vision he finally realizing that she was pinned up under him and he thought to himself he had her just where he had been wanting her and at this point he had two chose's one he could let her up and apologize to the point that he hoped that she would for give him or two take advantage of the situation that they were in. "Christina," he said but he didn't move he just laid there staring into her eyes.

Christina laid there staring back at him not saying a word she slowly closed her eyes she could feel the excitement building in her body and a few seconds later his lips softly covered hers with an intenseness she hadn't felt in so long his warm and moist tongue ran over her lips, gently prying them open, as he slipped his tongue into her mouth her body started shaking, she pulled back, and tried to catch her breath but his mouth covered hers again with more intenseness then before there tongues went to war and she was lost from all thought's, she was able to break the kiss but not long enough "Tom we …." was all she was able to get out before he started again he was to damn good at this she thought and she knew that no matter how hard she tried to fight it that he was going to get his way she was losing the battle and the war as they laid there she wrapped her free hand around his neck as he undid the buttons on her shirt and praying that the snap on her bra was in front and to his surprise it was he pushed it open and moved over her freeing her other arm, her breast was now against his chest he moved down slowly to her neck and then down to her bare breast she could feel him kissing her body, inch by trembling inch, and the heat building, and there blood racing, the feeling was so powerfully she didn't know if she could take much more of what he was doing to her she moaned out as he moved back up kissing her mouth, her hands moved down to the waistband of his boxers, "oh god what am I doing." she thought to herself, "Tom what are we doing?" she cried out "I can show you better then I can tell you." he told her as he undid the button and zipper on her pants then moving to pull them off along with all the other clothes they where wearing he hovered his naked body over hers she stared at him for a few seconds before smiling back at him and running her hands down his chest. He kissed her passionately again as he ran his hand against her leg, she gently bit down on his shoulder when his hands made contact with her inner thighs gently pushing them apart, he rested himself between them and he looked at her "are you sure you want to do this Chris? I don't want you to do anything your not ready for," he whispered hoping that she wouldn't want to stop. "Where both naked It's not like we can really go back now." She smiled and kissed his shoulder, running her hands softly down his back. "that's true." he told her with another smile before kissing her hard, she locked her legs around his thighs bringing him in just a little closer, as he started to slide himself inside her; her body tensed up her fingers clawed deep into his back, leaving more then tiny marks on him, she burred her screams into his shoulder as the pain tore through her body his size was a lot more then she had anticipated, "just relax babe" he whispered in her ear as he moved in closer to her picking up a little more force, making love and feeling her body against him was everything and more then he had ever imagined and hoped for, he started to withdraw from her warmth just a little she tried to pull back and move when he did but his body moved with hers plunging just a little deeper, she was gasping and breathless, she tried to swallow but nothing happened she bit down on her bottom lip, as he slowly pulled away again she relaxed as much as she could and her body gave into him, she closed her eyes and his hips began to dance with a rhythm her body started to match effortlessly stroke for stroke, she monad out in pleasure against his neck "oh god Tom." she whispered as there body's continued to dance together her back arched up and tightened as her release came she continued to hold him as his thrusting got faster and deeper he coved her mouth kissing her hard and deep as his release finally came, his body tensed and he continued to thrust as he let himself c** in side her as he slowed to a stop he laid there holding her in place for a few minutes as they stared into each other eyes "I love you Christina" he whispered and the words shocked her just a little she knew that he cared for her but loved her she rested her hand on his face and stared into his eyes not knowing what to say, "Tom I…" she started to say when he kissed her on the lips, "its okay when your ready to tell me you will" he told her as he move over to the other side of the bed pulling the sheet over them as he wrapped her in his arms. When Christina awoke a few hours later, with Tom laying behind her, his arms still wrapped around her like a father protecting his child she wondered why in the hell she had waited so long to do this, she smiled to herself and came to the conclusion that if it had happened any other way that it wouldn't have been as special it wouldn't have felt nearly as good this was truly the perfect moment, place and time. She closed her eyes as she snuggled back into his embrace and praying that this was the first night of many that they would make love.

To be continued….