Disclaimer: I claim no ownership over 'The Almighty Johnsons' nor am I profiting from this.

Pairing(s): Valerie Johnson/Rob.

Warning(s): none.

Word Count: 101.


Someone decorates his bedroom like the holiday decorations could actually wake him up. Valerie contemplates taking the mistletoe down or tearing the bedroom apart. Holiday decorations are not enough to cover up the antiseptic stench which envelopes a hospital. She can still hear babies on the maternity floor and drunks screaming.

"Our house is chaotic," she announces. "Coming here has become my peace."

Rob never responds; face smooth and beautiful. Someone else continues bathing and shaving him. Someone else is doing everything she wanted to. Someone else is caring for him while she has his best friend.

Coming here was her peace.