And then I kissed him... part 1
The snow was falling heavily when she arrived home. Gordon was already there, refreshed from his well deserved day off. She'd had her fair share of excitement, from her usual gathering of hypochondriacs to a Road traffic accident, a difficult birth and a mental patient who'd attacked her because he was convinced he was trying to poison him. She'd had very little time to herself, and was relieved when the day finally drew to a close. She threw her coat and bag down, and wondered through to the living room, where Gordon was curled up in front of the fire.
"Hey! Have a good day?" He asked, giving her the cup of tea she'd been yearning for all day.
"Not really. But it's just got a little better. Missed you." Jill replied, curling up beside him, then placing her cup carefully on the small table.
"And I missed you" Gordon said, picking up a small blanket and wrapping it around her. She smiled, then yawning loudly.
"You ok?" He asked, sitting down beside her.
"Yeah I'm fine. Just a little under the weather that's all. Nothing a good night's sleep won't fix. Look I hope you don't mind but I'm going to have an early night, seeing as you've done a great job of putting the children to bed. Let's just hope Jonathon sleeps through eh?"
"He's been getting better every night. Think he'll sleep all the way through tonight. Anyway you go, and I won't be far behind" Gordon said, helping her to her feet. As he did so she tensed, releasing herself from his grip.
"You sure you're ok? Something hurting?" Gordon asked, placing his hand in hers.
"Look, it's nothing honest. If it gets worse than I'll tell you ok? So stop worrying. I'll be fine." And with that she made her way upstairs, leaving Gordon standing there, slightly confused. Usually she'd be more than happy to see him after a long day at work, but tonight she was all on edge, and he was determined to find out why.
That night Jonathon slept all night, but someone else wasn't. Jill was restless, tossing and turning, waking up every 5 minutes. Unbeknown to her Gordon was awake aswell, trying to think of why.
Maybe she's right. Maybe she is coming down with something. If only she could tell me what.
He decided to wake her, as it soon became obvious that she wasn't going to sleep comfortably through the night. He shook her gently, whispering her name quietly, trying to wake her up. She eventually woke up, shaking and close to tears.
"Hey come on... It was only a dream. Only a dream" He whispered, still confused, hoping now that she'll tell him what he wants to hear.
Only a dream. But what could have possibly happened for her to be like this? But I'll ask round tomorrow, If I go in that is, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.
"I thought he was going to... going to do it again" Jill stuttered, resting her head on the pillow.
Who? Who was going to do what again? It's up to me to find out...