Chapter 2

COMING HOME

It had been a few days since Eddie had spoken with Janet. He supposed that she was waiting for him to call her when he was ready to continue "the talk." He was feeling pretty good, still sore, but over all good. He was hoping to go home soon. He wanted to keep what had happened under wraps. He did not really want to tell anyone else what had gone on. He was sure that Janet felt the same way. As far as he knew Janet had not told anyone and he knew that he had not told anybody.

Janet was wondering why Eddie had not called her. She had thought that they parted on good terms. She was anxious to finish their talk. She knew that it was not going to be a picnic, but knew it needed to be done. Telling Eddie how she was feeling was not going to be easy. She hoped that they would really be able to put this behind them and move ahead. She decided to take the initiative and call Eddie and see when he would like her to come to the hospital again. He told her that today would be fine. So, after her shift she went home, showered, grabbed dinner for the two of them and headed to the hospital. Upon walking in his room she noticed that he was watching for her. He smiled at her and she felt good being there. She was thinking that this was good. He was happy to see her. Janet took the food out of the bag and set it on the bedside table and they enjoyed burgers and fries together. Something they had not done in awhile and they both realized how much they missed it.

After they finished eating, Janet picked up the trash and cleaned off the table and nodded at Eddie that she was ready to start the talk.

Eddie started off by saying "he was glad that she was there and that he had missed her the last few days. He was ready to go home, but thought it might be a few more days until the doctor released him."



Janet told him "that she had missed him too and asked where he was going to recouperate?
Eddie had not thought about that yet. Janet was hoping that he would come to her house and let her take care of him. She knew that it would take more than that for him to forgive her but it was a start. She still loved him and was pretty sure that he loved her in spite of what she had done.

Eddie asked her "what have you been up to the last few days."

Janet answered "just working and trying to figure this out. "

Eddie told her that he thought that they had talked about why it had all happened and from this point on it would a healing process. They needed to learn to trust each other again and that he as ready to do that. Janet smiled in agreement at him. She was so relieved to her him say that.

Janet asked him "would you be willing to come to my house and let me take care of you while you are healing?"

Eddie thought about it for a moment and said "I think that I would like that a lot." He really did not want to go home and they did have a lot to work through. At that moment the doctor walked in the door and told them that Eddie could go home in the morning. He would be sore for a few weeks, but he would be just fine. The worst of his injuries was two broken ribs and they were a bitch but he could handle that. So they planned on him going to Janet's in the morning. She told him that she would come get him and take him to her house. They still had not told anybody else what had happened and they planned to keep it that way. Janet left with the promise that she would see him in the morning. Eddie told her that he looked forward to it.

Later in the day Nick came to see him. He asked him how he was. Eddie told him that he was being released in the morning and going to Janet's to heal. Nick said that he really didn't expect anything 

different. The friends visited for awhile then Nick said that he had to get Sam, they were going to dinner and a movie. Eddie said that sounded like fun.

Before Eddie knew it was morning and he was more than ready to go home. Janet showed up. He was ready to go when she got there. They loaded up a cart with his stuff, a nurse came in with a wheelchair to give him a ride down to the car. He complained saying that he was fine and could walk. The nurse told him it was hospital policy that patients be taken in a wheelchair. He agreed but he didn't like it.

After they got him loaded in the car, they headed for home. They were both anxious. Eddie was happy to be in the fresh air again. He had not liked being in the hospital. He never was one to be in one spot for long. They arrived home and Janet got him into the house and then went back out to get his things. Eddie walked around the house. He walked into the bedroom. He noticed that things in there had changed. The bed was new, the curtains new, and a fresh coat of paint. He thought wow she really did want things to be alright with them. Janet came in behind him and told him that she thought that he might want to be in the guest room for now, he nodded his agreement. She turned and walked into that room and put his bags on the floor. He followed her. Janet then asked him what he wanted for lunch. Eddie told her he wanted something light and that he was ready for a nap. She made him a sandwich and milk. She sat with him while he ate. She was not real hungry so she didn't have anything. When he was done eating he said that he would like to lie down. Janet said that was fine and to go ahead she had some things to do while he slept.

A couple hours later Eddie came out and found Janet asleep on the couch. He thought to himself that she had never looked more beautiful. He always thought that about her. He wished that she would see it too. He was going to really work on that. He planned on making her see what he saw, a beautiful woman. He loved her curves, her curly hair and her whole being. They would make this relationship work. That is what he wanted to happen and he was sure that Janet wanted the same. As he was 

looking at her, Janet started to move. She opened her eyes and saw him standing there smiling down at her. She felt a little embarrassed but smiled back at him. She wondered how long he had been watching her. She sat up. Eddie sat down next to her. He really wanted to kiss her but wasn't sure if it was too soon. He missed that. Janet was going to let him lead the way. She was all for it, but decided he would call the shots. He was the one that had to forgive her. She had already forgiven him. He had not done anything near what she had. It would take him longer forgive her and she was alright with that. Knowing that he was working on forgiving her, she started to forgive herself. They had all the time in the world.

Sorry to leave it here but I felt I was starting to ramble. I will pick it up again soon.

TBC