Chapter 4

Sonny was just about to get settled into bed when there was a knock at his door. He opened it to reveal Kate, freshly showered and wearing comfortable-looking cotton pajamas. They were less sexy and revealing than the robe, but nevertheless she looked positively adorable.

"I…uh, my fan cord got all tangled up and I can't reach it." Kate said as she tried to avoid staring at Sonny's bare chest.

"Aw, well that's no problem. I'll just come in and fix it." And with that they made their way into the room Kate was staying in.

Sonny hopped onto the bed and immediately set to work trying to untangle the cord from around the ceiling fan, while Kate remained standing near the door.

Suddenly, Sonny stopped what he was doing and looked at Kate.

"What? What's wrong? Do I still have smoothie on my face or something?" Kate started wiping furiously at her face.

Sonny smiled at how cute she looked. "No, but you're supposed to be relaxing, and nothing about the night has been relaxing for you so far. Get into bed." He ordered.

Kate got into bed and Sonny began tucking her in.

"Oh you don't have to do that, it's unnec -- … It's very kind of you." Kate cut herself off from once again using the dreaded word unnecessary, as she was beginning to think Sonny was going to give her a swear jar and make her drop a quarter into it every time she uttered the word.

Sonny smiled at her cover-up of using the word, and went back to untangling the cord.

"There! All set!" He proclaimed as he pulled the cord and the fan began spinning.

He hopped down off the bed and noticed Kate yawning.

"Well, I better let you get to sleep. I better not see you downstairs till at least noon!" With that he made his way to the door.

"Sonny, wait!" Kate called to him.

He turned around.

"Do you think, maybe, you could stay with me for a little while? I can't sleep." She pouted.

"You just yawned though. And you're supposed to be relaxing." Sonny pointed out the obvious.

"Just because I yawned doesn't mean I'm going to fall asleep," she argued. "And besides, I am relaxed! I'm just bored."

Sonny couldn't refuse her anything, and so he sat down next to her.

The two were silent for a while when finally Sonny spoke up.

"We've sure argued a lot this week, haven't we?"

Kate blushed. "I suppose I'm not the most cooperative patient."

Sonny chuckled. "The understatement of the century, my dear! I don't mind though. I enjoy seeing you all fired up."

The two shared a smile and then fell back into comfortable silence.

"Do you remember our first fight?" Sonny spoke up, again.

Kate smiled. "How could I forget! You were supposed to pick me up and take me out to dinner, but you were two hours late AND you forgot to call and let me know!"

Sonny nodded. "Yeah, my motorcycle broke down and by the time I WALKED, mind you, all the way across town to your place, it was close to midnight and all the lights were off in your building."

"I was laying in bed trying to fall asleep, still fuming by the way, when suddenly I heard rocks being thrown at my window. I opened up the window and climbed out onto the fire escape, and there you were standing down in the alley. And you yelled up, 'Connie! My Juliet! Let down your hair for me!"

"And you said, 'That's Rapunzel, you moron. Now leave me the hell alone!"

The two laughed at the memory, and then Kate, still laughing, continued with the reminiscing.

"And then you swiftly climbed up the fire escape, said you were sorry and that it would never happen again, took me in your arms and…"

Her laughter stopped, and she cast her eyes downward, not sure where to go from there.

Sonny cleared his throat and finished the story.

"I took you in my arms, and I kissed you."

Kate nodded, still unable to bring herself to look up at Sonny.

Suddenly, Sonny lifted Kate's chin, so that the two were making eye contact.

He moved his head closer and closer to Kate's, and as their eyes closed, their lips finally met.

It was a slow and tender kiss, full of romance and promise, and realizations that they had never really gotten over those feelings from nearly twenty years ago, and that they probably never would.

It was Sonny who pulled away.

"You really should get some sleep." He said caringly.

Kate nodded, "Yeah, I guess so. But you can't expect me to stay in here all day tomorrow! It's so boring up here by myself! I mean, could it have killed you to put a TV in the bedroom?!" She said exasperatedly.

Sonny's eyes became intense as he leaned into her and whispered, "I always thought there were much more entertaining things to do in a bedroom, rather than watch TV."

Kate leaned in closer and fluttered her eyelashes at him.

"Oh really?" She murmured.

"MmHmm."

"Like what?" Kate asked, her voice a few octaves lower than it normally was.

"Oh, you'll find out," after a brief pause, "As soon as you are one-hundred percent better!"

And with that, he gave her a quick peck on the lips and made his way back to his bedroom.

Kate flopped her head down on her pillow and groaned, frustrated.

"Goodnight, Kate." Sonny called from his room, "Sweet dreams."

Kate smiled to herself, for as "unnecessary" as she deemed it was to be in Sonny's care, she couldn't deny how much she enjoyed having him care for her.

"Goodnight, Sonny." She called back to him, and settled down into bed.

Her last thoughts before drifting off to sleep were 'Here's hoping to a speedy recovery!'

The End!

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