Otis and Adi stayed with Cutter throughout the night. Otis slept in the chair beside his bed and Adi slept on the floor.

She couldn't believe the dramatic change in Otis's attitude about Cutter. God, she wished she had thought of bringing Baby into the picture sooner. She loved her Otis, but by god he could be fucking stubborn and a fucking asshole when he wanted to be.

"Hey, baby..." She shook him awake in the morning. His head was slumped forward to his chest, and she knew he would be aching. She had made them a pot of coffee and had brought him a mug.

"Hnn...?" He tried to raise his head and grimaced at the pain. "Oh, fuck..."

"Mm...yeah..."

He raised his head, rubbing his neck with one hand and his eyes with the other, yawning. "Did he wake up yet?"

"No..." she kissed his forehead, shoving the mug of coffee into his hands.

He looked down at it, then up at her. "Am I in trouble?"

"What? No? Why?"

"You always bring me coffee when I'm in trouble..."

"Oh, sweetie. No. You're not in trouble. Far from it."

As he drank from the mug, she noticed large finger shaped bruises forming on his arm from where Cutter had grabbed him.

"Ooh, baby..."

"Huh?" He looked down at his arm. "Oh...That's why that hurts."

"I can't believe how you're acting."

"Oh, fuck. Here we go."

"No, no. In a good way. In the best way, actually. You...You were so good last night. You did everything I usually do."

He shrugged. "You get hurt enough, you pick up on some things, doc."

She smirked. "You know what I mean."

"Mm..." He grunted.

She sat in his lap, careful not to spill either of their mugs of coffee and smiled at him, kissing his cheek. "Hey, handsome."

He sighed contentedly and laid his head on her chest. "This is actually the fucking best..." She felt his arm snake around her waist and rest on her hips.

"How's that, sexy?"

"Hm..." He cleared his throat as he took another sip. "Coffee in my hand, my baby in my lap and her titties in my face. Hell of a way to start a day, I think." He smiled up at her innocently.

"You're a goof." She smiled back.

"I'm your goof. You picked me."

"I did. And I would pick you again and again."

"Aw." He laid his head on her again. He loved the way her arm rested around his shoulders. He felt so enveloped in her love. "You know what my favorite part of the day is?"

"What, babe?"

"When you're still asleep and I'm not, and I look down and you're laying on my chest, all curled up to me because you've inevitably kicked all the covers off in the middle of the night. You always have one hand on my chest and the other around me, and your cheek on my chest. It's so cute. It's just...every morning I get to wake up and see that you're still there. That you're mine."

She simply turned and looked at him, carefully sitting her mug on the bedside table behind him.

"...What?"

She kissed him, shoving her tongue passed his lips immediately. Her hands rested on either side of his face. She pulled away breathless.

"Whoa. What was that for?"

"Because that was the sweetest thing in the world."

He smiled softly, pushing her hair behind her ear. "No, mama. That's you."

She felt her face grow hot and he chuckled, kissing her lightly on the lips.

They both heard a groan and jumped. Cutter stirred awake.

"Well, well well. The dead rise." Otis sighed. "Adi, can you handle him by yourself for a minute?"

"Y...Yeah...? Why?"

"I've got an idea."

He finished his coffee, changed quickly, and left.

He drove to the house by memory, praying to god he remembered the way well enough. He knocked on the door lightly, and she answered.

"Hey...I...I know you don't know me. But I'm John's...er...son...and-"

"Yeah. I remember you. You were here the other day..." She seemed bashful. Something quite different for a prostitute. "How...How is he doing?" She clutched her bedrobe that she was wearing.

"He's alright. Uh...That's why I came, actually. You uh...You wanna come see him? Spend some time with him?"

Her eyes lit up. "Really!? You...You would do that for me?"

"Er...It's...really not that big of a deal, I-"

Before he could explain himself, she had kissed his cheek, leaving a bright red lipstick stain. "I'll go get dressed! Hang on!" She scurried away.

It wasn't long until she came back, fully dressed in a black band t-shirt and ripped jeans that rivaled those Baby wore. "Let's go!"

They got in the car and drove along, listening to the radio.

"So..." She purred, licking her lips. "Who was that other woman with you the other day?"

"My wife." He deadpanned. He wanted no part of whatever she was trying to offer.

"Oh..." She slumped in her seat. "Thought I could repay you...Y'know."

"Yeah, no. We're not doing that. Just...Just make him happy, okay?"

She nodded. They wandered inside the house.

"He's upstairs. Come on." He led and she followed. "Hey, Cutter! I got a surprise for you."

He was awake. Adi had propped him up slightly and was feeding him soup and tea. The woman stepped out from behind Otis and Cutter smiled hugely.

"Sasha..." He managed.

"Ohh, baby!" She sat next to him, all but throwing Adi out of the chair and started feeding him and cooing over him.

"Hey, Baby." Adi purred, wrapping her arms around Otis's neck. "That was...so, so sweet of you. I can't believe you did that...That...that was amazing. And so kind..."

Otis shrugged. "You asked me to be the better man. I'm trying..."

"This is above and beyond, baby." She smiled, raising her eyebrow as she noticed the lipstick stain on his cheek, wiping it off.

"I...ah...she...she...I didn't-!"

"Shut up." She kissed him, pulling him close to her.