10:00 PM
His touch was gentle, nearly a flutter on her head where is hand caressed. "Addie," his voice was stick in sleep as his other hand moved to her shoulder. "Addie?"
It was a mere two seconds of panic after opening her eyes before registering where she was. Derek's touch warmed her and she moaned-hoping to silence him as she retreated further into the sheets. She slowly opened her eyes as his thumb rubbed her shoulder; he was sitting in bed matching her heavy eyes in sleep. There was a small grin set on his face.
He held up three fingers as his smile grew.
Addison drew in a deep breath, "Are you really going to make me do this every two hours?"
Derek laid back into the bed staring, but keeping his fingers up "Mhm," his grin was all too familiar and just as honoree as ever, "What's your name?"
She pulled her arm from the covers and knocked his hand down playfully, "three." She fought over him to try and turn off the lamp.
"ah-ah" His laugh caught her in a smile and he pulled her already-hovering body close to him as they both laughed, "Your name?"
The red head pulled up her head from his neck, "My name is too long for any sane person to remember."
He huffed a small laugh as she returned to her side of the bed, "please turn the light off."
Derek made no effort to move; Addie opened her eyes and saw his still fixed grin as he stared at the ceiling. She waited a few seconds, taking in his boyish acts.
She tucked a hand under her pillow, "Addison Adrianne Forbes-Montgomery." Sheperd.
He leaned over and turned the light off, only to settle in and get a small kick in the shin.
12:00 AM
Before Derek even finished getting the first syllable of her name out, Addie pulled her pillow onto her sore head.
Behind the muffling pillow he could hear her cursing him followed by: "Three, Addison Adrianne Forbes-Montgomery."
The man pulled the pillow from her face where her eyes remained closed but a smile crept at her mouth, "You suck as a patient," he whispered softly.
"Turn the light off and I will be nicer," she pulled the sheets over her head.
He placed his hand on the shadow of her arm gently, "Would you rather I shine a flashlight in your eyes?"
A deep breath was drawn in and at letting it out she turned to her back and threw down the sheet, meeting his eyes by rolling hers, "Am I dilated?" she scoffed.
Derek shook his head at the awful joke as he moved her fiery locks from the gauze on her forehead. He rolled off the mattress, leaving his bed companion to sit up in search of him. He returned from the darkness with a damp washcloth and sat by Addie, who was clearly fighting sleep to sit up. One hand was placed under her chin while the other worked to dampen the gauze.
It was warm and only made the battle of sleep harder to fight until he hit a tender spot to which she slightly jerked back. Her eyes were now held open, she looked down waiting for another poorly placed touch.
"You didn't tell me you needed stitches," Derek seemed the least bit aggravated at the lack of shared information as he removed the full strip of gauze.
Now irritated Addison pulled her head aghast and shot him a warning look, "Derek, I'm not doing this."
"Stop moving," he repositioned one hand behind her neck to keep her from fidgeting and worked to clean around the cut. Addie's focus was on his eyes that were so soft and focused. You always had kind eyes.
Before she knew it the lights were out and she was tucked back in bed with her exhusband beside her. Body exhausted but mind wide awake, Addison lay with her eyes closed for what seemed like an hour; Derek was sure she was asleep after watching her for 20 minutes.
There was movement in the bed to which she felt the slightest flutter against her forehead. He knew it was her favorite and she knew it was the kindest of goodnight kisses. Addie leaned in closer to find his warmth and he moved close enough to where her head was nestled between his chin and chest. He held her.
