Been a while but I thought I would give you a little something, if people are still interested. Hope you guys are good and have a wonderful weekend!


He was tired. He knew, and she knew it. But he didn't want to go to bed alone. He would just miss her. Miss her small hand encompassed in his. Miss the feeling of security she proved by being in his arms. Miss the love she silently gave to him as she soothed him off to sleep by softly running her fingers over his arms.

Kirsten came into the bedroom. She knew she had at least another hour of homework left to get done. She knew Sandy had to get up early the next morning. He had to be in court and she didn't want him to be tired. She found him fighting sleep, trying to focus on the words in his book. He was trying to wait for her. He knew he couldn't sleep well if she wasn't beside him, not that he would every admit that to her. But she knew. And he knew she knew. She loved that about him. She never had to question if he still loved her.

She went over to him, and soothingly ran her fingers through her boyfriend's messy mop of hair. She pressed a gently kiss to his forehead. And he slowly opened his eyes.

"Get some rest baby, you have to go to work tomorrow"

"Did you finish your homework yet" He was struggling to suppress his yawn. He hated when Kirsten's professors gave her a lot of homework. Homework cut into the time he could spend with his girlfriend. He was so excited that she agreed to move in with him after their summer in the mail truck. He was finally out of Law School working at the Berkeley Public Defenders office, living his dreams with the women of his dreams. Life couldn't be better.

"No, I still have a little left. I can work on some in the morning before my 10am class"

"Come join me" he said sleepily, as he pulled her into a hug and under the covers with him.

"Sandy, I have to finish," she said softly and teasingly

"Later" he said, placing a soft kiss on her nose. "At least take a break"

Kirsten felt her strength wavering. "Fine mister. You get 10 minutes"

"Good! I haven't seen you all day," He said looking in her eyes and she smiled up at him. She loved him so much and thought he was so cute when he was really tired.

"I know this last year of college is kicking my ass. But only a few more months!" she said excitedly and Sandy smiled. He was so proud of her.

"You need to get more sleep in between"

"I am resting now" she kissed his eyelids shut "You take such good care of me"

"My favorite job in the whole world" he said and left a quick peck on her soft pink lips.

"Honey you really need to get some sleep"

"Not until you come to bed with me"

"No before baby. I can tell you are tired"

Sandy looked at her skeptically "How Ms. Nichol?"

"Well Mr. Cohen after three years of observing you, I have noticed that your eyes get red in the corners, you try to pretend you aren't yawning and you don't talk as much"

Sandy blushed sheepishly, having not realized she knew those little things about him.
"Not talking that's new" he joked back.

"I know, it kind of scares me. You talk so much, you even do it in your sleep" Sandy chuckled to that and pulled her close to her.

"I love you Kirsten Nichol"

"I love you too" She slowly moved out of his arms, and kissed him on the lips softly. "I'll be back in about hour okay. Just rest a bit". Sandy nodded his head, before trying over. Kirsten saw that he almost fell asleep immediately. She smiled as she watched him for a moment as she thought to herself.

She whispered ever so quietly. " How about I love you Kirsten Cohen?" As she got up and started to leave their bedroom, she heard her boyfriend speak once again in his sleep.

"I love you Kirsten Cohen"

She would never find out that Sandy was wake when he said that. Nor did she ever know had been saving up the money for the ring ever since he was in the hospital. He was only a few more paychecks away from getting his dreams to truly became a reality.


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