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Rolling over onto her side the brunette tried to see past the foggy haze that was clouding her mind. Her raised temperature and slight nausea reminded her she had been ill. She remembered how Fletch had come to visit and they had laughed about old times. Soon, all the details from yesterday evening were beginning to slot back into place. Fletch had told her he loved her and subsequently she had also admitted to loving Fletch. Lifting a hand to rub her tired eyes Colette cannot ignore the tiny smile that begins to tug at the corner of her lips. Opening her eyes and edging towards the middle of the bed the frame nurse half expected to find Fletch sprawled out beside her claiming at least 80% of the duvet. However, when the brunette rolled over she was greeted with cold sheets and a perfectly made bed. She began to panic before a familiar male voice asked 'who are you looking for?'. Colette looked up to be greeted with a smiling Fletch. He stood in the doorway, two steaming mugs of tea in hand.
"You" Colette replied simply, watching as Fletch walked into the room and placed her cup of tea on the bedside table" Thank you" She added gratefully as he climbed back into bed beside her. "Have you been up long?" She asked indicating to his jeans and t-shirt.
"Have you seen the time sleepyhead?" Fletch teased, taking a sip of his tea. Shifting her body the brunette sat up in bed before turning her head to look at the alarm clock on the side. Her eyes fall wide open at seeing the current and precise time of 11:48am. "Why didn't you wake me?!" She asks, her voice raising at least an octave.
"Didn't have the heart" Fletch replied with a laugh. "You have the day off anyway" He pointed out, reaching across to sling a loose arm around her frame.
"And what about you?" Colette asked curiously. "I'm fairly sure I put you down to work all week" She added with a mischievous grin.
"Yeah thanks for that Col" Fletch teases, playfully nudging her on the arm.
"Seriously though?"
"I called in sick. I'd much rather spend the day with you" Fletch told her honestly before leaning forward to place a butterfly kiss upon her still slightly clammy forehead. Colette didn't respond but shuffled in the bed to rest her head upon Fletch's chest and cuddle into his side. The pair sat in a comfortable silence for a while, just enjoying the warmth and familiarity of each other's company.
"I am really excited" Fletch randomly declared after a while. Colette's eyebrows knitted together in confusion before she asked a lame 'why?'.
"Because we have this massive adventure in front of us" Fletch informed her almost breathlessly. "Just you and me with every opportunity open to us"
"Oh god" Colette grinned. "I have the distinct sense of déjà vu" She laughed. "If you get out a map I am off" The brunette added unable to stop herself from dissolving into giggles.
"Hey that was a good idea" Fletch laughed, trying to defend himself. "It's not my fault you are lacking a sense of adventure!" He teased. Colette just continued to laugh before snuggling back down into Fletch's arms. The whole situation oddly felt normal causing a warm, fuzzy feeling in the brunette's chest. She was scared that it would be all too soon but at the same time she couldn't bear to be parted from his company. Fletch had even offered to sleep on the sofa last night as it had been too late to go home but Colette had told him honestly that she needed to feel his love and comfort. Colette had slept soundly for the first time in years feeling contented, loved and safe in his arm.
"I've missed this" Colette told him, breaking the comfortable silence between them both.
"Missed what?" The male nurse asked curiously.
"You. Us" She replied simply.
"Me too" Fletch agreed with a nod. "And I meant what I said last night Col, I don't want to lose you this time" He added sincerely.
"And I meant what I said" Colette replied seriously "We have to take this slowly" She warned. Fletch nodded again.
"I love you Colette and I'm willing to do anything that makes you happy" The male nurse told her truthfully. A smile tugged at the corner of Colette's lips as she heard his gentle words and the sincerity in his voice. Leaning forward to kiss him softly Colette honestly felt the happiest she had in a long time.
"Go on Col" Fletch encouraged watching as she closed her eyes.
"This is stupid" Colette declared adamantly as she opened the neatly folded world map and stuck a pin into the left edge. The pair had been discussing their future plans and decided that nothing much tied them to the UK. They had little family and their jobs allowed them to travel anywhere. In a moment of madness Fletch had somehow got the brunette to agree to thinking about moving somewhere new in order to begin a new adventure. Obviously, the most logical way to do this (according to Fletch) was to get Colette to stick a pin into a map with her eyes closed. "Can I open my eyes now?"
"No, do it again" Fletch laughed taking the map from her hands, removing the pin out and giving it back to her.
"You can't just discount places!" Colette whinged, scrunching up her face as much as she could with her eyes closed which just proved to make Fletch laugh even more. "You're breaking the rules"
"I'm not" Fletch told her "You managed to place us somewhere in the middle of the pacific ocean! I don't know about you but I think that's a pretty big commitment for someone who doesn't even like getting her hair wet!" He teased with a laugh causing a grumpy 'I told you this was stupid' from Colette.
"Lighten up Col, this could turn into something really exciting
"Suppose" Colette admitted begrudgingly.
"Right go again!" Fletch instructed her before watching as she dramatically placed the pin back into the map. "Good choice!" Fletch admitted triumphantly as the pin landed in a country this time as opposed to in the ocean.
"Can I open my eyes now?" She asked again, grateful when Fletch answered yes. Colette slowly peeled each eye open cautiously. Her eyes jumped into focus as she tried to spot the pin on the map. "Canada?!" She practically squeaked upon seeing her red pin nearing the Canadian border.
"What's wrong with Canada?" Fletch asked, his facial expression a mixture of bemusement and amusement.
"We can't live in Canada!" Colette continued adamantly. "It's really cold!"
"It's really cold here too" Fletch pointed out. "If you don't want to live in Canada, go again" He added knowing it would take a heck of a lot of convincing to get Colette to live anywhere colder than the UK. So, with a loud sigh and a roll of the eyes the brunette once again closed her eyes and stuck the pin into the map. She then spent the next ten minutes explaining why Turkmenistan wasn't a viable option. In the end, the game had continued all night with Colette discounting most places for a variety of bizarre but hilarious reasons.
"I think we could have been really happy in Brazil" Fletch teased throwing the map across the living room after at least two hours of the game. He was feeling ever so slightly delirious after discounting most places in the world. His comment was rewarded with a playful shove from Colette.
"I don't know about you but I'm really happy here" She told him honestly. "I'm happy where ever I am Fletch, as long as I'm with you" The brunette continued prompting a moment of silence between the couple as they leaned forward for a gentle kiss.
