"I'm going to take you upstairs to your bed." "Whoa now doctor, we just made up today and you want to go to bed with me?" she played.
"You're going up there to rest. Alone." He said totally straight faced and serious.
"Who made you the boss of me? Maybe I don't want to do that."
"I did and you're going to rest. Now let's go. Upstairs miss." He told her. She gave into his demands and went up the stairs with him and to her bedroom. She knew he felt bad about what he'd put them through and he was trying to make up for. She could tell was determined to take of them and make sure they were going to be okay from now on. Was she ready to get back together? Probably not, but it felt good to have someone there for her, to take care of her. The father of her child.
She changed into some sweats and a t-shirt and then he helped her in bed and covered her up and she felt like an invalid. "I don't need tucked in and a bedtime story David." "Its the only way I can be sure you rest. I'm goin to go get your pill and some milk and I'll be back up in a minute."
"Okay. I promise to stay here like a good girl." She teased. It only took a minute or two until David came back up with a glass of milk, her medication and some crackers. "Here take this." he said handing her the blood pressure pill as he sat down on the bed next to her. "There are some crackers here if the meds don't sit well with your stomach."
"Thank you doctor." She smiled "Your welcome. Do you know if Leo or Bianca are here or going to be here? I don't want to leave alone." He said looking around as if he could see Leo or Bianca through walls. "I'm a grown woman. I don't need a babysitter David."
"I know as soon as I go out that door you'll be up and maybe even trying to work."
"You know me so well" "Yes that's why I want someone here with you." "You could just stay for a little while. You know make sure I stay put." she hinted, putting her hand on the inside of his leg.
"What is this Erica?"
"What are you talking about David?" She asked confused at what he was asking.
"What are we doing? Where do we go from here? Me, you, and the baby, us?" "I don't know David. I don't think we can get back what we had before."
"Are we going to try again? Should we try again? If not for us, for our baby?"
"I know we both want a perfect life for this child, but what if we try again and self implode like last time and he or she gets caught in the middle?"
"Can you honestly say we weren't meant to be together? This child was concieved the last time we were together. Before we both went our seperate ways."
"I just want to go through all that again. I missed you so much, but I convinced myself that without trust there wasn't an us."
"When I told you that I loved you, I knew for a long time before that. I just didn't think I knew what love was and I couldn't convince myself that what it was. And I had a hard time learning to fully trust someone else and I'm sorry for all the lies." He told her, getting her to see that he was different now. She had changed him for he better.
"I'm to blame too. I know that now. You trusted me and no matter how hard you tried to get me to trust you, I couldn't bring myself to trust another man, especially one that everyone told me would hurt me. But I do. I do trust you, David."
"So does this mean you're willing to give us another shot?" "Why don't you just shut up and kiss me. We''ll see where it goes from there." She smiled and waiting for him to do as she asked.
He obliged moving down to her from his sitting position on the bed. He pushed some hair from her face, staring at her beautiful form before he gave in and kissed her. Softly at first, but she was hungry for his lips. After the funeral when he kissed her, she wanted that just as much as he did, if not more. But she had stopped it. Stopped them. She had been thinking about that moment everyday since and she she wanted him back. She loved him and she never stopped, no matter how many times her head told her she had too.
She parted her lips, waiting for him to do something, well do more. He stopped them after a few kisses. What the hell?
"Erica we can't do this." He said, already regretting starting that.
"Why the hell not? You wanted this last week and I stopped you and now i'm all for it and you stop?"
"Oh believe me I want this. I really do, but I brought you back here for a reason remember? You need to rest and this will only make your blood pressure rise. I can't risk that for you or the baby."
"That's so sweet of you to be all protective daddy but really, you want to choose now to go all I can wait as long as I have to? When mommy wants to? Just this once? I promise to be good and rest and do whatever you want me to do. If you do this one thing for me."
"Erica. Do you know how hard it is for me to resist that face?"
"I think you might even do me good." he words laced with lust. "I'll be able to finally relax."
"Thats enough. You win Erica." He told her giving in to her demand and kissing her again. This time like she wanted it hard and hungry. Afterall it had been about 4 months since the last time they were together. It was too long.
After they caught their breaths and their heart rates slowed he moved to lay next to her. His arms around her, her back against his chest. His hands locked around her abdomen and his head on her shoulder. "I love you." she said.
"I love you too. Both of you." he told her and she turned to kiss him.
"Whoa!" they heard heard from the door. It was Leo. He had just opened the door and started in the room when he caught a glimpse of them. "Leo. Don't you know how to knock?" Erica asked covering herself up as much as possible.
"Maybe you should invest in a do not disturb sign Erica." Leo countered. "And maybe you should stay out of Erica's bedroom." David threw at him. "Especially when it's occupied."
"Yeah sure bro. Don't worry I won't ever be coming in here again. By the way I'm glad you two made up." He said gagging as he thought about what his brother and Erica were just doing. "Thanks Leo, now get out." David said, annoyed he was still there. Leo left and closed the door with that. "I think it's time your brother get a place of his own." "Either that or we put a deadbolt on the door." he joked "Seriously that could have been Bianca that walked in."
"oh indidnt even think about that. I think I should tell her what's going on, between the two of us."
"Yes and I guess I need to talk to Anna." He remembered moving to get up and dressed. "Now?" She questioned, upset by the loss of him, his body and the warmth it provided.
"Yes. I was supposed to meet her for lunch. Shes going to be angry I didn't come."
"I'll be waiting." she said as he left.