Chapter 10

It was two days later and David was trying to find out where Erica was. He called the office to make sure she either wasn't or was in before he made trips around Pine Valley.

"Hello, Is Erica Kane in today?"

"No she is not in today may I take a message?"

"No that's ok, but do you know if she is at home?"

"I believe she is but I'm not sure."

"Thank you."

David headed to Erica's place figuring she must be there. He got to the front door and knocked, but there was no answer. He tried the door knob and the door fell open. He thought that it was odd that Erica had left the door unlocked. He stepped inside and looked around for her. He called her name a couple times but there was no answer. He went upstairs and heard crying from one of the rooms. He walked down the hallway towards the noise and he opened the last door on the right. She was laying there in bed crying.

"Erica, Erica what's wrong? Why are you crying?" he asked coming around the side of the bed to face her.

She just laid there crying with a blank expression on her face.

"Erica when is the last time you had something to eat or drink? He said quietly brushing the hair from her face with his hand.

"I'm not sure." She said in a low tone, almost too low to hear .

"Ok I am going to go downstairs and get you something and I will be right back you hear me?"

"Yes"

He went downstairs to the kitchen to find something for her to eat and made some tea for her quickly and brought a few things up with him not sure what she would actually eat.

"Erica I need you to try to eat and drink something. It is a really bad thing to skip meals when you are anemic." He said caringly.

She took a few bites of the food he brought her and drank most of the tea. She still just laid there quietly weeping and a blank expression on her face. He wasn't sure why she was so upset. He figured Jack$$ probably had something to do with it. He didn't know what to say or what to do so he sat there on the bed next to her for a couple minutes waiting for her to say something, anything. She still hadn't moved so he knew he had to do something to make her feel better so he lay down behind her and wrapped his arms around her and held her tight promising to help her through this whatever it was.

They laid there for what must have been two hours. Erica finally started to come out of the trance she was in and sat up. She woke David with her movements and he rose quickly to her side.

"Thank you David for being here with me. I just don't know what's going on with me."

"It's ok you are going through a lot right now with the anemia and the baby. And now I suppose Jack is the latest problem?"

"Yes we had a fight the other day. I told him about us and he flipped out. He couldn't even have a rational conversation with me about it, he just ran out like a stubborn child."

"It's alright Erica, just give him some time. But until then or from now on I will be here for you and this baby."

It was then that he moved in closer to her and putting a hand or the side of her face. He pulled her closer to him and his kissed her a soft and gentle kiss.

She pulled away slightly not from offense but because she wanted to face him and look into his eyes.

"David I am glad you are here with me." She said looking into his eyes as she kissed him this time, a kiss full of passion and love. It was David who pulled away this time.

"Erica, we can't do this now. It's not that we shouldn't or that we can't or that I don't want to but you haven't eaten a meal in god knows how long and you still need to get your injection. So I'm sorry to have to say this, but no sex today!"

"I would fight you on that but you are right, I am way too weak to do so."

"Alright now that that is settled I want you to come downstairs with me and I will make us dinner."

David had made them dinner and they ate together at the table. After dinner he cleaned up and gave her the injection. She is not too fond of needles but he did it quite smoothly and she really didn't even notice he did it.

"There, all done!"

"Wow you really are good with that, the needle I mean."

"Ok now I want to you to get lots of sleep tonight, and I would prefer you didn't go out tomorrow."

"Whatever you say doctor."

"I am going to go then I have a shift at the hospital tonight."

"Thank you so much David, for everything." She said leaning to him and placing a kiss on his cheek.

"Goodbye Erica, I'll see you in two days again."

"I'm looking forward to it." She replied slowly closing the door behind her.