Neither woman got much sleep that night. While Nicky slept off the effects of the heroin, Emma and Red also suffered. Emma tossed and trend all night. Red had it worse. She had nightmares and woke constantly. When she woke up in the morning her back was screaming at her. She shouldn't have slept on the couch. She heard the shower in her bedroom running so she knew Emma was awake.
Red made her was up to check on Nicky. The girl was fast asleep on her bed. Tears filled Red's eyes as she sat on the edge of the bed and brushed the thick hair from the girls face. Nicky's eyes fluttered open as she met the sad eyes of her mother figure.
"I'm so sorry!" Nicky immediately began to sob. Red shushed her and pulled her into her arms.
"It's ok love. I know. I am still mad..SO mad. But I'm also very glad you are ok." She said cradling her daughter.
"What about Emma? I know you are pissed at her but she was covering for me. Protecting me from My mistake. MINE! Don't be mad at her. I know she hurt you but you hurt her too. Please forgive her!" Nicky begged.
"Ok ok ." Red said. "I'll go to her." She kissed Nicky on the cheek. "I love you." She said as she left the room.
I their bedroom Red found that Emma was still in the bathroom. "Emma I want to talk." Red said, knocking at the door. No answer. Red sighed. "Ok..I'm sorry! So terribly sorry. I know you are just protecting Nicky and I would have done the same thing. I'm just so mad you lied to me. We shouldn't lie to each other. That hurt me more than you will believe." Red choked on a sob. "I am so sorry I hit you. I shouldn't have done that. I promise I'll never do it again." She said.
Emma then opened the door, her face wet with tears. That's when Red saw the gash on her wife's cheek. She brought her hand to her mouth and let out a sob. She gently cupped her hand to Emma's injured cheek. "I did this to you. I did this." She said with disbelief at herself.
She stepped back from Emma and brought her hands to her face as she began to sob.
Emma walked forward and pulled Red's hands from her face and pulled her into her arms. Red clung to her wife as they both cried. No words were spoken by the two women. They knew that thy were both sorry beyond belief.
After Red's sobs subsided, Emma pulled her away and wiped the red heads tears away with her thumbs and then pulled her into a gentle kiss. Red wimpered slightly and kissed back. Then she let out a gasp of pain and grabbed her back as a spasm ran thru it. Emma knew this would happen when she woke it the middle of the night and found her wife on the couch instead of the bed. Whenever Red would fall asleep on the couch she would always have horrible pains the next day.
"Come here." Emma said, guiding Red over to the bed. "Lay on your stomach." She directed.
Red was familiar to this. Whenever her back spasmed, Emma would have her lay on her stomach and then she would straddle her back as she would gently massage is until all the kinks and pain were gone.
Red lay there and her eyes filled with tears from the pain. She also cried for how gentle and loving Emma's touch was after all that had happened. After about 10 minutes Emma got off of Red and the older woman rolled over facing her wife. Emma saw the tears on Red's cheeks and she leaned over and kissed them away. Then she laid next to her and pulled her into her arms.
"I love you so much Galina." Emma said.
"I love you too. So much." Red said.
Love makes you do crazy stupid things sometimes, they both knew that now. But as they lay peacefully in each others arms they knew that they were going to get through each crazy thing. Together.