Chocolate
A week later she was in London packing up her things and getting ready to move in with her boyfriend and stepson. She'd found a chocolate bar in the fridge and tried to fight herself against taking a bite.
A sniff wouldn't do much harm would it she thought smelling it. The smell overtook her senses and she took a bite. Before she knew it she'd finished the bar.
She looked guiltily and threw the wrapped away. She'd failed him. She'd promised to give up chocolate to save his life and she'd just eaten this damn chocolate bar. She just hoped he didn't find out.
Suddenly her laptop beeped so she went over to it to see he was calling her on Skype. She licked around her mouth then brought up the chat hoping she'd got rid of all the chocolate.
He smiled when he saw her but was that chocolate on her face? "Emily, have you had chocolate?" he asked a little hurt and betrayed. She was meant to have given up chocolate to save his life.
She looked around her trying to pretend she hadn't. She felt so guilty but she didn't know what to say. She'd slipped up.
"Em, it's on your face," he added.
She looked down ashamed. "I'm sorry, Aaron, I didn't mean to," she answered.
"It's alright. I'll just go have some pizza and beer," he replied raising an eyebrow.
"No," she shouted. "Do you want to go back to hospital?"
"Do you want me to send over Garcia to keep an eye on you?"
She looked down playing with her hands. "I'm sorry, darling; it was a moment of weakness."
"When you get back I'll have Jack keep an eye on you."
She smiled thinking of the sweet boy she'd left in charge. "How crazy is he driving you?" she asked.
"I can't break a single rule. I can't have a single chip and he makes me go to bed at the same time as him."
"Good boy," she smiled. Aaron pouted back at her as he'd thought he'd get some sympathy. "He's just trying to take care of you the best way he can. He cares about you. You're his hero."
"I know. We miss you," he said sadly.
"I miss you too but I'll be home in three days," she answered.
He smiled slightly.