"I think I better get you back to bed," Kay said as he leaned over his new bride who was busily unhooking Zed from the IV and monitor. She was sure now that he was going to be just fine. "You didn't get much rest last night."
"You should know. You were the one who was keeping me from resting," Elle murmured as Kay reached down and gathered her into his arms. "Zed, you should probably stay laying down for awhile just to be on the safe side."
A little bit later, Kay came back into the bedroom to find Zed asleep again. "Elle let you escape?" Jay said with a chuckle as he looked up at his partner.
"She's fast asleep. Poor thing. I think last night finally caught up with her," Kay told him.
"Last night and this morning. Were you two trying to set some kind of record?"
"Why don't you go and check the supplies, Slick? See about getting started on lunch?" Kay said with a pointed look.
"Like you're hungry for food," Jay murmured as he hurried out of the room. He just hoped that it didn't rain that night. He had a feeling he would be sleeping outside again.
A moment after Jay left, Zed slowly opened his eyes again. "Kay?" Zed felt so tired but he wasn't quiet sure why. The drugs Elle gave him, he supposed.
"How are you feeling?" Kay asked. He was relieved that Zed actually hadn't suffered a heart attack over this.
"Better. So, what happened with you two? I didn't think that you had feelings like that before?" Zed asked as he moved a bit in bed, adjusting his position so he could set up a bit. He really wanted to lay down and sleep but he decided to ignore that impulse for now.
"I don't know how long I loved her," Kay whispered. He really couldn't recall a time when he hadn't felt something when he looked at Elle. He had convinced himself that it was only friendship and admiration but then suddenly things changed, became crystal clear. "I just know that when I saw her laying on the ground after she was attacked, something just snapped. I couldn't deny what I felt anymore, that I loved Elle with all of my heart and soul and I would do whatever it took to save her. I know it seems sudden but...."
"Well, the wedding certainly was," Zed said with a laugh. "Why the rush?"
"Elle was worried, afraid you might not approve." Kay said with a soft laugh that startled Zed.
"She makes you very happy, doesn't she?" Zed asked. He had never heard Kay laugh before, never seen him smile so much and so freely.
"Happier than I ever have been," Kay told him with a hint of wonder in his voice at that.
"Let me do something for you. Let me arrange a formal wedding when we get home. Goodness knows that you both deserve it."