Chapter X
The First Glass Was Free, The Second Was Five Dollars, It Contained The Antidote.
Eddie awoke slowly and waited a while before finally opening his eyes to the sleep depraved hours of Saturday morning. He groaned as he stretched out his legs, hearing reassuring pops in his spine that he was still alive.
He tried to lick the cottony taste from his mouth as he rolled over onto his side, coming face to face with Jane, who was still sleeping.
He smiled as he snuggled closer to her, putting his face close enough to hers that he could only see her closed eyelids and nothing else. Delicately, he raised his good hand beneath the covers and stroked her arm, arousing her from sleep.
She shuffled a bit before winking her eyes open, flinching back at the light of the room. "Morning," She crooned, stretching her spine as she tipped her head up and kissed his nose.
"Morning," He said, still stroking her arm as she scooted closer to him, and he allowed her to spoon into him. She was wearing one of his tee shirts, and the smooth fabric felt good against his warmed skin.
Eddie lay there and stared at her as she gently fell back into relaxation, closing her eyes and sinking back into the down pillow, half her face hidden from view.
Eddie still stared.
"What?" She asked groggily, inching her visible eye open and looking at him.
"God you're beautiful." He said in awe, as if he had just seen her for the first time.
"Yeah right," She laughed, bringing her hands around to wrap around his waist beneath the covers. "You're such a liar." She accused playfully, tucking her head beneath his chin.
"You're right, I'll try to stop." He smiled keenly.
"Hey!" She pointed out and in a swift motion brought her pillow from behind her head and smashed it into his face.
With an equally swift motion, he rolled so that he was supported on his good arm above her, the sheets flying wildly.
As soon as she could move so that she faced him, he dropped onto her with the stealth of a panther and she couldn't help but scream as he came down. Immediately, he began kissing her neck and up her face, wildly pecking at her playfully.
She craned her neck and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, running her fingertips over his smooth skin. Tauntingly, she lifted her head and caught his lips in hers with a vacuuming sound and didn't let go until her lungs burned for air.
She sucked the air from him and didn't let him go until he was fatigued with the minimal amount of oxygen and he collapsed onto her, snuggling into her shoulder as he maneuvered his bad hand safely out of the way and tried to catch his gasping breath.
"By the way," She said incognito. "How was the doctor?"
"She was great. Though you might have a little competition on your hands." He said as seriously as he could through a toothy grin.
"You're so disgusting!" Jane grinned and kicked him in the bad ankle, making him howl in pain. Immediately, she silenced his scream by locking her lips around his and again vacuuming the air from him.
"Oops," She said as innocently as she could, seeing the pain flicker from his eyes. "Next time don't lie, silly boy." As he rolled onto his back, she rolled up on top of him, changing positions fluidly.
She pointed a finger into his chest accusingly without saying anything, then dropped and snuggled into his chest, her short hair cascading over his face. "How was it really?"
"It was fine…" He finally pushed out, his eyes closed and his face twisted into a grimace.
"What time did you get home?" She asked.
"Around ten, you were already asleep." He said, finally beginning to relax.
"Probably," She said, nodding her head. "Work has been hell lately."
"I'm sorry," He said quietly.
"You can't do anything about it." She took back his blame and shoved it into the air, forgetting it.
He tilted his head and kissed the mess of hair across his lips, wrapping his warm arms around her petite body. "I love you." He whispered.
Then he added. "Except when you kick me."
Jane chuckled and took a moment, "I'm sorry baby, but you brought it on yourself." She snickered as she began to slink back down into the covers, a smile on her face.
"Where are you going?" He asked, watching as she disappeared beneath the darkness of the covers. "To see." She said slyly, instead ending up at the foot of the bed on her knees.
"Oh no," He sighed to himself and draped his good arm over his face, speaking through the darkness.
Jane had made it a habit to disappear into the bathroom every morning for the past week to check, but now her hopes were dimming, his were dead.
Eddie waited as he heard the rattling of a box and other various noises that he had become accustomed to at her morning ritual.
When Jane reemerged, her face was sullen and there was a sad, pathetic look wallowing in her eyes, and Eddie suddenly felt a pain in his gut.
"You know what this does to you." He stated forgivingly, making his way from the bed to wrap his body around hers and gently rock her back and forth, trying to ease her pain.
She sighed and shuddered beneath his arms, then said something that made him nearly collapse.
"I'm pregnant."
The First Glass Was Free, The Second Was Five Dollars, It Contained The Antidote.
Eddie awoke slowly and waited a while before finally opening his eyes to the sleep depraved hours of Saturday morning. He groaned as he stretched out his legs, hearing reassuring pops in his spine that he was still alive.
He tried to lick the cottony taste from his mouth as he rolled over onto his side, coming face to face with Jane, who was still sleeping.
He smiled as he snuggled closer to her, putting his face close enough to hers that he could only see her closed eyelids and nothing else. Delicately, he raised his good hand beneath the covers and stroked her arm, arousing her from sleep.
She shuffled a bit before winking her eyes open, flinching back at the light of the room. "Morning," She crooned, stretching her spine as she tipped her head up and kissed his nose.
"Morning," He said, still stroking her arm as she scooted closer to him, and he allowed her to spoon into him. She was wearing one of his tee shirts, and the smooth fabric felt good against his warmed skin.
Eddie lay there and stared at her as she gently fell back into relaxation, closing her eyes and sinking back into the down pillow, half her face hidden from view.
Eddie still stared.
"What?" She asked groggily, inching her visible eye open and looking at him.
"God you're beautiful." He said in awe, as if he had just seen her for the first time.
"Yeah right," She laughed, bringing her hands around to wrap around his waist beneath the covers. "You're such a liar." She accused playfully, tucking her head beneath his chin.
"You're right, I'll try to stop." He smiled keenly.
"Hey!" She pointed out and in a swift motion brought her pillow from behind her head and smashed it into his face.
With an equally swift motion, he rolled so that he was supported on his good arm above her, the sheets flying wildly.
As soon as she could move so that she faced him, he dropped onto her with the stealth of a panther and she couldn't help but scream as he came down. Immediately, he began kissing her neck and up her face, wildly pecking at her playfully.
She craned her neck and wrapped her arms around his shoulders, running her fingertips over his smooth skin. Tauntingly, she lifted her head and caught his lips in hers with a vacuuming sound and didn't let go until her lungs burned for air.
She sucked the air from him and didn't let him go until he was fatigued with the minimal amount of oxygen and he collapsed onto her, snuggling into her shoulder as he maneuvered his bad hand safely out of the way and tried to catch his gasping breath.
"By the way," She said incognito. "How was the doctor?"
"She was great. Though you might have a little competition on your hands." He said as seriously as he could through a toothy grin.
"You're so disgusting!" Jane grinned and kicked him in the bad ankle, making him howl in pain. Immediately, she silenced his scream by locking her lips around his and again vacuuming the air from him.
"Oops," She said as innocently as she could, seeing the pain flicker from his eyes. "Next time don't lie, silly boy." As he rolled onto his back, she rolled up on top of him, changing positions fluidly.
She pointed a finger into his chest accusingly without saying anything, then dropped and snuggled into his chest, her short hair cascading over his face. "How was it really?"
"It was fine…" He finally pushed out, his eyes closed and his face twisted into a grimace.
"What time did you get home?" She asked.
"Around ten, you were already asleep." He said, finally beginning to relax.
"Probably," She said, nodding her head. "Work has been hell lately."
"I'm sorry," He said quietly.
"You can't do anything about it." She took back his blame and shoved it into the air, forgetting it.
He tilted his head and kissed the mess of hair across his lips, wrapping his warm arms around her petite body. "I love you." He whispered.
Then he added. "Except when you kick me."
Jane chuckled and took a moment, "I'm sorry baby, but you brought it on yourself." She snickered as she began to slink back down into the covers, a smile on her face.
"Where are you going?" He asked, watching as she disappeared beneath the darkness of the covers. "To see." She said slyly, instead ending up at the foot of the bed on her knees.
"Oh no," He sighed to himself and draped his good arm over his face, speaking through the darkness.
Jane had made it a habit to disappear into the bathroom every morning for the past week to check, but now her hopes were dimming, his were dead.
Eddie waited as he heard the rattling of a box and other various noises that he had become accustomed to at her morning ritual.
When Jane reemerged, her face was sullen and there was a sad, pathetic look wallowing in her eyes, and Eddie suddenly felt a pain in his gut.
"You know what this does to you." He stated forgivingly, making his way from the bed to wrap his body around hers and gently rock her back and forth, trying to ease her pain.
She sighed and shuddered beneath his arms, then said something that made him nearly collapse.
"I'm pregnant."