"Slowly," CJ said as she helped Toby to the door. "Where are your keys?"
"What?" Toby asked, still woozy from the pain medication they gave him at the hospital.
"Keys! So I can unlock the door," CJ screamed.
"In my pocket," Toby whispered. CJ rolled her eyes back and put her hand in his pocket.
"Getting a little frisky, aren't we?" Toby snorted.
"Shut up!" CJ hit him across his head with her free hand. "Is this them?" She asked as she pulled.
"No!" Toby jumped up a little. "That's not them," He said while glaring at her.
"What is it?" CJ still had hold of whatever it was. Toby gave her a look that made her blush. "Oops, sorry," CJ smiled weakly and let go.
"Check the other pocket," Toby growled. CJ put her hand in the other pocket and found the keys.
"You look better now," She said as she unlocked the door.
"Yeah, well, you kind of helped the pain medication wear off. I'm experiencing new pain now," Toby glared.
"Well, I'm sorry. How was I supposed to know the difference?" CJ smirked as she helped Toby in the house.
"I'll answer that later," Toby growled as he sat down on the couch.
"You want me to help you get upstairs to bed?"
"I think I'll be fine here. Besides, I have to leave in a couple of hours to pick up Sharon."
"Toby let me go get her. You can barely move."
"No, I told Josh I would get her."
"Toby, I'll pick her up and bring her straight here if you want," CJ sat next to him.
"She's staying at the hotel next to the airport, I forget which one," Toby scratched his head.
"She'll tell me and I'll get her settled. Don't worry."
"CJ." Toby started, but was hushed by CJ's hand over his mouth.
"Shut up," She whispered. "Take your shirt off." She stood and walked up stairs.
"Excuse me?" Toby asked shocked.
"Oh God Toby, get your mind out of the gutter," She walked back in with an old tee shirt and shorts. "You're not going to wear those dirty clothes to sleep."
"I can dress myself," He said as he tried to stand, but fell back over.
"Yeah, you look real stable," CJ sat on the footstool in front of him and pushed him back in the couch. "Just sit back and try not to hurt yourself." CJ smiled and began unbuckling his pants, causing him to jump.
"CJ? What the hell are you doing?" Toby asked confused.
"Getting you undressed so you can put some other clothes on."
"I can do it," Toby said, but CJ covered his mouth with her hand.
"Toby?" CJ asked.
"Hmm?" Toby mumbled through her hand.
"Shut up," CJ removed her hand and started to unbuckle his pants again. She smirked as she saw him looking around nervously. "Okay, now raise your butt up a little." She ordered. When he did as she asked, she pulled his pants down.
"Do you have any idea how awkward this is?" Toby asked slowly while looking around nervously.
"Actually, I'm getting a kick out of it." CJ smiled. "If I had a camera."
"Don't even think about it." Toby glared.
"Arms up," CJ said as she stood and hovered over him. After his arms went up, she pulled his shirt off. Leaving him only in his boxer shorts.
"Stop," Toby looked at CJ.
"What?" CJ asked nervously.
"Looking up and down at me smiling."
"In your dreams Ziegler," CJ smiled. She could tell her hands were shaking. "Bring your butt up again." She said as she got his shorts up his legs. Toby lifted his body up and allowed CJ to pull his shorts up. CJ looked at Toby for a moment, and then Toby raised his arms to allow her to put his tee shirt on.
"Thanks," Toby smiled shyly. "You know, for dressing me." He joked.
"Your welcome," She smiled. "You okay?"
"I still miss him," He looked down. "Can I tell you something without you calling the mental ward on me?" Toby asked sarcastically.
"Sure," CJ said while looking into his eyes.
"I saw him today," Toby took a deep breath and looked up. "Before the glass thing. I saw him."
"Sam?" CJ asked, but not surprised.
"You don't sound surprised," Toby said.
"I saw him too."
"Really?"
"Yeah," She smiled. "He said that he got a chance to say."
"Goodbye." Toby finished.
"Goodbye." CJ smiled.
"I think that helped," Toby said.
"I think so too. We know that he's going to be fine."
"Yeah," Toby looked down, and then CJ grabbed his hand. "About that kiss."
"Don't worry about it," Toby smiled weakly. CJ looked up at him and stared into his eyes.
"Toby," CJ whispered as she moved her lips closer to his.
"CJ," Toby moved closer as well. But when they almost kissed, CJ backed away a little.
"I should go," CJ said, but still looking into Toby's eyes.
"Maybe," Toby said, but not moving back.
"Yeah, I think I better go. It's late and I have to pick Sharon up in the morning," CJ got up and took a deep breath.
"Okay," Toby smiled. "I'd love to walk you to the door, but I'm afraid I may fall and hurt myself again." Toby smiled.
"Are you going to be okay?" CJ asked.
"I'll be okay," Toby smiled. "I'm going to try to get some sleep."
"You know my number," CJ said.
"Yeah," Toby looked up at CJ. "Thank you Claudia."
"I'll see you tomorrow," CJ smiled and walked to the door. "Toby."
"Yeah," Toby looked over at her as he lied down.
"The reason I'm leaving."
"You don't have to explain CJ."
"I just don't want to do anything I may regret later."
"I have that affect on woman after they dress me," Toby smirked. "Don't worry about it." Toby nodded. "Go get some sleep."
"Yeah," CJ smiled. "Goodnight Toby."
"Goodnight CJ." Toby watched as CJ walked out of his house. "I love you." He whispered, even though she was already gone.
CJ walked back to her car and looked back at the house. She took deep breaths the whole time. She didn't have any idea how much she wanted to stay with him until she was outside.
"I love you." She whispered as she got in her car and drove home.
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"What?" Toby asked, still woozy from the pain medication they gave him at the hospital.
"Keys! So I can unlock the door," CJ screamed.
"In my pocket," Toby whispered. CJ rolled her eyes back and put her hand in his pocket.
"Getting a little frisky, aren't we?" Toby snorted.
"Shut up!" CJ hit him across his head with her free hand. "Is this them?" She asked as she pulled.
"No!" Toby jumped up a little. "That's not them," He said while glaring at her.
"What is it?" CJ still had hold of whatever it was. Toby gave her a look that made her blush. "Oops, sorry," CJ smiled weakly and let go.
"Check the other pocket," Toby growled. CJ put her hand in the other pocket and found the keys.
"You look better now," She said as she unlocked the door.
"Yeah, well, you kind of helped the pain medication wear off. I'm experiencing new pain now," Toby glared.
"Well, I'm sorry. How was I supposed to know the difference?" CJ smirked as she helped Toby in the house.
"I'll answer that later," Toby growled as he sat down on the couch.
"You want me to help you get upstairs to bed?"
"I think I'll be fine here. Besides, I have to leave in a couple of hours to pick up Sharon."
"Toby let me go get her. You can barely move."
"No, I told Josh I would get her."
"Toby, I'll pick her up and bring her straight here if you want," CJ sat next to him.
"She's staying at the hotel next to the airport, I forget which one," Toby scratched his head.
"She'll tell me and I'll get her settled. Don't worry."
"CJ." Toby started, but was hushed by CJ's hand over his mouth.
"Shut up," She whispered. "Take your shirt off." She stood and walked up stairs.
"Excuse me?" Toby asked shocked.
"Oh God Toby, get your mind out of the gutter," She walked back in with an old tee shirt and shorts. "You're not going to wear those dirty clothes to sleep."
"I can dress myself," He said as he tried to stand, but fell back over.
"Yeah, you look real stable," CJ sat on the footstool in front of him and pushed him back in the couch. "Just sit back and try not to hurt yourself." CJ smiled and began unbuckling his pants, causing him to jump.
"CJ? What the hell are you doing?" Toby asked confused.
"Getting you undressed so you can put some other clothes on."
"I can do it," Toby said, but CJ covered his mouth with her hand.
"Toby?" CJ asked.
"Hmm?" Toby mumbled through her hand.
"Shut up," CJ removed her hand and started to unbuckle his pants again. She smirked as she saw him looking around nervously. "Okay, now raise your butt up a little." She ordered. When he did as she asked, she pulled his pants down.
"Do you have any idea how awkward this is?" Toby asked slowly while looking around nervously.
"Actually, I'm getting a kick out of it." CJ smiled. "If I had a camera."
"Don't even think about it." Toby glared.
"Arms up," CJ said as she stood and hovered over him. After his arms went up, she pulled his shirt off. Leaving him only in his boxer shorts.
"Stop," Toby looked at CJ.
"What?" CJ asked nervously.
"Looking up and down at me smiling."
"In your dreams Ziegler," CJ smiled. She could tell her hands were shaking. "Bring your butt up again." She said as she got his shorts up his legs. Toby lifted his body up and allowed CJ to pull his shorts up. CJ looked at Toby for a moment, and then Toby raised his arms to allow her to put his tee shirt on.
"Thanks," Toby smiled shyly. "You know, for dressing me." He joked.
"Your welcome," She smiled. "You okay?"
"I still miss him," He looked down. "Can I tell you something without you calling the mental ward on me?" Toby asked sarcastically.
"Sure," CJ said while looking into his eyes.
"I saw him today," Toby took a deep breath and looked up. "Before the glass thing. I saw him."
"Sam?" CJ asked, but not surprised.
"You don't sound surprised," Toby said.
"I saw him too."
"Really?"
"Yeah," She smiled. "He said that he got a chance to say."
"Goodbye." Toby finished.
"Goodbye." CJ smiled.
"I think that helped," Toby said.
"I think so too. We know that he's going to be fine."
"Yeah," Toby looked down, and then CJ grabbed his hand. "About that kiss."
"Don't worry about it," Toby smiled weakly. CJ looked up at him and stared into his eyes.
"Toby," CJ whispered as she moved her lips closer to his.
"CJ," Toby moved closer as well. But when they almost kissed, CJ backed away a little.
"I should go," CJ said, but still looking into Toby's eyes.
"Maybe," Toby said, but not moving back.
"Yeah, I think I better go. It's late and I have to pick Sharon up in the morning," CJ got up and took a deep breath.
"Okay," Toby smiled. "I'd love to walk you to the door, but I'm afraid I may fall and hurt myself again." Toby smiled.
"Are you going to be okay?" CJ asked.
"I'll be okay," Toby smiled. "I'm going to try to get some sleep."
"You know my number," CJ said.
"Yeah," Toby looked up at CJ. "Thank you Claudia."
"I'll see you tomorrow," CJ smiled and walked to the door. "Toby."
"Yeah," Toby looked over at her as he lied down.
"The reason I'm leaving."
"You don't have to explain CJ."
"I just don't want to do anything I may regret later."
"I have that affect on woman after they dress me," Toby smirked. "Don't worry about it." Toby nodded. "Go get some sleep."
"Yeah," CJ smiled. "Goodnight Toby."
"Goodnight CJ." Toby watched as CJ walked out of his house. "I love you." He whispered, even though she was already gone.
CJ walked back to her car and looked back at the house. She took deep breaths the whole time. She didn't have any idea how much she wanted to stay with him until she was outside.
"I love you." She whispered as she got in her car and drove home.
TBC