Mark sat on the bed. His head was throbbing. "Nikki you sure you can handle him. I can stay tonight and leave in the morning. "I'll be fine, go ahead. I know you're eager to get home to your family." Nikki said. Glen went over to Mark. "Don't give her a hard time, or I'll put another knot on your head when I get back." Glen said. "Go the hell on, before I kick your ass." Mark said. Glen laughed and he went over and dropped a kiss on Nikki's head. "I'll see you Sunday night." Glen said. "Okay." Nikki said and gave him a hug. Glen left and Nikki went over to Mark. "You hungry?" Nikki asked. "No, I just want a shower and those pain pills." Mark said. She got a glass of water and gave him two of the pain pills. Mark swallowed them and handed her the glass back. She sat it down. "Do you need help to shower?" Nikki asked. Mark looked at her like she was crazy. "I can shower by my self dammit, I'm not a child." He snapped. "You know the only reason, I don't punch you is because your injured, grumpy." Nikki said. She sat down in the chair and turned on the TV while Mark stumbled his way to the bathroom. She picked up the phone and ordered her some dinner. She heard a crash from the bathroom and went to see what happened. "Mark was leaning on the sink, looking pale. "I got dizzy; I knocked some stuff over when I grabbed the sink." He said. "Okay Mr. Badass, sit your ass down." Nikki ordered. Mark lowered himself to sit on the toilet. "Lift your arms." Nikki ordered. Mark did and she carefully pulled his shirt over his head. She kneeled down and untied his boots and pulled them off his feet. "Stand up and hold on to my shoulders." Nikki said. Nikki undid his belt and unbuttoned his pants and slid them over his hips. "Sit." Nikki said. She pulled them off his legs. He was sitting there in his boxers. She reached in the shower and turned it on and adjusted the hot water. She gathered up his dirty clothes. "Can you manage the rest?" Nikki asked. "Yea." Mark said. He was awfully quite. She went and put up the clothes and got him some clean sweats. Room service came and she put the tray on the table and went back to check on Mark. She heard the shower turn off and stuck her hand behind the curtain with a towel. "Call me when you get the sweats on." Nikki said. Nikki left the door open so she could hear if he fell. "Okay, I'm dressed." Mark yelled. Nikki went in and he was leaning on the wall, he looked ready to fall out. "Mark, sit down, your hair is wet and you got your bandage wet." Nikki said. Nikki went and got the extra bandages the doc had given her. She stood in front of Mark and pealed the bandage off. "Hold on, I want to see it." Mark said. He stood up unsteadily and looked in the mirror. "Fuck I look like Frankenstein or something." Mark said.  "Oh yeah. God your scaring me, cover it up, before I pass out from fright." Nikki said. Mark looked over at her and seen the smile on her face and amusement in her eyes. He smiled back at her. "I guess I'm acting like a baby." Mark said. "Even if you had a huge scar on your head, you would still be the most beautiful man I ever seen." Nikki said. "Oh lord why did I let that pop out?' Nikki thought. Mark looked at her. "That so?" He asked grinning at her. Nikki blushed. "Sit!" She said. Mark sat back down and she put another bandage on it, gently pushing his hair out of the way. Mark smiled. Here he had her standing in between his legs and he felt too bad to make a move on her. Nikki grabbed a towel and gently rubbed his hair till it was dry. She combed it back. "There, come on and get to bed." She said. She helped him to the bed and he lay back on the pillows, sighing. She pulled a light cover over him. She picked up the tray and went to set on the other side of the bed. Mark lay there with his eyes closed until the smell of the food hit him. He opened his eyes. "What ya eating?" He asked. "Chicken soup. Want some?" She asked. He propped himself up some. "Well a couple of bites." Mark said. Nikki smiled, she knew once he smelled it he would want some. She pulled out a napkin and spread it across his chest. She got on her knees right beside him and then grabbed the soup and sat back on her heels. She lifted a spoonful. "Open." Nikki said. He did and Nikki slid it deftly in his mouth without spilling a drop. He was going to complain he could feed himself, but Mark had never had anyone feed him or for that matter take care of him the way she had tonight. It felt damn good, so he just sat back and enjoyed it. She sat and fed him half a bowl. "I'm done." He said. Nikki took the napkin and wiped his mouth. She sat the tray on the table. "I'm going to my room for a minute." she said. Mark watched her leave. He didn't want her to go anywhere. A minute later she reappeared carrying some clothes. "I'm going to shower." Nikki said. Mark nodded and lay back on the pillows again. Mark opened his eyes when he heard her come in. She had on a Pooh bear night gown and her long hair in two braids. She looked adorable. Mark wanted to pull her in beside him and sleep with her tucked beside him. "Damn Mark ya must have got hit harder than ya thought, what's up with this warm and fuzzy shit?" Mark thought. Nikki turned out the light and went to the bed and pulled up the covers to his chest. Mark grabbed her hand. "Nikki, thank ya for taking care of me, I know I'm a pain in the ass." Mark said. Nikki just smiled. She reached down and pushed his hair off his forehead. "Get some sleep. I'm going to sit here and watch TV for a while." Nikki said. Mark nodded and closed his eyes. Nikki went and sat in the chair but she watched him not the TV. Finally she too nodded off to sleep.