When Terri arrived home from the hospital she found Mitch asleep on the
lounge. She quietly moved around the room and switched off the TV. Mitch
awoke with a jolt. "Hey I was watching that Sullivan." He said sleepily.
"Oh really." Terri laughed as he pulled her down onto the lounge with him, "And here was me thinking you were asleep."
"I was asleep but I was listening to the football all the same." Mitch kissed Terri softly on the lips before continuing, "Why are you so late tonight anyway? I thought you said you'd be off at six."
Terri looked up at the clock. "It's only seven o'clock I'm not that late. I had to stay back with one of Charlotte's patients." Terri stood up and made her way into the kitchen.
"Was that the young girl in room 4?" There was a loud crash in the kitchen and Mitch jumped up to see what was wrong. "You alright Terri?" Two plates were smashed on the kitchen floor.
"They just slipped out of my hands." Terri uttered softly. "I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry." Unknown to Mitch, Terri had changed the subject completely onto Nathan and Gretel. Tears slid down her cheeks and she began to cry. "I'm so sorry Mitch."
"Sullivan, don't cry. It's only two plates. I'll clean it up for you." Mitch stepped carefully over the mess and put his arms around Terri. "It's ok." But Terri continued to sob into Mitch's shirt. So close to telling him everything but knowing that it wasn't the right time.
"Oh really." Terri laughed as he pulled her down onto the lounge with him, "And here was me thinking you were asleep."
"I was asleep but I was listening to the football all the same." Mitch kissed Terri softly on the lips before continuing, "Why are you so late tonight anyway? I thought you said you'd be off at six."
Terri looked up at the clock. "It's only seven o'clock I'm not that late. I had to stay back with one of Charlotte's patients." Terri stood up and made her way into the kitchen.
"Was that the young girl in room 4?" There was a loud crash in the kitchen and Mitch jumped up to see what was wrong. "You alright Terri?" Two plates were smashed on the kitchen floor.
"They just slipped out of my hands." Terri uttered softly. "I didn't mean to. I'm so sorry." Unknown to Mitch, Terri had changed the subject completely onto Nathan and Gretel. Tears slid down her cheeks and she began to cry. "I'm so sorry Mitch."
"Sullivan, don't cry. It's only two plates. I'll clean it up for you." Mitch stepped carefully over the mess and put his arms around Terri. "It's ok." But Terri continued to sob into Mitch's shirt. So close to telling him everything but knowing that it wasn't the right time.