Leap of Faith - Chapter 7 Going home to start again.
Kate shifted and woke up, expecting to see Roman beside her. When she didn't she shot up in bed, "Roman? Roman? Oh god, it was a dream." She pulled her knees to her chest, crying, "It was only a dream."
Roman came charging out of the bathroom, "Kate?" He went to her curled up form and wrapped his arms around her, "Hey, Kate, I'm here, I'm right here."
She brought her face up to meet his and threw her arms around him. "I woke up and you weren't there, and I thought, I thought I had dreamed it all, you being alive, and here with me. Just hold me, just hold me."
Roman smoothed her hair and whispered to her, "I told you I'll never leave you again, Kate. Shh, honey it's ok. You don't need to be afraid."
She pulled back from his embrace and looked at him, "I'm sorry, it's just, I think it's just going to take a little while before I can feel secure, knowing you'll be there. Knowing all this is real. I've spent so much time trying to just exist, trying to brace myself when I go to sleep."
Roman tucked a stray hair behind her ear, "You had trouble sleeping?"
Kate sighed, "I didn't sleep. I tried everything I could NOT to sleep."
"Why?"
"Because sleeping meant dreaming, and the dream was always the same. We were at our wedding, and we exchanged our vows, and we talked on the veranda, and you left..."
"And you found me, apparently viciously murdered."
She nodded, "Yes. And I would wake up crying and never be able to get back to sleep." She wiped the tears from her cheeks, "So I worked until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. That way, I would be so physically exhausted that I had no choice but to sleep, and then I had a better chance NOT to dream."
"Oh, Kate, I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that." He caressed her cheek, "I knew you were probably working yourself too hard. That's how you deal with things, you just throw yourself into somethin else so you don't have to feel anything."
She smiled, "Well, no more of that. I think I need to take some time off, I've got it coming after all. You think my boss will give me some time?"
"If not, I'll just have to talk to her." Kate laughed and the sound made him smile. "I've missed that."
"What?"
"Seeing you smile, hearing you laugh." He got off the bed and pulled back the sheet, "Now, Mrs.Brady, in you go."
"Ok, Mr. Brady, if you insist." Kate slid under the covers, and Roman squeezed in next to her, nuzzling her ear, "Guess what?" he whispered.
"What?" she whispered back.
"I think we need you to get better asap because the idea of being here with you and NOT ravishing you is just killin me."
She got a sly look on her face, "Oh really. Is that right Mr. Brady? Well, we'll just need to get those doctors to get me outta here tomorrow huh?"
He leaned over and kissed her, "Seriously though, when your doctors say your ok to go home, you go, and not a minute sooner, ok?" She nodded, "We have a lot to make up for and I need you to be physically fit for it." He kissed her again.
"And what do you have in mind?" she asked seductively.
"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise now would it." said Roman laughing, "Now go back to sleep."
The next few days couldn't have gone by slower for Kate. She was told she needed to be observed for a day or two and she had to have some tests done to check for any permanent damage from her injuries. Kate protested, but Roman insisted she needed to listen to the doctors. She had no choice but to admit defeat.
Finally, it was time to go home, and Kate got dressed and waited for Roman to check on her discharge papers. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Kate.
"Hey beautiful," said Roman enveloping her in a huge hug.
"Hey there yourself," she said and she kissed him playfully. "Please tell me I can leave this place." she looked at him expectantly.
"Katie, I've come to take you home." She squealed with delight and she kissed him again.
"Those are the most beautiful words in the world right now. So, what're we waiting for? Let's go!"
"Your wish is my command," he held out his hand and she took it, intertwining her fingers with his.
She looked at him with moist eyes, "Let's go home."
FINAL CHAPTER......Homecoming....and a honeymoon....
Kate shifted and woke up, expecting to see Roman beside her. When she didn't she shot up in bed, "Roman? Roman? Oh god, it was a dream." She pulled her knees to her chest, crying, "It was only a dream."
Roman came charging out of the bathroom, "Kate?" He went to her curled up form and wrapped his arms around her, "Hey, Kate, I'm here, I'm right here."
She brought her face up to meet his and threw her arms around him. "I woke up and you weren't there, and I thought, I thought I had dreamed it all, you being alive, and here with me. Just hold me, just hold me."
Roman smoothed her hair and whispered to her, "I told you I'll never leave you again, Kate. Shh, honey it's ok. You don't need to be afraid."
She pulled back from his embrace and looked at him, "I'm sorry, it's just, I think it's just going to take a little while before I can feel secure, knowing you'll be there. Knowing all this is real. I've spent so much time trying to just exist, trying to brace myself when I go to sleep."
Roman tucked a stray hair behind her ear, "You had trouble sleeping?"
Kate sighed, "I didn't sleep. I tried everything I could NOT to sleep."
"Why?"
"Because sleeping meant dreaming, and the dream was always the same. We were at our wedding, and we exchanged our vows, and we talked on the veranda, and you left..."
"And you found me, apparently viciously murdered."
She nodded, "Yes. And I would wake up crying and never be able to get back to sleep." She wiped the tears from her cheeks, "So I worked until I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. That way, I would be so physically exhausted that I had no choice but to sleep, and then I had a better chance NOT to dream."
"Oh, Kate, I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that." He caressed her cheek, "I knew you were probably working yourself too hard. That's how you deal with things, you just throw yourself into somethin else so you don't have to feel anything."
She smiled, "Well, no more of that. I think I need to take some time off, I've got it coming after all. You think my boss will give me some time?"
"If not, I'll just have to talk to her." Kate laughed and the sound made him smile. "I've missed that."
"What?"
"Seeing you smile, hearing you laugh." He got off the bed and pulled back the sheet, "Now, Mrs.Brady, in you go."
"Ok, Mr. Brady, if you insist." Kate slid under the covers, and Roman squeezed in next to her, nuzzling her ear, "Guess what?" he whispered.
"What?" she whispered back.
"I think we need you to get better asap because the idea of being here with you and NOT ravishing you is just killin me."
She got a sly look on her face, "Oh really. Is that right Mr. Brady? Well, we'll just need to get those doctors to get me outta here tomorrow huh?"
He leaned over and kissed her, "Seriously though, when your doctors say your ok to go home, you go, and not a minute sooner, ok?" She nodded, "We have a lot to make up for and I need you to be physically fit for it." He kissed her again.
"And what do you have in mind?" she asked seductively.
"If I told you it wouldn't be a surprise now would it." said Roman laughing, "Now go back to sleep."
The next few days couldn't have gone by slower for Kate. She was told she needed to be observed for a day or two and she had to have some tests done to check for any permanent damage from her injuries. Kate protested, but Roman insisted she needed to listen to the doctors. She had no choice but to admit defeat.
Finally, it was time to go home, and Kate got dressed and waited for Roman to check on her discharge papers. There was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Kate.
"Hey beautiful," said Roman enveloping her in a huge hug.
"Hey there yourself," she said and she kissed him playfully. "Please tell me I can leave this place." she looked at him expectantly.
"Katie, I've come to take you home." She squealed with delight and she kissed him again.
"Those are the most beautiful words in the world right now. So, what're we waiting for? Let's go!"
"Your wish is my command," he held out his hand and she took it, intertwining her fingers with his.
She looked at him with moist eyes, "Let's go home."
FINAL CHAPTER......Homecoming....and a honeymoon....