Woohoo the words just started flowing and before long, voila; chapter three! Hope you like, not the fluffiest ive ever written but it's sweet, so hope you take that into account hehe. Apparantly back then women with their monthlies stayed in bed and just...bled o.O Scary...

This is for you Karen, cause you made me crazy this whole day cause of webcaming, so I was determined to finish this! XDD

Midnight Rendezvous

Chapter Three: Day One of Hell on Earth

"William!" she called out fiercely from upstairs, her shrill cry probably heard from down the street. She was upstairs in bed, the covers pulled tight over her body, her brows furrowed and her lips pursed; not a happy camper indeed. Elizabeth was confined to their bed until her monthlies ended, and she detested every waking hour she had to lay there. There was absolutely nothing to do; she was bored out of her mind! And even worse…she couldn't be with Will!

From his spot atop the couch, Will lifted his head, hearing her call. His usual calm and serene face now twisted into a look of dread and anguish. Usually, when she called, it meant one thing; pain. If he should even mention anything that made Elizabeth mad or upset, so help him he would receive her famous death stare and sometimes a slap. He was more afraid of the death stare than anything these days; usually it meant a good wallop afterwards.

But despite all this, Will still stuck by her loyally. What could he say? He loved her more than anything in the world; he loved her with his heart and soul, he would always stick by her and help her whenever needed. She was his everything. But that didn't mean he loved being slapped.

Will slowly stood and left what he was doing prior on the couch; filling out some financial requirements that left him sighing and wishing he could find a pot of gold sitting on the grass. He walked gingerly up the stairs, one hand ruffling his hair, the other gripping the banister tightly. Once he got to their room, he knocked and waited patiently for permission to enter.

"Come in, Will," she called from inside, and his heart fluttered at her tone of voice, less angry this time. He tiptoed in, taking note of the drawn curtains and the state of the room.

"Would you like something?" he asked automatically; whenever she called it was usually because she wanted something.

"What makes you think I want something, Will?" she asked with a raise of her eyebrow and a glare.

"I…err, no reason love," he smiled and stood still next to her from outside the bed. Her icy expression vanished and he was relieved.

Elizabeth took notice of his actions; his apprehensiveness to come into the room, his expression and his movement. She felt a little guilty; since it was probably her mood swings driving him crazy. She let out a small sigh and looked up at his face, "I'm sorry," She murmured and took his hand in hers.

He cocked his head and frowned. "Whatever for?" he asked tenderly, moving his thumb in circles over her palm.

"For being a total grump lately. Sorry you had to be at the end of it all, it's not fair to you. I just can't help it; it's so frustrating sitting here all day!" she sighed and looked up at him with somber eyes.

He grinned and sat down next to her on the bed, noting her uneasy expression about him sitting with her. "Think nothing of it, love," he ran his hand over her arm, "I'll always stick by you, even in such…circumstances, for instance today when I gave you a book to read, and you threw it back and it hit me on the arm," he chuckled and shook his head, "such instances are only small bumps in an otherwise smooth road."

She smiled up at him in apology; she'd been meaning to say sorry for that. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, Will, there's only four or so days left."

Will heaved a sigh of relief, only jokingly of course. "Four days, my god, how will I ever survive four days?" he mockingly raised the back of his hand to his forehead and feigned a headache, over dramatically of course.

Elizabeth snorted and spoke, "I'm sure you'll survive, dear…dear William," she rose from her laying position and sat up to whisper in his ear, "It'll all be worth it, in the end." Flashing him a sweet smile she layed back down, averting her gaze to the bed.

Will was about to leave when Elizabeth detained him. "Now that you mention it, Will…" she started and Will chuckled.

"I knew you wanted something. Alright, what can I do for you?" He asked with a small smile.

"The sheets need changing again," she blushed timidly and looked away, enough to hide the tears threatening to fall any second now. She just hated that Will had to treat her as though she was a child through this. She was not a child! She was his wife, his lover, and his best friend, not his child.

"Not to worry, I'll get onto that right away," he gave her a reassuring smile but she still didn't feel any better.

"I'm sorry I have to put you through this, Will," her shoulders shook with the effort of keeping her tears from escaping her eyes.

Will sat next to her on the bed once again and put an arm around her, whispering comforts into her ear. "Shhh, it's alright love, don't worry about it. Please, stop crying Liz," he thoroughly pleaded with her to stop her tears.

"I…just…hate it, Will," she sniffed into his neck, "I hate the way it makes me feel, the way it changes me, the way it makes me so emotional," she looked up at him and rested a hand on his shoulder, "most of all I hate the way it makes me treat you. Because, I love you so much Will, and I'm deathly afraid that someday you won't be able to take me anymore and leave, and then what will I do?" This made her sob even harder.

Will shook his head and held her, thinking that maybe the cry would be good for her. He began to stroke her hair gently, "How could I ever leave you? You're the love of my life, Liz, always will be."

Finally, Elizabeth stopped crying and moved from the bed to allow Will to change the sheets. She was so embarrassed when this happened, but Will never allowed her to feel bad and always stayed positive.

Finally, everything was changed and Elizabeth slipped back beneath the sheets with a sigh. "Thank you, my love," she smiled up at him warmly, and pulled the covers to her chin.

"You're welcome, love, any time," he kneeled down on the floor beside her side of the bed and started to stroke his love's hair, which made her yawn.

"I think I'll take a short nap, if you don't mind," Elizabeth yawned again, which was a cue for Will to go.

As he got up, Elizabeth whispered, "I love you," to him, and smiled through heavy eyes. Will leaned against the doorframe briefly, his mind filling with content at seeing her calm down. "Love you too Liz," he walked out and shut the door, then mouthed 'always' before retreating back down stairs to finish off what he started.

Like? Im still going with this! This is only day one!