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Supporting Rumors - Part 65

Sam insisted on driving directly home, despite Jack's protests. Finally in an effort to calm her, Jack made her phone rehab to tell Freund what had happened and ask his advice.

After listening for a while, Sam put the receiver down and faced her husband. "As long as you are feeling okay and the pain isn't too much for you … enjoy – but don't attempt anything you shouldn't and Stu will be along later as planned. How's the pain?"

"It's okay. Just like a bit of toothache, but …" Jack massaged the joint with both his hands, "I can feeeeeel it." His face lit with glee as he said the magic words.

Okay – it wasn't much by some standards, but the return of actual sensation in even that small body part – to Jack it was huge. The burning in his thigh was increasing, but he kept that discomfort to himself. He kept touching the joint to make sure he wasn't imagining it - he couldn't help it.

"How far does the sensation go?" asked Sam, kneeling in front of him, clearly somewhat mollified by her conversation with Freund.

Jack grabbed at her hands. "Here …" He placed her hands on his knee and she hesitantly began to gently stroke it.

"Oh baby …" he moaned, falsetto.

"Ass." She smiled broadly and moved her hands around, gaining confidence.

Jack knew he had a stupid grin on his face, but he couldn't do a thing about it. He could actually feel the warmth from Sam's hands – and boy did it feel good. There wasn't much sensation below the knee, but he did feel her hands as they moved up his thigh.

Jack's breath hitched a notch as her hands continued up. The burning sensation wasn't all that he was feeling and the momentary flush of embarrassment he felt disappeared as he became trapped by her steady gaze. Sam rose and leaned into him, kissing him deeply, drawing a sobbed breath as they broke apart.

The tears that were streaming down her face made his heart contract and he brought both hands up to trap her face between them, his thumbs brushing at the salty tracks on her cheeks. "Don't baby, please don't . . ."

"Sorry … it's just that … oh love …"

They held each other tightly. It was another step forward. Another notch in the post … a further confirmation of hope…

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

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