After monitoring Jac for a few days, she was finally allowed home and Kian could tell she was nervous about going back to his. He had kept a close eye on her over the past few days they had reduced her pain relief because she was resting and Kian knew it would be difficult for her from here. Carefully he helped her into a wheelchair, she immediately snapped in her good old icy Jac Naylor way but eventually relented knowing there was no way she could walk the distance she would need to. The drive back was tedious, neither of them didnt know what to say and that was something that they couldnt understand because they weren't even chucking insults at each other or even glancing at each other but then it was when Jac gasped and hissed at the pain in her back so Kian gently pulled the car over and applied pressure to her back and then they made the rest of the journey home.

"Right Naylor, bed rest-"

"What a joy" she mutters sitting on the sofa, Kian shakes his head and lifts her up into his arms "Oi!"

"You could walk and be in pain if you prefer" he raises his eyebrows and Jac hums thoughtfully "Thought not, lets get you into this bed propped up with pillows and all sorts. I'll even chuck a tub of ice cream in for good measure"

"You know how to treat a girl don't you Madani" she mutters as Kian sits on the edge of the bed, she sighs in annoyance "It's hurting again"

"Its going to hurt" Kian says quietly and she just raises her eyebrows annoyed that he was stating the obvious to her "Especially when he moves-"

"Talk about stating the obvious" she responds bitterly, Kian leaves the room not retaliating to her jibe "Uh where are you-"

"Getting your ice cream" he smirks as Jac sighs, she fiddles with the blanket that was on top of the sheets and sighs in annoyance as Kian enters

"Is this what the entire day is going to be like?"

"What?" she snaps and Kian raises his eyebrows wondering if he should push it, secretly he enjoyed her all fired up as he places the tub of ice cream on the bed with a spoon

"You... huffing and puffing like that-"

"You make me sound like the big bad wolf-"

"If the shoe fits, thats what they say isnt it?" he tilts his head to the side and it wasnt long before Jac whacked him with one of the many pillows shoved behind her "Gentle please"

"You're not my doctor-"

"I am a surgeon though, maybe I could fix your broken heart with a bit of my, what did you call it?"

"Oh no we're not going there"

"Sexual magic" he smirks and she just sighs and glares at him before picking up the ice cream and spoon in a strop "You loved it before"

"You're so arrogant, I guess some things never change do they?" she smiles sarcastically and Kian just sits beside her on the bed "Uh?"

"Give me some" he says as Jac scoffs raising her eyebrows at him, she swerves slightly "Give"

"Get off" she rolls her eyes "My need is greater than yours"

"Oh is that how it is?" he questions looking into her eyes, she looks into his eyes and they both stare at each other before Kian leans forward in an attempt to kiss her but she swerves

"Sorry" she says quietly dropping her gaze, Kian places his hand on her leg and squeezes it gently "How did we get here?"

"Sometimes these things just happen" he says quietly and Jac smiles up at him and nods, "You take as much time as you need"

"Are you clean?" she questions randomly, Kian frowns and looks at her kind of taken aback by her question

"I have been clean, I had a blip after you left but I'm clean now" he says quietly and Jac nods taking his hand, he flinches slightly as it was cold from holding the tub of ice cream and she laughs slightly before turning serious

"Good, I hope it stays that way" she responds dropping her gaze, he smiles slightly and she just winces

"Maybe you should have a bath?" Kian suggests and Jac just hums thoughtfully "Just relax, think about things a bit whilst I start on dinner-"

"Uh you're not cooking-"

"Uh yes I am with you on total bed rest" he points out and she huffs in annoyance picking up the spoon and then curls up in bed whilst passing Kian the ice cream "I could read you a story-"

"Shut up Madani, you're so annoying," she says quietly and Kian laughs making sure she was comfortable enough, he watched her until she was fast asleep, he smiled to himself hoping that she would be just fine...


The night was long, Jac eventually woke up and was damn right annoyed at this whole thing, she wanted to do stuff, she didn't do rest and it made her irritable. Kian had to deal with the force of her emotions and he was exhausted by it. It was still weird though, her emotions weren't really the same but they were at the same time. One minute she was snappy, then she was irritable but it lacked the passion and energy it once had, probably another leftover sign of Clayton still possessing her life. Jac stretched her legs and frowned slightly before letting out a tired yawn, she stood up and padded out of the bedroom. She stared at Kian sleeping on the sofa, she just looked at him for a solid ten minutes, just staring at him, just eyeing him up for some unknown reason until she padded to the kitchen to get a glass of water, she sighed in annoyance at the twinge in her back when she went to reach for a glass so cautiously she woke Kian.

"Oh...what?" hr grumbles but Jac just doesn't say anything, instead she takes his hand and leads him over to the cupboard pointing at the glasses "Water?"

"Please" she nods as Kian pours her some water, he passes the glass to her "Sorry for waking you"

"It's ok" he stretches his back and she immediately feels torn all of a sudden at him sleeping on the sofa

"I'll be out of your hair soon-"

"Jac you need to rest, you're not resting if you leave this place" Kian tries to reason with her, she just looks up at him before hissing and leaning on the kitchen counter and Kian gently places his hands on her back and to his surprise, she doesn't flinch "Exactly my point"

"Sorry," she says quietly and Kian just rubs her back for her just as Jac finally stands up straight "Thanks"

"I'm here for you," he says quietly and Jac smiles up at him and nods, gingerly she reaches her arms out and wraps them around his body

"I know you are" she responds simply and Kian just brushes his fingers through her hair, he noticed her eyes shut and she was pretty content "I could fall asleep here"

"You should get to bed" he whispers into her head and she shakes her head against his chest, gently he takes her glass of water "Bed"

"Fine," she says tiredly, she pads into the bedroom and sits on the edge of the bed before getting in, Kian pulls the covers over her body and she smiles at him before closing her eyes "Sorry for waking you"

"Stop apologising, you don't need to apologise" Kian smiles turning off the main light for her "Now sleep and rest up, tomorrow we can think of a plan"

"Night Kian," she says and Kian nods before frowning at Jac gripping onto his hand, she didn't let go when he pulled it away

"Uh Jac, you kind of need to let go of my hand..." he trails off, she looks at him and frowns before yanking his hand so much so she pulls him close to her so he was almost lying beside her "Jac..."

"What?" she questions as Kian bites his lip "You're not scared of me are you?"

"Never" he shakes his head but he was nervous about her state of mind "But you need to get some rest"

"I know"

"So you need to let go of my hand-"

"What if I don't want to?"

"Then I'll read you a bedtime story, I could put on a lullaby if you prefer-"

"Do that and you won't live to see another day" she mumbles tiredly, Kian laughs at her before realising she was drifting off to sleep, of course, this meant he had to resist kissing her on the head, this time he couldn't though and did it before leaving the room, Jac opens her eyes and then smiles to herself before finally trying to sleep for the rest of the night...