The were all sitting around in Gray's living room. Amber had Emmy in her arms giving her bottle after she taken the awful medication. "So that is what happen to your car and why you are with my brother today." "I could have done it all on my own, but he will not give me back my keys." The room was brightly lite from the large open window looking out at the mountain landscape. It was beautiful view and Amber loved enjoying the surroundings. "When my brother puts his mind to something, it can be hard to get him to rethink." She scoffs as she looks to Lyon. "You think. Can you be your brothers reason and tell him to hand my keys back to me." "I could, but I like seeing you here and we can catch up. I made a call to mom and dad they will be coming over here soon." "Lyon, no." "Juiva is making us some lunch she wouldn't want you to go with out being feed first." Amber looks at her watch. It was after one in the afternoon. "She needs to be home and having a nap in her crib." Emmy's head is laid on her mom shoulder and Gray starts rubbing her back. She was dosing off again as the medication was starting to work. "We can sit up something here for her." He was sitting next to them on the couch and she hasn't made eye contact since being in the house. She only shakes her head no at him. "We can put pillows around her on the bed." Amber kisses the top of her daughter's head. "No. That is final" "You can't leave until I hand you back the car keys. You have no choice but to stay put." The front door opens and in walks his parents. "Where is she?" "Mother, father we are in living room." Lyon shouted. Amber hushes him. "Shhh. Do not wake her." He scrunchies up his face. "Sorry. Didn't mean too." Sliver and Ur come in and see Amber holding Emmy. "Is this her?" Ur walks over to them. Amber put her finger to her lips. "Sleeping." "Really, would love to hold her." "Not right now." "Let mom hold her, she will not wake up." "Gray..." He removes her from her hold and places her into his mother waiting arms. "They can watch her for a bit. You need to eat." He grabs her hand and lefts her up from the couch. "Juiva is almost done cooking." "I do not appreciate this." "To bad." With her head down and his hand still holding hers, Gray takes them outside on to the deck where they will be having lunch.
Ur took the spot on the couch that Amber was sitting at. "She looks so sweet." Sliver looks over his wife shoulder. "A little doll she is. What is her name again?" "Emmy." Lyon tells him. "I think it fits her perfectly." "Sliver if only we had little girl. To dress her up, play tea with her, baking." "You did some of that with our boys." Sliver comes around and sits next to his wife. "I wouldn't want to trade any of what we had with our sons for anything." "I know, just a thought." Ur looks up from looking at the baby and looks at her oldest son. "How is it going between the two." "I think she is ready to bolt." "Is he probably coming on too strong?" "From any indication of what happen today, then I say yes." "Care to tell us." Lyon stays in his chair and tells Ur and Sliver all what he has been told. About Amber finding him in his bed, then the car, almost buying out a whole store. "I am glad she is unharmed, never did like that part of town. I have heard of lots of robberies taking place." "You never told me this Sliver." "Well hunny didn't want you to worry about her." "Dear her car was broken into maybe it's time to be worried." "Ur, my love. I do not think she would allow our help. She is very strong and capable women." "But women like those have their weakness too." "True, not to sure what we can do." "We can start thinking of something. I don't want anything to happen with her or this little one." Lyon watch his parents talk about there ex daughter in law. He knew how much they cared for Amber and it crush them when they got divorce and when Luke died. It hurt everyone in both sides of the families. Lyon has missed his nephew greatly and looking around his brother house there were no pictures of him or Amber. He wasn't to sure if the pain was to much or he was trying to block it from his mind.
Juiva comes from the kitchen with a tray of drinks. "Juiva made these for everyone." "Allow me to help, my wife." Lyon takes the tray out of her hands and place it on the coffee table. Juiva scans the room. "Juiva wants to know where is Amber?" "Out there, with Gray." Lyon points towards the screen doors. She moves to look to see what they were up too. In her view they where both standing beside each other. Gray was holding on to her hand and looking at her. Amber was staring out not wanting to make eye contact. "Juiva wants to know what is up with them?" "I think Amber can't handle my brother and I believe she is ready to snap maybe, possibly." "Juiva would like to see them back together?" "We all do, it's not up to us. They have a lot to work through. This is only the begging." She walks back over to the tray of drinks. "Juiva thinks that maybe drinks will ease away some of that tension." With a drink in each hand she walks over to the screen door. Lyon was ready to open up the door for her so she doesn't have to do it.
She was trying to shake her hand free from his grasp but he wouldn't let her go. "Gray...I want my hand back." "Look at me first." "I can't, not going to." "Why not?" She shrugs her shoulders. "That does not give me any explanation." "Do not deserve one." He goes to pull on her hand to bring her closer to him when he hears Juiva voice. "Drinks?" Amber turns and see the blue hair women come out with two of them. She wrenches her hand free from him. "Thanks Juiva I was getting thirsty." She takes the cup with two hands and she notices Juiva ring on her finger. "Wow, Juiva that ring is impressive." "Lyon got for Juiva for our 4th wedding anniversary" "I say he did a good job." "Juiva has always liked yours." Amber hand went to her neck to feel the necklace around her. When she only touch her chest instead. She looked down thinking where it went off too. "Where did it go?" Juiva gave her a concern look. "Juiva wants to know what is the matter?" "My necklace held my rings on it. I had it on yesterday." Her hand covered her mouth and she shook her head. She remember what she did with them from the previous night."Oh no no no this can't be." "Amber what is it." With out looking at him, she said the dreaded words. "They were in my purse." "Juiva does not understand." "I had my wedding and engagement ring on a necklace. I wore last night for dinner, then other things happen. I ended up putting it into my purse. My purse got stolen this morning, it was left in the car." "Juiva is sorry." "It's alright." Amber goes to set down at the patio chair at the table and put her head into hands. Right now all she wanted to do was cry, but that would give Gray a chance to comfort her which she didn't want. He comes over anyways and kneels in front of her. "It's going to be ok." "No it's not going to be ok." "We can get them replaced." She puts her hands down and looks at him. "There is no meaning to it if they are copies and no point in wearing them now." "Amber they were on warranty." She lefts up her hands. "I don't have the papers." He takes both of her hands into his and smiles at her. "I do." "What?" "I have all that." "Why?" "You may be clean freak at times, but your organized skills with papers are a mess. I have them in a file up in my study. I can get them replaced." 'No, don't. Gray." "Amber, you still wear them around your neck." "I said, no. Can we drop it. Juiva lets have lunch" "Juiva will go get everything ready." She heads back into the house and tells the others that lunch is ready. Lyon walks out on to the deck. "Psst. Where do you want Emmy." Amber looks up and Gray stands. "On my bed, I'll take her there. If your fine with that." "Whatever, I have had no say today." "Amber!" "Go and put her down. She needs her rest."
The lunch went somewhat well. Amber ate but didn't want to talk to anyone. When a question was raised at her she answered in a friendly manner. Nash had come up to her sensing she needed some love from a pet. He laid his head on her lap and she rubs behind his ear. "You are a good boy. Wish I could get a dog like you." "Why don't you get one? With the robberies going on near your place you need protection." Amber looks at Ur and she could feel Gray's eyes on her. "I am fine with out one." "You would need something at home when you aren't around." "I am maturity leave and right now I hardly go out. Emmy keeps me busy and I am enjoying my time off from work." "What are you going to do when you go back to work? What about Emmy?" "What about her?" "Working is fine in all but she should have a parent with her." "Ur, I will be with her and when I am back at work she will be in daycare. I had her in daycare before going off work. I know she will be in good hands." "I think you need to rethink this. You didn't do Luke any favours by putting him in daycare." Amber uses her napkin to wipe her mouth and she puts it on her plate. "Juiva thanks for a lovely lunch it was very good." She pushes herself away from the table. "Amber all that I am saying is..." "I know what you are saying Ur, but I am not going to be a full time mom. I love my work, even how hard it is at times. But don't tell me how to raise my kid." "She isn't your child." "Ur, Mom" She covers her mouth. "That came out wrong and I didn't mean it." "Then why did you say it." "Why don't you sit back down Amber." "I don't think so, Sliver. My stay here is over." She turns and looks right at Gray. "Hand me my keys NOW!" "Why don't you settle down first." "Hand them to me." "Son, give her keys back." He reaches into his pocket and takes them out and she snatches from his hand. Amber storms inside the house and goes searching for Gray's bedroom. "Sliver I didn't mean too." "Ur, there are some things that should be left alone." "I was only trying to be helpful." Ur looks towards Gray. "I am sorry Son." "Mom, What choices we had for Luke were made by the two of us. Do not interfere with Emmy." He puts his napkin on the table and goes into the house. "Gray!" "Ur, let him go." "We all know they have to work this out between them. It might take awhile before she lets us back into her life."
Amber was able to find Gray's bedroom. She was putting Emmy into her car seat. "Shhh no crying. I am sorry I woke you. We are going home little one. You can sleep there and get better at home." Wiping the tears from her eyes as she finishes buckling her in. "Now for your diaper bag." "It's right here." Gray had come into the room without her noticing and he had also shut the door behind him when he did. "I'll take that." She reaches for it, but he grabs her wrist and pulls her into him. He wipes her tears with his thumb. "My mom thought she was being helpful." "It still hurts Gray." "I know." He looks down at her. "Why don't you stay a little longer." "I have go." She grabs the bag and puts on her shoulder and goes over to the bed and picks up the car seat. "Here, I'll take her down." "Gray do not do anything." He holds up his hand. "I'll let you leave." They walk all the way down to her car. He opens up the back seat to put in Emmy and Amber puts in the bag. He takes the stroller out of his car and puts into her trunk. Then she opens up the driver side ready to get in. He comes around and holds up the door. "Gray it's best not to see me anymore. What we had was lovely." "I told you I am not giving up" He kisses her lips. "I'll see you soon. Get in and get her home. Mom will probably try to patch things up with you." "Just like you, she comes on strong." "We try to make lasting impression." "You don't have to do that with me." "What are you saying?" "The Gray I knew came on strong in his own way, not like this." She touches his shirt. "I have always like this one on you." She smiles up at him. "I got go, she is not happy camper right now." "When you get home, check your cell, I put something in there." She frowns. "What did you do?" "Find out at home." He gives her a nudge to get into the car. She sits down and puts on her seat belt and rolls down the window. "If it's something bad I am deleting it." "Nothing of the sort. Now go or I'll keep you here." She puts her car into gear and backs up. She waves bye as she drives off. "That could have gone better."
It was good to be back at home after a long and tiring day with her Ex. Before they went home she made one last stop to the bank to get her new debit card working. Then Emmy was put into her crib for a other nap, which was rudely woken up by her mother. Amber saw the stuffies in the crib. "What else did he get?" She looks around the room and sees the toys. "She can't even play with these yet not for a few more months." To look in her closet and in the dresser drawer was going to have wait until later. So for now she simply left her room to allow her to sleep. "It might be a long night. Now lets look at my phone." With the t.v on and getting cozy on the couch she takes her new phone out and puts it on her knee. "What did he do to it." There was nothing that she can see that he wrong. "Check my contacts?" She opens up the app and scrolls down the names. There underneath R was his name. "Raven." She smiles to herself. "See this is the old you." She types in a message. "I see what you did, very crafty, Raven." She sends it. It doesn't take long for a reply back. "I try, my snowflake." Amber loves the winter and it was then he started calling her that when it was the first snow fall. "Saw the stuffies and the toys. Haven't gone through the clothes yet." "A extra surprise, expect more." She rolls her eyes. "I do not want more." "How can I woo you if I can't surprise you here and there." "Woo? Did you just say woo?" She puts laughing emoji in the text and sends it. "I can't very well say what I want too." "Go for it, it might give me a other laugh." "You are trying to bait me." "Are you going to take the bait." "I want you back in my arms, to fall in love with me again, to make love to you, have children with you, to do redo." She puts the phone down not replying back. After a few minutes she hears a few dings. Once again she picks up the phone and swipes it up. "Amber? This is my honest feelings. If I come on strong or not. I want you." "Bye Raven." "Bye Snowflake. I'll be away for awhile due to work. I'll text you?" Amber wasn't to sure, if she should do this. It was only texting, it wasn't going to lead anywhere. She has told him no few times already. If he was going to give his feelings, she should give hers. "Texting is fine. You can try to make your moves or surprises, but I am not going to budge." "We shall see. Goodnight." "Night."
Ur had left messages on her phone saying how sorry she was and she didn't mean it. Amber could tell how upset she was in her messages, but that didn't mean she was going to call back that easy to tell the older women that everything was going to peachy. She will have to wait until she felt ready to respond back. Amber also went to visit Jason in the hospital as well, promise from Sting to go and see him. They played games for while and it cheered the boy up a little bit. He was getting anxious to know when his surgery will be, but no one has told him anything. Dr Cheney still had to make a decision on when to do the operation after carefully looking over files and scans taken. For what she could tell him was to take it easy and not get worked up not knowing when or if it come to be. Gray was on his third week of being away and he would send her text in the morning, afternoon and at night. He would ask how she was or wanting to see pictures of Emmy. It was very normal general questions and there was no pressure. It was trying to get to know someone all over again. One night before going to bed, he sent a text. "Hello Snowflake. How was your day." "I am good from the last text you sent me before 12. Me and Emmy enjoy a lovely afternoon with my brothers. They came over for dinner." "They must have had blast with her." "She has them wrapped around her little finger." "That's understatement. One look at her cute little face anyone would fall for her charm." "Great, that tells me she got to you too. I told you not to get attached." "Sue me." He sends a big smiley face emoji. She laughs and starts coughing. "I'll make sure to tell my lawyer." "Can't wait for his call." "I am heading to bed early, not feeling that great. later." "Get good night sleep then." "Hoping so."
The next couple days her sleep was horrible and the times with Emmy waking up in the night didn't work to her advantage. "Thanks Jellal for taking her for a few days." "Sister, I could have taken her sooner then having you dealing with her and a cold." She blows her nose into a tissue. "Yeah, but you have work so does Mystogan." "Now it's the weekend, we will have fun. You get your rest." She uses a other tissue. "I'll try, I have a little bit of the NyQuil left. Mystogan said he was going to bring me more." "Want me to call him to come over quicker." "No, do not like rushing people. You better go, I would hate it if she got sick again." She waves at them at the door while they leave down the street. "Maybe, I'll have a bath before going back to bed. I did tell my brother if I don't answer to leave the bag at the door." The door gets locked before she heads up to her bathroom. With the running water and bubble bath scented flowers, the steam was helping her lungs. "I should stay in here for the remainder of the cold." She coughs some more. "Ouch, hurts the lungs. I should get Natsu to come over to take me to see my own doctor or I could call Sting?" She picks up her cell phone to send Sting a text but saw a message from Gray. "Hey, I just got off the airplane. How are you two?" "Little miss went to my brothers Jellal and I am home suffering through a cold and you?" "A long fight, but other wise ok. Do you need anything?" "I am good. Mystogan is going to bring me over some cough syrup and I am having a bath. I am going text Sting to see if he can examined me if I can't get to my own doctor." Amber doesn't get a reply back. "Hmph something came up?" She undoes her robe and gets into the tub. "This feels great, wish I had hot tub." She lays her head back onto a little pillow.
The traffic was a nightmare coming from the airport. "Come on, move over. Sir, it's going to be while before they clean up from the car accident" "Romeo is there a detour you take?" "Yes Sir." "You know where you need to go, get there as soon as possible." "Yes Sir." Romeo has been Gray's driver for years and he would pick him up and drive him home, to his old home before ending the marriage. "Sir, is she expecting you?" "No she isn't and I can't have her calling up a other guy when I am not around." "Sir?" "Romeo, I am getting her back." "Back Sir?" He sighs. "I want Amber to be mine again." "Oh, I see Sir, Congrats?" "Not yet. I was rushing before. I think I need to come on strong, but at a normal pace." "Good Luck Sir. We will be there soon." Gray pushes the button for the visor to go up. "You aren't going to be phoning up Sting. I will take you to your doctor myself If I have too." He clinches his fist on his lap. The drive to her house felt long but it only took 10 minutes. He gets out of the back seat and Romeo was holding the door for him. "When do you want me to pick you up Sir." "That will not be necessary, take the next few days off and spend it with Wendy." "Your luggage Sir." "Take it out from the trunk. I can always wash it here." Romeo gets his stuff and puts it beside him after closing the trunk. "Anything else Sir." "Nothing. You may leave." "Good Day Sir" "Bye Romeo."
Gray goes up to the front door and he sees the bag from the drugstore. "That means Mystogan came by. Why didn't she open the door." He check his messages. "She said she was going to have a bath. Could she not have heard the door bell?" He looks around the front entrance. There was a spare key that was hidden if they lost their own keys. "Uh huh, found it." He puts into the lock and opens up the door. He grabs his suit case and close the door behind him. "Amber!" He puts the key on the side table to put it back later. "Maybe I should say, Hunny I am home?" She was pulling on the chain to drain the water when she heard a voice. She listen for it again, then there was nothing. She puts a finger into her ear. "My ears feel kind of plugged up. Could have swore I heard someone call my name." A towel was wrap around her body and one wrap around her head. She flips the switch to start the fan in her bathroom, she doesn't hear her bedroom door open. "Can't wait to crawl into bed." Amber turns the knob on the bathroom door and walks out to head for her bedroom. The towel around her head comes down as she starts to towel dry her hair. "I have no energy to blow dry or comb my hair." As she goes into her bedroom and shuts the door, she doesn't see Gray standing by her dresser. "Hello!" She jumps and starts screaming. "Hey its me." She looks at him and with a hand on her chest trying to calm her fright. "You scared the living day lights out me. How did you in?" "I used the hidden key. I did call out" "You can go right back out." "My intention wasn't to scare you." "Well you did, I think you took years off my life or maybe scared away my cold." She starts coughing. "It didn't do that." She grabs a pillow and throws it at him. "Get out." "I am here to help." He catches the pillow and puts it on the bed. "Help?" "You told me you aren't feeling well. I am here to nurse you back to health." "Didn't you get off the airplane after a long flight." "Yeah, I am not jet leg." "Why don't you go downstairs and let me get dressed." "I am right here by the dresser I can get your pj's for you." He turns to open up the top dresser and she runs over to him to prevent him from seeing his shirts. The towel she had on, came off and falls to the floor. "No, do not open it." She pushes him aside and closed the drawer back in. He stares at her and her naked body. "You will get cold if you don't put on my shirt." She shut her eyes and picks up the towel off the floor and drape it down the front. "You said, my shirts where in boxes." "They are, not all of them." He reopens up the dresser and looks inside. He picks one out and hands it to her. "I don't want to take advantage of you while you are sick. Put it on before I warm you up." She takes it from his hands. "Can you leave." "I'll wait downstairs."
She takes her time to get dress and to get back downstairs. "Can't believe this happen. Why come here and open up that drawer." With his shirt and pair of pj bottoms on, and her hair comb and blow dry. She heads down to wait interrogation from her Ex. "Gray?" "In the kitchen!" She walks in with her hands behind her back. "I made some soup for you and your brother drop that off." She looks inside and sees the cough syrup and a treat. "Ohhh Smarites." He takes the box out of her hands. "No chocolate while you are sick." "Gray!" "Sit, eat." He pushes her into the chair. "Chicken noodle soup. I don't think you will eat all of it, eat what you can. Want some tea?" "Yes please." He turns on the kettle. "Did you phone him up?" "Phone who?" "Sting?" "No, not yet. I was about too when I saw your message." "That's good." "Why is that good?" "I am here now. I'll take you to your doctor." "If I can't get in, Sting would be easy to call up with out the hassle of waiting in the doctor office." "Call now to see if Dr. Makarov Dreyar is in." "It will not be whom I will be seeing." "How so?" "Gray he retried, I am seeing his grandson Laxus" She coughs some more. "Stop talking for a bit and eat some." "Want me to make the call?" She nods her head. "Thank you." He rubs her back and goes to make the call. She sits there and looks at the bowl. "Lets see how much I can take down." She picks up her spoon and scoops up the broth. "Yuck, no taste buds." A other bite goes into her mouth.
He comes back into the kitchen and she is making some tea. "You sit, I'll do this for you. I made a appointment. You will be seeing Laxus in about a hour." "That fast?" "Yep very fast." She eyes him. "Spill?" "What?" "That look, you have that look when you are up to something." She spins her finger at him. "I made of convince them to see you sooner then later." He looks down at his feet like a little boy. She tries not to laugh, but his action was laughable and cute. "Gray, I don't want to know." She turns her head away and starts to giggle. "Are you laughing at me?" "No." "You are." "The way you looked down at your feet was like a little boy, it was cute." He arch his brow at her. "I am cute." "It must be the fever." She touches her forehead. He smiles at her. "Go to the couch, your tea is coming." He goes past her and she quietly picks up the box of smarties. Makes her way to the couch, she puts a blanket on herself and ever so softly opens up the box and starts eating. "Mmmm chocolate." She goes to pop one into her mouth, but Gray catches it and puts into his. "Hey." "Hand them over." "But these are my favourite." "Hand them over now!" He motions with his fingers, to place them in his hand. "Spoil sport." "When you are better you can have them. Here is your tea and when you are finished with this we will go." She gives him a pouting look. "Now who is acting like a child." "I am sick I am allow." He comes and sits on the other side of the couch. "Before we go, I need to ask." She was wondering when he was going ask about the shirts. "Yes?" "Why are you wearing my shirts." She takes a sip of the tea first. "When you left, I still wanted to feel closeness. I went to the basement and pull some of them out." He rubs her leg underneath the blanket. "I get it, you look good in my shirt, always have." She blushes behind the cup and takes a other sip. When she was done with her tea and puts on the coffee table, Gray pats her knee. "Ready?" "Can't I call Sting instead of hauling myself from this couch." "No way I will allow that. Come on, sooner this gets done, the quicker you are sleeping in your bed." He helps her off the couch and she looks up at him. "What?" "Thanks for taking me." He goes to kiss her on the lips and she covers his mouth. "Germs don't want you to get sick." He removes her hand. "I am tough." "Tough, strong man can fall." "Fine." He kisses her forehead.
Both of them head outside and Amber looks around the culdesac as Gray was locking up the house. "Where is your car?" "Romeo drove me here from the airport." "Ohhh, now you are in control of keys again." "Do not worry, they will come back to you. You can't drive yourself?" "No, I would have gotten Natsu to you take me." He stops walking and turns to her. "Why not call me up?" "I didn't know you where returning today." "True, I did scare you pretty good." "I will forever remember that." He takes her hand. "Sorry." "Lets just go." They get into the car and he drives to the doctor office. She looks out the window watching passing cars, houses, buildings. The sky was covered in clouds and there where only a few blue spots that could be seen, but it was still a warm day. "How was your business trip?" "It shouldn't have taken 3 weeks to finalized, but the client was stubborn." "You must be glad to be back home then." He reaches over and holds her hand. "I came straight here from the airport to see you." "You came because of what I said in the text." "If that is true, I was still coming." She whispers "Jealous." "I didn't get that." "Good" It does not take them long to get to the doctors office and find a parking spot. "Is this guy any good?" "I am a nurse, I can tell when the doctor is no good. Laxus isn't bad and the women love him." "Love him?" "You will see for yourself." They head in and Amber gives the front desk person her name. "Yes, he will see you soon, please have seat." Most of the people in the room were all women and a few men. Amber finds a spot and Gray takes the seat beside her. "What does he look like." "Just wait he will be coming out soon."
The back door open in walks a tall, short hair blond that had a shape of a lighting mark over on his right eye. He was wearing his doctor coat and you can see his abs through his shirt and the muscles in his arms. The women were moving in their seats trying to get a better look at him as he walked in. "Who is my next patient?" "Mrs. Amber Fullbuster" "Amber is here? He turns and looks around the room and he sees her seating next to a guy. He walks on over to her and the women have their eyes glued to him and her. "Amber, what a surprise to see you." She starts coughing not able to talk to him. "I see why you are here. Why don't we check you out." He holds out his hand to her and she takes it to be helped up. Gray starts standing while eyeing the doctor in front of him. He can't believe a man like him would be working as a doctor and he felt very inferior of him. A hand goes onto Gray's arm and he looks at her. "Stay here." "But.." "We aren't together, you can't come in." "Amber.." "Gray, sit." She picks up a magazine for him to read. Then she turns her head and smiles up at him. "Laxus show me the way." He puts her hand on his arm and takes her back down the hallway and his co-worker shows him what room to use. The women watch the two of them go and they mumble under there breaths about how unfair it is and Gray stares blankly thinking to himself that maybe Sting should have been the better choice? He sits back down holding the book in his hands. A man was siting beside him pats his back. "Sorry lad. She one of the many that has fallen for him." "Fallen?" "Yeah, most of these women want to be a number on his belt." "If she wants that, she can very well have me." The man shakes his head. "The way they looked at each other, they might have already." Gray gives a man a look and he turns and stares at the backdoor burning a hole into it. Now his curiosity was peeked, he wasn't to sure if she had anybody over the years. His brother didn't give out any details and neither did Natsu. Maybe she was keeping a private life to herself. He was going to find out later.
"Now hop onto this bed. I don't really have to tell you." "That is fine." She sits on top of the blue bed in the white wall room with medical information posts everywhere. There was no windows, no light so the room was cold. "You have a nasty cough there." "I think I have cold, but wanted to check." "Left up your shirt, I'll take a listen." He grabs his stethoscope and rubs the end piece of it on his leg so it's not cold to the touch of the skin. "Take a deep breath in." She does so. "A other one." He moves to the other side of her chest. "One more time in the back." One big breath is sucked in and release out. "Well it's a little congestion. I'll check you temp." He grabs thermometer and puts its into her mouth. While he waits for that to beep, he checks her pulse. He takes out the thermometer after the beep. "99.3 and you pulse is fine." He goes to his computer chair and starts typing on the keyboard. "You have the flu Amber." "No, not the flu." "Have you been able to keep anything down." "Been eating small portions." "Stick to broth and soda crackers for now." "Yes doctor." He turns in his chair and looks up at her. "I will prescribe something for you." She nods. "The faster I can get over this, the better. Emmy is with Jellal." "How is she." "Better after being sick herself and growing so much." "She will be four months soon?" "In a week." He wheels himself over and puts his hand on her knee. "How are you doing, coping?" "There are days that can be hard, knowing that Angel is missing this. I am glad I have her and not that rat nose lame loser." "Whoa, settle down." She starts coughing really hard. "Have you seen him?" When the coughing fit subsides she is able to speak again. "No, thank goodness for that. He signed the papers that day and left to who knows where." "Any calls?" "There have been two, but unknown number, it was his voice on the answering machine, he was drunk and asking for Angel." Laxus click his tongue. "He better stay away from you two?" "I still have to get the restraining order." "You haven't done that yet after what he did at the funeral. Thinking that you where Angel." "No, I was lucky that my brothers and Natsu hold him back." "Amber, Nick is not type of guy you can take on yourself." "I know that and I wouldn't even try." "Good, glad to hear it. Let me print out that prescription for you." "On a other subject Laxus I see you have a growing number of fans."
He press the print button on the keyboard and goes over to the printer. "No they haven't increase, I think there is more of them today." "If you were not already taken one of those ladies would be on your arm." "We both know it's not the ladies I am interested in." Amber looks at the photograph by the computer screen. "Freed snag you good." Laxus smiles and turns to her and hands her the paper. "Who knew my childhood friend would be the one I am suppose to be with." She hops down off the bed. "Falling in love with your best friend is the greatest." "Who is that guy that was beside you? Boyfriend?" "Ex husband." "That is Gray?" "The one and only." "Why is he here?" "He says, he wants me back." He arches his brow at her. "Are you taking him back." "I have told him plenty of times no. He says he is not giving up." "Has any of what he has done so far changed your mind." "A few weeks ago he wore a shirt that I loved him in and other women were looking at him." "And?" "I was tiny bit jealous." She holds up her fingers to show how small it was. He laughs at her. "Well, do you want to make him jealous." "How?" She folds the paper in half and puts into her new purse. "I saw the way Gray was looking at me and I can tell he wasn't thrilled. What if when I take you back out there, I give you peck on the cheek." "You do that anyways when we say goodbye." "He doesn't know that. The one person I do that too, is you." She pats him on the arm. "It's fine, no need to go to the extreme." He opens up the door. "It's worth a shot." Again he puts her hand on his arm. "Do you do this with all the women." "No, you are friend and I miss working with you." "Awe, come back to the hospital?" "Be distracted by Freed. Well never get any work done."
Gray sees the backdoor open and they are both laughing when they walk out. "You take care of yourself and if you still not better in a week, let me know." "I'll be fine, need lots of rest and fluid." "You should have been a doctor instead of the Nurse." "A extra four more years, nah." Amber removes her hand from his arm. "Good Bye Laxus." He could tell he was still being watch by Gray and he really wanted to unnerve the guy. "Bye Amber." She wasn't going to let the peck on the cheek happen. She went to walk towards Gray, but Laxus grabbed her arm and pull her back. "Laxus?" He lefts up her chin and he leans down and kisses her fully on the lips. He wraps a arm around her waist. Amber was very shocked at what he was doing but the kiss was so unbelievable good that it made her knees go weak that they buckled and she wraps her arms around him. If he didn't have a arm around her, she would be on the floor. The room fell silent by the onlookers and the staff. Gray stands straight up from the chair and marches right on over and takes her from Laxus grasps. He growls at him. "Mine." Laxus smirks at him. Amber was catching her breath and looking at the blonde while holding on to Gray. The one word that came out of her mouth was."Wow." "Amber we are leaving." Gray starts dragging her out of the building. Laxus winks and waves at her. Amber was still stud as to what occurred. Gray gets her into the car and slams the door shut. "That was no peck on the cheek." She touches her lips. Gray opens up the driver side and gets in and looks at her. "You enjoyed that." She grins. "Dam, he knows how to kiss." She hears him growls again. "I have medication I need to get. I have the flu." She hope that would refocus his attention to that instead of the kiss and she wonder what Laxus would have been like in bed. She couldn't get the smile taken off her face while he was driving. "Stop thinking about it." "I can't help it." She could tell he wasn't happy. Laxus plan was pulled off and now she has to deal with it.
Gray pulls into the parking spot at the mall. "Give me the paper, I'll get it and you stay here under lock and key." She wasn't going to say anything to agitate him more. "Need anything else." "What?" "Is there more you need." "No, grocery list is on the fridge. Can deal with it later." "Be back in few." She watches him go and even in his walk she can tell he wasn't pleased. "Laxus, might have to tell Freed on you." It does not take him long to get her medication. He could have persuade the pharmacist to put a rush on it. When he gets back into the car he hands it to her. "We are going home." They were zooming pass cars pretty fast and she turns to him. "Gray you don't have to speed" "You are sick, need to be home and out of this heat." "Slow down!" He looks at the dial and realizes he is going a tad over the speed limit. Amber still needed to get her stereo replace, the atmosphere in the car was a little intense, mostly it was coming from him. Gray didn't want to discuss the kiss in the car. He clearly could tell she was into it. Maybe they had or have something going on. When he gets her home, he was going find out what kind of relationship they have. A doctor with his looks and build, yeah he could be screwing his clients. He hands tighten around the steering wheel to have her been kissed by a other man right in front of him. It made his blood boil and he wanted to take a swing at the good doctor.
He pulled into the car port and turn of the engine. Amber got out of the car to make her way to the house. She was feeling rather unwell at the moment and being inside in a air condition room will help. But she had to wait for him to come to the door with her keys to unlock it. Amber averted her eyes away when he comes up to unlock it. He then hands them back to her and takes her arm and pulls her inside the house. "Couch now!" It felt like she was in trouble for something and this something was clearly not her fault. She plops herself on the couch and puts the blanket on her. She places the bag of her medication on the coffee table. Gray stood in the middle of the room with his arms folded looking at her. "How could you have let him do that to you." "I didn't know he was going to do it." "You didn't stop him at any point." She grins. "Ummmm..." "Stop thinking about the kiss." "Gray what is the problem, its a kiss. We aren't together for you to be upset over it." "I am trying to get back together with you." She sighs. "Can't we do this at other time." "No we aren't putting this on hold. What kind of thing do you have going with him?" "Thing?" "Have you sleep with him." "No I haven't had sex with Laxus. If I did why should that be any concern of yours. Are marriage is over." "Who have you done it with?" "What?" "There must of been men that you have had after me." She shook her head. To be dealing with this while she was feeling underneath the weather. "Well?" "There were a few guys I have dated, but they never lasted long. I only sleep with one person." "It must of been Laxus then, right?" "I told you I didn't. Laxus wouldn't even go after me in the first place." "Ha, that kiss tells a different story." "Oh my god. I did not have sex with Laxus. He is a good friend and follow co-worker." "I am not buy it." She stands up and looks at him in the face. "Read my lips. Laxus is gay." She swipes the bag off the coffee table and heads into the kitchen. Gray stands there with his mouth hang open. He was not excepting a answer like that. He runs his hand through his hair. "Dam. Amber!" "Let it go, Gray."
He walks into the kitchen and she has a glass of water in her hand and puts pills into her mouth. "He is gay?" She nods her head and swallows the pills. "Laxus partner, is Freed." "Freed, no way." "Childhood friends turn lovers." Gray puts his hands on the kitchen chair. "I am sorry. When I saw him starting to kiss you. I wanted to punch him in the face." "Gray he did that to get a reaction out of you." "He did?" "He saw the way you where looking at him, and he wanted to make you jealous." "He did that and more." She puts the glass in the sink and walks past him. "Wait." "What now?" "Who is the guy you slept with?" "Not going to tell you that." "Why not?" "Are you going to tell me who you have had in your bed?" "There were a few women." "Did you bed each one?" He turns his head away. She moves to stand in front of him. "Tell me?" "Yes." "Then this conversation is over." She walks away from him and he follows her. Back on the couch she sits and she turns on the t.v. "Gray call Romeo, go home." He sits on the couch next her. "Not until you are better." "I will be in a few days. It's best that you don't catch what I have." "I been with you for a while and the chances of not getting this is slim." "Then take that slim chance and go." He moves closer to her and she looks at him. "What are you doing?" "Taking the chance." He puts a hand behind her head and brings her closer to him and he kisses her. The kiss was different then Laxus, but he was trying to make her knees go weak. It was soft and slow in a very sensual way. A kiss he knows he can get away with and one that she will remember from the past. He cups her face in his hands and holding her there until he was ready to end it. He breaks it off with her eyes still closed and she licks her lips. She slowly opens them up to look at him. "I believe I caught what you have. I am here to stay."