Two nights later Edward felt like he was going crazier than he was before. Oh the hallucinations had stopped, and the attacks had ceased as promised, but he had slept maybe four hours in the past two days and despite the fact that he was now laying in bed completely relaxed and feeling exhausted … He couldn't sleep.
Kristen and Deidre lay on either side of him in the bed, Kristen half-asleep, one arm draped over Edward's chest.
Edward sighed as he gently moved Kristen's arm off of him and carefully got off the end of the bed. He moved quietly to the dining room table and turned his laptop on.
"Hmm…?" Kristen mumbled wordlessly, waking up enough to see that Edward was up and at the dining room table. In Edward's absence, Deidre rolled over, clinging to her. "Edward?" Kristen murmured, fumbling for her glasses on the bedside table. "Can't sleep again?"
"Sorry, I didn't mean to wake you." He said quietly, so he didn't wake up Deidre as well.
Kristen shook her head, yawning. "You don't have to be sorry," she said tiredly. She felt bad that he wasn't able to sleep, and there didn't seem to be much she could do to help. "Do you want some tea or something?"
"No, go back to sleep. One of us should." He said starting to look through Gotham's job listings again.
"Okay," Kristen yawned, settling back into bed. "Just try not to stress yourself out, okay?"
Puzzles, meanwhile, identified the one human awake enough to pay attention to him, and started trying to climb up Edward's leg.
Edward hissed as his claws dug into his leg and he picked him up, placing him on the table next to the laptop. "You're a menace, you know that?" He whispered at the thing who proceeded to climb on his keyboard.
After a while had passed, Edward showed no sign of relaxing and returning to bed, but still kept searching restlessly on his computer. Kristen quietly got out of bed, careful not to disturb Deidre, and padded over to Edward. She started massaging his shoulders.
"Am I keeping you awake?" He asked, hitting submit on another application.
"Maybe a little," Kristen admitted, massaging down his back and leaning in to kiss the side of his neck. "You seem pretty tense … Maybe I could take your mind off of things?"
"Not now Kristen." He said moving down the page. He was too tired to even think straight let alone make his exhausted body want what she was suggesting. He felt like shit and nothing was going to change that anytime soon, except sleep. Though … Admittedly… The massage did feel good.
"No?" Kristen asked, unconvinced. One hand continued rubbing at Edward's shoulders, while the other slid down and around the front, inching toward his cock. "What about now?"
"Kristen … Don't …" He said pulling his hands away from the keyboard.
"Don't what?" Kristen whispered, her hand running lightly over the soft bulge in his pajama pants from his cock. She nipped playfully at his ear. "I think we can avoid waking up Deidre."
"Kristen." He said taking her hand and pulling it away from his groin. "I said no." He said firmly, his voice loud enough it made Deidre groan and turn over in bed without waking up.
Kristen's expression fell. She hadn't realized that he meant it. "I … I'm sorry," she stammered, backing off. "I thought you were just … I'm sorry." She should have realized he was too tired to be playing around. But … she couldn't ever remember a time when he hadn't been interested. Or any other guy she'd been with, for that matter. She couldn't help feeling rejected. Edward didn't want her. "I'll just go back to bed," she said, pulling away, not quite able to keep the hurt out of her voice. "Sorry to bother you."
Edward sighed as he took his glasses off and tossed them onto the table, rubbing his hands over his face. "Kristen … Come back." He said quietly.
Tentatively, she turned around to look at him. "It's okay if you want to be left alone right now," she said quietly.
Edward pulled his hands away from his face and held his hand out to her to come back to him.
Kristen walked over, taking his hand in hers as she went to him. "But if I'm not helping …" she said quietly. He didn't have to make her feel better about the rejection, not when he was the one who was so stressed and tired.
He pulled her into his lap and wrapped his arms around her waist, resting his forehead against her shoulder.
"You are helping …" He said quietly. "And I never want you to leave me alone … But … I can't right now …" He said sounding more upset than anything. He wanted to please her more than anything but if she wanted that ... "I'm sorry." He whispered. "I'm just …" He paused, taking a deep breath. "I'm exhausted … I'm sore .. My head hurts, I'm dizzy, I can't think straight …"
"You don't have to be sorry," she said, running her fingers gently through Edward's hair. She felt bad that she'd made him upset. That had backfired completely. "I should have understood that and backed off sooner. You're hurting. I don't know why I took it personally."
"We …" He paused. "We can if you want …" He said. God, he hated disappointing her.
"No, Edward," Kristen said, leaning in and kissing him on the forehead. "You just told me you're too tired. We don't have to do anything, alright? I understand."
Edward nodded as he closed the laptop. "I'm sorry …" He said again. "I'll come back to bed."
"Okay," Kristen said, kissing him gently before climbing up from his lap. She didn't know whether Edward would be able to sleep any better this time than before, but it was worth a try. Somehow, she didn't think restlessly searching on his computer was going to help.
Edward moved back to the bed, moving into the middle as Deidre immediately put her arm over his chest as if she subconsciously didn't want him to leave again … Apparently she didn't like being alone in bed, even in her sleep. He pulled the covers back for Kristen to get in on the other side.
Kristen climbed into bed next to Edward, stifling a yawn. "Of course," she added. "I could always go down on you, if you think that might help you relax." She was half-joking at this point, since Edward didn't seem truly interested tonight … But she would be willing to do it, if he took her up on her offer.
Edward sighed. "I told you Kristen … I'm too exhausted to reciprocate." He said quietly.
"You wouldn't have to," Kristen said gently. "So don't worry about that. Just … do you think it would help?"
"I don't know … You can try if you want to." He said quietly as Deidre moved under his arm, snuggling closer to him. "But you don't have to."
"I want to help any way that I can," Kristen whispered, not wanting to wake Deidre. It had been terrible seeing him suffer these past few nights and being helpless to alleviate it. "Just let me know if you want me to stop." She moved down over him, before tugging down his pajama pants in the front and gently taking the tip of his soft cock into her mouth.
It took a little longer than normal, but eventually, with her mouth gently coaxing him, he started hardening between her lips.
As she felt Edward's cock growing firmer, she started to work her way further down his shaft, taking him in deeper, her tongue caressing the underside of his shaft as she sucked.
Edward closed his eyes as she moved her mouth over him. Despite how tired he was, he had to admit, this felt good.
Kristen continued to work her way farther down Edward's cock, until the tip hit the back of her throat, and she took the base of the shaft into her hand, moving it along with her mouth as she worked her way up and down Edward's now erect cock. She hoped he was enjoying this, that she could manage to relieve some of his tension. He surely needed it.
Deidre groaned as she opened her eyes, feeling the bed bobbing slightly and realized what was going on.
"Really guys." She mumbled stretching slightly before her hand ran tiredly over his chest.
Kristen blushed slightly, but was otherwise unable to respond at the moment. She could explain later … to the extent that there was really anything to be explained. She quickened her pace as Edward's shaft slid in and out of her mouth and against her tongue.
Edward's breathing starting becoming heavier as Deidre moved down slightly, her hand trailing over his stomach down past Kristen's face and started gently fondling his sac, her mouth moving over his nipple.
Not much explaining to do after all. Kristen's hands went to Edward's hips, pulling him up toward her slightly as she continued to suck at his cock.
Edward's hand trailed over Deidre's bare back and down to her ass, grabbing her gently as Kristen kept working her mouth over him. With both of them on him he quickly felt his orgasm starting to build.
Quickening the pace more, Kristen took Edward's cock into her mouth over and over again, her tongue moving over the tip and the underside of the shaft as she worked her way up and down, her hands running over his sides.
Edward moaned, his eyes closed, his head back against his pillow as his body tensed, the sore feeling becoming worse, but pleasure wracked over him as he came inside of her mouth without issuing her a warning.
Kristen let out a muffled sound of surprise as Edward came, but after her initial reaction, remained where she was and continued to suck, letting Edward ride out his orgasm.
Deidre stopped what she was doing and pulled her hand away when she heard Kristen practically yelp in surprise, a slight breathy laugh escaping her as she cuddled up back to Ed.
"Sorry." He said quietly. His body felt odd, like it was sore but wanted to be relaxed at the same time. He wanted to take an Advil but he didn't know how that would react with his medication.
Kristen pulled back once Edward was done, wincing slightly as she swallowed and wiped her face. "It's okay," she panted, laying down on Edward's side to curl up next to him. "How are you feeling?"
"Sore." He said honestly, wincing as he moved his arm around her as well. "But thank you …" He said quietly.
"I'm sorry you're sore," Kristen said, concerned. "Are you allowed to take anything for it?"
"I don't know." He said moving his arms from around them and slid down the bed slightly as Deidre turned around and cuddled into the blanket. Ed turned onto his side, facing Kristen. "I'd have to read over the pamphlet that came with them."
"Right," Kristen sighed. Better to be safe about this kind of thing. She settled under the blankets. "Do you feel like you might be able to sleep, at least?"
"I'm sure he'd sleep better if you'd both stop talking." Deidre said crankily making Ed chuckle slightly.
"Sorry," Kristen said quietly. Deidre had been a pretty good sport about this, all things considered, but she appreciated her beauty sleep. "Goodnight."
"Thank you." Ed said quietly kissing her forehead before he snuggled into the bed, his arm resting on her side and he attempted to fall asleep again.