*And in a few days, if you are feeling it we can start doing some exercises at home that is recommended by physical therapy so you can hopefully get out of their sooner."
"And I can find a different place farther away if you like."
Chris let her sleep. He couldn't force a fix. Finding one would take time, and only Victoria could get there. All he could do was hopefully give her the protection and support she needed to keep moving and not give up.
In the meantime he slipped away to his bathroom take care....of himself. It...
Chris guided to his recliner.
"Do you want some packs, or maybe a light warm oil massage?" Chris's tone was apologetic. He wasn't an insensitive bastard.
Now it was about Victoria and what she needed.
"If you want to nap right there, I'll get you some water and a blanket, maybe a pillow?"
The cops showed up...and were useless they talked to Victoria. They talked to Austin. She backed Chris, Austin denied it.
The officers mentioned something to Austin about stalking and waiting for him to go. Chris memorized his serial plate just in case. The cops told him to stay away from...
"Oh I was so angry when I had to rush her to the hospital after she was nearly killed. I went looking for the bastard to kill him. The cops know he is a dangerous criminal. They are looking to talk to him still. Thankfully Victoria was awake to clear me." He pulled Victoria a little roughly but...
Chris addressed the therapist. "My fiance has had a little too much today and needs time to ease into this. I have the home exercises and stretches for so ill work with her a little later."
Chris was trying to keep his anger from welling up inside. He had to play nice. Not only for Victoria's...
Chris saw Victoria's reaction to the strange man he swore he recognized from somewhere. In that moment he felt paused and distracted.
He came up to Victoria. "Your 'brother'?"
Off in a corner Chris tried to work and let out an exhale.
Setting down the laptop, he walked up calmly. "My fiance is having a hard time. She is just banged up and hurting. So let's let her have a minute and we can try this again."
Dryly Chris spoke. "You don't like being pitied, right."...
"I'm running out of rewards to think of. So what is something I can give you that will make you happy today after you do a good job at physical therapy."
He offered to help her up. "You can try the shower on your own. Just sit on the shelf and I'll have it cooler than yesterday. Just let me...
Chris came in holding coffee for her. He didn't know how she took her coffee so he erred on some Dunk Donuts creamer.
He sat down the coffees down. Physical therapy wasn't till ten, intentionally. He figured she would be slow to get up.
"You don't have to rush but you have to move." Chris...
He grabbed a bottle of water. He was a light sleeper and suspect she didn't much of a schedule yet. In a couple of weeks she would be able to get water on her own and shower by herself.....though he hoped she would invite him to join on occasion....once he got to show her massage game.
He...
"I'll split the difference with you. I'll walk behind you and you can try it. Or you hold my hand. But catch is you have to sing entire time so I have some warning if you are going down. I want to keep you out the hospital if I can."
He sat up. He wasn't falling back to sleep till she knew she...
Chris was a light sleeper. He felt her move. It had been a long time since he had been able to sleep while someone was in his arms.
He worried about taking away her independence. But if she fell...it was a trip back to hospital. Waking up he "what do you need, the bathroom?"
He turned and faced. "I want you close to me more than I bring myself to admit."
He carefully laid a hand tenderly on her belly. "I'm just trying to behave...timing and all."
"My brain knows you are hurting. Knows nothing can happen. Knows it isn't fair to you with everything." He closed his...
Chris hurriedly put on his gym shorts before he answer the door. He paused....
"Of course. You sleep on the right or the left. I'm kind of partial to the right." He had a king size bed. A big bed. For just one person?
He reached for her gently and helped her to the left side of the bed. It was...
For a moment he thought about being cute and feeding it to her. He did two simple scoops the size of a regular spoon. He took what victories he could.
He came back to the room with cookies and cream in hand. A long sundae spoon and was careful to hand it to her. At some point he would try and...
"Ok so you ready to try eating some chocolate pudding, vanilla greek yogurt, or cottage cheese? You didn't much in the hospital. And your body is going to need some protein and what to heal properly. I'm not trying to be nudge. I mean I got some Halo Top ice cream if we got to go that route...
Victoria got a little quiet and figured to move things along. She was barely awake his arms and he had to think. Goddamn bath step. He should have done this in his shower.
Gently he soaped his hand and light brushed her incisions. When she was as clean as she could be, and her hair was rinsed...
"So it takes a while. Do you have somewhere to be?" His voice was light a little more happy than it should have been.
"Plus I'm sure you will be able to stand wash yourself in a week so I'm just getting spoiled with naked time, and I'll have to you do it yourself." Chris was biting the front...