that?”
“Not until they’re scarring. I haven’t even really seem them yet. The bandages have to be changed before bed tonight and I don’t want you here for that. Maybe if you don’t see them you won’t feel so compelled to heal them.”
I forced myself to look away and put my head down with a sigh. “Okay.”
“Jaylyn, if it wasn’t important that I had to feel this pain, I would let you heal them. You know I would but that would kind of defeat the purpose of doing it at all.”
“I know. It’s part of the process.”
“That’s my girl. You’ll be able to handle it. I know how strong you are.”
I smiled and put my hand down by his. He turned it as best he could and slid it under mine, lacing our fingers.
“I love you.” He said softly.
“And I you.”
Without hesitation we started to lean into each other and our lips were almost touching.
There was a knock at the door.
I suddenly felt nervous and cleared my throat with a laugh. “Come in!”
The door opened and my nursemaid, Cora, came in with a covered tray. “Your lunch, my lady.”
“Thank you. Here is fine.”
Cora set the tray on the bed in front of me and looked over at Troy, bowing her head slightly. “My lord, how are you feeling?”
“It’s getting better.” Troy held up his glass like a silent toast and took another drink. “I’ll live.”
“That’s good news to hear indeed. I brought a little extra in case you’re hungry too or Jaylyn needs to eat more because she slept through breakfast.”
I laughed. “Thanks, Cora. I don’t think that’s going to happen again. I was—”
“I understand. I’ll check in with you later.”
“Okay.”
Cora lightly bowed her head and turned away. When the door closed, I looked at the tray in front of me and removed the cover.
It had just about two servings of everything on it and I looked over at Troy with wide eyes. “A little extra, huh?”
He laughed or tried to. “She must think like you or is used to how much you can eat.”
“Want anything?”
“Whatever you don’t eat is fine. I want you having some first. You did skip breakfast. You should be starved.”
“But so did you.”
“I’m not the one carrying our child.”
“But you still need to stay strong. Food helps.”
Troy smiled and took another drink from his tall glass. “Just eat what you want. I’ll have whatever is left if I’m still awake for it.”
“Feel like you could sleep now?”
“Starting to. The pain is numbing. It’s easier to breathe.”
I looked over with a mouth full and a sad expression. “It hurts to breathe?”
“It’s okay, Jaylyn. My body has to move when I bring in air and it hurts to move. Nothing too serious.”
“I’m sorry. I wish I wasn’t such a distraction to you.”
“It was worth it. You don’t know how beautiful you look when you’re asleep. I didn’t know how long I could have gone without seeing you.”
“Just don’t do it in the future. I understand that there are going to be times when we’re apart and we’ll both have to deal with it.”
“I know. Just eat. You need it.” I looked over at him with a soft smile and got back to eating. “I’m glad to hear that you actually got some sleep this morning. I know you usually don’t sleep in.”
I paused, seeming like I was waiting for my food to be chewed but I was feeling guilty and didn’t want to lie to him, keeping my responses short. “Yeah. It was good, a good morning.”
“Good.”
I ended up eating mostly everything on the tray but left some for Troy when I finished. “Here. I left—”
I looked over at him but he was asleep, holding his empty glass with both hands. I smiled and got up from the bed, moving the tray off to a table and walked around the bed to his side. I took his glass from his hands and carefully took out one of the pillows from behind him and helped lay him back without waking him up.
I kissed his forehead and walked back around the bed, getting in
“Not until they’re scarring. I haven’t even really seem them yet. The bandages have to be changed before bed tonight and I don’t want you here for that. Maybe if you don’t see them you won’t feel so compelled to heal them.”
I forced myself to look away and put my head down with a sigh. “Okay.”
“Jaylyn, if it wasn’t important that I had to feel this pain, I would let you heal them. You know I would but that would kind of defeat the purpose of doing it at all.”
“I know. It’s part of the process.”
“That’s my girl. You’ll be able to handle it. I know how strong you are.”
I smiled and put my hand down by his. He turned it as best he could and slid it under mine, lacing our fingers.
“I love you.” He said softly.
“And I you.”
Without hesitation we started to lean into each other and our lips were almost touching.
There was a knock at the door.
I suddenly felt nervous and cleared my throat with a laugh. “Come in!”
The door opened and my nursemaid, Cora, came in with a covered tray. “Your lunch, my lady.”
“Thank you. Here is fine.”
Cora set the tray on the bed in front of me and looked over at Troy, bowing her head slightly. “My lord, how are you feeling?”
“It’s getting better.” Troy held up his glass like a silent toast and took another drink. “I’ll live.”
“That’s good news to hear indeed. I brought a little extra in case you’re hungry too or Jaylyn needs to eat more because she slept through breakfast.”
I laughed. “Thanks, Cora. I don’t think that’s going to happen again. I was—”
“I understand. I’ll check in with you later.”
“Okay.”
Cora lightly bowed her head and turned away. When the door closed, I looked at the tray in front of me and removed the cover.
It had just about two servings of everything on it and I looked over at Troy with wide eyes. “A little extra, huh?”
He laughed or tried to. “She must think like you or is used to how much you can eat.”
“Want anything?”
“Whatever you don’t eat is fine. I want you having some first. You did skip breakfast. You should be starved.”
“But so did you.”
“I’m not the one carrying our child.”
“But you still need to stay strong. Food helps.”
Troy smiled and took another drink from his tall glass. “Just eat what you want. I’ll have whatever is left if I’m still awake for it.”
“Feel like you could sleep now?”
“Starting to. The pain is numbing. It’s easier to breathe.”
I looked over with a mouth full and a sad expression. “It hurts to breathe?”
“It’s okay, Jaylyn. My body has to move when I bring in air and it hurts to move. Nothing too serious.”
“I’m sorry. I wish I wasn’t such a distraction to you.”
“It was worth it. You don’t know how beautiful you look when you’re asleep. I didn’t know how long I could have gone without seeing you.”
“Just don’t do it in the future. I understand that there are going to be times when we’re apart and we’ll both have to deal with it.”
“I know. Just eat. You need it.” I looked over at him with a soft smile and got back to eating. “I’m glad to hear that you actually got some sleep this morning. I know you usually don’t sleep in.”
I paused, seeming like I was waiting for my food to be chewed but I was feeling guilty and didn’t want to lie to him, keeping my responses short. “Yeah. It was good, a good morning.”
“Good.”
I ended up eating mostly everything on the tray but left some for Troy when I finished. “Here. I left—”
I looked over at him but he was asleep, holding his empty glass with both hands. I smiled and got up from the bed, moving the tray off to a table and walked around the bed to his side. I took his glass from his hands and carefully took out one of the pillows from behind him and helped lay him back without waking him up.
I kissed his forehead and walked back around the bed, getting in
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