hatesthefood

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Who else is dealing with pains that shouldn't be there?

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I'm taking a few days off. Call me if I'm needed.

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"Thank you."

She's curled up on their bed, a bag of ice now on her neck and the circles under her eyes even more noticeable.

"Maybe I should go to the hospital." Her tone says the opposite. She hates doctors and the hospital, despite spending so much time there.

After settling next to her, he carefully moves the bag to look her neck over once again. He's suspicious of what's happening, as it's happening to him, too, but for now, he's carefully silent on that topic.

"There's no bruising or... anything else to explain the pain you're in. They're more than likely not going to be able to help much."

As soon as the ice is back in place, he starts stroking her hair, the touch as gentle as he can manage.

The gentle touch feels good, and her eyes close.

"It feels like I'm being stabbed or something's digging in."

There's a tremor in her voice because it scares her. People said something about curses and phantom pains and she hates pain.

"Yeah. I know how you feel.... I've had it going on for a few days, too."

His hand never stops moving.

"... I can give you something guaranteed to put you out for twelve or so hours. If you want that."

She rolls over onto her back to look up at him, a questioning look in her eyes.

"I thought you didn't want me taking anything." He'd seemed very adamant about that.

"I still don't, but this is something I'm pretty familiar with. Besides having been trained on how to use it, I've had to have it given to me several times. Thankfully, it's not habit forming."

He lets his hand move to stroke her cheek, his worry evident.

Sitting up, she wraps her arms around his waist, resting her head against him. "What about you?"

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action is always okay with me!

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