Aarmau: Remember Me, Remember Us, Just Remember

Chapter 35

Aph shakes her head, "That sure wasn't very subtle."

Aaron rolls his eyes, "I should probably go see what was on that piece of paper."

Aph blushes, "I bet it says something like keep out although Katelyn used to be very protective and threatened to kill you anytime you touched me. I wonder what changed." 

Aaron shakes his head, "So what do you feel like doing? We can start working on legs again or I can put the bed back to the way it was and we can just talk some more."

Aph's blush deepens, " Actually, I need to use the restroom first. Then we can try legs again and maybe talk at the same time?"

Aaron agrees and after gently lifting her into his arms he carries her into the restroom, helps her get situated and then closes the door. Leaning against the wall he pulls out his phone and scrolls through his pictures while he waits.

Several minutes pass before he hears Aph call out that she's finished. Like before he carries her over to the sink and helps her wash her hands before carrying her back into the other room.

Sitting her on the bed he hovers for just a minute to make sure she doesn't fall off and then steps back. "Ok Shu, you need to focus on lifting your legs."

Aph takes a deep breath and stares at her leg. Sweat appears on her forehead as she slowly begins to straighten it. Within seconds her thigh muscle begins to shake but she refuses to stop.

She finally straightens it out all the way and smiles. Aph quickly counts to ten, and then drops her leg. She repeats this a dozen more times before she decides to give it a rest. She then moves on to the other leg and does the same thing.

Exhausted and unable to do more she shakes her head and tries to catch her breath. She suddenly begins to feel a warmth flicker in her left thigh and starts panting just as a cramp begins to set in.

With a whimper she pushes her head back against the bed and digs her fingers into the mattress. Tears fill her eyes and she begins to panic, "F.C.! My thigh, it's cramping! What do I do?"

Aaron's wastes no time and pushes her gown up and bunches it at the top of her thighs. The fact she has no underwear on doesn't even enter his mind.

As he studies her thigh, he can see the rigid line running from the top of her knee cap and disappearing under the fabric of her gown. Placing his finger tips on each side of her leg he pushes the pads of his thumbs along the muscle and begins working them in a circular motion. He doesn't even know if it will work but he has to do something.

Aph continues to whimper as he tries to massage the cramp away, "I know this hurts Shu but hang in there."

Leaning over the bed he pushes the button to raise the foot of the bed and once it's back in place he reaches down, places the palm of his hand against the bottom of her foot and flexes it until her toes point toward the ceiling. "Shu, try to relax and take deep breaths."

It's hard to concentrate but she does what she's told. Several minutes pass and the cramp begins to fade. When it's completely gone, she closes her eyes and her body relaxes. "That was horrible! This is going to take forever!"

Aaron pulls the hem of her gown back down and sits on the edge of the bed. "It was a good start Shu."

Aph quietly sighs and looks at him, "So what do you want to talk about?"

Aaron suddenly feels a little uneasy but he wants to know about earlier, "Shu, what was it that I saw earlier?"