Breathe

Chapter 25: Officially Sleepless

Chapter 25: Officially Sleepless

They were both exhausted after the day they had had so they lay quietly in the bed after having eaten and showered. Both wore mismatched tank tops with pajama shorts because Aelwyne did not want to look for the tops. She was snuggled up in Addison's embrace. The brunette wrapping her arms around the redhead's waist. They laid contentedly together enjoying each other's warmth in silence. Until Addison felt the frown on Aelwyne's face.

"What are you thinking about?" Addison giggled as the intern slightly jumped at the sound of her voice.

"Nothing too important." Aelwyne said softly.

"I think I know you enough to be able to tell that it is important. And, since now I'm not just your boss, or your teacher, or your friend I get to push a little. Besides, a lot has happened in the last few hours." Addison said sweetly. "So?" She asked.

"I was just thinking..." Aelwyne slowly began.

"Thinking?" Addison questioned.

"Don't get upset or anything. It's just that now I've seen you kiss two different men." Aelwyne said after a few minutes.

"Oh... I'm sorry." Addison said shifting a bit.

"No. Where are you going? I'm comfy... I was just saying. You know... I feel like so many people want you, aside from me. You could have anyone and yet you're here." Aelwyne said smiling and snuggling more onto Addison.

"You got that from thinking about me kissing other people? Also I didn't kiss them both." Addison protested a bit.

"Right you kissed one and the other kissed you." Aelwyne giggled.

"I'm glad you're giggling now... and by the way I want you too." Addison said kissing the top of her head.

"What?" Aelwyne looked up at her.

"You just said a lot of people want me aside from you. So basically you said you want me. So I wanted to say I want you too. 'Cause I so do." Addison explained bopping her nose.

"Oh." Aelwyne said and hid her blushing face by snuggling into her.

"That's it? Oh?" Addison said, chuckling.

"Addie." Aelwyne gasped suddenly. "They saw."

"What? Who?" Addison questioned confused.

"They saw you run after me. Kiss me. They saw me run away and come back and take you out of the hospital while holding your hand." Aelwyne said with a scared expression.

"They saw." Addison stated with sudden realization.

"You hadn't thought about it?" Aelwyne asked her incredulously.

"I was more concerned with getting you back than with who saw me do what." Addison defended. "At least we gave the nurses gossip to survive on for the next few weeks. Though just having Mark here was enough." She sighed heavily.

"Mark loves you." Aelwyne said softly.

"I know." Addison replied sadly.

"Do you? Love him?" Aelwyne asked.

"Yes." Addison said quietly. Aelwyne sprang up.

"W-what? What are you doing here then?" She said looking hurt.

"Not like that dummy." Addison said, pulling her back onto her. Aelwyne resisted a bit but then gave up landing on her in a huff.

"Ouch... I love him as a friend. I'm not in love with him." Addison explained.