physiotherapy | awsten knight

23: new year's fortunes

December 31st, 2 weeks after the incident

The morning after, Awsten got into his car with a frown on his face.

It was 9:15 and he had to drive Cosima to her appointment. He didn't really feel like it, but it would be rude of him to leave her hanging on such short notice.

He felt guilty.

Madison had tried to kiss him, but Awsten denied. It lead to really awkward apologies from both of them and an abrupt ending of the night.

He felt guilty, because he hadn't seen it coming, because maybe he kind of had, because maybe he had decidedly ignored the warning signs.

Of course, Madison liked him.

Anyone with one working eye could see it. But it didn't mean that Awsten liked Madison. She was nice, and a good friend. One of his best friends even, but he really didn't see her as much more than that.

On top of the embarrassment his last night had been, he knew that Cosima was a little mad at him, because unlike him, she had sensed what Madison's intention had been.

After their dinner had taken an uncomfortable turn, he tried to call Cosima, having seen her message. He wanted to apologise too. He didn't exactly know what for, because he didn't do anything wrong per say. The two weren't exactly dating, or officially seeing each other, but Awsten knew that there was something there. There was enough going on between them that it made him want to apologise for stepping all over her, and for acting clueless.

By the time he pulled into Cosima's driveway, his head hurt. Traffic had been smooth, so he was five minutes early. He sent her a text to tell her that he was there, but it didn't deliver. Awsten guessed that her phone was still turned off.

So, he got out of the car and walked up to the top floor and knocked on her door.

Cosima opened it, and Awsten couldn't help but notice the frown on her face immediately.

"Are you mad at me?", were the first words out of her mouth.

Awsten's face softened, he hadn't even noticed how serious he had been looking at her. "Of course not."

He engulfed her in a hug, making Cosima relax. "I'm sorry.", she whispered into his chest.

"Me too.", he kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back, before he pulled away.

"Let's go?", Awsten asked.

Cosima nodded and they took the elevator down together. Awsten helped her hop into the passenger seat of his car and even held out the seat belt for her, which made the girl grin.

"I like you much more when you're smiling like that.", Awsten said and got into the driver's seat.

The drive to the hospital was short enough, they were even able to stop for coffee along the way.

At the hospital, they pulled out Cosima drainage and Awsten could hear her shout all the way into the waiting room, that's how bad the pain was.

Awsten couldn't hold back his laugh when Cosima came back out of the doctor's room. She blushed, feeling embarrassed by her shouts. "You would've cried.", she insisted.