Healing

Chapter 5

I woke up to cramps in my stomach, lower back and inner thighs-I hate periods. I don't want to wake up Josh but I really need to change my pad so I slowly lift his arm from around my waist and crawl out of his warm bed and grab my purse on the way to the bathroom. I soon realize that I had leaked onto my panties. "Shoot" I mutter to myself-maybe a little too loud, wincing at the throbbing pain in my tummy. I didn't bring any spare underwear and I can't put these panties back on. 

"Sophie?" Josh is knocking on the door. Oh no, this is going to be so embarrassing. "Y-yeah?" I stutter out nervously. "You okay, baby?" He sounds worried-he must have heard me. Okay, he is a vagina doctor, be rational here Sophie, he will not judge me and he can help me. I take a deep breath and get off the toilet, wrapping my bloody panties in toilet roll and hiding them in my bag. Lucky Josh's t-shirt falls to my knees so it covers everything that needs to be covered. I open the door to be faced with a concerned Josh. 

"Everything okay? You look a bit pale honey." He says reaching his hand out to place it on my forehead. "Um, I need help." I say as my face flames and I look to my toes. "What's up baby? You don't have a fever but your clammy. Do you feel sick?" He asks worriedly. "I'm not sick, I'm, I uh, I'm on my period." I say, still not looking at his face. 

"Oh baby, have you got cramps? You should have told me and I would have given you some medicine." He says as he takes my hand and starts to lead me downstairs, until I stop him. "I leaked all over my underwear and I don't have any spares with me." I mutter, face still aflame. "That's okay honey, I'll grab you a pair of my boxers." He walks in his closet and returns with a pair of black Calvin Klein boxers. 

Handing them to me he asks, "Have you got feminine hyenine products with you sweetheart?"  See-vagina doctor. He is so not grossed out by this like I was worried he would be. Although, I don't really talk about my period and he is talking about it like he is discussing the weather-like its the most normal thing in the world. I suppose it is kind of refreshing, having a guy be so understanding when it comes to mensuration. "Yes I brought those with me." I say looking to his face.

"Okay baby." He says and kisses my head. I quickly go put a pad on the boxers and put them on. I walk out and see Josh sat on the edge of the bed, on his phone. "Are you in pain sweetheart?" He asks sympathetically as he stands and wraps his arms around me. I just nod. "Where is the pain babe?" I sigh. "Tummy, lower back and inner thighs. It hurts a lot." I mutter into his chest. "Is it usually quite painful?" He looks down at me tilting his head, his hand rubbing gentle circles on my lower back, actually making it feel a lot better. "Yes, since I was 14." I say quietly. 

"Okay honey, get back into bed. I'm just grabbing you some painkillers." He tells me as he pulls the covers over me after I crawled onto the mattress. He returns a few minutes later and hands me a pill and my glass of water. "I haven't got a hot water bottle, but a heating pad should work."  He says as he lifts the t-shirt and places the pad underneath the waistband of his boxers. I sigh as the heat comes in contact with my stomach. 

Josh continues to sit at my waist as softly rub small circles on my tummy. "What time is it?" I ask, opening my eyes slightly. "Just after four, go back to sleep honey." I hold my arms out to him. "Cuddles." I pout. He smiles and gets into bed with me, immediately wrapping his arms around me. I lie on my side with a leg over his and I fall asleep to Josh rubbing my back.

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I woke up the next morning alone in the bed, I could hear the shower running so I knew Josh was in the bathroom. I roll over and grab my phone off the bed side table, disconnecting it from the charging wire that Josh must have plugged in for me. After flicking through my phone for a while Josh comes out of the bathroom in a khaki green sweater and black jeans, dark hair still damp from his shower.