i love you more everything else in the world Mrs Riley

Homecoming

Dewey chose not to wake Gale as he parked in front of their house. the last few hours had been torture for Gale, more than she would ever admit...He looked over at her after turning off the car's engine, she was still terribly pale... and he could see a glistening layer of sweat on her forehead which meant she must be really miserable... he stroked her forehead gently but so gently that he wouldn't wake her.

he frowned in concern but finally got out quietly and walked over to the passenger door which he quietly opened. he carefully unbuckled Gale's seat belt, slipped his left arm under her back and the other arm under her legs to lift her out of the car, luckily he managed to do it without waking her up.

he closed the car door behind them as quietly as he could and walked over to the front door, which he unlocked and carried the sleeping Gale into the house. he carried her upstairs to the bedroom, where he laid her gently on their bed, her hair fell slightly in her face as he laid Gale down on the mattress.
She looked so exhausted...Dewey hadn't seen Gale look like this in a long time...he looked at her worriedly and lovingly stroked the strand of hair away from her face with his hand....

after a few minutes he carefully took off her shoes and put them aside, he covered her with the blanket a bit and watched her for a few more minutes as her chest rose and fell,

she was breathing calmly, the sedatives and medication for the pain they had given her through the IVs still seemed to be having an effect , He was glad when she slept a little, hoping that way she wouldn't feel any pain at least.

he stayed a few more minutes until he decided to let her sleep in peace, he went over to the bathroom to freshen up a bit, he had her blood smeared on his hands and his uniform.... it was just a horrible sight..even worse was the sight of Gale lying on the ground injured...he couldn't get that image out of his head.. and it had been his fault..if only he had supported her instead of arguing with her unnecessarily...
just the thought of losing her made his throat tighten....he loved this woman so incredibly... he had always loved her and that hadn't changed after all these years.... even if he had to admit that lately he hadn't really shown her how much he loved her...which he also regretted...

He ran his fingers through his hair and sighed, "Damn Dewey, you're such an idiot..." he muttered to himself....He shook his head in disbelief and went to take off his uniform to take a quick shower...he took a hot shower, feeling the hot water beating down on his skin and leaving a slight tingling sensation on his skin from the heat...he closed his eyes and tried to get these horrible images out of his head...

after a few minutes he exited the shower and wrapped a towel around his waist, rubbing his hair dry with a smaller towel. he grabbed a new pair of boxers and a shirt which he put on, after he was dressed he walked back into the bedroom, Gale still lying there as before.... he decided to lay down next to her, he just wanted to be close to her... show her that he is there and loves her....

he lay down carefully next to her and slipped under the covers... he lay down on his back and closed his eyes, he wanted to hug her, but he didn't want to wake her up or even hurt her by touching her unfavorably.... but before he could think about it further, he suddenly felt a hand on his chest...he opened his eyes abruptly and looked at Gale who looked at him with tired eyes but gave him a smile... he smiled back at her and took her hand in his "Gale...you're awake...how are you feeling?"

His smile quickly faded to a worried expression, she closed her eyes and rested her head on his chest... she inched closer to him as best she could.. he stroked her head with his free hand, lovingly up and down...

"Gale is everything alright?" he asked, still clearly worried...she nodded slightly "I'm fine Dewey...I just want to be close to you..." she said weakly..

he nodded slightly and continued to stroke her head lovingly, he was sure that she still didn't feel any better, she couldn't fool him...

Gale snuggled up close to him as best she could due to her injury..., smiling slightly when she finally found a comfortable position in Dewey's arm, resting her head on Dewey's chest, she's always liked to do that, loved to cuddle in his arms with her head resting on his chest....they haven't done that much lately the past few months...

she had really missed it, she had to admit...she had missed his closeness and warmth...they were only arguing for the last few months...they grew apart more and more...hardly talked to each other and when it did it only ended in a fight....

And then there was that annoying Judy, but she didn't want to think about her anymore. For her, here and now, the moment with her husband Dewey counted...she wanted to enjoy it and as long as her painkillers were still working she could do so....

"mmh...I missed that so much..." she whispered softly and snuggled even closer to him, Dewey looked at her with a loving smile, he gently stroked her hair and gave her a kiss on the top of the head "me too Darling...." Dewey said affectionately, but then paused for a few seconds before continuing „...Gale I'm sorry about how it's been between us lately..."
he said softly and his expression grew sadder,

gale looked up at him and shook her head slightly "Dewey...let's talk about this another time... let's just enjoy the time a bit.. be close to each other..."

she said still with a weak and shaky voice....she tried to stroke his cheek lovingly, but it didn't work the way she had imagined.. because of her injured shoulder ... she sighed wearily

Dewey shook his head "Gale you shouldn't move so much... you need a lot of rest..." he said still concerned and took the hand that almost reached his cheek and kissed the back of it lovingly..

She smiled lightly "I know...it's just so incredibly annoying ....that my body doesn't want to function the way I would like it to...."
she said with a few pauses in between...she felt miserable and weak...she hadn't felt that bad in a long time...actually never...

„Gale....you lost a lot of blood....collapsed and had to be resuscitated...you can be glad you're still alive!! give your body some time, you need it to recover...." Dewey said softly to her, while gently stroking her hair again and again.

Gale nodded slightly and closed her eyes ,
"I love you Dewey" she said softly to him , he smiled and kissed her forehead "and I love you Gale...I love you more than anything in this world..."

she enjoyed the closeness to him and fell asleep in his arms after a while, Dewey noticed after a while that she had fallen asleep and smiled, he snuggled up to her and watched her sleep for a while until he himself fell asleep too

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Hello my loves, I know I haven't written in a long time!! I'm really very sorry! especially for those who would have liked to continue reading the story!!
However, a lot had happened in my private life, a bereavement / death, illness caused by the pandemic and so on... nevertheless I decided to continue the story now!! I will also update my other story on Gale and Dewey!! I hope you like my part 2 of the story and hope you read it !! for some it might be very dramatic but I personally love dramatic !! I hope you like part 2 !! please leave me a comment!! Xx