Deep in my heart

Chapter 11: Do what I Must

Elaenna slid out of her chair and onto his bed so that she was sitting next to him. By now he had dozed back off and looked so peaceful, which made Elaenna's Job difficult but she managed to pull his soaked shirt off and throw it. As her eyes refocused on him, she blushed really hard and her heart began pounding. With his shirt off, she saw his toned chest and it didn't help that his long messy hair was absolutely adorable. He looked like a strong yet gentle giant who was in a bit of pain but it was OK because she was going to take care of him. As if she wasn't distracted enough, her eyes went right back down to his lips as she moved her face closer to his. Unfortunately, he sprang awake before she ended up kissing him so she quickly panicked and said" Open your mouth" before she put the thermometer inside.

After about a minute, it read: 99.3 degrees, not too bad but still pretty high. She was interrupted by Jeremy trying to get up and she immediately pushed him back down and said "Rest". He sighed and said"But the laundry...the floors...the dinner".Elaenna cupped his cheek, before turning his head to face her, looking him in the eyes and saying" You're going to get through this okay...I don't care if you're useful or not to me, you're dear to me and I'm gonna do what I have to do to see to your well being as well". Elaenna smiled and said, "I'll do the chores, for now, you just watch TV and rest".

Later that evening, Elaenna had finished the chores, fed Jeremy, and was now reading a book and preparing to get settled into bed herself. Jeremy on the other hand, was having the worst time of his life. As he lay in bed, he kept seeing flashbacks of his mother's funeral, of his mother's grave and if that wasn't bad enough he began to see his old scrawny self. His younger self was looking in the mirror, tears running down his face as he muttered the words"W-why couldn't I help her when she fell papa? Why am I so weak". The word "weak" echoed in his head until he screamed at the top of his lungs" Why am I not good enough!"

Hearing this, Elaenna rushed into his room to find him curled up and shaking with tears running down his face. Elaenna wheeled over and sat on his bed and pulled him into a hug as he cried for a few minutes. Afterward, he said"I-I feel so weak...I need to do some work" and Elaenna sighed and said, "No can do". She stayed with him for an hour before leaving but unfortunately, the flashbacks came right back so she decided to do something crazy; she was going to sleep with him. Elaenna got dressed in her button-up Pajamas, grabbed her pillow, and turned off her room light before riding over to Jeremy's room. When she rode in Jeremy looked confused until she climbed up onto the other side of his bed and set her pillow down.

His eyes got wide as he said"No no no, we absolutely can't" and Elaenna said, "Can't what? I'm just going to lay in the same bed with you, nothing more, nothing less mister perv". He said"Can't do it" Elaenna said"Who hired you?" he said"You" and she said"Who's job is it to do what I ask?" and he said"mines" and she said, "Well I'm saying that I'm too anxious to sleep by myself because I'm distressed by you being upset, so I'm telling you to lay with me so we I feel comfortable". She continued and said"You'd shower me if I told you too and that's far worse than this so do as I ask and lay with me tonight and don't think about running out. You're a professional so act that way besides it's not like what I'm asking is perverted or making me feel unsafe and it doesn't count as a relationship either so there's no issue".

Jeremy blushed and scooted over as Elaenna climbed in the bed, grabbed the remote, and put on some cartoons. Despite his protests, Jeremy wasn't the least bit uncomfortable which scared him a bit. After a good 20 minutes of cartoons, he found himself drifting off to sleep while Elaenna quietly read the digital version of the book she had been reading in her room. After an hour or so, he began tossing and mumbling"I'm not weak, I'll do my best Mom" which caught Elaenna's attention. She gently turned him towards her, moved closer, and gently laid his head on her chest and whispered"I know you're not weak, you're a strong, beautiful man, and I'm proud to have met you, Jeremy". She gently stroked his hair for a bit, before falling asleep, herself, with a smile on her face.

Jeremy awoke first, feeling a lot better and when he opened his eyes he became a bit flustered. He woke up to his head buried in Elaenna's chest and her arms wrapped around her and despite being a bit flustered he didn't want to move. There was something about seeing her sleeping with a smile and feeling her warmth against him that was comforting and it was in that moment that he wished it could last forever but unfortunately, it was time to get up. As gently moved her arm and pulled the covers back, he was startled by her hand grabbing him and her springing to life with a gentle squeal.

She quickly sat up and pushed herself into her chair and rode over to his desk by the window and grabbed the two white bags underneath and handed them to him. When he opened them his eyes opened wide in excitement as he found himself staring at the latest "Gamestation 5" and the newest video games with it. Elaenna smiled and said, "You are going to sit around and play this until you recover and if you need anything no matter what it is, just rely on me...we'll get through this, one day at a time".