TESEHKI
"Do you need anything before I help you into bed?"
Tonight is the first night of Ace being home after five months. I'm more than happy that she's finally home. But my fear came true; most of her memory was wiped from her.
I just put AJ down to sleep, now we're the only two left awake. Ace looked at me as she held onto her walker.
"A fresh shower would be nice. But I'm exhausted, so I'll save that for tomorrow."
"That can definitely wait til tomorrow. I can see it in your eyes, you're ready to fall out any second now. Come on, let's go to sleep."
I chuckled, slowly taking Ace away from her walker and helping her safely climb into our bed.
"This bed sure is comfy. Waaaay more comfortable than the hospital bed. Jeez, I hated that damn bed."
"I don't think they're meant to be as comfortable as home beds."
"You're probably right. Can I tell you something?"
"Of course. What is it?"
"You look so damn good right now. You always look good, but right now you look extra good."
"Aw. Thank you, baby. Do you want water or anything? You haven't been drinking much since you got home."
"I'm okay. I just want to get some sleep."
"I know, I should probably stop talking your ear off by now. Are you able to eat full just yet? I was going to make you a welcome home breakfast tomorrow."
"Right now, only soft things. Like eggs, and maybe pancakes."
"That sounds like a plan. Get some sleep, you need some. I love you."
"I love you too, Sehki."
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"OW, FUCK!"
Ace's screams and AJ's cries woke me up around three in the morning. I hurried and jumped out of the bed, running into AJ's room. When I entered the room, I seen Ace on the floor and heard AJ crying from his crib.
"Ace, what happened? Why are you on the floor? How did you get in here without your walker?"
"Fuck that walker! I heard our son crying, and I didn't want to wake you up, I wanted to let you sleep. I tried walking in here to pick him up out of his crib, and I tripped right when I almost reached his crib."
"Baby, you can't help around with the baby just yet. You're still injured, you're going to get even more hurt if you don't take it easy."
"I just wanna help with our kid! It makes me feel like a shitty parent that I can't!"
Ace started to cry. Oh great, now both Aces were crying. Do I ever get a break?
"Babe, it's okay that you can't help right now. I understand it. I've been doing it for five months on my own, I —"
"What's that supposed to mean? You're saying it like I wanted to be gone willingly! I didn't want to, I wanted to be here!"
