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As soon as I returned to my bedroom from the kitchen, glass of water in hand, I made my way to my girlfriend curled up atop my bed covers, finishing chewing whatever food she had chosen from what I set in front of her.

Once I secured the glass in her hands, I followed her directions to search for her painkillers and bring them to her, my fingertips searching for what felt like a pill bottle in her bag, and I pulled it out. My body froze momentarily when my eyes captured the sight of the crimson-colored safety lid before they naturally flicked over to her to see if she noticed my shocked reaction to realizing she takes narcotics. I wasn't entirely sure if she did or not, seeing that she was leaning her upper body forward over her legs, clearly in such intense pain that her body was reflexively keeling over in search of a position that provided some sense of relief. This snapped me out of my state of surprise as I immediately rushed to her side, leaning on one knee by the side of my bed and reaching out to gently rest my free hand on her shoulder to capture her attention.

"Here, Sprout," I murmured to cause her head to lift back up and her eyes to meet mine momentarily as I retrieved one pill from the bottle. I set it into the palm of her little hand that trembled ever so slightly, causing my heart to ache horribly as I watched her place it between her lips and swallow it down with the water.

"Thank you," she murmured, gifting me an adorable little smile, before I stood up a bit to help her lay back over the pillows on my bed.

"Anything for you," I responded with whole-hearted honesty.

Mei glowed with what I guessed was appreciation as she gazed up at me, and I smiled down at her with an overwhelming amount of affection swelling inside of me as I crawled onto the bed with her. Once I was sure she was comfortable with it, I had situated my body behind Mei and guided her upper body to lay back against my chest. Both of my legs stretched out straight on the outside of both of hers, and I smiled when I caught her letting out a quite breath of relief.

"How long does it take for the painkillers to kick in?" I asked gently as I raised my arms to wrap her up warmly within my embrace.

"About twenty to thirty minutes," she mumbled as it seemed another wave of pain was washing through her, and I squeezed her tighter in some kind of an attempt to comfort her any way that I could.

"Oh, perfect. One episode of Friends later and you'll be feeling much better," I responded in a lighthearted tone, hoping to distract her a bit and at least make her smile.