Fixing You

Chapter 8

"Eponine, Ep, sweetheart wake up." Courfeyrac said quietly; shaking me awake. I looked behind him and see Gavroche with a tear stained face and the rest of the Amis looking at me concerned. "What's wrong?" I asked utterly confused.  He knelt down to meet my level, "your nightmare came true; you were screaming and crying in your sleep." I had a nightmare about being beaten again and the pain in my body added to the tears, I thought having Courfeyrac would help and it did, I guess it was my environment. "Can we please go back to the meeting?" Enjolras asked rather rudely. "Maybe we should just end the meeting early" Marius suggested; everyone except the man of marble agreed. After apologizing everyone left. Courfeyrac slowly helped me up and after noticing how wobbly and unstable I was on my feet; he picked me up and took Gavroche and I home. I was in an intense amount of pain and I think Courfeyrac could tell; about halfway home Courfeyrac leaned in closer to me and whispered, "Relax love, you deserve to."

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When we arrived home Courfeyrac sat Gavroche down for dinner and carried me down the hall and helped me stand even though my legs still shook terribly. "I want you to go and take a bath and try to relax, I know you've had an incredibly rough night, are you hungry?" he questioned, I shook my head. "Alright well take a bath and call for me when you're decent" I nodded.

I finished bathing and called for Courfeyrac, it was relaxing although it hurt my cuts. He helped me back to bed. I laid down and Courfeyrac sat in a chair at my bedside holding my hand.  "How bad is it this time?" I asked noticing how my throat burned as I talked, it must have been from screaming.  "Hey don't talk you need to save your energy, but to answer your question, you have six broken ribs to nasty gashes a concussion and too many bruises to count." He said grimacing. "How long am I on bed rest for?" I mumbled, "at least a month and my maman is coming to help me take care of you and Gav when I have school." I nodded and tried to sit up to be closer to my beloved but about halfway to fully sitting up my ribs started screaming and I as well cried out. "Eponine " Courfeyrac frantically said helping my lay back down. "Where's Gavroche?" I rasped quietly. "Sleeping in my bed," he responded, "he was really worried about you." I broke down and reached for Courfeyrac, he pulled me into his lap and I cried in his chest, "I don't feel good Courf," I whined like a small child. "I know darling" he said kissing my head "Here take this, Joly said it should help with the pain" He told me putting a dark syrup in my mouth. He put me back in the bed, "now get some rest the pain will be worse tomorrow" I nodded sadly. Just as he was leaving the room, I weakly mumbled, "Courfeyrac will you stay with me 'til I'm sleeping?" he nodded pushing my hair from my face and rocking me back and forth. "Goodnight my angel, I love you" he cooed just as I gave into my drowsy body.