Do It Again

Chapter 31

"Rocky!" I almost fell backwards into the water.

Ross quickly pulled his arm out of the water and away from me. "It's not what it looks like!" He panicked.

"I told you to get me if you needed to bath." Rocky moved closer.

"I tried!" I pulled myself to the edge of the tub. "I can't really walk though."

"Why didn't you get me?" He turned Ross.

"I'm sorry!" He said quickly. "I thought you were watching the babies."

"And you didn't think that maybe you could watch them for a while?"

"Rocky." I tried to get him away from Ross. "It's ok. Ross can go watch them while you help me finish."

Ross quickly slipped out of the bathroom and Rocky knelt beside me.

"What did he do?" He wasn't clear on what he meant.

"He washed my hair." I looked away.

"So you crawled in here and put yourself in the tub?" He picked up the washcloth Ross threw.

"He carried me in here, helped me undress, set me in the tub, washed my hair, and he was helping me to wash my body when you came in." Either way it sounded bad.

"Why was his hand where it was?" He started on my shoulders.

"He was washing my legs." I think.

"I would have rather you gotten me." He looked away.

"I'm sorry. I would have if Ross wouldn't have convinced me otherwise."

"I'm gonna bring you up to my room after we're done here."

"I don't want you carrying me up and down the stairs."

"Just for the day." He added. "I miss being around you and I'm sure you wanna see the kids."

I liked the idea. "You better not drop me."

He smiled. "No promises."

Rocky washed my entire body and got me out of the tub. He set me on the side and dried me off, then redressed me. I made him put me on the sink and blow dry my hair.

"How do your hands and feet feel?" He asked, carrying me up the stairs.

"They still hurt a little, but they feel better." I held on tight, hoping he wouldn't drop me.

"It's my fault."

"How do you figure that?" I looked up at him.

"I shouldn't have let you follow me into Riker's room. I should have made you stay in my room where it was safe."

"You didn't know that was gonna happen." There was no way he was taking the blame.

"We heard a loud crashing noise and I let you follow. I'm suppose to keep you out of danger."

"Ross use to think that too." I tried making a point.

"And you were stabbed and shot and in a car accident and broke your arm and were beaten up in a bathroom."

"Alright." I stopped him. "I remember."