The Girl and the Vampire (Rove)

26- Black Eye

Dove's POV
I wake up in bed cuddled up against Ryan's chest. I don't feel that good. I get up and throw up. I rinse my mouth out at the sink and Ryan comes up behind me and ties my hair back. "Are you ok?" He asks. I shake my head and turn around to face him. "I don't get it. I never get sick." I say. "Weird." He says. "It's probably just a 24-hour flu or something." I say. He nods and asks "Are you still going to go to work?" I shake my head and he smiles. "Also today I'm quitting my job at the restaurant." He says. "Oh yeah. Good luck." I say. "Thanks. I already told my boss, but it's like a two weeks notice thing so." He says. I smile and he asks "Wanna go back to bed?" I nod and he lays on the bed. I lay beside him and he puts his arm under my head. I roll over and lay on his chest. He smiles and pulls me close. Ryan turns on cartoons and we watch TV and cuddle until 11. "I'm gonna shower." I say. "Ok. I'll make breakfast or lunch." He says. I nod and go shower. I put on jeans and a t-shirt like always and go out to the kitchen. Ryan's digging through some boxes. "So we have water bottles, cereal, and snacks." He says. I smile and say "I think it's time to go to the grocery." "Yeah. I agree." He says. I unpack all the food we have while Ryan showers. He puts on dark jeans and a white button up shirt. He only buttons it a few times and puts on his black converse boots. "You look  nice." I say. "Oh thanks. I wanted to look nice for quitting." He says. I smile and say "But now you can act like me!" "I know. I can't wait." He says. We get in the car and drive to the grocery. We get a bunch of food and when we get home we eat grilled cheese sandwiches because we're adults and each have an apple. After lunch Ryan leaves to go quit his job and I catch up on emails. Now I feel completely normal. It's weird that I was sick this morning. Ryan comes trudging through the door with a hand over his eye. "Ryan what happened?" I ask standing up and running over. He moves his hand and his eye is black. I put my arm around his waist and he sits on the bar stool. I get him ice and put a washcloth over it so it's not too cold. "What happened?" I ask and put it on his eye. "Well I quit my job." He says. "Baby. Do you want some Advil?" I ask. "Yes please." He says and holds the ice on his eye. I run into the bathroom and dig around until I find Advil and I hand Ryan two pills and some water. He takes them. "Thanks." He says. "What happened?" I ask. He looks like he's gonna start bawling. "Baby. Talk to me." I whisper and hug him. "W-when I-I quit m-my co-worker p-punched m-me." He manages to say. "Ok sweetie." I whisper and run my fingers through his hair. "Did you do anything to him?" I ask. He slowly nods and I sigh. "Ryan I don't want you to get in trouble." I say. He slowly nods and I put the ice back on his eye. He flinches and hisses in pain. I rub his back and he pulls me into his lap. I hold the ice over his eye. "Baby it's too cold." He says weakly. I pull the ice away and put it on the table. A tear runs down my cheek when I see how bad it is. It's all red and purple and is turning a little yellow. "Is it that bad?" He asks. "I mean...uh...N-no." I stutter. He sighs and hugs me. I swing my leg over to his other side so I'm sitting on his lap and we're facing each other. He hugs me tight. "He punched you?" I whisper when we pull away. He nods and I push his hair back off his face. "Chloe it still hurts." He says and closes his eyes tight. "Shhh." I whisper and hug him again. I rub his back and then hop off his lap. "Come sit on the couch baby." I whisper and he lays on the couch. I sit beside him and he puts his head in my lap. "Can I get you anything?" I whisper and play with his hair. "A kiss?" He whispers. I slightly smile and lean down and kiss him. I kiss him for awhile and then kiss both his cheeks. "I love your kisses." He says and closes his eyes. I smile as I kiss his forehead and his good eye. I go back to playing with his hair and he sighs and stares at me. I put my other hand on his chest and I rub his chest. He makes a kiss face again and I smile at him. I peck his lips, but he stays looking at me. I roll my eyes and peck his lips three more times. He smiles and I play with his hair twirling it around my finger. "Can I get you anything else?" I ask. "I'm ok." He says. "You sure?" I ask. He nods and closes his eyes. I can tell he's not feeling good. "It's like throbbing." He says and blinks hard. "Do you want me to ice it again?" I ask. "Not really." He says. I stand up and put his head back on the couch. I get the ice anyway and he puts his head back on my lap. He holds my hand and intertwines my fingers. When the ice touches his eye he squeezes my hand and closes his eyes tight. "Shhh." I whisper. "Chloe I'm fine." He says and pushes the ice away. "Ok." I say.

Ryan's POV
I love all the attention Dove is giving me, but I'm ok. Well my eye hurts really bad and I feel sick, but still. Everything is also blurry. "What do you want for dinner?" She whispers playing with my hair again. I love when she does that it's the cutest thing in the world. "What do you want?" I ask her. "It's up to you." She says. "Um...we have some pasta in there." I say and I sit up. "Ok. That sounds good." She says. I smile and we both get up. Dove heats up the left over pasta and I get out two bowls. I swing the cabinet door open and it hits my eye. "F*ck." I curse and grab my eye. "Ryan." Dove says. A tear runs down my cheek. Dove turns me around and asks "How many fingers am I holding up?" She holds up 3 fingers. "Three." I say. "No Ry it's 5." She says. "Really?" I ask squinting. "Yes. Let's eat and then take you to the doctor ok?" She asks. "Ok." I say.