Pillow Talk

Rush to Judgment - C

"You unpacked me?" Eddie asked surprised as she and Jamie entered the house. They had made up their professional relationship on tour that day and sealed it with beers and mozzarella sticks after work.

Jamie nodded, "I couldn't stand seeing a packed suitcase. I left your private things for you to fix."

Eddie smiled at him and slid her arms around his waist, "I meant what I said, honey. I am so sorry that I said you needed to find partner you could trust, I was just so upset..."

"I know you were," Jamie whispered. "We were both very upset. I took some things out on you that had very little to do with you or us. I'm so sorry."

Eddie took Jamie's hand and led him to sit down next to her. "Did you talk to your father again? Did you try to make him understand?"

Jamie shook his head, "You think Danny and I are thick, we're like paper compared to that Irish mutt."

Eddie reached out to rub Jamie's leg. "Are you sure we're good? I left you when you really needed me and I..."

"I think I really needed you to leave," Jamie confessed. "I think I needed to feel that old adage, you don't know what you've got until it's gone. I know how lucky I am, Eddie. I love you so much and what really hurt was you thinking I didn't."

"I know you do," Eddie sighed. "I know you do, I just want to be there. I wanted to be sitting outside that room and when you got done I wanted to put my arms around you. We still can't do that and I understand why, just times like this it's hard."

Jamie nodded his understanding, "It's over now, it's all over. We made up on the job, and now we get to make up at home. You know what that means..."

Eddie's eyes lit up.

A few hours later Eddie rested her head of Jamie's shoulder sighing as the final scenes of the Wedding Date played out on the screen- the expected 'I love you', the 'perfect kiss' and the 'start of ever after'. After nearly twenty minutes of pouring through Eddie's endless DVD collection she had finally selected his punishment.

"I told you so..." Eddie grinned popping a sweet in her mouth.

"Okay...so you were right...it ended how every romantic comedy ends." Jamie laughed stroking her hair placing a kiss on her forehead. "But hey we learned something... "

"And what would that be?" Eddie grinned, turning to face him.

"Like Dermot Mulroney said...make up sex is the best." Jamie wiggled his eyebrows at Eddie.

"Oh is it?" Eddie asked.

Jamie smiled and pulled so Eddie was on his lap. "I understand if you don't..."

"It's not that," Eddie replied. "Honestly it isn't."

"What then?" Jamie was trying to gauge if she was still hurt by his actions or if she was just not in the mood.

"I don't like to plan sex," Eddie replied. "And if we are talking about having make up sex, we're planning it. If we're going to have sex, I just want you to start making those moves on me."

"Oh I see," Jamie laughed standing up quickly then suddenly pulling Eddie up and lifting her off her feet.

Eddie laughed, her eyes shining, long blond tresses tickling Jamie's arm.

Jamie carried Eddie to their bed and laid her down, "I am sorry I hurt you," he whispered. "Now I'll make it up to you, I promise."

Eddie licked her lips, waiting for Jamie to drop a kiss on them. She didn't have to wait long for his kiss or his touch. Jamie began to do both right away, gently and carefully touching every part of Eddie that he knew would get her to react.

The lovemaking took time, Jamie showed exceptional control making sure that he showed Eddie all that he'd made her doubt.

When it was over, Jamie held Eddie close, caressing her soft skin. She felt his tears on her hair and turned.

"What's wrong lambchop?" she asked softly while caressing his cheek gently.

Jamie tilted his head to look at her admiring how beautiful she was and thinking how lucky he was to have her in his life.

With a gentle smile, the one that made Eddie's knees weak in the knees, he simply kissed her lips. "Love you Eddie."

"I love you too, Jamie," Eddie whispered. "I don't want this to happen again. I don't want to hurt each other anymore, there's too much pain in the world. We need to make this place safe. I know we'll make more mistakes and I know it's illogical to think we'll never hurt one another again but..."

Jamie stopped Eddie's words with his kiss. "We promise not to hurt each other on purpose, that's all we can do. We can promise to always find out way back to each other. You belong right here, you fit perfect. I missed you so much when you weren't lying beside me."

"I didn't' sleep a wink all night," Eddie admitted. "Let's order Chinese, eat it in bed, and get a good sleep. You order, I'm going to shower."

Jamie smiled and watched as Eddie, as natural as could be walked to the bathroom for a hot shower. He called their usual Chinese place and ordered their dinner the padded to the kitchen for a bottle of cheap wine. When Eddie came out of the bathroom, Jamie pulled her close again holding her until the food arrived.

"You know," Eddie said as they sipped the wine and shared lo mein. "If this is how we make up, we need to fight more often."

"You think?" Jamie asked rubbing her shoulder. "Well, if we make a promise not to let the sun go down on our anger, that if we fight we make it up...all the way."

Eddie smiled and leaned up to kiss Jamie, "You got it, partner."