Trouble In Paradise- A Manstead Fanfic (COMPLETE)

Chapter 16- The Aftermath

Natalie POV:

It's been two hours. I'm so exhausted, yet I've done nothing today. I guess what I've learned about the effects of chemo is true. It's a good thing that Will wasn't going to let me work today. I don't think I'm going to be able to get out of this chair, let alone work.

"Alright Dr. Manning your first round of chemo is all finished! Now, go home and rest. You're going to need your strength for your next round in two weeks."

I open my mouth to respond but quickly close it. Nausea. That's all I feel. I quickly give him a short and quick nod, but I immediately regret it.

"Nat, what's wrong?" Will asks placing his hand on my shoulder.

"Nauseous." Is all I can say before lying my head on his shoulder.

"Alright. It's going to be alright. Let's get you home, alright?"

"Mmhmm." Is all I manage to say.

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As soon as we walk into my house I start gagging. Will quickly picks me up, and runs into the bathroom. It's a good thing he's a fast runner, if he wasn't I would of puked all over the floor.

He holds my hair behind my head and rubs soothing circles on my back. Once I finish I lean back into him.

"Wanna go to bed?" He asks.

"Ok..." I say out of breath.

He picks me up and carries me back into our bedroom. It's technically still mine, but he's here almost every night so It's kind of turned into ours.

Once I'm in bed he climbs in next to me and starts running his fingers through my hair.

"I love you." He says.

"I love you even more. Thank you for being here."

"No problem!" He says.

I slowly curl up next to him and place my head on his chest.

"You make a nice pillow." I mumble before I fall into a much needed sleep.

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"Morning Natalie, how are you feeling?" Will asks when I wake up the next morning.

"Okay, I guess."

"Natalie, tell me."

"Awful. I feel so vulnerable! I hate this! I hate every single moment of this! Why is this happening to me?"

"Hey, calm down. It's alright. You'll get better. You are the strongest person I know. Nothing will stop you, and I know that for a fact."

"Thank you Will. But, I... I don't know if I can survive another round of chemo. It's awful! Why do we always sugar coat it for patients. Why not tell them the truth?"

"And what would we tell them instead?"

"How it sucks and they will feel absolutely horrible for the rest of their lives."

"Nat, you know that this doesn't last forever. And we tell them what we tell them to give them hope. Hope that things will get better, because most of the time they do. And this will get better. I promise."

"Are... Are your sure?"

"Of course I'm sure, the pain will disappear. Just give it a few days."

I sit up slowly and give him a quick kiss on his lips. He returns the kiss, and wraps his arms around me. When we break for air I notice that I'm crying. I quickly wipe away the tears before Will sees them. He can't know that I'm in pain. I can't let him see me this vulnerable.

I slowly curl back next to him as I feel tired once again. I feel better when I'm lying down next to him. My head hurts less, and the nausea almost stops completely.

I wouldn't want anyone else here with me right now. And I realize something for the first time. I love Will more then Jeff, my late husband.

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AN: I really hope you enjoyed this chapter! And exams are quickly approaching so unfortunately my updating will become much more infrequent. I actually just realized today that this week is my last week before exams. So I may update once more before Christmas. If I don't I just want to wish you all happy holidays!! And thank you again for reading this book!

Spoilers for latest episode (season 3, episode 3)

OH MY GOSH! That ending! 😱😍😱😍😱😍 I've literally been waiting for that since the very first episode! I was so happy! I still am!! And when Natalie said "You make a nice pillow." I died! So, of course I had to include it in here. ☺️

Ok sorry about that. Have a great day/ night! 😘