Family

Chapter Thirteen

Nicole feels everything start to fizzle out and all she can think about is the tingles she's feeling. She kisses him back and he smiles. He pulls away and they stare at each other. "You didn't tell me." She whispers before passing out.

Andrew looks to Addison concerned, but she waves her hand. "She's fine. Coming out of realistic dream almost always causes the person to pass out." She says and he feels relieved. "Andrew..." She says feeling bad for him. He looks up at her and waits for her to continue. "She's not going to remember." She says and he looks at her confused.

"But she knew...she felt-"

"Her brain is going to think it was in the dream and since she was pulled out of the dream, she won't remember it. It's not like a normal dream, people can go insane beign stuck in their worst nightmare. It's their worst fear becoming real. It happens when the person has gone through a mental trauma." She says and Andrew looks back to Nicole. "You can always tell her." She suggests, but he shakes his head.

"I don't want that on her plate as well." He says feeling pain in his chest knowing that she won't know. It felt good to have her know, for her to want him just as much as he needs her.

"I told her she is cleared tomorrow. You are going to need to stay with her and tell me what's going on because if I go and tell her she can't she might just kill me." Addison says with a small, yet serious smile. Andrew nods his head and she leaves the room.

Andrew watches Nicole. Her eyes occasionally moving behind her eyelids, her chest rises and falls with each breath, and her being at peace with everything. He can't help himself and climbs in next to her. He pulls her into his chest and rests his head atop of hers.

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Nicole wakes up feeling warm and rests her head towards the heat. Realizing she feels breath on her neck she looks up and sees Andrew. She smiles at him, his face is squished into the pillow and his mouth wide open. "Andrew." She says tapping the arm that's around her waist. "Andrew." She says louder and then sees his eyes flicker open.

"Waah, are you ok?" He asks clearing his throat and sitting up some.

"Fine, jus' woke up. What, was the couch uncomfawtable?" She asks and he looks at her confused. He looks back at the couch and then remembers he'd climbed into bed with her.

"Yeah, damn thing was killing my back." He lies and slowly gets off of the bed.

Nicole watches as he stretches and sees his shirt rise up. Feeling herself blush she looks away and stretches her own legs out. "I get out today, right?" She asks looking over at him.

"Yup, but you're still stuck with me." He says with a smile. She smiles back with a roll of her eyes. She gets out of the bed and holds onto it feeling slightly dizzy. Andrew comes to her side, but she shakes her head.

"I'm fine." She says and walks to her bag. She pulls out the only clean clothes she can find and throws them back onto the bed. Walking back to the bed with Andrew's eyes on her the whole time. "I've gotta change." She says and he turns around. "All good." He hears and turns back around. She's in a pair of leggings and a sweatshirt.

"You still feeling cold?" He asks. She nods her head and he frowns. Addison then walks into the room with Andra.

"How are you feeling? Wait, you're just going to tell me great." Addison says holding up her hand. Nicole smiles and nods her head. "Alright, Andra and Andrew are going home with you to make sure that everything's all right. Max will bring the kids over a little later so you can get situated at home first. Sound like a plan?" She asks. Nicole nods her head. "Alright. Well, hopefully, I don't see you back in this room." She says with a smile. Nicole nods her head.