Once in a Lifetime - Mavin Fanfic

Part 16

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Michael

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Waking up with a thin layer of crust over my eyes was not the most pleasant feeling, but when I gazed up and saw a delightful Gavin sitting next to me, I immediately grinned. I watched him use his delicate fingers to brush through his dark sandy hair. He was sitting in the chair next to the bed, sipping on a Starbucks coffee. He must have gotten here a bit earlier, seeing that about half of his drink was empty. I could feel his warm palm rested on top of mine. I told him I was awake by softly squeezing his hand. He smiled at me and set his coffee down to lean close and carefully kissing me on the forehead, nuzzling his face into my hair.

"I'm so happy you are here with me" I said softly, feeling the warmth of his lips on my skin. He pulled away, with a grin on his face.

"Are you serious? I wouldn't miss being here with you for the world." he replied after sitting back down, handing me his coffee "Here, take a sip" I grabbed the warm cup from his hands and smelling the strong caffeine. I was about to take a sip when a nurse rushed in and snatched the drink from me.

"You aren't allowed to have a drink until you are checked up on and allowed to leave!" she snapped at me, throwing the coffee into the trash next to me. Gavin rolled his eyes and smiled at her. I could tell he was trying extremely hard to not go off on her. The nurse continued to check some stats on the dinosaur computer they had in my room.

"Don't I fucking look good enough?" I bitterly said, bothered by the coffee resting in the trash can.

The nurse sighed, typing up more bullshit on the computer, the keyboard causing a clacking noise against her fake red nails. "I need to make sure everything is okay for you to leave Mr. Jones" I sighed and ignored her, looking back at Gavin's happy face. He seemed to be in a great mood. He noticed me looking at him and smiled at me.

"Mi-cool, is it okay if we just walk home? Geoff told me that he didn't want me to bother him at work today for a drive home. He seemed a bit stressed this morning"

"That's fine Gavin. I actually wanted to get out and get some fresh air" I saw his eyes look as if they sparkled in delight.

"Top!" Gavin replied, with his stereotypical British accent ringing through his voice.

"Mr. Jones, you are fine. You can change and then you can check out whenever you would like. The prescription you need to pick up is at the pharmacy, down the north hallway. Have a good day sir." The nurse smiled and walked out of the room, carrying away a chart with her. Once we were alone, I looked over to Gavin, who was pulling out something from his bag.

"I grabbed some of my clothes that you can wear" Gavin pulled out some shorts and an old t-shirt of his. I smiled at him, happy that he grabbed something.

"Thanks boi!" I smiled, sitting up. Gavin got up and sat behind me, massaging the knot on my shoulders as if I asked him to. I could feel the knots untwist every time get squeezed his hands into my skin. He paused to slowly undo the knot on the back of my gown. I was about to ask why before I was smothered by a cloth. I smiled to myself when I recognized the smell permanently glued onto the shirt that was being pulled onto me. Gavin treated me carefully like a doll, cautiously guiding my arms through the sleeves one at a time. I could feel my face redden when he handed me the shorts.

"I'm guessing you can do this yourself" He smiled at me and threw them at me jokingly. I carefully put each foot through the holes and pulled them up to my waist over my boxers. Gavin started packing up what he had brought. I stood up for once after spending a few days stuck in a bed, extending my arms to the sky and stretching, popping my back. My whole body was still sore, but feeling my bones crack made it worth the pain.

"Shall we go get the pain meds?" Gavin asked. I nodded and walked over to him. He watched me take each step towards the door, as if I was a child taking my first steps. I turned around to look in the room, checking to see if I forgot anything. "Don't worry, I have everything Mi-coo" I turned around and happily kissed him, pressing my lips against his, when I pulled away and opened my eyes, I could see people behind him strangely looking at us, with a few mumbles from some of the nurses. My face quickly turned red with embarrassment and I grabbed Gavin's hand.

"Let's go"

The pharmacy was strangely empty, and we walked in and immediately got the prescription. When I reached to grab them, Gavin snatched them before me and threw them into his bag, giving me a almost nervous look. I shrugged it off and grabbed his hand to walk outside.

As I opened the door a brushstroke of air hit my face.

Finally.

Authors Note~~~

Thank you all (again) for the amount of love and recognition. You are all really amazing. I know I say that at the end of every chapter but I do mean it. 5,967 reads is just fantastic and I am so happy because of this. I'm on vacation, but I will try to update soon :)

Much Love,

Rae