Quiet e.d

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Ethan's POV
I wake up early, as usual, but I feel like Winnie's not in a good place right now... mentally and physically: she's been moving her boxes everywhere and with all the memories of her mom... I'm gonna take another day off. I get up the familiar email address and send an email similar to the one i sent yesterday. When i finish i put my phone back on my nightstand and turn around to see Winnie sleeping, but since i can't fall back asleep once i wake up, i decide to wake her up too: every morning i try and wake her up as gently as possible because i don't want to scare her. i usually either kiss her lips or all over her face, maybe little pokes in her sides, caressing her arms... any way that includes gente physical contact is my go to, sine i can't talk her awake. This morning i try with cupping her cheek and slowly rubbing my thumb back and forth against it... but i-it's not... working? I try kissing her... still not working: ok i'm getting worried now: i try doing the same to her thigh by laying my hand on it and letting my thumb go back and forth on it. she finally starts to stir around, making me able to breathe again.
W: "good morning handsome"
E: "hi princess"
W: "did you send another email?"
E: "maybe"
W: "babyyyy, why? I'm perfectly fine you don't need to take care of me"
E: "you're not fine and you know it... by the way, i tried waking you up in two different ways before it actually worked the third time"
W: "really?"
E: "yeah.... i firstly just went like this, and it didn't work"
I repeat the action i was doing earlier, cupping her cheek and letting her expression go from relaxed to confused.
E: "then i tried kissing you, and it still didn't wo-"
W: "wait wait wait, i can't feel my face"
E: "what do you mean you can't feel it?"
W: "babe deadass my face is numb"
E: "really?"
W: "yeah. like, i know you're doing that really cute thing where your thumb goes back and forth across my cheek... but i can't feel it"
E: "now i really do have to take care of you"
that makes her chuckle.
E: "maybe you slept weirdly and it caused your face to react this way... come on, maybe it'll go away as the day goes on"
i get up and go over to her side to hold my hand out for her to take. she simply sits up, but her hands immediately go to her head... exactly like what happened on the stairs a couple of nights ago. i sit down in front of her to put my hands on her ankles, to let her know i'm here for her. eventually she looks up at me.
E: "did you get dizzy again princess?"
she nods.
E: "i still think that it's because you slept funny, do you wanna try getting up and have breakfast with me?"
W: "i guess i should"
i again get up and hold out my hand, but once she places her weight on both feet, she quickly loses balance and falls onto me... ok, now i know that it's not cause of the way she slept.
E: "poor baby... let's get you to the couch and you can just rest for today, ok?"
she nods again, taking my hand as we walk downstairs. i help her lay down on the couch before going to make her some tea.
W: "babe?"
i come out the kitchen as the kettle starts to warm up the water.
E: "yeah?"
W: "can you please start watching jane the virgin with me?"
jane the virgin is a telenovela, and i really don't like all that cheesy overdramatic stuff, but she's not feeling well so i'll do it for her.
E: "sure princess, whatever you need to feel better"
whilst she puts the program on i get back to the kitchen and finish up her tea. i go over and place the cup on the little table in front of the couch before she shifts a bit to make room for me. her head lays comfortably on my chest as i try cupping her cheek once more to see if she feels it: she holds my wrist not even a minute later.
W: "i feel it now"
she shifts my hand onto her lips to plant a soft kiss on it, me kissing her forehead in return. she looks up at me.
W: "i love you"
E: "i love you more"
W: "thank you for taking care of me"
E: "don't thank me, you're always gonna come before everything and everyone else princess"