Sang's Rebirth

Chapter 8

I woke up and smiled at my disheveled, sleeping doctor. I rubbed my nose against his in an Eskimo kiss. 

"Pookie?" his gravely morning voice questioned. 

"The one and only Romeo." I replied. 

"This just became real. I don't think I quite grasped that I'm really with you again. That I found you. I thought we'd lost you forever after that stick in the ass made such a mistake. But waking up here in your arms makes it real for me." Sean said as he pulled me to him tightly. I was surprised to find myself crying there in his arms. He was crying with me as we held each other. 

"I just realized I never cried over losing you all. It's like. I don't know. I kept myself busy. I was so mad. I packed in anger. Took my things to my dad in anger. Told him in anger. Booked my ticket to France with him in anger. Then when in France my anger waned because who can stay mad there? I just wandered through countries in awe. Then I came back and was angry again as I picked up my stuff from my dad's and flew to New Orleans with him. Then it was awe all over again. I never went through the steps. I only got to the first one, anger. It's like I just put a pause on it. I went from anger skipping straight to being grateful for all of you. I told Luke yesterday how I thought of him, Gabriel, Victor, and you all the time because this city made me think of all of you. I would see so much and think how you would just GET this city. How you would fall in love with it like I did. I never cried or mourned the loss of us. Until now. Now that I have some of you back." I said into his chest.

"Sounds to me you're still going through the stages and didn't realize it. You knew you hadn't really lost us, not all of us which helped you in the denial stage for those that really did want to break up with you. Now us coming back broke the denial stage that those who aren't here really did want to end it. So now you're in the mourning phase." Sean said in a soothing tone as he kept running his fingers through my hair. 

"That sounds about right to me. So I was thinking we'd just take it easy today. You need to rest and since you're moving here you have plenty of time to see the city once you're 100%. We can stay in and talk. You can look for Doctor offices that are hiring for doctors. I can work on my music. We can just be together Romeo." I said as I kissed his chest. 

"I really like the sound of that. Also, Romeo?" Sean asked. 

"Well, I kind of fell asleep last night thinking about how I don't have a nickname for you. When we were together, I was too shy to think of nicknaming you or Owen. I think it mostly Owen that made me too shy. Yesterday I was referring to you as a romantic being why you'd get this city which made me realize you're a Romeo and thus you've earned your nickname." I explained. 

"I like it Pookie." Sean said. 

"Hit the shower and I'll go make breakfast for you." I said. "You got it Pookie." Sean said giving me a kiss on the lips.

I broke a bunch of eggs in a bowl, added shredded cheese, chopped onion, and bacon then mixed them together. Then I added my secret that keeps the scrambled eggs from drying out and staying soft and mixed that in as well. Once well mixed I put it in my oiled pan and began scrambling them. Once done I dumped them into another bowl and began chopping 3 potatoes into small cubes. I dumped them with the other half of the chopped onion into an oiled pan and began frying them. Marc came out then smelling the air. I swear the man comes out shirtless on purpose. He came up behind me wrapping his arms around me. 

"Ready for that morning kiss little bean?" Marc asked. 

"You know it." I said as I spun in his arms to face him. He began kissing me deeply when a throat cleared. We pulled apart and I winked at Sean.