REESE

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            "... I can feed myself, thank you very much." Reese pouted, sticking her tongue out. 

            Billy rolled his eyes, "And? Here comes the airplane ~"

            "... what-freakin'-ever."

            It'd been like that for about a week, now; Nurse Billy is back. <I,> Billy thought to himself, watching Reese accept the spoonful of vanilla pudding offered up with a side of a chorus of cartoon-ish sound effects courtesy of Billy, before dunking said spoon back into the cup. <have every right to worr -- will you stop making that face!> 

              *          *          *

               With a sigh, Roman raked his hands through his hair, his eyes shut tight and his jaw clenched tight -- of all the people... why did Billy choose Stu? -- while the nurse, a lovely, lovely brunette named Terri, checked his vitals. 

                Tick.

                Tock.

                Tick.

                 Only when Nurse Terri finished up and left the room did Roman open his eyes once more and begrudgingly, begrudgingly allow himself to relax, even just a bit. There... is work to be done. There is work to be done. There is work to be done! THERE IS WORK TO BE DONE!

                  *          *          *

                  "Monday." Stu stated matter-of-factly. "I think it's supposed to be Monday."

                  "Ghost Face has to be stopped and stopped, soon." Randy grumbled. 

                  "Yeah."

                  "So, do you have any ideas on how to stop him?"            

                   "Yeah."

                   "Let's hear it."

                    *          *          *

                    Reese yawned and lay back in the bed, "Hey, come here."

                    The relatively large, relatively comfortable mattress dipped ever, ever, ever so slightly under Reese as Billy did his best to avoid the many, many, many tubes and such attached to Reese's body as he crawled to her, finally collapsing into her waiting arms once he got there. Settled, Billy rest his head on her chest and closed his eyes, a satisfied grunt leaving his lips as Reese reached down and began to run her fingers through his hair. 

                     Yes.

                     It was the moments like these that helped Billy to stay grounded. 

                     Yes.

                     It was the moments like these that helped Reese to stay grounded.

                     Yes.                     

                     It was the moments like these.

                     Within a matter of seconds, Billy was out cold, his soft snores echoing throughout the room and his hair splayed out across Reese's chest. Reese smiled and placed a kiss to his temple before her attention was directed to the door; Nurse Ally was back. <I dare you.> The nurse in question opened her mouth to speak, but soon thought better of it... and for good reason, if we're going to be honest, here; it was no use telling Reese that she couldn't have Billy in the bed with her.