*a month and a week later*
kendall
hayes woke up a couple days ago. it's really really good news. amazing news. but, he still has a lot to recover from. from his chest down, he gets these super super bad cramps. not only that but he suffered a super bad concussion and had to take meds. i'm basically gonna be his nurse till he can recover completely. if that happens.
-a couple hours later at home-
"you need to take your medicine." i say, walking into the living room.
"why?" he asks. i give him a look
"i don't know hayes. maybe because that's what the doctor said." i say.
"i really don't care." he says.
"really? you're gonna do this? already?" i ask
"i'm not doing anything, kendall." he says
"take your meds." i say
"no." he says
"hay-"
"i said i don't wanna take them!" he yells. i jump a bit.
"hey. what's going on?" elizabeth walks into the room from the hall. hayess eyes linger on me and then to his mom.
"i'm not taking my meds." he says.
"you are going to take them. and you're gonna stop yelling at kendall. uncalled for." she says. she takes the bottle out of my hand and gives my arm a reassuring squeeze. i walk away and to the room where gia is laying in her crib. i sit on the bed and put my head in my hands. this is gonna be one hell of a journey
-later that night-
"thank you elizabeth. goodnight." i give her a soft smile and then close the door and walk towards the bed.
"what are you doing?" hayes asks.
"i'm laying down." i say, moving the covers
"not with me." he says. i stand there for a minute
"what?" i ask.
"not with me. go sleeping in the guest room or something."
"you're moms in there." i say
"the couch is open isn't it?" he says. deciding i didn't wanna argue or wake gia, i grab a pillow and an extra blanket from the closet. i walk out and down the hall. i toss everything onto the couch and walk back to the room and grab gia. i know he won't get up with her and i don't know if he'd get mad. i lay her in the play pin and then lay down. i scroll through my phone a little before i knock out.
-the following morning-
"absolutely ridiculous, benjamin." i hear a door slam and then see elizabeth walk into the living room.
"i'm so sorry he made you sleep out here babe. i don't know whats gotten into him." she says. i shake my head and shrug.
"i'm sure it's just the stress." i say. she sighs
"he still shouldn't have made you sleep in here." i nod but stay quiet as hayes walks into the living room.
"sorry." he says, motioning to the couch. i nod and adjust gia on my hip.
"you and gia can sleep in the room tonight. i'll sleep out here." he says. i nod again and hand gia her bottle, laying her in my arms. i walk past him but he grabs my arm.
"i'm sorry, kendall." he says again.
"it's fine." i say softly and walk past him. i hear him and elizabeth talk some. and then elizabeth comes in my room and tells me she'll take gia so i can shower and get better sleep. i thank her and grab some clothes to hop in the shower. as i'm about to go, hayes walks in the room.
"what are you doing?" he asks.
"i'm about to shower." i say. he nods.
"why?" i ask.
"i don't know. i was just asking." he says, laying on the bed.
"i don't know what got into me last night. you didn't have to take gia. you shouldn't have lefted at all." he says.
"hayes. with your injuries, it's just not sage for you to be around gia at night." i say
"so you think i can't take care of her anymore?" he asks.
"no. that's not what i'm saying." i say, sitting next to him.
"it's just gonna be hard. and if you take your meds it'll be easier." i say.
"but you can't get mad like you did last night." he nods.
"you're always gonna be a good dad. i promise." i say. i lean down and give him a kiss. he smiles.
"i love you." he says
"i love you too."
