“You’re safe, sweetheart.” A smooth, kind voice says softly. I turn my head to see an older woman with deep dimples and warm eyes, fiddling with some monitor leads to the right of me. My hand lifts up to my face, and I realize an oxygen tube is under my nose. “You’re in the hospital. You’ve been asleep for a while.” She says, lightly squeezing my shoulder.
I try to scrounge up a smile, as the news settles in. My hand repeatedly strokes Elijah’s hair to try and calm myself down.
I see her eyes drift to my hand as she smiles gently.
“I’ve tried to get him to his own room a million times, but he refuses to leave your side.” She sighs deeply, resting her hands on her hips. “It’s the only thing that’s calmed him down so,” She gives me a wink when she sees me staring. “I told him it’s okay as long as he promises to get some rest.”
I nod slowly, struggling to keep my tears at bay.
“He’s been so worried about you. I tried to tell him you’ll be okay—” Her eyes flick up to mine and she stops herself the moment she sees my emotions coming through. “Oh dear. Are you in pain? I can—” She picks up another cord but I shake my head.
“No, no. I just…it’s a lot.” I swallow thickly.
She clasps her hands and tilts her head. “I can imagine.” Looking between me and Elijah sweetly, she nods her head. “How about I give you some time to wake up?” She smiles, walking to the door. “I’ll be back to check on you…in an hour...ortwo.” She winks, before quietly exiting the room.
My head falls back on the pillow as a heavy breath leaves my chest. I pinch the bridge of my nose as the weight of what happened crashes into me at once.
I comb my fingers through Elijah’s hair. The soft, familiar texture is soothing to me as I mentally sort through the recent events.
How did I get here?
I feel Elijah start to stir on my chest, and I quickly wipe the tears that have fallen on my cheeks.
He mumbles incoherently as he stirs awake, and I can’t help but brush his hair out of his eyes as he comes to.
His hooded, sleepy eyes lock on mine, and for a moment, it looks like he can’t believe what he’s seeing. Until it finally clicks and his mouth drops open.
“Angel!” He gasps, arms reaching out for me. Despite the pain, I reach for him, pulling him onto my hospital bed. He collapses on top of me, arms wrapping around my shoulders. Elijah’s no small guy and I may be the weakest I’ve ever been, but I could care less. I need to be close to him. I press him closer, trying to fuse us together. All the love I feel for him, and the fear of almost losing him, outweighs any pain I could ever endure.
Without another word, he presses his lips to mine. I swear it feels like he’s kissing life back into me. My hands roam up his back, and it’s only when I feel his skin more easily than I should that I realize—he’s wearing…a hospital gown?Filing that away as a question for later, I take the opportunity to lift his gown and mine, craving that sweet skin-to-skin contact.
A searing pain shoots through my ribs as I do it, making me hiss, but the moment Elijah tries to pull away, I hold him still. “Don’t you dare move.” I hum, kissing along his jaw and down his neck. My throat is dry and scratchy but I don’t care. I don’t want anything but him like this.
He sniffles, as he tilts his head, allowing me to plant kisses along the column of his throat. “I was so scared I lost you.” I feel his whole bodytremble against mine. Knowing he’s crying makes my own tears fall again.
“I’msosorry.” I squeeze his hips, pulling him close. He intertwines his legs with mine, our dicks sliding effortlessly along each other. I grab ahold of his jaw and rest my forehead against his. “I’m never leaving you.” I shake my head. “I will always,alwayscome back to you.”
He grinds himself against me which makes my breath hitch. His lips part against mine as he rubs himself against me, sending tingles through my body.
He grabs the hair at the back of my neck, pulling me close with a tight grip. “Don’teverask me to leave you again.” He pants against my lips as his hips twinge towards me. His soft skin rubs against mine making my eyes flutter shut.
“Stay with me, E.Please.I need you to stay,” My voice wavers as he grinds against me.
Our heavy breathing turns to moans as our mouths crash against each other. We claw and grip to get closer as he slides his body against mine, careful not to hurt me but forceful enough to make me feeleverything.Our dicks grow slick as our precum mixes. I wish I could make this moment last longer, but it’s all so much and I’ve needed him so badly.
It’s not long before we’re both tumbling off the edge. My body stutters as my vision blurs. I feel the wetness explode all over my stomach. Elijah follows me quickly as his dick twitches and releases against my skin, making it easier to slip back and forth.
He doesn’t stop kissing me. His lips continue decorating my skin, and I feel every single one burning into my skin.
I hold him closely, in no rush to move. Just soaking up all the love he desperately wants to give me. I’ll take it all.
We lay there for a moment, catching our breaths as we just hold each other.
My hands leisurely pass up and down his back as he snuggles into my chest.
“Why are you in a hospital gown?” I sniff, rubbing my nose.
Elijah laughs softly, looking down and wiping up our mess with the inside of his gown. “I kind of…went into shock when I saw you fall.”
