We'll Get Through This

Part 10

Maya went and found the package, bringing it to her wife.

"Is the bleeding still ok?" Maya asked as she helped Carina.

"Si," Carina nodded, double checking, "This is normal."

"Ok," Maya said, mildly paranoid because on the first full day after Carina's surgery, she had been bleeding a lot more than she should have and they were close to taking her back into surgery, but luckily, it has slowed down enough that they didn't have to.

Ever since then, though, Maya was very concerned about making sure Carina wasn't bleeding too much.

"I'm going to leave these right here," Maya said, putting the box of pads on the back of the toilet.

Carina nodded, clearly starting to fade from exhaustion.

"Let's get you into some clean pajamas and then into bed," Maya said, already starting to take Carina's shirt off.

The Italian had decided that big, baggy t-shirts were her pajamas of choice for recovery because they were easy to get on and off. Once that was done, Maya helped her over to the sink to wash her hands before helping her back to bed.

"Do you want pillows under your knees like at the hospital?" Maya asked as they walked, knowing that had helped make Carina more comfortable in the hospital.

"Yes please," Carina nodded as she slowly sat down on the bed, "It helps take the pressure off my abdomen."

Maya immediately went to reach for her own pillows, but Carina stopped her.

"No," she said, "Can you get the ones from the spare room?"

"Why?" Maya asked, confused.

"Because I want to be able to cuddle with your pillows," Carina said, trying to get into a better position, wincing a little.

"Ok Little Miss Needy," Maya said, chuckling, "I will be right back."

"Hey, I just had major surgery," Carina said, "I get to be a little needy."

"That's true," Maya said, leaning down and pressing a kiss to her wife's lips, "Now, I am going to go get those pillows."

Maya went down the hall, grabbing a big, fluffy pillow off the bed before going back to the master bedroom, knowing from the minute she walked in that Carina was in pain. She looked at her watch, realizing Carina was due for more pain meds about ten minutes ago.

"Here you go," Maya said, gently slipping the pillow under her wife's legs, "And I am going to go grab your meds right now, ok?"

"And something to eat," Carina said, "I have to eat with them."

"Ok," Maya nodded, "Is there anything in particular you want? Crackers or yogurt or gelato or anything you want."

"Do we still have raspberry gelato?" Carina asked.

"We have whatever you want," Maya said, "I had Vic come over last night after the twins were down and I went to the store and stocked up on all your favorites."

"Thank you Bambina," Carina said, wincing a little as she shifted ever-so-slightly.

"I'm going to go get your meds," Maya said, "Oh, and what do you want to drink?"

"Just water for now," Carina said, "Thank you."

Maya quickly went downstairs, going to the car and grabbing out the bag of Carina's meds before going into the kitchen, filling Carina's favorite water bottle with ice water before grabbing a small container of Carina's favorite gelato from a local Italian deli that she had stopped at last night and picked up about ten double scoops in various flavors because Carina had had next to no appetite since surgery and Maya wanted to make sure she had something Carina would eat when she got home. Once Maya had everything, including a spoon, she headed upstairs.