T(H)RUST - Ghost x Reader

Chapter 39

Price had let Ghost stay home from missions until you were feeling better. He knew that there would be no way Ghost could concentrate on any task if he knew you were alone and hurt. You are very thankful for that decision. Needing someone else to take care of you because you could barely walk or hold anything on your own puts you in a very vulnerable position. Ghost makes sure to tend to your every need. He makes sure you're comfortable, adjusting the pillow behind you, getting you food and water whenever you ask for it, and helping you with your medication. Everything without complaining once.

That evening, after getting settled in the apartment, it's time for your first shower, and you'll finally be able to get rid of that grimy and disgusting feeling that you've felt since you woke up. Ghost helps you up from the couch, holding your hand and one arm around your back. He lifts you slightly so you don't have to put all your weight on your legs and it does make it easier to take some slow and careful steps. You make it into the bathroom and he helps you to sit down in the shower. He carefully removes your clothing, making sure to not extend your arms too much as he takes your shirt off. You tilt your head back against the wall, scrunching your face together when the pain in your chest increases for a few seconds. 

Ghost carefully removes the dressing that's wrapped around your chest and the one on your hip, throwing them away in the bin afterward. He grabs the showerhead and turns on the water, running it on his hand for a while before checking with you if the temperature is alright. As he starts to run the water over your body, you look down at it. You haven't seen what kind of damage your body has taken. All you can see is bruising on your chest. It almost looks like someone has kicked you straight on your sternum. Considering it was three weeks since you got injured, it must have looked even worse then. Ghost starts with washing off the wounds. You know there's one on your hip, and by the way he cleans your chest, you figure out there are two running from under each breast and to the sides of your body. 

It's soothing to hear the water running and his hands massaging both shampoo and conditioner into your hair. As you sit in the warm shower, you realize how little energy you have left. While you have been more alert and energetic during the past few days than right when you woke up, you're still mentally drained after a whole day of being awake. Ghost eventually rinses the conditioner out of your hair and turns off the water. He takes a towel and calmy squeezes the water out of your hair, then he moves on to dry your body. You can see a sharp focus mixed with tenderness in his eyes. He makes sure to not be harsh when drying the wounds, only softly dabbing the towel against your skin. When your skin is dry, he makes sure to put on new dressings, careful to not make the one on your chest too tight.

"Are you hungry?" Ghost's tone is calm and low and he holds your face in his hands.

"Quite a bit actually." You say, sitting with closed eyes.

"I'll get you some clothes and then we can eat what König made. Then maybe a movie or something, what do you think about that?"

"That sounds good."

He pats you on your shoulder before walking out of the bathroom, returning with a stack of clothes a few moments later. 

"Let's get you warm and comfortable." Ghost says as he starts to dress you. He picked a pair of sweats and one of his T-shirts. 

He helps you out to the living room again where you rest on the couch until he has reheated the food. It's a soup called 'eintopf' and König had done a good job, it tastes really good. After dinner, Ghost carries you to the bed and the two of you snuggle up as best as you can without causing you too much pain. He puts on a movie on your laptop but you fall asleep almost before he presses play.