•~Stanford Pines X Birth Defect Reader~•

•Part 25 | Recovery•

You awoke curled up in Ford's arms, and he had already fallen asleep. You were looking up at him, worried about him. You know he has been through worse than this, and that he'd make it through this..but seeing him in this vulnerable state made your heart ache in worry.

You were now just staring up at the ceiling, waiting for something to happen. Whether that be Ford waking up, someone coming into the room, or you found something to think about.

Eventually, one of the three options happened, and Ford stirred awake. He looked down at you and smiled slightly before cupping your cheek with one hand, his thumb wiping away some tears that you didn't even know you had.

"I'm okay," Ford said in a slightly raspy voice, trying to reassure you, and it did slightly, but you still felt worried for him. "I'm sorry-" you started, but he cut you off. "Don't apologize. It is not your fault. Nothing is. Just relax, darling." Ford said warmly before kissing you on the forehead. "Never blame yourself..it was out of your control." He said calmly.

You smiled softly, feeling much more reassured now. "Ford?" You asked softly, "Yes, my love?" He responded as he looked back down at you. "You know we have to re-wrap those bandages on your chest and arm right? Also- do you want some ice for your eye? It looks swollen." You said, and he nodded with a pained sigh. "Yes- I am aware. I can feel how swollen my eye is." Ford said.

"I'll go get some ice and fresh bandages." You said, and Ford unwrapped his arm from you so you could get up. You got up and kissed him on the cheek before leaving the room. You went to the bathroom first to grab a medkit before going to the kitchen and getting an ice pack from the fridge.

You went back to Ford's room and helped him sit up before you handed him the ice pack which he held gently on his eye. "Thank you, dear." He said, slightly relieved of the pain in his eye now. "You'll uhm- have to take off your sweater for me to put new bandages on you." You said, and he nodded, setting the ice pack down before he tried to take off his sweater.

You heard him wince, and immediately stepped in and helped him take the sweater off. Ford was covered in scars and was incredibly ripped. You didn't wanna focus on either right now, despite how hot the faint abs were. You began to carefully take off the old bandages, making sure to cause Ford little to no pain. He was mostly focused on gently holding the ice pack on his eye.

Once you took off both of the old bandages, you carefully cleaned off any excess blood that may be around before wrapping the new bandages on him, tight enough, but not so tight that it would be uncomfortable or painful for him. You grabbed the old bandages and threw them away.

"Did you want to try and put your sweater back on, or did you wanna not have to struggle through that endeavor?" You asked, and he slightly chuckled. "I'll leave it off. It's the middle of summer anyway." Ford said before laying back down.

"Did you want me to bring you anything? Like a water, maybe some tea. Something to eat, probably. Do you want some breakfast, hun?" You asked, and he nodded. "Some breakfast would be lovely if you could-" He said, and you nodded back. "Alright. And do you want something to drink with it?" You asked, and he thought for a moment before nodding again. "If there's any coffee in the pot- I'd like that, but don't worry about making more if there isn't any."

You nodded and gave him kiss on the lips, which he held on to for longer than you originally had planned to, before you exited the room and went to the kitchen to make a good breakfast. You decided on some toast, eggs, and bacon. You saw that there was no coffee in the pot, so you washed the pot before making some anyway despite Ford telling you to not worry about it.
  
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