Training camp

Home soon

"Jacob?" She asked the next morning, "I need you to help me get up,"

"Connie..."

She shook her head, "I need to move... Everything aches, I'll tell you where to put all the leads,"

He rolled his eyes and was surprised at how she got herself up and out of bed into the chair. She rested her head back for a moment before smiling at him. She managed to eat some toast, clean her teeth and have some form of baby wipe wash before her stomach pain wore her out.

"Stand up," he smiled, helping her to do so before assisting her to cuddle up on his lap. She fell asleep quickly in his embrace and Adam nodded as he entered the room.

"How is she?" He asked,

"Keen to get out of bed," he admitted, "she seems more like herself today, but getting out of bed exhausted her,"

"That's to be expected," he replied, "even if she's usually so hardy,"

"Hi sweetcheeks," he smiled a few days later, surprised to see her sat in the chair reading and dressed.

She stood up, wrapping her arms around his neck as he embraced her warmly. He pressed his lips firmly against her temple, before he did the same to the top of her head. They stayed like that for a while, before he pulled away,

"You look good," he told her, pushing her hair behind her ears, before resting his hand on her cheek. She tiptoed up to meet his lips,

"Adam said I could be discharged from here," she told him, "if you're around tonight?"

He nodded, "wanna escape now?"

She smiled, "let's go."

"How are you really feeling?" He asked her with such kindness she felt herself fall in love with him all over again. "Sad... And tired..." She admitted, only to him. He gently helped her remove her clothes, before watching how she winced as she got into bed. He moved in beside her, helping her move so she lay across his chest. His hands ran through her hair as she lay on his chest dozing,

"I can't wait to get you home," he told her gently, "we can lay like this without worrying when we're going to get called out,"

She nodded as his hands ran down her back, before moving up again through her hair,

"I love you very much Corp," she told him gently,

He kissed her hair as she drifted to sleep in his arms, he held her closer to him than he usually did that night, he knew she was hurting and he wanted more than anything to make her feel better.