7.30 am the next morning, when Freen awoke, Becky was already up before her, watching her sleep.
"I have to go for a run, bebe..." Freen mumbled.
"Good morning to you too na ka, tiirak..."
Freen chuckled and kissed her lover.
"Don't go today na? You should give your body good rest on days of your period."
"I know. But I like running."
"More than spending the morning in bed with me?"
"Ka, not more than that."
The soft rays of the mornings sunlight peeking in through the curtains was creating a beautiful dim light in their room, making Freen look even more angelic than she already was.
"Aww? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Can I take your top off?" Becky asked.
It caught Freen by surprise, they hadn't really done anything in their bed recently other than kissing and caressing, was today going to be the day that changes?
Freen nodded, and Becky helped pull the spaghetti off over her head. Becky's eyes darkened.
"I... it's been a while..." Freen said nervously.
Freen was conscious about her body in the bright day light. She wasn't sure what to do with her hands. This was the first time since they've gotten back together that Becky was looking at her body in proper day light, not covered by the darkness of the night, or the water in a bath tub.
Becky's hand wandered, on her waist, up over her breasts. Freen shivered. Then Becky's fingers traced the stretch marks near Freen's belly.
"They won't go..."
"Shhhh... they're beautiful..." Becky said and leaned down to kiss over them softly. It was overwhelming, too overwhelming.
"I wish you had been there on the day he was born... I wish he could have met you then...."
"Shhhh baby... everything happens for a reason, maybe we wouldn't have worked out, maybe we would have imploded. This was meant to be... we have to believe that na..."
"I want to tell you so much, about the last few months when he started kicking, responding to my voice, responding to P'Nam's voice..."
Becky chuckled into Freen's skin as she kissed her way up. Freen lost all ability to speak when Becky's lips found her nipples. Freen moaned with ever suck, bite and tug. Becky hand wandered lower down her body, caressing her thighs, and slowly moving between them.
Freen's body was responding beautifully, her back arched at the touch of Becky's fingers over her shorts, right at the apex of her thighs.
"No!" Freen stopped her.
"Come on, I know how horny you get on your period." Becky teased.
"But it's going to be our first time... well our second first time... and I want it to be when I'm not bleeding out na...?"
"Okay dai..." Becky chuckled and resumed making love to Freen's breasts.
"Besides, I think I remember your talented lips could make me come just from fondling my breasts."
"Been there, done that. Challenge accepted!"
//
They showered together that morning. Made breakfast and then left to drop the kids off at school. They each took their own car and went separate ways. They had discussed putting both the kids in the same school next year onwards, but were yet to make a final decision and also talk to the kids about it.
That morning, things were looking up. They had shared such a beautiful morning with love, had breakfast with their kids, everything was just the way they needed it to be. Becky had even thought to herself as she drove out of the drive way, checking that Freen's car was also driving out behind her, that it was going to be a good day.
She would come home later to Freen, and maybe she could sit behind her and paint a new canvas together. Maybe they could talk about what they see for their future.
But what she never would have expected, what she couldn't have foreseen at all, was getting a call from Nam, a panicked P'Nam who was driving down to the hospital, because she received a call that Freen's car met with an accident and Freen was hurt.
Becky had tears running down her cheeks as she speeded her way to the hospital. Nam would reach there first. Nam's number was listed on Freen's phone under emergency. Nam promised she would give Becky call as soon as she reached the hospital and got information on Freen's state.
"Come on come on! Fucking move!" She hit the car horn once more, she needed the traffic to get moving, the love of her life was in an accident and she needed to be by her side. She worried for Freen.
Was Freen scared? Of course she'd be scared. Becky just wanted to reach the hospital and be by her side. Her phone began ringing. P'Nam.
"Hello phi, how is she?"
"Nong, she's okay na."
They both breathed a sigh of relief.
"She's unconscious now though, they had to administer some morphine for the pain. Nong, she fractured a hand."
"Oh baby!" Becky felt the tears coming on.
"Listen na, I'm here. Khun Mae's on her way here too okay? Relax, the doctor says it's just a fracture and luckily nothing else. She's alright. I promise, nong."
"I'll be there in 10. Can you please just be by her side until I reach? God! The fuckin traffic is so bad today!"
"I'm here. And I've asked Mind to pick up the kids today and take them to her place. She'll explain to them once they're home."
"Okay."
//
When Becky reached the hospital, Freen was unconscious. Her arm in a cast. Becky sat by her side the entire time. After what seemed like hours, Nam came inside, insisting that she go get something to eat and that she can sit with Freen for a while.
"Mai aw na, I want to be here when she wakes up."
"She was put under anesthesia until they set the bone right. She's going to take a while to wake up, nong."
Just then they saw Freen stir. Becky got up and leaned over her. "Freen ka, baby I'm here. I'm right here na, you're okay."
Nam rushed to her other side. "She's struggling, something's wrong!" She said and quickly pushed a button to call a doctor.
A doctor rushed in and checked her and asked, "Any known allergies to anesthesia?"
Becky immediately said no, but then realized Nam responded "yes!".
Nam seemed to be searching in her head for some memory. "Thiopental could kill her."
"Propofol it is then." The doctor said and quickly rushed out giving instructions to a nurse.
Becky stood there dumbfounded. A nurse came in and asked them to step out until they could get the situation under control. Becky felt helpless. She sat outside, put her head in her hands and cried.
"Becky..." Nam approached her.
"I didn't know that... I didn't... they asked me, when I told them I'm her partner, they asked me if I knew of any allergies to any medication. And I said no she has never had any allergic reactions!"
"You couldn't have known, nong..." Nam comforted her.
"She could have died!" Becky screamed.
"She's going to be fine. The fracture will heal in a month or two, she'll be perfectly fine na."
"I'm the danger to her, P'Nam. I don't even know her anymore. Things have changed in the last 4 years. And if I don't know about these changes, I could be more of a hazard than a good life partner."
"Now you're just over thinking the whole thing. It was a genuine mistake! You couldn't have known and that's okay na. I was here in the right moment and now Freen will be fine. She will wake up and ask for you first thing, and you can go in there and kiss her and assure her that everything's okay, you hear me?" Nam asked.
Becky nodded.
//
When Freen woke up, she opened her eyes slowly and looked around. The room was slightly dark, save for a dim white light over a few monitors near her.
Becky.
Freen moved her free arm a bit to tap Becky's hand. She was passed out in a chair beside the bed, her head resting on her arms, fast asleep.
"Becky..." Freen said softly.
Becky stirred awake and it took her a second to realize someone had touched her. Freen!
"Freen, baby!" Becky stood up and leaned over quickly, placing a kiss atop her forehead. "OMG, baby, you're okay... you're okay na..."she felt the need to assure.
Freen looked scared. "I broke my arm..."
"I know... and it's all fixed up now, it just needs time to heal... you're okay!" Becky repeated again, and Freen realized now, she probably needed to hear it herself and that's why she kept repeating it.
"I'm sorry na..." Freen felt like she needed to say.
"No no, no baby. Why are you apologizing? It wasn't your fault. And you're okay. And the kids are fine. We're all fine now."
"Where are they?"
"They're with the phi phi."
"Are they okay? Did you tell them?"
"I facetimed them. Beckett was scared. He cried a lot. But P'Nam and Emi made him feel better. We can facetime him in the morning na?"
"Becky... I didn't mean to scare you." Freen said meekly, knowing full well what Becky must have gone through when she heard the news.
"What? Of course not baby! You're fine now, and I can take you home soon, and I will take care of you. We'll be okay na." Becky now leaned in and kissed Freen on the lips, deep and sweet and so full of love.
"I'm really tired, bebe..." Freen said.
"Naturally, you're stressed out cause of the pain killers and medication... sleep na, baby. I'm right here. I'm not going anywhere. I'll be here when you wake up okay?"
"Promise?"
"Promise. I won't leave your side." Becky said, kissing her non-injured hand.
"Did you eat?" Freen asked.
Becky laughed through watery eyes. "I don't know why, of all things, that would bother you right now."
Freen smiled and closed her eyes. "You should eat na." she said and then fell asleep.
Becky smiled to herself and shook her head. Freen was unbelievable. Freen was her everything.
//
When Freen woke up, the room was bright, filled with rays of sunlight falling in from the hospital room window. A doctor and nurse were standing in front of her bed and reading her file. Becky's natural sync with Freen, woke her up at the same moment. She rubbed her eyes and looked at Freen.
"Babe ka..." Becky said with a smile.
"You didn't leave..." Freen said.
"Where would I go? You're here." Becky said with a warm smile.
"But you should go home now. Honey and baby need to see you." Freen said, reaching out to hold Becky's hand.
Just then Nam entered the room.
"Hello, Freenbecky!" she said.
"Phi..." Freen said with a smile, happy to see her best friend.
"I've come to relive your girlfriend from night duty." Nam said, looking pointedly at Becky.
"I'm not going anywhere, phi." Becky said.
"Nong, I insist na. The kids need to see you. And you haven't slept or eaten since yesterday, I'm sure. So please... you need to go home. I'll be fine, P'Nam is here!"
Becky thought about it for a moment, then she got up from her chair and looked at Nam. "Any update, you will call me." she said.
Nam threw her hand up to her head in salute and said, "Cai Khun! I will."
It got a chuckle out of Freen.
Becky came closer to Freen then and kissed her forehead once more, letting her lips linger a little longer there. "I love you, babe..."
"I love you too na." Freen said.
"I'm going to go home, freshen up and then call P'Nam on facetime okay. You can see the kids then. " She mentioned before waving bye and leaving.
After Becky was gone, Freen closed her eyes and when she opened them again, they were watering.
"Nong ka? Okay mai?" Nam asked.
"The pain! It's too much..."
"Why didn't you say anything? Ooiiii! Excuse me nurse, can we put her on a stronger dose of pain killers?"
The nurse nodded and rushed out to consult a doctor.
Nam held her hand and asked." Why didn't you say anything?"
"Becky gets really troubled when she sees me in pain, I really didn't want to put her through any more agony."
"God! You two! Nong, you've fractured your hand, Becky will understand you're going to be in pain. And of all people, don't hide stuff from her. It's already upset her yesterday!" Nam blurted out.
"What? What happened yesterday?"
"It was an innocent mistake..." Nam said, trying to brush off the topic.
"Phi... tell me..."
"She didn't know about your medical allergies, the ones that you've discovered in the time she was away. Um.... we almost lost you because of that."
Freen closed her eyes. "I'll talk to her, phi."
"No I told her. It's fine. You two just need time. You'll will re-learn everything there is to re-learn. For now, let's all just focus on getting you out of that cast so that you can put that hand to some good use on your girlfriend na."
"Ugh phi! Why so profane!"
"What? Her birthday's coming up and you're going to have just one free hand to get her to scream your name, you better start thinking about how creative you can get in bed na..."
"Well at least that'll be something I can think of to distract me from this pain right now." Freen said, thinking deep about how she was going to manage planning Becky's birthday with one hand down. She was going to need a lot of help for the next 1 month at least.
2 days later
"You know... when you think of two women in the shower together, it's usually supposed to be really sexy. Never imagined we'd be this couple." Freen said, as she faced the wall, completely naked, her casted hand in front of her, and Becky, completely clothed, standing behind her, drenched from head to toe anyway, standing behind her and scrubbing her back with a soapy lufa.
Becky laughed out loud.
"You're in a cast. There's a difference. I'm just helping you take a bath, 'sexy' can happen when you're not one limb down."
Freen smiled. Then said, "It just feels weird, I mean if you're going to stand under the shower anyway why wear any clothes at all?"
"Babe, if I stand naked before you, you're going to look at me like I'm a dessert. And I can't control my feelings when you look at me that way. And the last thing I want is for us to put ourselves in a compromising situation when you're still recovering. We can't risk you getting hurt. So I don't mind getting drenched fully clothed, and taking a shower after you. We can make up for lost time later na."
"I feel like that's what we're constantly striving for, make up for lost time. We just keep losing time. Like we're not destined to just have a normal love life."
Becky was done scrubbing her back. "Turn around, look at me."
Freen did as she was told.
"If normal means no adventure and drama, that would be pretty boring. Look at it this way, ours is a love story that could be written about in books. Why would I want normal then? I just want you. With all the crazy plot twists that come with our kind of love story."
Freen smiled, and Becky leaned in to kiss her sweet lips. Freen's free hand came around Becky's waist and she grumbled, "Uggghhh! I wish I could hold you right."
"You're doing just fine, babe." Becky said as she kissed Freen deeply. "Come on na, let's get these soap off you." Becky said as she held the hand shower and slowly washed Freen's skin, being careful not to go near her plastic wrapped casted hand.
"I hope you know that I am grateful... for these little extra things you have to do for me... because I'm suddenly disabled."
"Shut up, will you? Don't mock me!" Becky said, laughing.
"I'm not. I'm just overwhelmed at how much you love me, bebe."
Becky looked up into her eyes. "You have no idea, babe." she said and continued.
To be continued.
Sorry for any mistakes, thanks for reading! ❤️