Scott

I felt Mitch's heart slowing down signaling that he was falling asleep. Poor thing must be exhausted. I know he hasn't had a wink of sleep since we found out. He would cuddle with me and then wait for me to fall asleep to go sit next to Rachel. I know this because I would feel his body missing. The warmth gone.

When I was positive he was asleep, I carefully removed myself from him and sat next to Rachel. It was my turn to spend some time with her.

I traced random shapes and letters on her arm. I looked over her whole body. You could tell that she had lost some weight. Even though they feed her through a tube, she has lost a ton of weight. It's like her body is resisting the food.

"Oh Rachel. What are we gunna do with you?" I said. I softly chuckled. "When you wake up we can go anywhere you want. To the beach. To the park and we can have a picnic there. We can drive up a canyon and watch the sun set." I found myself getting emotional. "You just have to wake up honey. I want to see your pretty eyes again. That smile that lit up the whole room." I sniffed and wiped away a couple of tears.

I lay back in the chair and interlaced my fingers with her's.

(Time skip to two weeks later)

"Mitch we have to go home and take an actual shower. The baby wipes are not helping that much."

"But Scott I don't want to leave her."

I grabbed him by the shoulders and had him an arms length away. I looked straight into his eyes.

"Mitch I understand that. Do you think I want to leave her too? I don't. I really don't but we have to go and sleep in an actual bed and get rid of the B.O. I already asked Ruth to stay with her while we are gone. They have enough nurses here they won't need Ruth."

Mitch looked away from me and to Rachel. I grabbed his chin and gently turned it to me.

"Please Mitchie?" I begged.

He closed his eyes for a couple of seconds. He gave a long sigh.

"Fine but just for a couple of hours. Enough to have a good nap. Then straight back here, no excuses. You hear me?"

"Yes ma'am!" I said before I pecked him on the lips.

I started getting the bags together and most of the flowers and stuffed animals that were given by some close friends. We were starting to loose some space from all the numerous stuffed animals.

I had to take three trips back and forth to the car. When everything was in the car I got back to the room to find Ruth already there.

"Thanks for staying with her Ruth." I said.

"No problem baby. Now y'all go home now and get a good sleep. Oh and please take a shower. You smell like something out of the dumpster."

That made Mitch and I chuckle.

"Do not hesitate to call us if anything happens." Mitch says.

"Yes sir." Ruth said.

Mitch got closer to Rachel and planted a long kiss on her forehead. He pulled back and stared at her. Ruth signaled me to go get him. I grabbed his hand and gently tugged him away from Rachel. We walked out hand in hand to the car. I opened the door for him and he got inside.

We drive home in silence. Something told me that Mitch wasn't too happy about leaving Rachel. I glanced at him. He had his arms crossed and he didn't look happy at all.

"You mad at me?" I asked.

"No."

"You look mad." I said

"Well I'm not." Mitch said in a stern voice.

"You sound mad too."

Mitch rolled his eyes and looked out the window.

"Mitchie, tell daddy what the matter." I said as if Mitch was my child.

"I just feel like something is going to happen. To Rachel I mean."

"Mitch you are just worrying too much that you're starting to get paranoid. She is with Ruth and we trust Ruth. She is in good hands."

"I know, it's just I can't help it."

"I can make you forget about it. Once we get home."

"Scott I'm not in the mood."

"We haven't done it in almost three weeks!" I whined.

"Yeah I know! But I'm not in the mood for it!" Mitch yelled.

"Sorry, babe. I didn't mean to upset you."

"It's not your fault Scott. I just need to relax somehow."

"How about this. When we get home I'll make a bath for us and we can have bubbles. I'll light some candles and put some relaxing music on and we can both get in a just unwind. How does that sound?" I asked.

"Ok, as long as there is wine."

"Who could forget the wine?"

We get home and Avi and Kevin come out and walk towards us.

"What are you guys doing here?" Avi asked.

"We desperately need a shower and a long nap." I said.

"But not too long. I don't want to be away from Rachel for too long." Mitch said as he climbed out of the car.

"Oh is she awake?" Kevin asked. Hope filled his voice.

"Um no." I said.

Mitch walked into the house without another word.

"Shit! Sorry Scott I didn't know." Kevin said.

"It's ok. He's just not taking everything so well still."

"Do they know how much longer?" Avi asked.

"No, they said it could take forever or she could wake up tomorrow. You can't predict that sort of thing. They wake up when they wake up."

"That's awful. I can't imagine what you guys are going through." Kevin said.

I just nodded. Then I remembered my promise to Mitch about the bath.

"Hey can you guys get the stuff out of the trunk and just put it in Rachel's room? I would help but I'm so tired."

"Yeah no problem, go relax man." Avi said.

I walked in the house for the first time in almost three weeks. It smelled and looked crystal clean.

Kevin must have really went for it. He is such a clean freak.

I heard a familiar pitter patter of tiny paws on the wood floor. Wyatt came up to me and rubbed against my legs and purred.

"Hey Wy Wy. I missed you." I picked him up and kissed his small head.

I put him back on the floor and slowly make my way up the stairs. I make my way down the hallway to Mitch's room where he has the master bathroom.

I walk down and stop at Rachel's door. It was closed. I put my band on the knob and thought about turning it. For some reason I felt like if I open it, she will be there. Putting on her makeup or sleeping or playing with Wyatt.

I take my hand off the knob and make my way down to Mitch's room. Mitch was curled up on his bed.

"Mitchie you can't sleep now. We have to get clean first."

"I'm just resting my eyes. Go get the bath ready like you promised." He murmured.

I let him be and opened the door to the bathroom. I turn the faucet on the bathtub. I wait until it really hit and push down the plug on the bottom. I picked a body wash that smelled like coconuts and poured some out to make bubbles. I went downstairs and grabbed some tea lights, a lighter, two wine glasses, and Chardonnay.

I lit the candles and placed the around the tub. I turned on some music and put it on a low volume. I grabbed two towels and put them near the bathtub. I opened the Chardonnay and poured some in the two glasses. I got undressed and slipped into the almost scolding hot bathtub. I grabbed the two wine glasses before I fully submerged.

"Mitchie! Come on! The bath is ready!

Mitch came in and looked around.

"Wow I'm impressed." He said.

"Get your clothes off and join me."

"Don't have to ask me twice." He said.

In a matter of seconds, Mitch had all of his clothes off and he slid into the bathroom right next to me. I handed him the glass as he rested his head on my shoulder.

"This is nice." Mitch said.

"Yeah it is."

"I've been thinking about something." Mitch said.

"What have you been thinking about."

"I think we should share a room together. I don't like sleeping alone as much now and sleeping with you in that couch really made me think that we should sleep in the same bed. I mean I don't see why not. We are in the bathtub together completely naked. Why can't we sleep in the same bed?"

"I mean I would love to. Who's bedroom though?"

"Mine." Mitch said.

"What about the closet space?"

"You are not taking my up my closet space." Mitch said with a chuckle.

"What closet space? You barely have any space in there."

We both laugh at how true it was.

"We can make your room into a guest bedroom. We can finally have people stay over."

"Oh yeah that would be nice."

Suddenly Mitch's phone rang in the room.

"I think that's my phone." Mitch said a she handed me his glass. He got out of the tub and wrapped a blanket around his waist.

I drank the rest of the Chardonnay in my glass and grabbed the bottle to pour some more.

"Scott! Get out of the tub!"

"What why? I was now just-"

"Scott it's Rachel." He was at the door now. "She's awake."

The glass fell from my hand and shattered.

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