Past Love - Nubbins Sawyer X Reader

Chapter Eight - Replace

Nubbins slept with me that night, and the next, and the next after that. I didn't want to be alone anytime soon and nightmares still plagued me at night. He was always there to calm me down and get me back to sleep. Luckily the backup power source had kicked up but the main line would need to be fixed. Nubbins made sure every single drop of blood was cleaned up and changed my bandages every day. My limp had lessened and like he said the cut on my neck was already looking better. I was feeling slightly better too, I was still trying to process everything I had experienced and learned about but the more I thought the worse it got. I stuck to the idea of passing those bridges when we get there so I didn't have another meltdown. It was late in the day when Nubbins awoke me, the sun had already been in the sky for a few hours but he knew I could use as much sleep as I could get. Even so he stayed seated on the bed petting my hair till I woke up, knowing I didn't want to wake up alone.

"Hey sleepyhead"

He said looking down at me and I smiled at him, sitting up as he placed a kiss on my forehead. I layed my head against his shoulder.

"What time is it?"

"Just past noon"

I turned to him

"Why'd you let me sleep so long?"

He smiled at me

"You looked cute and I assumed you would wake up when you got enough sleep"

I stretched and smiled at him. He only left me alone as I took my shower, the blood had also been cleaned here but I didn't take my time. I cleaned myself, dried my hair and did my makeup, I only continued to do my makeup because it was the only sense of normalcy I felt. When I finished I stepped out of the bathroom. I could hear movement downstairs and as I proceed down I saw nubbins in the kitchen. I walked over and leaned my head against his back, running my hands under his shirt. He smiled at me

"I made lunch... you didn't have a lot in the fridge so bread and slice of cheese"

I laughed slightly

"Yeah I need to go grocery shopping"

I stated and thought as we ate. My couch was missing a cushion and everytime I looked at it I noticed a new place that blood had sunk into.

"I need a new couch"

I said as Nubbins cleared our plates if the table.

"You sure, I'm kinda liking the 'two cushion, homeless' feel it got"

I laughed and nudged his shoulder as I stood up

"Well I'm not a 'two cushion, homeless' type girl"

I said and he smiled at me

"That you are not"

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We cleaned the dishes and made the bed, keeping my house in order was keeping my mind clear but distracted which was what I needed right now. But that couch was driving me insane. I had all my parents saved money but I didn't have a job yet so I just wanted a basic couch and I didn't want to pay hundreds of dollars to rent a truck to move it, but the only person who I knew that owned a truck was not someone I wanted to talk to so my car would have to do... hopefully it fits. As I walked out of my house I noticed the trash bag at the end of my driveway, in the bright sun I could see a dried drop of blood that had dripped out of the top of the bag. I immediately looked away and got in my car, Nubbins got in the passenger seat but I kept glancing at the blood and my hands were beginning to shake

"Hun?"

I shoke my head and tried to still my hands but to no avail

"I-I"