It's complicated

Chapter 7

"Miss Helbig if you are feeling well enough today you can go home. The doctor is coming by later today to check you and you baby one more time before you are cleared to leave."

"Thank you. I'll start you to get us ready to go slowly." Grace looks at Chester, who is sleeping in the chair next to the bed.

"Can I help you into the shower miss Helbig?"

Grace looks at Chester again and nods. The nurse walks up to the bed and helps Grace out of bed.

"Sit down for a minute so I can wrap a sock around your cast so you can shower by yourself."

Grace sits down on the edge of the bed. The nurse lifts her leg slowly and wraps a plastic sock around Grace's cast.

"Now you're ready to take a shower."

She helps Grace up and they walk to the bathroom slowly. The light turns on by itself.

"Can you help me with my shirt? I can't really raise my arms."

The nurse smiles. She takes Grace's shirt off and places it on the toilet seat.

"Of course miss Helbig. Just call me if you need anything else."

"I'll do that. Thank you."

The nurse leaves and Grace steps into the shower after taking her underwear off too. Grace washes her hair and body with some difficulty. She's still sore but it feels good to clean herself a little bit.

"Grace are you in the bathroom?"

"Yes. I'm in the shower."

Chester joins Grace in the bathroom. He stops when he sees Grace is in the shower and looks up and down her body. He smirks at her.

"I want to join you but you're bruised from head to toe and I will only hurt you if I'll join you. Plus I'll ratter shower together at home."

Grace giggles and winches in pain.

"Sorry Grace. Are you almost done?"

Grace nods. "Yes I only need to rinse off my head right now."

"I'll wait in the other room for you."

"You don't have to. You've seen me naked a million time."

"This is different. I can't touch you now and we're in a hospital. So I'm walking away now."

Grace giggles again and turns the shower off.

"Why aren't you gone yet?" Grace winks at Chester.

Chester leaves the bathroom and sits down on a chair in the other room but he keeps looking at her. He smiles the whole time she is drying herself.

"You say you're leaving the room because you're tempted to touch me but you don't want to touch me because I'm so bruised but you keep staring at me while I dry myself. You're weird."

"Get dressed and stop teasing me. The doctor is coming soon to check you two one more time before we go home together."

Grace pulls her underwear up. She bends down to pick up her bra to put it on too. She reaches behind her back to close it. It hurts but she manages. She relaxes, having a bra on makes a big difference.

She pulls the summer dress Chester picked up for her from home over her head and leaves the bathroom. Chester looks at Grace. Looking at her from top to toe.

"You look good in your new dress I picked out."

"I really like it too. You did good baby."

Grace takes place next to Chester. He picks up her hand and rubs it softly.