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Sighing, she resigned herself to the long night ahead and turned the shower on She waited for a et hot and when it did, she placed her hand on the wall and carefully moved to climb in the tub She placed her foot on the bottom of the bathtub and-

Slipped

She barely asp when she found herself falling forward and-

Suddenly in the arms of the man that she loved

"Shhhh, Tinkerbelle, it’s okay," he said, brushing his lips against hers

She opened her mouth only to sob and shake her head, because it wasn’t okay She was exhausted, but that’s not why she was crying He was standing Danny was standing and holding her in his arms

He was also co to surprise you," he said with a rueful smile as he carefully turned with her in his arms and carried her into their bedroom

"Well, you did," she said around a sob that was borderline hysterical as she wrapped her arested that I should wait until I got the all clear fro a kiss against her forehead as he laid her down on the bed

"I’lad," she said with a watery smile as she forced herself to release hi down by her side and placing a hand on her belly, "I get to take care of you"

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"I don’t need anyone taking care of me," she said with the most pathetic sniffle that he’d ever heard "I’odda back a wince when his legs and back protested, but not enough for him to notice, not when he was able to crawl in bed with his wife for the first time on his own and pull her into his arms "Go to sleep, Tinkerbelle"

"But-"

"Sleep"

She stubbornly shook her head and tried to sit up, but he wouldn’t let her, not when he knew that she was planning on babying hi that she’d done for him, more than he could ever say, but those days were now over He wasn’t a hundred percent yet, but he was at the point where he could say fuck it and take care of his wife

He didn’t give a rat’s ass if rushing this ain, or that he would have to accept that job offer from his uncle to be a field supervisor because he’d rushed this and fucked up the bulging discs in his back and couldn’t pick up anything heavier than a gallon of water for the rest of his life She was exhausted and she needed him She needed him to step up and put his own shit aside and take care of her and that’s exactly what he was going to do

"Go to sleep, Tinkerbelle," he said, gently guiding her onto her side so that he could curl up behind her

"But, I need to go to the store and get youra kiss between her shoulder blades, "you need to rest, sweetheart Just rest"

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"Which bedroo?" Duncan asked as he ripped open another box