Status: Work in Progress
Physical Therapy
Lunch and Dinner
Roxy’s POV
This past week has been one of the best of my life and I didn’t want it to end. Now I am eating lunch with Sarah and I don’t know how to bring up the living situation.
“So G and I were in bed on Friday and guess what happened?” I asked
“I don’t think I want to know” she says with a face.
“Get your head out of the gutter and guess”
“I don’t know, what?”
“He asks me to move in with him” I say and held my breath for her reaction.
“What did you say?”
“I said I would love to but I couldn’t leave you with the apartment” I said
“And what did he say?”
“He asked me to think about it, and now I’m asking you what I should do"
“What do you want to do?”
“I really love him and I really loved being with him this past week…” I say then trail off
“Do you want my opinion?” she asks and I nod my head “Do it”
“What? Then that would leave you alone”
“I’m not alone, I have Sid and he has been really great recently”
“How is that going?”
“We are going really well right now, just taking it one day at a time with his headaches and mood swings. I am helping the best way I know how and we are getting to know each other. But enough about me and my relationship, we were talking about you moving in with your boyfriend” she says with a smile I haven’t seen in a long time, I can tell she is really happy right now and that makes the decision all the easier to make.
“Do you think it is crazy?” I ask
“That you are moving in with the man that you love and will most likely marry one day? No that is not crazy, it’s just the next step” she says with a shrug.
“Thank you so much for taking this so well, I thought you would be sad”
“I am sad but more excited for you” she says
“Well we better get back so you can get back to work and I can tell G the good news”
“Ok, let’s go” she says and we make our way to the new car we bought with the insurance money we got from the crash.
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After getting back to the arena I take Ev’s Rover back to the house where he is suppose to be resting. I get home to a silent house but I know he is here, his other car it in the garage.
“Ev?” I call out and then hear the TV in the basement turn on. I make my way down there to see him sitting on the couch watching something but something is off.
“Hey babe” he says and I can hear it in his voice, he is winded from doing something.
“What’s going on?” I come over to see his a little sweaty and trying to control his breathing.
“Nothing, watch TV. How lunch with Sarah?”
“It was good, why are you so sweaty?”
“It’s hot”
“You are in the basement” I say and give him a look
“Fine, I was doing some workout” he says cracking under my glare.
“You know you are not suppose to, what if you passed out? No one was here” I tell him
“I’m sorry, you know I go crazy”
“I know but please wait a few days”
“Fine” he says with a sigh and I know how to cheer him up.
“So are you willing to redecorate, because I can’t live in a house without a little more color” I say and try to hide the smile.
His face lights up and he pulls me into his lap before giving me a kiss “I do anything for you”
“I love you” I whisper
“I love you too, so much” he says before claiming my lips again.
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“Just a couple more” I say to Max as I help him with an ankle that has been bothering him. “Okay, that is good. Get some water”
After taking a few gulps he smiles down at me “So I heard you are moving in with Geno”
“Yeah, I am. I only have a few more boxes to go.” I say with a smile
“You know, I have known Geno for a while now and I can honestly say I have never seen him happier than when he is with you” he says in one of the few serous moments he has.
“That really means a lot to hear that Max” I say getting choked up a bit.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry” he says and pulls me into a hug. I can honestly say I have become really good friends with Max.
“No, these are good tears” I say and pull back. He then wipes the tears away with his thumbs and kisses my forehead.
“Now, enough of this sappy shit. Let’s get back to work, we got to keep the superstar in shape” he says and is back to his goofy self in a heartbeat.
After a workout with Max I run into Pascal in the hall.
“Hey, how are the kids?” I ask
“Great, they ask about you”
“Do they? Tell them I said hello. You know if you and Carole-Lyne ever want a night off I am happy to babysit for you”
“Really?” he asks with some excitement
“Yeah and I can probably get Geno to help me” I say
“That would be awesome, I will call you to set up a time” he says and practically skips off.
I get back into my office and check my phone to see I have a text from Geno
“I’m bored, when coming home”
“I will be home in an hour, try to entertain yourself till then” I send back
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I get home to hear Geno cussing in Russian from the kitchen.
“This is you entertaining yourself?” I ask as I look at him burning something on the stove and the kitchen a mess.
“I try to cook for you but I mess up” he says sounding dejected and looking like a kicked puppy.
“Aww, that is so sweet. What were you trying to cook?” I ask
“I call mama today and ask how to make Perogies. I burn the insides” he says and gestures to the pan. I peek in to see some sort of meat in the pan, charred.
“It is the thought that counts, but how about we change these into dessert Perogies? I got chicken from the store the other day, how about grilled chicken and salad for dinner, then Perogies for dessert?” I ask him as I pull out the chicken to defrost.
“You are so smart” he says and kisses my neck.
“Thank you” I say and we make dinner in relative silence.
We eat dinner and talk about our day and how my rehab is going.
“So I ran into Pascal in the hall today and we got to talking and sometime in the near future we are going to babysit for them while they have a night off” I say
“Really?” he asks
“Yeah I offered because I know how hard this life is already and how little time they spend together, then throw 4 kids on top of that. I just think they need a night to themselves” I say with a shrug and he is looking at me weird. “What?”
“You so…I don’t know word” he says frustrated
“Explain it to me, maybe I can help?”
“Give so much, from heart” he says
“Generous” I say and he repeats it back to me. “Come on lets go make dessert” I say and clean up the table.
That night we ate too many Perogies and drank a little too much wine but we went to bed the way we are meant to, in each other’s arms.
This past week has been one of the best of my life and I didn’t want it to end. Now I am eating lunch with Sarah and I don’t know how to bring up the living situation.
“So G and I were in bed on Friday and guess what happened?” I asked
“I don’t think I want to know” she says with a face.
“Get your head out of the gutter and guess”
“I don’t know, what?”
“He asks me to move in with him” I say and held my breath for her reaction.
“What did you say?”
“I said I would love to but I couldn’t leave you with the apartment” I said
“And what did he say?”
“He asked me to think about it, and now I’m asking you what I should do"
“What do you want to do?”
“I really love him and I really loved being with him this past week…” I say then trail off
“Do you want my opinion?” she asks and I nod my head “Do it”
“What? Then that would leave you alone”
“I’m not alone, I have Sid and he has been really great recently”
“How is that going?”
“We are going really well right now, just taking it one day at a time with his headaches and mood swings. I am helping the best way I know how and we are getting to know each other. But enough about me and my relationship, we were talking about you moving in with your boyfriend” she says with a smile I haven’t seen in a long time, I can tell she is really happy right now and that makes the decision all the easier to make.
“Do you think it is crazy?” I ask
“That you are moving in with the man that you love and will most likely marry one day? No that is not crazy, it’s just the next step” she says with a shrug.
“Thank you so much for taking this so well, I thought you would be sad”
“I am sad but more excited for you” she says
“Well we better get back so you can get back to work and I can tell G the good news”
“Ok, let’s go” she says and we make our way to the new car we bought with the insurance money we got from the crash.
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After getting back to the arena I take Ev’s Rover back to the house where he is suppose to be resting. I get home to a silent house but I know he is here, his other car it in the garage.
“Ev?” I call out and then hear the TV in the basement turn on. I make my way down there to see him sitting on the couch watching something but something is off.
“Hey babe” he says and I can hear it in his voice, he is winded from doing something.
“What’s going on?” I come over to see his a little sweaty and trying to control his breathing.
“Nothing, watch TV. How lunch with Sarah?”
“It was good, why are you so sweaty?”
“It’s hot”
“You are in the basement” I say and give him a look
“Fine, I was doing some workout” he says cracking under my glare.
“You know you are not suppose to, what if you passed out? No one was here” I tell him
“I’m sorry, you know I go crazy”
“I know but please wait a few days”
“Fine” he says with a sigh and I know how to cheer him up.
“So are you willing to redecorate, because I can’t live in a house without a little more color” I say and try to hide the smile.
His face lights up and he pulls me into his lap before giving me a kiss “I do anything for you”
“I love you” I whisper
“I love you too, so much” he says before claiming my lips again.
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“Just a couple more” I say to Max as I help him with an ankle that has been bothering him. “Okay, that is good. Get some water”
After taking a few gulps he smiles down at me “So I heard you are moving in with Geno”
“Yeah, I am. I only have a few more boxes to go.” I say with a smile
“You know, I have known Geno for a while now and I can honestly say I have never seen him happier than when he is with you” he says in one of the few serous moments he has.
“That really means a lot to hear that Max” I say getting choked up a bit.
“I didn’t mean to make you cry” he says and pulls me into a hug. I can honestly say I have become really good friends with Max.
“No, these are good tears” I say and pull back. He then wipes the tears away with his thumbs and kisses my forehead.
“Now, enough of this sappy shit. Let’s get back to work, we got to keep the superstar in shape” he says and is back to his goofy self in a heartbeat.
After a workout with Max I run into Pascal in the hall.
“Hey, how are the kids?” I ask
“Great, they ask about you”
“Do they? Tell them I said hello. You know if you and Carole-Lyne ever want a night off I am happy to babysit for you”
“Really?” he asks with some excitement
“Yeah and I can probably get Geno to help me” I say
“That would be awesome, I will call you to set up a time” he says and practically skips off.
I get back into my office and check my phone to see I have a text from Geno
“I’m bored, when coming home”
“I will be home in an hour, try to entertain yourself till then” I send back
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I get home to hear Geno cussing in Russian from the kitchen.
“This is you entertaining yourself?” I ask as I look at him burning something on the stove and the kitchen a mess.
“I try to cook for you but I mess up” he says sounding dejected and looking like a kicked puppy.
“Aww, that is so sweet. What were you trying to cook?” I ask
“I call mama today and ask how to make Perogies. I burn the insides” he says and gestures to the pan. I peek in to see some sort of meat in the pan, charred.
“It is the thought that counts, but how about we change these into dessert Perogies? I got chicken from the store the other day, how about grilled chicken and salad for dinner, then Perogies for dessert?” I ask him as I pull out the chicken to defrost.
“You are so smart” he says and kisses my neck.
“Thank you” I say and we make dinner in relative silence.
We eat dinner and talk about our day and how my rehab is going.
“So I ran into Pascal in the hall today and we got to talking and sometime in the near future we are going to babysit for them while they have a night off” I say
“Really?” he asks
“Yeah I offered because I know how hard this life is already and how little time they spend together, then throw 4 kids on top of that. I just think they need a night to themselves” I say with a shrug and he is looking at me weird. “What?”
“You so…I don’t know word” he says frustrated
“Explain it to me, maybe I can help?”
“Give so much, from heart” he says
“Generous” I say and he repeats it back to me. “Come on lets go make dessert” I say and clean up the table.
That night we ate too many Perogies and drank a little too much wine but we went to bed the way we are meant to, in each other’s arms.
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HELLO! I hope you enjoyed this chapter even if it is more of a filler chapter. I am thinking about speeding this story up so i can (SADLY!!) wrap it up soon. but who know there might be a sequel :)Comment!
Kirsten :)