Xavier (Grease) POV
Cora slept soundly. I slept lightly, worried Cora might roll over in her sleep. If she so much as twitched, I would know and partially wake up, waiting to see if Cora needed help. We do stupid things in our sleep, and pain reminding you you're hurt wakes you up, and then you fight to go back to sleep.
But Cora stayed still, sleeping through the night.
She moved to get her painkillers. I opened my eyes instantly, but waited for her to do what she needed to do, afraid that if I took that simple but painful task away from her, she would be cranky at me and demand that she do it herself. No need to make her cranky the moment she opens her eyes. I waited for Cora to set the glass back down before moving to greet her.
Won't deny I was scared changing her bandage, and the
