It'll Come Naturally

He kissed her lips softly. Her usual aloof disposition disappeared, and now her frail body was a tender sight. She was just like any other woman, soft and fragile, almost breaking Edward's heart.

'My little wild cat, be well soon! I can't get used to you lying next to me so quietly. I would rather have you use all your fury on me. At least you will be lively. I guess I am just a masochist. I want you to kick me around all day long. Tell me, am I being too goddamn insatiable?'

Edward didn't eat much at dinner, probably because he was worried sick for Daisy. After a few quick bites, he went upstairs to her, leaving Tom alone with a table full of food. Tom was not pleased, muttering to himself that thank goodness Daisy was only down with a cold. If it were some serious illness, he might have to give up on Edward.

The night felt endless to Edward. He was feeding medicines to Daisy, changing the IV bottle, wiping her sweat while responding to her spontaneous murmuring. He barely got a moment to relax, yet Tom didn't show up even once as long as Edward didn't call for him. Edward guessed that he must have fallen asleep in the guest room.

By the time Daisy's body temperature dropped back to normal, he was too tired to go on. He carefully changed her pajamas and held her in his arms. He closed his eyes and fell asleep because of exhaustion.

awake at the usual time. She slowly opened her eyes after a night of deep sleep. She tried to move her limbs a little but found it difficult to exert any strength.

yet frowny face. She felt that she had lost a part of her memory. She couldn't seem to connect the dots and explain how she ended up here. Daisy had no idea what had happened. She didn't want to think that she passed out. That'd be impossible! She had been healthy for years. Other than some injuries suffered during missions, she didn't even have a slight cold. How could she pass out for no

around, unsure why her whole body was sore. She

was enough to wake him up. The first thing he did was to feel Daisy's temperature by touching her forehead.

course, she suffered some serious injury. She remembered that she had once fallen into a week-long coma after being stabbed by a thug. Justin cried his eyes out when that happened; the memory made her heart ache. He was only two years old at that time, so he didn't understand what was going on exactly. But he did know that his mother wasn't responding no matter how hard he tried to wake her. That was one of Daisy's most severe injuries. There was also a gunshot wound beside this knife wound. That time she

because of that!" Edward gently pinched Daisy's pink cheek. Her goofy look

You mean I have a cold? How's that possible?" Daisy couldn't believe she had