Nick's POV
On feeling a lot of movement beside me , I blinked open my eyes. It has been three days since Sophia was discharged from the hospital. Since then I have become a light sleeper. I was trying to be alert in case she needed something in the middle of the night.
I looked at Sophia to see her squirming , her eyebrows furrowed . Leaning on my elbow , I roamed my eyes over her body to find the cause of discomfort. Her face was scrunched up in what seemed like pain.
" Sophia , does anything hurt?" I asked only to get no response. Her squirming increased every passing second which was making me anxious. I couldn't wait for the pain to become unbearable and as I was about to get up to call the doctor , I heard her mumble something.
" No - please no.." My eyebrows creased in confusion. Was she asking to not call the doctor? But I didn't say it aloud . Then how-
My thoughts were cut off when she spoke again.
" No... it hurts. Stop... please stop." Hurts !? What hurts - My eyes widened in realization. She was having a nightmare. Shit!
I quickly moved closer to her and patted her cheeks to wake her up.
" Sophia , baby ." I called .
" Sophia , wake up." She slapped away my hands and continued thrashing.
forehead was covered with sweat beads. I was honestly feeling helpless. I had never dealt with nightmares and seeing
her movements. I desperately wanted to wake her up ,
" No-"
me. Wake up." I raised my voice and shook her . She opened her eyes . Grasping, she sat up and immediately winced , what I suppose, was because of the pain in the ribs. She frantically looked around
head immediately snapped towards
ribs from that bending, I carefully pulled her to my lap .
cry. " I rubbed her back in circular motions to calm her down.
h-hitting..." She was choking on her sobs , keeping her
baby , no one is going to hurt you again. I am here with you. Stop crying, you're safe." . Her heart-wrenching sobs were too unbearable for me
nightmares of being abused. Listening to her howls, I wondered how agonizing her days were ,
My jaws clenched at the thought of that woman. All because of that bloody woman. Because of that psychopath, my wife was passing through this trauma.
guilty somewhere. That vanishing guilt
, her sobs died down but she kept holding onto me. I didn't move , considering this was the least I could do for her. Once her breaths evened , I gently placed her on the bed and kissed her forehead.
tight baby." I
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Sophia's POV
beside me on his side. I strectched a bit and sat up carefully, not to hurt my ribs more than
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