Catherine Avery: A Short Story

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"I swear that. That woman is trying to kill me," Jackson exclaimed, walking into his and April's bedroom. Letting out a frustrated sigh, running his hand over his face, pinching the bridge of his nose. April looks up from the book that she was reading. A quizzical expression on her face. "Who's trying to kill you?" "My Mother. With this whole needing me to re-evaluate everyone's clinical trials and research projects. And, I have to cut the funding to at least half of them, doing this the first time was difficult enough, but this time is way worse. And people are going crazy at me and at each other - "His eyebrows pull up and the rest of his face falls into his very well-known frustrated / angry face. "- I broke up so many fight's today …show more content…

Mom called me this morning, about 10 minutes after I got to the hospital." "Wow. Catherine Avery can sure work fast and early when she wants to." "Yes, she can. That's Catherine Avery for you. When she wants something it doesn't matter what time it is, or who gets hurt. What Catherine Avery wants, she usually gets. And, now thanks to her half of the hospital wants to kill me. The stress of this whole thing may give me a heart attack. And, to top it off, I have the headache from hell." April closes and places her book down on the night stand. She then fixes her pillows, moving herself down into a more comfortable position. Opening her arms. "Come on, come here. Come and cuddle with me. Let me make you feel better." Jackson toes off his shoes before stripping down to his boxers. Throwing his clothes into the near by hamper. Before following April's request, climbing onto the bed and crawling into her waiting arms. His own warping around her waist, his head coming to rest just above and on her stomach. Jackson immediately feels some of the tension, starting to leave his body. As soon as his body touches hers, And, the soothing sound of her heart beat begins to fill his ears. His eyes shut briefly at the sound of her …show more content…

I mean April, you mean more to me than anything else. No one else in this world could make me feel the way you do. You're the only one that can put completely at ease." "I know you do Jackson. I love you too. You make me feel the exact same way." "Good. I'm glad, you know that. Cause you are my best friend and my favorite person." He then drops his head back down to her stomach. Jackson kisses the spot left of her belly button, which was the closest part of her to his lips. Slightly tightening his arms around her waist. As April's hands return it massaging his head and back. Letting his eyes fall shut. A few minutes later April feels Jackson's breathing completely even out. His body going slack against hers, she knows that he has finally given into his disparate need to sleep. April continues to run her fingers over his head, neck and back. For a good 20 minutes after he had fallen asleep, just to make sure that he was completely out to the world. Before she stops. April warps her arms around him, her hands resting in the middle of his back. She then lets her own eyes fall shut. Letting sleep finally pull her under, as

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