These Three Words

Chapter 1

Andy Flynn had never been more certain of anything in his life. He was in love. This certainty had kept him awake for countless nights. The problem was not that he was in love; it was that he couldn't find the courage to tell her. He was scared; scared of what she might say or how she would react. There was also another reason stopping him and that being that she was merely meters away in her room across the hall, he couldn't just blurt out he loved her while she looked after him, helping him recover from surgery.

He had wanted to tell her for so long how he felt, way before the bust up with car and the stupid blood clot happened. One thing was for sure though this was a mess. Why did he leave it so long? He was sure she felt the same way, the looks she gave him, they way she looked after him, worried for him, even just the way she acted around him. What if she didn't feel the same yet? What if he told her and she couldn't say it back? All these thoughts had Andy tossing and turning in his bed guaranteeing another sleepless night.

As daylight peaked through the shutters Andy stared at the ceiling he could hear her going about her morning routine, of which he was now very familiar after staying at hers for the past few weeks. H e could hear the shower turn on the thought of her in the shower assured Andy was very much awake.

Sharon Raydor let the hot water of the shower run down her back easing her tired muscles. This morning she was especially tired she was used to functioning without much rest, years on the force had seen to that, however she couldn't blame her job for her exhaustion this morning. No. This was all one Andy Flynn's fault. Ever since she had found out he had been injured after been thrown from a suspect's car she had worried for him. He had looked so vulnerable sitting in her office trying to convince everyone he was ok; he did a pretty good job that was until he collapsed of course. She had made her mind up there and then that he would stay with her while he recovered. She enjoyed looking after him, although he didn't exactly make it easy, he was a very stubborn patient.

Sharon turned off the shower and wrapped herself a towel smiling at the thought of Andy. When he had to go for surgery she had been sick with worry, what if he didn't survive? Sharon couldn't imagine her life without Andy, wouldn't want to. Who would want to imagine life without the one you loved. Fortunately surgery had been a success and his recovery was going well. The worry over his health hadn't been keeping her awake anymore. No, what was keeping her awake was that she was in love with Andy Flynn and didn't know how to tell him.