Regret Came Too Late

Ed grabbed Grace's hand and rubbed his cheek softly against her palm. "If only you really forgave me," he mumbled.

Grace helped him up with a furrowed brow. "Ed, your fever is too high. Let me send you to the hospital."

She was worried his fever would fry his brain since he was already talking

nonsense.

He leaned into her arms. "I'm not going to the hospital. Grace, this is the 33rd time."

"What?"

She didn't understand his words and became even more worried by the minute. She placed her hand on his forehead to check his temperature again, scared that the fever had made him delirious.

He suddenly grabbed her hand and held it in a tight fist. He placed her hand on his cheek. "It's the number of times you want to kill me."

Grace trembled slightly, and she suddenly smiled. "The fever has gotten the better of you. Go and get some sleep. We need to go to the hospital if you still have a fever after you wake up."

Whether he was willing to let her see his face he wouldn't have a say by then.

Ed was quiet for a few minutes, finally realizing he wasn't dreaming.

Every time he felt his worst, he would always dream of Grace opening that door and walking into the room. He had dreamed of this so many times that he couldn't differentiate reality from dream.

He closed his eyes as his Adam's apple bobbed. He then said with a hoarse voice, "I'm fine. I was just dreaming."

Grace grabbed a pillow from the side and forced Ed to lie down. "Get some rest."

wrapped around her waist, pulling her

him. She could even feel the blazing heat radiating from his

couldn't sleep as her mind was filled with Anthony's words. Her hand wandered down, touching the

embracing her completely in his arms. He sighed and drifted

am. When she heard sounds

she

woken up

en She be checked

on his forehead

relieved to

fever was gone.

said you were planning

a medication

effects and wait

me to talk you

it. What are your thoughts about the

Ed didn't say anything.

immediately got up. "Ed, I don't care what you usually do, but you

shape. If something happens to you

aching pain in her heart when she finished her

a pill

the pill was before popping it into her mouth

gripped her cheek with a firm hand. He put a finger into her mouth and forcefully took out

hurting her even if he was having an episode. But