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The soft cushions of your sofa did little to ease the discomfort and pain radiating throughout your body.
Of course, the moment that your partner, Bruno, left your shared home, your period started to get worse.
He’d had to run some errands and decided to buy some comfort food for you, so he would return any second, but it felt like he’d been gone for hours.
You shifted, trying to find some position that would ease the cramps, but nothing worked. Each movement just made it sharper, to the point you just wanted to sleep and hope for the best; that wouldn’t be happening, it was far too severe for you to get any rest.
After adjusting your heating pad warmth, you decided that you’d need to chew on something before you ended up hurting the inside of your mouth.
Slowly making your way to the kitchen, you grabbed at the counter when an extremely bad cramp occurred.
“Gah… why isn’t the medicine working yet?”
Bruno had handed you your preferred pain medicine before he’d left, but it seemed that it wasn’t working well today.
You eventually reached the pantry, grabbing some pretzels and a bag of chips—surely these would at least take your focus away from the pain.
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One arduous journey from the kitchen to the living room later, you were propped up and munching on some snacks.
It helped a bit, but the pain was still there, looming.
Just as you were about to give up hope of ever feeling normal again, you heard the front door open.
“Tesoro?”
Bruno called out to you—he hadn’t noticed you under the blankets and pillows yet.
“Hey, Bruno.”
You were barely audible, but he immediately turned and pressed a kiss to your forehead.
“Are you okay? Did the medicine work?”
“I’m fine… it just hurts really bad. It didn’t work very well this time.”
He looked concerned, but quickly set the bags of groceries and snacks down before easing you up.
You would’ve swooned at him carrying you like a bride, but you were too out of it to react other than wrapping your arms around him.
He gently set you on the bed before retrieving your heating pad and snacks, then sat next to you.
“Amore, is there anything else I can help with?”
“Hm… could I have some tea?”
He nodded and went off to prepare some for the both of you.
You reached for a pillow, pressing it against your stomach tightly. Maybe the pressure would help?
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A few hours later, you were curled up against Bruno, half-asleep and slowly recovering from the ache your cramps left.
He gently rubbed your back and whispered to you soothingly, enjoying your content murmurs.
“Ti amo.”
Repeating this over and over again, he slowly pressed kisses onto your face and neck, then your shoulders, down your arm and reaching your hands.
He gently kissed the palm of your hand, then realized he’d lulled you to sleep.
Smiling brightly, he pulled you closer to his chest and let himself relax, glad to share this moment with you.
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