Kirstie thumbs through a magazine as she sits in the waiting room. Tim was seeing his doctor, hopefully for the last time. Even though there was still just a little swelling and hurts after being on his feet, long periods of time, he was still hoping to be released to go back to work.

Kirstie would glance up from her magazine whenever she heard someone coming up the hallway. She smiles as she sees Tim and his doctor exit one of the examining rooms. The doctor was saying something, probably last minute doctor's orders, and Tim was nodding.

The doctor goes back inside the room and Tim makes his way up the hall, looking over the papers the doctor had given him. He looks up and smiles as he meets his girlfriend's eyes.

Kirstie lays down the magazine and meets him half way.

"Well?" She asks.

"I can go back to work tomorrow. But I have to be on light duty for about a week." Tim smiles as they make their way out to the car.

"Does Rob have anything like that?" Kirstie says getting into the jeep.

"I guess, I could work behind the desk. There's a stool to sit on back there." Tim says as he pulls out his phone to give Rob a call.

Kirstie scrolls through her text messages until she hears Tim ending his call.

"Thanks, Rob. I'll see you tomorrow then." Tim says as he ends the call.

"Well?" She asks again.

"It's good to go." Tim smiles as he starts the jeep. "He said I could work the front cause he was wanting to clean and rearrange the parts room."

"So what time do you have to be at work?" Kirstie asks.

"The shop opens at 7:30, Rob said I needed to be there at least by 7:15." Tim answers as they head back to the apartment.

"Okay. I'll fix you some breakfast before you have to leave." Kirstie smiles.

"Really?" Tim smiles.

"Yes, really." Kirstie giggles.

"Cool. You know, I kinda like having you around." Tim smiles and winks.

~~~

The alarm goes off at 5:45 the next morning.

When Tim doesn't move, Kirstie reaches over him to turn off the alarm.

She sighs looking down at her boyfriend. 

"Do I have to?" Tim mumbles in a gravelly low voice.

"Not really, but you want to." Kirstie says, kissing him on the cheek. "Go get in the shower, I'll start breakfast."

"Okay." He yawns as he pulls the covers back up around his shoulders.

"Oh, no you don't." Kirstie says as she yanks the blankets off him.

"Kirstie, it's cold." He whines as he grabs for the blanket.

"You've got one of two choices, Mr. Foust." Kirstie says. "You can either get up now and let me fix you breakfast or you can sleep another 30 to 45 minutes and go to work on an empty stomach."

Tim sighs as he opens his eyes and looks up at his sassy girlfriend.

"You drive a hard bargain." Tim says.

"Well, which shall it be?" She asks with raised brows.

"I'm hungry." Tim says in almost a child-like voice.

"Then might I suggest you get your lazy butt up and get in the shower." She says, smacking him on the butt.

"You win." Tim says as he sits up on the side of the bed.

"Mhmm, get use to it." Kirstie giggles as she brushes his hair aside and kisses him on the back of the neck.

Tim moans softly at the feel of her warm lips on his neck.

"You start that, I'll never make it on time." Tim says.

"Go." She giggles, pushing him lightly. "I hope you're not this difficult to wake up every morning."

"I haven't had to get up this early in over a month. What do you expect?" Tim grumbles as he heads to the bathroom.

~~~

"Smells good." Tim says, walking into the kitchen buttoning his uniform shirt, seeing Kirstie in nothing but panties and one of his tee shirts. "But looking even better."

"Well, look at you." Kirstie smiles as she reaches up and straightens his collar. "I just love a man in uniform."

"Even if it is just a grease monkey uniform?" Tim says as he wraps his arms around her.

She runs her finger over his name on his shirt. She bites her bottom lip and looks up at him through her lashes.

"But you're my grease monkey." She tiptoes to kiss him softly.

Tim hangs on to the kiss as his hands slide down to the cheeks of her butt.

"Nooo." She giggles removing his hands. "Go sit down."

"It's your fault. You shouldn't be allowed to walk around like that." Tim chuckles as he sits down at the table.

"Alright? Tomorrow I'll wear jogging pants, a sweatshirt, my hair up in curlers, one of those big fluffy bathrobes and bunny rabbit house slippers." Kirstie smirks as she puts the breakfast on the table.

"Wouldn't work." Tim says as he takes a bite of his breakfast. "You'd still be sexy."

~~

Tim gathers his wallet, shop keys, cigarettes, phone and the keys to his jeep. He hangs his glasses on the front of his shirt.

"You sure you have everything?" Kirstie asks as she follows him to the door.

"Yes, Mommy." Tim smirks as he leans down to give her a kiss. "I'll miss you." He whispers.

"I'll miss you too. Avi and I may bring you guys lunch." Kirstie smiles.

"Sounds good." He says giving her another quick kiss. "Gotta go."

"Bye. Be careful. Love you." Kirstie calls to him.

"Love you too." He smiles at her before getting into his jeep.

She shivers from the cool morning air as she closes the door. She rubs her arms as she looks around the now lonely apartment.

For the past six weeks, she and Tim have been together 24/7. This was harder that she thought it would be.

She sighs and shakes her head as she heads back into the kitchen. She had plenty to do to keep herself busy.

"I wonder." She says to herself, smiling as she picks up Tim's dirty dishes. "Is this how a housewife feels?"

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