AN: I'm so sorry this took so long(if anyone's reading it). I've had a busy week.

Warnings: Incest and a few sexual references from a pair of nine-year-olds.

Despite the fact that I wanted to scold him for swearing, I let it slide. For one thing, it would have been hypocritical since I usually swear more than he does. For another, I had read somewhere a few weeks before that swearing actually helps relieve pain.

Since the nurse was inconsiderate enough to leave the light on when she and the doctor left, I got up to turn it off, earning a groan of protest from Eli. When I laid back down beside him, he smiled and closed his eyes. "I love you, Kaylee," he whispered, wrapping his arm around me and pulling me closer, "This is gonna sound really corny, but my whole world really DOES revolve around you. I love you so much it hurts, and you're so heartbreakingly beautiful that I'm almost scared I'm dreaming this. You're my whole life, Kaylee."

I smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "You'd better mean that, Eli," I said, "because I plan on staying with you for a long time." Eli smiled. "Okay," he said, "question." I laughed and snuggled up to him. "Shoot," I said, resting my head on his chest.

"Alright," he said, "So, if we could get married, would you marry me?" I smiled and said, "Of course I would, retard. I LOVE you, for God's sake." Eli sighed. "I know you do," he said, "but that doesn't mean you won't fall in love with someone else."

I sighed and closed my eyes for a second. "I won't," I said, "I love you more than life itself. I wanna be with you forever. I NEED you, Eli." He smiled. "I need you, too," he said, "You're all I can think about anymore. I don't care about myself anymore. I just want you to be happy."

He closed his eyes and sighed softly. I sat up and kissed him. "You look SO hot right now," I whispered into his ear when we broke the kiss. He sat up and hugged me, running his good hand through my hair. "So do you," he said, nuzzling into my neck, "I love you so much." He sighed and kissed my neck.

"Easy there, E.," I said, shoving him off of me, "We ARE in a hospital. Believe me, I want you too, but we're just kids. Besides, if we're gonna keep this a secret, I can't have you screwing me just because we're both horny as all hell. I want you, too, but we can't do this. Not here, anyway."

"Sorry sis," he said, closing his eyes, "I wasn't thinking about what you wanted. I just want you so bad. Couldn't stop myself." He probably didn't notice, but he was crying as he said it. "I'm sorry," I said, hugging him as tight as I could without hurting him, "I shouldn't have been so rough about it. You alright?"

He nodded. "I'll be okay," he said so softly I could barely hear it despite the fact that he was right by my ear. "How about this," I said, trying to make him feel better, "When they let you out of the hospital, and you're all healed up, THEN we can do it. Deal?" He nodded. "Deal," he said, "So, I was thinking, what if we could use the Gift to make incest legal? We could be together then."

I smiled and kissed him. "I'd like that," I said, "but you know Mom and Dad would never approve." He sighed and laid back down. "I know," he said, "but I just wanna make sure nobody messes with you. Especially after what happened with Jason Lewis last week. I swear, if he wasn't Dr. L's son, I'd kill the asshole."