Derek felt immensely relieved that Oliver let him take care of him, even though the broken man barely said more than a few words in the past several days. He reasoned being a male nurse was so much better than being thrown out to the snowstorm, yes, the blizzard was still raging.
Derek wondered if his supervisor would gladly take him back if he failed to promote himself to Oliver’s boyfriend. He wondered too if he could ever make himself leave Oliver after everything he’d done for the man since he got here. Through no small miracle, Oliver had trusted Derek enough to let Derek help him with taking a bath after Derek secured a plastic bag around his cast to keep it dry. Derek also made sure all meals and medications were always prepared on time. Before long, Derek caught thankful glances f
