Twenty-five – 05

[This post is from Hecate’s point of view.]

They lay together in silence for a few more moments before Matt sighed, his nose still buried in her hair. “You’re not going back to sleep, are you?”

“No.”

He heaved another sigh and squeezed her before rolling onto his back. For a few seconds, he stared at the ceiling. Hecate rested her chin against his chest, staring at him.

“Matt.”

“I’m getting up,” he said. “Just another minute or two.”

“Are you sore?” she asked, slowly starting to sit up. Her side ached, that same dull pain deep inside. After she was done looking in on Neve and the twins, she’d need to have J.T. check on it. That would be later, though—much later, since there always seemed to be other things to handle.

“Mm. Only a little. Are you?”

A crooked smile curved her lips and Matt laughed, shaking his head slightly.

“You’re going to make me worry, you know that?”

“I’m not already making you worry? I’m doing something wrong, then.” She leaned in to kiss him gently. He ran his fingertips down her arm and sighed quietly.

“You know what I mean,” he murmured, staring up at her. “I love you. Of course I worry.”

“I know,” she said softly, her throat tight. “I love you, too.” She brushed her fingers against his face, then slowly got out of bed. She was more sore than she let on, but she knew that she’d be able to hide it—she’d been able to do it in the past, now should be no different, especially since Matt was still lazing amidst the covers on their bed. “Are you going to go up to the forge today?”

“Depends on how things look,” Matt said, scrubbing a hand over his face before he started to sit up. He watched her for a few seconds as she started to get dressed. She could feel his gaze on her back and it made her blush despite herself. “Are you all right?”

“As fine as I was last night,” she said, tugging her shirt down. “Why?”

“Just—never mind.” He heaved himself out of bed, crossing the floor to wrap his arms around her waist, to steal a kiss. “Take it easy, okay?”

She arched a brow, but nodded. “All right. You too, okay?”

“Okay.”

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5 Responses to Twenty-five – 05

  1. shadocat says:

    Yeesh, talk to each other already!

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