I gambled. \u201cYou go first.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thom just looked at me, then sighed, shaking his head. \u201cWhat\u2019s gotten into you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing new,\u201d I said, then sighed myself. I leaned into his chest. \u201cI\u2019m tired.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re always tired,\u201d he murmured, then kissed the top of my head. \u201cIf I didn\u2019t know better, I\u2019d think it was a side effect of your being pregnant.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m sure part of it is,\u201d I muttered, arms tightening around him for a moment before I looked up at him. \u201cThough if your implication is that\u2019s not what\u2019s wrong with me right now\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know that\u2019s exactly what I\u2019m implying.\u201d<\/p>\n
I smiled crookedly, a little bit of my tension and annoyance starting to drain away. \u201cI love you, Thom.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d He grinned back. \u201cAnd we weren\u2019t working on anything important. Mostly just talking. Matt\u2019s trying to figure out at what point he\u2019s going to get back to training. Jay told him he was batshit for even thinking about it right now.\u201d<\/p>\n
I frowned for a second, then it dawned on me. \u201cTraining with Thordin.\u201d<\/p>\n
Thom nodded. \u201cHe\u2019s the best with axes and that\u2019s what your brother\u2019s working on learning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI know.\u201d I sighed again and closed my eyes, leaning into him, letting him hold me. \u201cIn some ways, that scares me.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s because you love him.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d I agreed. \u201cHe\u2019s my brother.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn more than just this life,\u201d Thom observed.<\/p>\n
I nodded. \u201cThat\u2019s true.\u201d<\/p>\n
He rubbed my back and I relaxed a bit more.<\/p>\n
\u201cPhelan\u2019s sister is here,\u201d I said. \u201cThat\u2019s what I was dealing with when I came out here. There was a little too much bickering going on. I needed to breathe.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cHis sister,\u201d Thom echoed, his voice quiet. \u201cWhen did this happen? I didn\u2019t hear any alarms or anything.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey kept it quiet,\u201d I said. \u201cHe went out to the Arboretum with Sif and Seamus to make sure it was her before they brought them in. I didn\u2019t know either.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not sure whether to be upset or comforted.\u201d Thom hugged me tighter. \u201cAt least we\u2019re on the same page.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have no idea,\u201d I said, then buried my face against his chest. It seemed like the best place to be right then and there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I gambled. \u201cYou go first.\u201d Thom just looked at me, then sighed, shaking his head. \u201cWhat\u2019s gotten into you?\u201d \u201cNothing new,\u201d I said, then sighed myself. I leaned into his chest. \u201cI\u2019m tired.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re always tired,\u201d he murmured, then kissed … Continue reading