Kiss 43 for your dep and a seed of your choice!
ayeeee, thank you for allowing me to indulge 😍 I wish I had a better ending to it but this was very nice to write!
43. "we’ll see each other again" kisses
Her chest rose and fell with every breath. His head, resting on top of her breasts, slowly moved up and down with them, but by the small snores escaping his mouth, she could tell he did not mind. Absentmindedly, she let her fingers trail over the skin on his back, reading with them the scars as if they were braille, telling stories of war and sacrifice. Outside of the Veteran’s Center, dawn was slowly beginning to kiss awake the somber of night. The small bed supporting their entangled forms was not exactly what could be described as comfortable. The mattress was hard, lumpy, and generally not made for two people. Despite that, she would have rather stayed with him a little longer. She knew he did not sleep much. He was always busy, always on edge. Even now, his face was tense, his brows furrowed, and yet it was the most relaxed she had seen him yet. He was not a kind man, especially to others, but also to himself. She often wondered if he even slept at all if she was not with him. They were supposed to be enemies and they still somehow were, but she could not deny that she revelled in serving as at least some form of comfort to the brutal, stone-cold soldier.
And yet, if she was caught here by anyone else but him – in private – she would be made to regret it. With a heavy heart, she gently took his face into her hands to remove herself from under his body. However, her efforts to not wake him were futile. His eyes fluttered open, his mind not yet completely there with them.
"Deputy." His voice was hoarse. She thought she could make out a hint of need in it. It hurt her even more, but she had to leave. No time for cleanup. No time for many words. Now.
She let out a huff while turning back around to him, reaching out to gently caress his cheek with her palm. His eyes were dazed with the confusion of just having woken up. She could tell he wanted to lean into the touch but did not allow himself to. Instead of talking, she met his lips with hers, allowing him to taste her one last time, but lingering a moment to reassure him that it would only be for now.