Jemma isn’t sleeping. She is in bed, in her usual spot at the center, eyes closed, but she isn’t asleep. She can’t. There is worry and longing balled up together in her stomach and apart from herself the bed is empty.
But the biochemist does need her rest if she is going to be of use to anyone.
Daisy never needs as much sleep. In fact just that moment while Jemma was curled up hoping to get some shut eye Daisy was in the other room, relentlessly tapping away at her laptop, being useful.
Bobbi was gone again, another mission. How was Jemma expected to sleep when Bobbi was out trapped somewhere outside of communication? How was she supposed to relax when they had no idea where Bobbi even was?
Daisy had held her close earlier, urged her to make herself some tea and get some sleep in the few lapsed moments of downtime she had while her computer screen displayed a number of scrolling numbers and letters then seemed to reboot itself. Actually taking her advice however was proving more difficult than it sounded.
Jemma hadn’t known how long she’d lay there with her eyes closed but eventually she must have drifted because suddenly she felt herself waking. Her mind cloudy with unsatisfactory sleep and lagging behind.
She felt herself be physically pulled forward, wrapped in a set of arms. Her immediate thought was Daisy and Jemma welcomed her warmly, pressing her face closer, curling her body inward against the other’s. Then the bed dipped behind her and Daisy’s voice settled down into her lazy thoughts.
Jemma opened her eyes to find blonde hair and the distinct sweet and calming smell of Bobbi hit her like a freight train. Her arms squeezed as well as she could around the taller woman and Bobbi made a soft humming sound at her in response; then with a scratchy and sleep ridden voice seemed to answer Daisy’s question.
“Just get in here.” Bobbi had said and Jemma, still with her eyes closed, gripping Bobbi around her middle, couldn’t agree more.
They all slept in for far longer than Jemma felt comfortable admitting but she couldn’t deny enjoying every second packed into the crowded bed with the women she loved.