Take on the World

10.

There was a quick trip to Grey-Sloan, just to make sure both Luna and Robert were okay from the amount of smoke they inhaled. Andy hadn't said a word to him, he hadn't said a word to her except the last thing he said at the scene. Since their shift was over anyways, they left the hospital and went straight to his house. Luna had fallen asleep in Andy's arms at the hospital while they were waiting, so it was silent to say the least.

At one point, Robert reached over and tried to grab Andy's hand, but the second his hand came in contact with hers, she immediately jerked it away. As she continued to stare out the window, he briefly looked over at her. He could see how mad she was, she wasn't even really mad at him, she was hurt more than anything.

Not to mention the kiss, they hadn't mentioned it, he certainly wasn't going to bring it up, not now at least.

When they pulled up in front of his house, Andy silently got out of the car, went around to the back, got Luna out, careful not to wake her. By that time Robert had already went up and unlocked the door, he stood there waiting for Andy to carrying the sleeping little girl into the house before he stepped in himself, closing the door behind him.

The silence was unsettling. Neither of them spoke a word while Andy took Luna into the guest bedroom and laid her down on the bed, Robert went to change into some cleaner clothes.

Andy never was one to watch Luna sleep, even when she was a baby. Everyone always talked about how they were "obsessed" with watching their babies sleep, and they continued to be "obsessed" with it as they got older. That kind of felt weird to Andy, she knew she wouldn't like being watched as she slept, so why would she watch Luna? But now she found herself sitting on the edge of the bed, watching Luna peacefully sleep, almost like the events of today never occurred. She found comfort in watching the little girl's chest rise and fall every few seconds, it reminded her that she was still there, that she was alive.

After a few minutes, she stood up and left, deciding to let Luna sleep in peace. She walked down the hallway and into the main living area to find Robert sitting on the couch, he looked up at her with a soft smile. It took everything in her not to smile back, but she didn't. Instead, she walked away and up the stairs, heading for his bedroom.

He waited a second before getting up and following her. As she quickly made her way up the stairs, knowing he was following her, she wanted to put as much space between them as possible. Once she got to his bedroom, she tried to close the door but his hand came up and pushed it back open.

"Andy, come on." He said softly. "I know you're mad, can we just talk?"

"I don't want to." She replied, moving over to sit on the edge of the bed, finally giving him access to come in the room.

He hesitantly sat down beside her, putting enough space between them that they were close together, but not enough space to where she could move away from him.

"I'm sorry," He said, she never once looked over at him, she kept her eyes glued to the floor, but he could see that her eyes were glossy. "But I had to..."

"You didn't have to," She cut him off, her voice was soft, like if she raised it any higher she'd break. "There were other ways, ways that didn't involve you almost dying. Robert, I..."

It was silent for a moment, she finally looked over a him. He watched her suck in a sharp breath, trying to keep the tears that were fighting to come out inside.

"I'm f- I care about you," She caught herself before she said something she didn't want to, something that would ruin what they had. "A lot, and so does Luna. If you would've... If you..."

She couldn't say anymore before a single tear rolled down her face, then another, finally they all come flooding out. Robert didn't hesitate to wrap his arms around her and pull her into his chest, holding her there as he attempted to calm her.

"Hey, look at me," He whispered, hooking his finger under her chin and lifting her face up so her eyes could meet his. "You understand why I did it, right?"

"I do," She nodded, wiping tears from her face. "But I really need you to stay alive for now, can you at least do that?"

He chuckled softly, "I can do that."

There was a split second where the world stopped turning, everything else faded away, and it was just them. Then before either of them knew it, he took her face in his hands and slammed their lips together.

This kiss was different than the one they shared earlier in the day. This one was slower and more passionate, they weren't in an over emotional state, they knew what they were doing this time, it was without hesitation... They knew what they wanted.

The moment was broke up when they heard footsteps come into the room. They broke apart, a little out of breath. It was Luna walking into the room, clutching her blanket that she'd had since she was a baby, it was evident she'd been crying.

"Mija, what's wrong?" Andy immediately asked, getting up off the bed and walking over to the little girl, picking her up then walking back over to the bed, sitting down with Luna in her lap.

"I-I was sleeping," She said quietly. "And then I saw the fire again and... And then nobody came for me... The fire got me."

"Princess, you know we will always come for you," Robert said, reaching over and tucking a few of Luna's curls behind her ear. "No matter what."

Luna moved from Andy's lap over to Robert's, fitting perfectly in his arms due to his enormous size compared to her. They all three kind of just sat there, mostly in silence, sometimes a few words here and there, until the little girl was fast asleep in her father's arms. Usually, Andy wouldn't let her sleep this much, especially since it was getting close to dinner time, but today was exhausting, for everyone, so she thought to just let her sleep as much as she wanted, it was the least she could do.

She knew Luna wouldn't just bounce back from something like this. Being trapped inside a building while it's on fire is traumatic enough, for an adult, but for a child... It's more than traumatic. She was much like Robert in the sense that she built walls up around herself, she bottled up her emotions and kept them inside until she simply couldn't any longer. It would take time for her to talk more about the events of today, she would seem fine, seem like it didn't effect her, but it did.

Eventually, Robert took Luna back to the guest room. When he came back, Andy was in the kitchen, looking around in the cabinets, presumably looking for something she could make them for dinner.

"We could just order takeout," He said, coming up behind her and closing the cabinet she currently had open. "You don't have to cook."

"I want to, plus I'm bored..."

"We've had such a fun day, how could you be bored?" He replied sarcastically, earning a very unamused glare from Andy.

"You're not funny," She shook her head and turned her attention back to looking for something to cook.

"Too bad you're stuck with me..."