𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 ⋆ 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻

six

𝗛 𝗔 𝗥 𝗗
chapter six

Everything died down slowly after the fight. Nova's friends went back to their casual conversations and filled up their drinks to move on with their night.

It was a bit different for Nova herself. She had asked for some time to herself and came to the conclusion that she had been blindsided ever since the time she started dating Noah. Nobody in the group had liked him, and that should've said enough. All of them had known her for the longest time and told her she deserved so much more, and yet she still didn't believe them.

Currently, she was walking up the stairs with a first aid kit in her hands, trying to find Corbyn. She was a bit frightened to see him without anyone else surrounding them, because the two of them hadn't talked since the fight happened and she didn't know if he was mad at her for whatever reason. She was just talking herself into thinking he'd be annoyed with her with every step she took.

Once Nova reached the top of the stairs and she heard a deep sigh coming from the bathroom, it was clear to her Corbyn was taking some time to himself. She waited a couple of seconds before clearing her throat as she stood in the doorframe, watching Corbyn's every move until he looked at her - most likely startled because of the sound she made.

"Hey," She mumbled, lifting the first aid kit into view, "Your personal nurse has arrived."

Corbyn playfully rolled his eyes and cracked a laugh, causing the weight to fall off her shoulders immediately. He winced because of the cut in his bottom lip - smiling caused a stinging pain to creep up on him whenever he did.

"Thanks Vie," He told her genuinely, watching how she put down the toilet seat for Corbyn to sit on, so she was able to reach his face properly. The brunette made his way over to the seat, a deep sigh falling from his lips. "I wanted to apologize for the fact that you had to pull him away. I should've just punched the bitch straight in the face."

Nova let out a laugh and shook her head as she poured some iodine on a cotton pad, placing the small bottle onto the edge of the bath before turning back to Corbyn, "You and I both know that would only make the situation worse," She told him, her voice soft and calm, "This is gonna sting for a bit."

Corbyn closed his eyes once the last sentence fell from her lips, sticking out his bottom lip so she was able to clean the cut. He winced and tightly closed his eyes at the sting as she lightly patted the cut and made sure she cleaned it enough. Corbyn opened his eyes once he felt how the pad wasn't in contact with his busted lip anymore, watching how Nova was currently preparing another pad. He guessed it was for the cut on his eyebrow, which he wasn't aware was there until he looked into the mirror just minutes before Nova arrived.

"Is your jaw okay?" He asked her quietly, not wanting to disrupt the calm mood that hung in the air, "Jess told me his elbow hit you pretty hard."

Nova hadn't even thought about that until Corbyn brought it up, she was way too busy with thinking about him. She shrugged her shoulders slightly and reached forward to start cleaning the cut on his eyebrow, her wrist caught in Corbyn's hand before the cotton pad came in contact with the busted skin.

With his other hand, he carefully and lightly cupped her jaw to turn her head to the side, a medium sized bruise coloring her pale cheeks. Corbyn felt his insides turn at the sight, "I'm so sorry, baby."

The nickname rolled off his tongue so quickly he couldn't even comprehend himself before he said it. He could feel the skin of Nova's cheeks heat underneath his touch, and it was clear to him she hadn't expected him to throw out such a nickname at a time like this.

"It's okay," She smiled softly, "Anywhere else you're hurting, sir?" She asked him in a serious voice, but a smile rested on her glossed lips.

She lightly nudged his knee with her own, silently telling him she had to stand in between them so she was able to clean the cut on his eyebrow. He obliged and felt how she stepped forward and let her hands rest onto his cheeks. Corbyn's eyes scanned every inch of her face and his breath got stuck in his throat when he noticed Nova was doing the exact same.

Both of them were in a state of trance for a second before Nova shook herself out of it, the way his blue eyes were hypnotizing her made her heart do flips and made her want to look into them for the rest of the evening.

"Yeah uh-" He winced once the cotton pad came in contact with his eyebrow, the stinging pain something he wasn't getting used to, "My ribs hurt quite a lot actually," Corbyn spoke up, "I placed some peas on the area for a minute before you came."

She nodded her head softly, "Alright," She threw the cotton pads away and stepped back from where she was standing in between his legs, "Can I see the area?"

Nova taking care of Corbyn wasn't something new. She had a nursing degree and volunteered at the hospital sometimes, and she loved to take care of others whenever she could.

He nodded his head and reached for the back of his black T-shirt, pulling it over his head and throwing it into the hamper right away. The silver chain necklace he was wearing rested on his bare skin, the slight shine of it causing Nova to look at it. She smiled softly once she realized it was the one she got him for his twenty-third birthday. It was a thin and simple chain, but Corbyn had fallen in love with it ever since he unpacked the jewelry.

Her eyes fell down to the left side of his ribs, a dark bruise coloring the side of his body. "Jesus Corbs, he hit you hard, didn't he?"

Corbyn scoffed playfully, rolling his eyes, "He's a small kid, could've been a lot worse."

Nova shook her head softly as a laugh escaped. She thought for a second while reaching for the frozen peas, wrapping them back up in the tea towel Corbyn must've brought when he went upstairs. "Why didn't you hit him back?"

Corbyn sighed softly, "I know you despise people that put their feelings into fights instead of talking and I didn't want you to despise me in any kind of way."

Nova stopped dead in her tracks from where her fingers were tracing the bruise ever so slightly, her gaze shooting up to meet his soothing one. "Oh," She breathed, smiling softly, "Corbs, I could never ever despise you, do you hear me?"

He found himself wandering in her green eyes as she looked back at him, her hand still resting on the side of his ribs from where she was tracing the bruise, actually forgetting about the frozen peas she left on the edge of the bath.

"Mhm," He mumbled, his eyes darting from the emerald green ones he was drowning in, down to her plump lips. "I hear you."

Nova felt a shiver run up and down her spine when she saw his eyes shifting from her lips back to her eyes, back down to her lips right after. It was clear to her he was thinking of kissing her at this moment, and the thought of that made her nervous but excited.

"Corbyn?" She asked him quietly, locking her gaze with his. He reacted with a mumble, telling her to go ahead with what she wanted to tell him, "Can you just kiss me already?"

Her question got him starstruck because he was not expecting her to ask him for something like that, but he was really glad she did. Corbyn felt himself grin at her question, one of his hands immediately cupping the non-bruised side before he carefully pulled her more against him, their noses bumping softly against each other's.

The action caused Nova to settle her hands onto his bare waist, feeling how his torso was now pressed against hers. His other hand was now resting onto the other side of her jaw, careful not to hurt her as his thumb caressed the blushing skin.

He finally closed the small gap that was left between their lips, not caring how his lip was stinging because of the sudden contact because kissing her was all he ever wanted and his busted lip wasn't going to ruin that.

The kiss lasted a few seconds before he pulled back slightly, letting their noses brush against each other's, "I think I just found the remedy for my pain."

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HIIIII I ABSOLUTELY LOVED WRITING THIS CHAPTER SO MUCH- we still gotta find a shipname for nova and Corbs tho !!

BUT THEY FINALLY KISSED YEEEEET

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