Just the Way you Are 2

Trouble in the gym

From my Summer of Whump 2022 collection. :)

Hetty and Granger were sparring in the gym, and Hetty felt like Granger was holding out on her.

'Come on, it shouldn't be this easy to beat you with these poles!' She teased.

'Well, maybe I'm just getting too old.' Granger replied.

'Oh baloney! You're holding out on me because you love me, aren't you?!'

'No! No, why would I ever do that?'

'Uh, didn't I just explain it?!'

(heavy sigh). 'Okay, maybe I'm holding out just a bit. But well...' Granger tried to awkwardly explain.

'But nothing! Before we became a couple, you never held out on me! But now, it feels like you're afraid of hurting me!' Hetty exclaimed.

'Well yeah, because I know you'd murder me if I did.'

'Sigh. I hate it when people hold out on me. Especially during sparring sessions! You were my biggest competition back in our spy days, I had to try very hard to beat you! Come on, hit me with your best shot.'

'No.'

'It's okay, you could never hurt me. Come on now. Let's really spar!'

Knowing that Hetty wouldn't take no for an answer, Granger agreed to up his game. And in 1 fell swoop, ended up hitting Hetty right smack in the face with his pole, causing her glasses to fall off!

'Oh crap! Are you okay?!'

'You broke my glasses. YOU BROKE MY GLASSES?!' Then she lunged at him like a feral cat.

Then Eric popped in at the gym to see them both screaming and thrasing about, and got very spooked and left.

Later, Hetty's office.

As much as Hetty wanted to avoid him for the rest of the day, she knew they had to talk eventually to discuss the case of the day.

'I'm still pissed at you.' Hetty grumbled.

'Well you were kind of asking for it when you told me to up my game!' Granger snapped back.

'I didn't mean hit me in the face and break my glasses!'

'It was an accident! What, you gonna hold that over my head forever?!'

'Maybe I will!'

At the end of the day, they drove home in silence.

Just when he thought he was gonna get stuck on the couch for the night, Hetty offered him dinner as a peace offering.

'Why the sudden change of heart?' He asked, surprised.

'1 of my life rules us never go to bed mad. And whether we like it or not, we're stuck with each other. And I can't send you to the couch each time I get mad at you.' Hetty replied.

'Smirk. And you think I've gone soft.'

'Ha ha. Look, people holding out on me because I'm a woman or because I'm so small as always made me mad. And you going easy on me, felt like the biggest insult ever.'

'I really am sorry about that. But, the thought of hurting you makes me sick to my stomach.' Granger confessed.

'Do you feel the same with me?' Hetty asked.

'Maybe a bit. But I still wouldn't go easy on you.' Then she booped him on the nose.

Smiling. 'Can we kiss and make up now?'

'After dinner. (chuckle).'