Secrets and Sins Part 2: Finding Mary

Chapter 39

~Beatrice~

For the first time in a long time, Beatrice was having a great sleep, mainly because she wasn't plagued with the usual nightmares that had been haunting her since Ava was captured. So, when something pulled her out of the restful, dreamless slumber, she couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. Inhaling deeply, Beatrice tried to sink back into unconsciousness nuzzling herself closer to the warmth in front of her, breathing in the familiar comforting scent.

Her body bounced a little and the sister warrior opened her eyes, blinking rapidly, confused. Abruptly she realized where she was, crammed in the back seat of the van between Lilith and Ava, her face pressed into the younger woman's chest. Which would have been completely acceptable had Halo not been the one currently piloting her girlfriend.

Pulling herself upright quickly, Beatrice tried to control the rush of blood rapidly coloring her face, "Sorry…" She mumbled.

“It’s okay, Beatrice, old habits, right?” Halo winked, the sister warrior couldn’t help the little gasp that escaped her lips, her blush deepening.

Though she desperately wished it hadn’t, it suddenly struck Beatrice that Halo had been a silent witness to many, many instances of the sister warrior being in a similar position, but awake, and with very little clothing between herself and her girlfriend.

Halo must've picked up on Beatrice’s line of thinking and unfortunately decided to attempt to, rather loudly, alleviate her embarrassment, “Don’t worry, I know that topic is off limits in public.” They announced proudly.

Lilith, who up to this point had been steadfastly ignoring them, snorted a laugh. The sister warrior groaned burying her very hot face in her hands. Thankfully Sister Dora and the recruits sitting in front of them hadn’t heard the exchange, nevertheless, this was going to be a very long trip.

~Halo~

According to Mother Superior they were just over halfway on the journey back to the Cat’s Cradle when the older nun approved a rest stop for gas and a stretch of the leg. There was some debate as to whether or not Halo would be allowed to leave the van, considering Ava was now wanted by the Brotherhood and the Lithuanian OCS, but eventually it was decided they could…as long as they kept their hood up and stayed close to Beatrice and Lilith.

Halo was glad, their legs were cramping from the long trip, they were starving and needed the bathroom, all problems that they were not used to having to deal with as Ava usually took care of it.
Making their way over to the restroom at the back of the gas station, Beatrice followed closely, ever observant eyes scanning the store’s other patrons. Halo passed Lilith who was lingering beside the bathroom doors, pretending to be browsing the drinks fridge, a plain black cap pulled low over her scaled face.

Catching the winged woman’s eye, Halo waggled their eyebrows, this espionage stuff was kind of fun. Lilith rolled her eyes at them before shooting Beatrice a pointed 'would you hurry up' kind of look. The sister warrior placed a hand on the small of Halo’s back encouraging them forward into the bathroom.

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Halo carefully buttoned up the front of the cotton pants Ava had been dressed in at the convent after the doctor had treated her wounds. Buttons were proving more challenging than zips they were finding, perhaps it was due to the fine motor skills Ava’s body had struggled to develop after being paralyzed for so much of her life.

“This is really weird.”

Why? I see you doing this stuff all the  time.

“That’s…pretty creepy.”