BLACK COFFEE (Daredevil Fanfiction)

Chapter 8

Matt woke a couple of hours later, it took him a couple of minutes to remember where he was. Sarah was asleep on his chest, her arm was resting across his waist.  He listened to her breathe and he felt her chest rise and fall as she lay on top of him, she was very peaceful.  He gently pulled her hair back with his hand and as he lay his head resting on the pillow he felt very content.  He had no idea what time it was the sun had dipped so it must have been early evening, he hadn't planned on falling asleep.  His phone began to ring in the living room and he felt Sarah beginning to stir.

"Hey" he said softly.  "That is my phone ringing in the other room.  I need to answer it, it's probably Foggy looking for me.  I'll be right back I promise" he kissed her head

He got out of bed and threw on his boxer shorts.  Sarah sat up in the bed and pulled the duvet up under chin.  She looked at the photo of Steve on the bedside locker and her stomach knotted. A feeling of guilt surged through her body.  She got out of bed and took her dressing gown out of the wardrobe.  She loved the feeling of the soft material on her naked skin.  She opened the door to the hall but stopped and listened when she heard Matt on the phone.

"Marci, Marci" he sighed.  "Please calm down.  Stop crying"

Sarah's heart thumped in her chest, she stood frozen at the door.

"Marci.  I'm here now, start from the beginning.  Talk to me, tell me what's wrong?" he continued, "I'm here, talk to me"

Sarah stood there in shock she didn't know if she should stay at the door and listen or close it and go back into her room.  She didn't want to feel jealous but as soon as she had heard him say "Marci" she wanted to know who Marci was and why was she ringing him.

"Christ, he has a girlfriend" Sarah thought, "the cheating bastard.  I knew it, I knew he was too good to be true"

"I don't know when we will be back, Foggy is waiting on the car.  Marci, please, will you let me explain"

Sarah closed the door, she didn't want to hear anymore so she never heard the rest of Matt's conversation.

"Marci, please, I don't know where Foggy is or why he's not answering his phone.  This really isn't a good time for me, as soon as I see him later I'll tell him to ring you.  Chances are his battery has died.  No, I doubt he's avoiding you"

He looked at Sarah's bedroom facing him down the corridor and he thought of the gorgeous woman waiting for him.  He was getting frustrated and he was cold from standing in the room in his boxers.

"I have to go Marci, I'll get Foggy to ring you.  Yes, I promise.  Yes, okay goodbye" he hung up the phone.

He walked back into her bedroom.

"Sarah" he called, "where are you?"

"I'm here" she replied coolly, "I'm just getting dressed"

"Why?" he felt something wasn't right.  Something had changed, the atmosphere in the room had changed.  "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine" she said a little coldly.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes, I'm fine" she repeated not giving anything anyway.

Matt shivered but it wasn't just because he was still only in his boxers, there was definitely a coldness in the room.

"Sarah" he started, "talk to me.  I know when there's something wrong and I'm thinking there's definitely something wrong.  I'm here talk to me.  Tell me what is wrong?"

Sarah snorted, "that's rich.  Is Foggy alright?"

"Oh em, that wasn't Foggy.  That was no-one.  Doesn't matter"