Feeling the impossible

Sweating on my Tummy

Shaw's POV:

"Root ,Root sweetie wake up" i murmured into her ear,her fond nickname for me slipping out unintentionally.

I sat up and shifted her body so that her head was on my lap.I used one hand to wipe her sweaty forehead and i kept the other slightly southwest on her shoulder,tapping her in hopes that she would wake up from her nightmare.It worked,Root shifted ,her eyes fluttering open quickly as she shuddered and looked around in bewilderment.She looked up at me and sighed ,panting as she tried to control her breathing.

I reached down and held her hand as i continued to pat her with the other in attempt to soothe her.

"You're okay Root" i said as gently as i could manage,trying to reassure her.

Root shut her eyes and winced.

I waited a while till she seemed to have caught her breath before asking " What was the nightmare about?"

I felt her tense up and hesitate before answering "Nah its n-nothing."

"Yeah that's why you're sweating on my tummy." I joked lightly trying to make her smile.

"Sorry" she said with a small smile before attempting to roll off of me.

Placing my hand on her arm to stop her,I said " It was a joke Root,don't worry about it"

I looked at her and she looked back up sadly at me.

I brushed my thumb up and down against her arm . Leaning down i placed a kiss on her forehead,lingering a little before I sat back up.

"I don't mean to keep appearing weak and being all that annoying emotional crap Shaw"Root mumbled looking forlornly at me."I know you hate that,you dont have to put up with me especially not like this" She said attempting a weak smile with tears beginning to form in her eyes.

Those words probably hurt for Root to admit but for some reason.. "Root that made my cold tin heart twist into knots.Clearly didn't feel good for you either" I finished my thought out loud,wiping the tears that betrayed her.

"Root you're the strongest ,most badass,crazy person i know" I started,before pausing thoughtfully."You're not weak for being human Root.And you're right i dont have to,but i am here.Because i want to make sure your wounds are okay and more importantly that you are okay."I said emphasising on the you."Plus you know,having you as company isnt the worst thing in the world." I ended jokingly.

Root gave me another small sad smile.

"Wanna talk about it?"

She shifted looking uncomfortable "It was about the number..kinda" she mumbled sighing.

"Well you went to bed tired after having quite the day with him Root ,its only normal."

"Guess i should have talked about it huh.My doc knows best."She joked half-heartedly.

Chuckling,i replied saying "Well sleep was good too..if youre ready to Root,im here im not going anywhere..." I reassured rather flatly but i made sure she looked me in the eye to see that i was telling the truth."It's gonna be okay Root."I said,squeezing her hand.