Caliber

Chapter 15

Derek started to groan and toss and turn on the bed. His eyes closed tight and he batted at the air weakly.

"No..." Derek mumbled as he tossed his head to the right. Then he flinched, sweat beaded on his forehead. He clinched his fists in the sheets and tossed his head to the left. Kerria rushed to his side, touched his hand and he jerked away.

"Anaya....not you...to..." Derek mumbled in a strangled voice and Kerria walked out to the couch and gently shook Anaya awake.

"Anaya, Derek needs you" Kerria said and Anaya shot up of the couch and rushed into his bedroom. Right when her foot hit the inside of the door he bellowed in pain and her name followed.

"ANAYA! NO!" Anaya ran right to the bed and got on and then hugged him to her.

"Shhh, I'm right here love, I'm safe, shhh" Anaya said as she soothed her hand through his hair and brought him closer to her. His head on her lap and he turned towards her and buried his face in her stomach and wrapped his arm around her waist.

"Shhh my love, everything is ok, I'm right here, I'm not going anywhere." Anaya soothed and lightly ran her hand over his cheek and over the scar on his right eye. Derek calmed down, but he borrowed closer and clung to her. Kerria sat down on the couch as Logan walked in from the hall. He walked up to her and pulled her into a hug.

Kerria buried her face in the crook of his neck and silently cried. She was strong, but not when it came to her twin. They shared their mothers womb, shared the same type of blood. They shared everything but the chromosome that made her a woman. She was helpless to her twin just like she was when their father had a heart attack.

Logan ran his hand up and down her back to calm her. He turned his mouth so that it was by her ear.

"I ran and got groceries while Anaya was asleep and you were in there with Kane. I'll go start making something-"

"No, just hold me a little bit longer, then I'll pull myself together and we'll both make something." Kerria mumbled from his neck.

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Anaya looked down at her scarred warrior as she lightly rubbed tiny circles over his face and neck. She had fallen for him hard, it wasn't because of the sex. But he certainly knew his way around her body. Something had called to her that first day they met. And she was drawn to him like a moth to the flame.

It was like her soul tugged at her body saying hey I know him! He's the one, come on you stupid bag of bones talk to him! She smiled as she traced the scars on his chest and arms. He was a very good looking man, he wasn't overly bulky with muscle. He had muscles enough to make her head swim with undultred lust. And he had abs that she could rub herself against all day.

But it just wasn't his body that attracted her it was his mind and that even though he looked and could take a life with his own hands. He was gentle with her. Those hands of his had never once been brutal against her. Yes she loved this mercenary and she was going to tell him as soon as he opened his eyes.

"You're staring at me" Dj said and it startled Anaya a little bit. She didn't know that he was awake, Anaya cleared her throat.

"How could I not? It's not very often I get to have you in my lap." Anaya said and bent down and kissed his forehead. Her blonde hair shielding them from the world like a shiny certain.

"Good morning Sargent Kane" Anaya said and kissed him on the lips and he brought his hands up to the back of her head and kissed her back deeply. God she loved this man, just kissing him made her heart beat faster.