Scars

Respite

I look down at Four who is lying on the bed with an ambiguous expression on his face.

'This is not what I had in mind when this started' he says in a very sardonic tone, sighing heavily.

I hold myself back from laughing out loud at the predicament we ended up in.

'Well.. I can't say I didn't picture you in a bed..' I start with a smile, teasing him. 'Just not in the infirmary though'

My smile widens as he sticks his tongue in his cheek and looks to the side.

(Not what I had in mind either quite frankly)

The doctor comes back in and stands next to the bed. He touches a few buttons and a graphic scan of Four's elbow appears in the air in front of us.

'So, your right elbow is fractured here as you can see, but it should be as good as new with minimal treatment and recovery time. Follow me for the injection.'

I watch as Four reluctantly but obediently gets up from the bed and follows the doctor to the other room for treatment. I give him a reassuring smile as he looks at me before completely disappearing.

(I'm just glad it's not too serious)

I sit on the edge of the bed with a smile plastered on my face. While I should really still be embarrassed at the moment, I can't hide the fact that I am happy that we seem to have moved past that weird unspoken tension between us. I even feel myself blush remembering how intense it was getting before the untimely mishap.

-- 50 minutes earlier --

I feel all the frustration I had pent up in my body leave me as he squeeze me tighter in his embrace. Both of my hands find their way to his shoulder blades, trying to deepen the connection between us. The kisses start slow, but gradually intensify as it feels that we both really missed this. I feel him lift me up with his strong arms, then shift around. I find myself pressed against the wall, my head now at the same height as his. One of my hands travels up to his neck as one of his finds its way to my cheek, still holding me up with one arm.

(Did I just moan? I totally moaned.. damn this is... nice)

I run my fingers through his hair as he runs his thumb on my cheek. I am lost completely in this moment, in him. I feel myself falling into a euphoric state. Then I feel his lips leave mine.. and myself truly falling. I open my eyes as I land on the floor, in a lot less pain than I had expected.

'What are you two doing in a maintenance hallway?'

The voice of a baffled worker finally makes me understand what just happened. We were leaning on the door, it opened, we fell.

(And this is such an embarrassing situation at that..)

Four is still on top of me but is slowly shifting to get up. I see him flinch as I feel his arm shift under me. I badly want to cover up my face in embarrassment but I am more worried about the hint of pain I saw flash on his face.

(Oh.. he took the shock of the fall for me...)

He gets up and pulls me up to my feet with his other arm. He simply gives a stare at the worker, who for some reason seems to be a lot more embarrassed than I am now, and leads me back into the main hallway.

-- present time --

'Just so we are clear, operative Four, you cannot go off on missions for at least 72 hours and must rest to make sure it heals properly.'

I see both of them approaching me again. Hearing the doctor lecturing Four makes me smile. I basically had to do the same to drag him here in the first place, or he would have just gone on with it without proper care. Four simply nods at him, seemingly annoyed at the whole situation, but I see him steal a glance at me and smile a little despite it all.