Caught In Bliss

True Intensions

This is my third time writing this chapter. Third time. It was morphing away from what I wanted it to be and so I rewrote it until I was happy. My fingers hate me for it, but I am pleased. I didn't want to force the interactions. Enjoy.

     There was silence.

     Kat sat wide awake on her bed, déjà vu hitting her hard as Dom lay next to her. The brunette was asleep on her stomach, the blankets covering just up to her mid back as Kat ran her fingers gently in circles against the woman's bare skin. The redhead hadn't expected to fall into her own fit of tears less than thirty minutes ago but she had. Once Dom closed her eyes, Kat realized the small droplets were running down her own cheeks, brushing her chin before dripping against her breast. They were gone now as she suppressed her fears deep within. Her breaths were bated however, hard to catch, stinging her throat as she bit on her bottom lip in thought. She knew her body was covered in marks.

     Her back.

     Shoulders.

     Legs.

     Chest.

     Dom made sure she had touched every inch of her and she was certain the bruises were going to last. Kat stopped her hand against the woman's skin, her thoughts going back to what made her cry in the first place. Ray was bound to be beyond pissed, probably blowing up her phone with messages and voicemails and she couldn't blame him. Every attempt at leaving the bed was stopped by a stir from the brunette, Dom's eyes gently opening before she pulled Kat back in. The older woman wanted to check her phone, her stomach twisting from the thought of the unknown and all she had done.

    "Dom, I'll be back." Kat glanced around her room, knowing her device was still on the coffee table downstairs.

     "Mmmm, no." The brunette's groggy voice vibrated against the sheets, opening her eyes as her hand fell against Kat's bare thigh. "Stay."

     "If I don't check on Ray I know I'm going to lose my mind."

     The smaller woman adjusted to the dim light in the room, her gaze trying to hold onto the brown eyes looking back at her. Kat knew what she was doing, her chest aching as she stroked Dom's ear. The thick air held onto them like a glove. Kat gently stroked the back of the brunette's hand, her head tilting as she offered the woman a smile.

     "It's almost two in the morning and I can't sleep until I know what's going on back home." Kat took in a deep breath, knowing they would have to be on their way to set in roughly four hours.

     "If he's mad at you, he'll still be mad in the morning. You can fix it then."

     "That's not how this works." Kat slid the woman's hand back to her side as Dom slowly sat up, the blanket against her back falling around her waist. Her naked body welcomed the cold as she fought against the chill running across her skin.

     "Kat, please. You know he's going to say something to upset you and then rightfully so he'll probably yell about me and..."

     "Dom, he's my husband."

     "I know that." The smaller woman groaned, her eyes falling against the patterned blankets against the redhead's bed. "I can't forget it. Just, please." Dom's voice was soft and low, her eyes gazing back up to find Kat's focus elsewhere. The older woman was fighting with herself, wondering what to do in this situation and trying to honor the wishes of the woman at her side. She pulled up her left leg, dropping her arm over it near her elbow before facing Dom.

     "You should get some sleep." Kat spoke up, wetting her lips with her tongue.

     "So should you."