We are stronger together

- 29 - Together

Taron

"I'm in love with the shape of you" she whispered, laying in my arms.

This evening was perfect and I would say it was the best night of my life, if it wasn't for our daughter's birth.

I chuckled "I see what you're doing there"

Her eyes were soft, but also full of mischief "Do you?"

I cupped her cheek and pulled her mouth to mine. I kissed her deeply, wasting no time, as she moved closer and on top of me.

Her lips moved off mine before she started kissing my neck while running her hands over my chest.

I sighed, her weight on top of me perfect, her bare skin against mine with nothing between us.

"I can't believe you picked that song" I whispered, my voice low.

She grinned, looking up from my chest to my eyes, not making a move on top of me "It's the only song I could think of then and there"

I felt her hands on the sides of my body, moving lower and my lips parted.

"You know it's a song about sex though, right?"

She blushed lightly, it was cute. "I do know that"

"I wanted to kiss you so badly" I whispered.

She smiled, giving me that bright smile that lit up her whole face and all of my body.

"Me too" she whispered back, almost sounding shy.

Her hands stopped on my waist and I knew what she had found.

"Wait" she looked at me "Is that -?"

I gulped "From the accident? Yes"

"Oh my God, Taron" she moved off me.

I smiled half-heartedly "It's not that bad"

I moved the duvet off me so she could see the scar more clearly. It was a small scar, considering I had a pelvis fracture that could have been much worse.

I looked over to her and almost forgot everything about that scar since we were both naked. She seemed focused on my scar though.

"Do you mind if I -?" she asked, holding out her hand.

I shook my head and exhaled.

She ran her finger over my scar on the left side of my hip. It had stopped hurting a long time ago, but she had also healed me of the phantom pain.

"Does it hurt?" she whispered, not looking up into my eyes but staying focused on the scar.

I shook my head "No, I –" I stopped.

She looked up at me and I saw worry and guilt there.

"It stopped hurting years ago. I used to have phantom pain though and –"

I had had issues having sex in the beginning, that was why I had always blamed myself for not getting Emma pregnant. But I didn't want to think of her now.

Milly's eyes were glued on mine "Phantom pain?" she asked quietly.

I nodded "Yeah. They couldn't find a physical cause anymore. But you took that off me"

She raised her eyebrows "What? That's impossible"

I smiled and pulled her closer to me so we were facing each other, laying side by side "It's not"

"What happened to you?" she whispered "After the accident I mean?"

I shrugged, thinking back to that moment "I woke up in a lot of pain. I had to have surgery for my leg and my pelvis and –"