Women Out Of Time(Paladin Danse fanfic)

9. Drinks With Maxson

creds to the artist of this fanart above

Andrea sat on a chair in the clinic whilst Danse laid still as Cade was keeping an eye on him.

After the mission dealing with the Children of Atom, Danse was different like something changed his perspective on the Glowing Sea like he had hope that one day the glowing sea could be normal again ,radiation free , a thriving community hopefully.

Danse would incoherently mutter under his breath occasionally as Andrea injected Buffout into her arm just to calm her down,getting rid of her worry.

Andrea cared so much about Danse more than. she could ever describe in words.

She loved him

Andrea sighed as she left the room and went to where Danse's power armour was and thought she'd clean it for him as a 'i'm sorry for dragging you to with me to kill the Children Of Atom'.

Elder Maxson stood against a crate in the power armour station watching from a far before speaking"Knight Anderson why are you cleaning your sponsors Power Armour?"

Andrea jumped hitting her head on the wheel where the fusion core was. as she looked at the young elder"Elder Maxson...i uhhh... wanted to do a good deed for the Paladin, he's done so much for me he's been there for me it's the least i could do besides i feel bad that he got sick because of the Children of Atom and i wanted to clean his armour as a way of saying sorry"

"Knight, Is there something your not telling me?" Maxson was stood in front of her now as he spoke in a hushed tone still with his arms behind his back.

Andrea sigh"let's talk somewhere else."

He nodded as he gestured her to follow him to his private quarters she was hesitant at first before following him

As they got to his quarters he closed the door and poured them some bourbon before gesturing her to sit

"So tell me, what's on your mind soldier?" He asked taking a sip of his bourbon

Andrea explained everything from her past to her Buffout addiction but never spoke about her feelings towards Danse

"Having a chem addiction isn't a good thing to have Knight, is Knight-Captain Cade aware of this?"

"Yes,Yes he is" She chugged her bourbon

he thought for a moment"Well if that's all then your dismissed Knight"

she nods as she stands up and leaves the room "Farewell then,Ad Victorium Elder"

she left to head back to the clinic and to stay by Danse's side until he woke up

Cade has stepped out the room to grab a bite to eat,leaving Andrea alone with Danse, she stood beside him holding his hand caressing the top of his hand with her thumb as his chest steadily rose up and down,his breathing was normal again.
Hopefully he wakes up soon.
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Danse was hot ((temperature wise)) he felt a hand wipe sweat from his forehead as his eyes slowly fluttered open and he saw a familiar face, it was Andrea.

"How you feeling Tin Can?" she asked him in a hushed tone

"Andrea?"He asked his eyes still blurry as they were still adjusting to the light

"the one and only"she giggled softly as she rubs her spare hand through his hair

her cute little giggle made him happy, setting off fireworks in his heart

"Where am i?" He groaned as he tried to sit up but her hand on his chest stopped him making him lay down again

"You need to rest Danse your lungs are still healing from the mission you took in a lot of radiation Cade had to inject five more Rad-X pouches into your arm." she kept her hand on his chest

"I'll be fine it's not like i'm missing a limb or anything" he reassuringly remarks,placing his hand on her cheek as she melted against his touch

She smiled as she caressed his cheek with the hand that was originally on his chest as she leans down kisses his lips softly before pulling away just as Knight-Captain Cade walks in

"I think your good to go Paladin, you show extraordinary signs of improvement than when you first came in"Cade announced

Danse nods as he gets up Andrea helps him as they walk to his quarters

The short journey to Danse's quarters  was quiet too quiet....

"So you drank with Maxson,huh?" Danse broke the silence

"What makes you suggest that?"She asked startled by his sudden question

"Don't act like i don't know ,i can smell the bourbon on you." he spoke no emotion on his face as those 13 words escaped his chapped lips

"You can?" She asked surprised that his sense of smell was unusually good. 

"I'm not mad but wished you'd told me when i woke up." He opened the door before letting her walk in first as he walking in after locking the door

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He stood behind her, no space kept their bodies apart as she faced away from him , her arms crossed almost her hands grasped her elbows as a form of safety. his finger traced her collarbone over her jumpsuit, sending sweet shivers down her back, she felt his steady heartbeat against her back as her own synchronised with his.

Small tender moments like these was what she held onto the most. Moments of safety and peace was like a stranger to her,her entire life she spent fearing for her safety but now she doesn't have to fear her safety any longer now that she met Paladin Danse.

He was her saviour..

When she closed her eyes, she didn't see a cold hearted Paladin as she once saw but now a kind, trusted lover?

Danse made her happy and safe, she was at peace but how long could she keep the barrier up? it would all bound to collapse at any moment or point in time.