WHEN THE RAIN STOPS- Scrutinized [TANNER x LUNA] 2 IN 1

SIDE STORY PT. FOUR

|LUNA|

I looked at the time and saw it was 11:26. It was getting late and the movie was close to the end. I was going to speak but then I heard a little snore come from Tanner. He had fallen asleep on the head rest. It was cute to watch him so at peace, I barley got to see him like this. I got up from the couch and laid a blanket on him, I smiled and went to go turn off the lights. Flick.

I found that sound satisfying. When I was a kid I used to get in trouble flicking them on and off to make a cool effect while playing pretend with Sarah. I went to my room and yet again the cold wind slapped me. I sighed, this must be the way Tanner got in. I shut the window, and felt like turning on some candles. Surprising I wasn't tired. I grabbed the candle and a book. I went back out into the hall and sat down next to Tanner. I put the candle on the stand and lit it. It filled the room with a pumpkin smell, I didn't mind it. I opened the book and started reading. In the middle of the chapter my hair fell to my face, "Ugh," I put the book down and put my hair into a low ponytail. I was startled by a knock on the door. I checked if it woke Tanner up before going to the door. "Hello?" "Hey Luna," "Travis? What the hell are you doing here so late?" "I just wanted to talk... who's on your couch?" "Uh... Tanner.."

His face dropped to an annoyed face. "Really? Why are you guys hanging out so much? Don't tell me you're.." I shook my head "no no we're not. Uh...come in." I opened the door more to let him in. "Please be quiet he's asleep." "Alright." "We can talk in the kitchen." I led him to the kitchen and turned on the light. Before sitting down I went back to the living room to turn off the candle. Tanner laid fully down on the couch, I gave him a soft smile. I guess he doesn't get much sleep. I walked back to the kitchen, "alright so what do you want to talk about?" "The man on your couch." He slammed a paper on the table. It was the BOLO report. I picked it up and read it again. "Don't you think they look pretty similar? I mean this man can be a wanted murderer. And it's your job to take him in." Travis spoke in a hushed yell. "We don't know if this is true and I don't want to assume that it is until I have proof." I slid the paper back to Travis. "Luna, cmon don't be so stubborn. He is our guy." "Travis. You're being irrational. He's a nice person, you would know if you got to know him."

I got up from the chair, he grabbed my forearm. "Luna..please." I threw his hand off "don't touch me." I went to walk him out but I was stopped by him pushing me up against the wall of the doorway. "Youngman. I'm telling you this as your boss." He got closer to my face, his hand was holding my hands back and the other was on my mouth. "Arrest. Him."
He uncovered my mouth and held my chin. "Got it? Little puppy..." I spat in his face, and he wiped it off before coming back at me. He grabbed my breast rough, "oh so that's how you want to play it little slut? You want it rough don't you?..." "get the fuck off of me." I went to kick him, but his legs blocked me. "I didn't notice but that set looks so beautiful on you.. did daddy's little whore know I was coming?" "Travis I'm warning you Get. Off." With all the commotion I guess Tanner woke up. He stood ups em silently walked behind him. I shook my head violently. If Tanner tried to defend me then that'll just give Travis proof. He got the memo and tucked the syringe back in his pocket. He put his hands on Travis's shoulders and with a smile asked "hey buddy whatcha doing?"

Travis jumped back, startled at Tanners sudden awakening. "The fuck man?!" I was pissed, I didn't care if he was my boss. I had a witness, I went up to him and kneed him in the balls. "You fucking pervert!" He fell to the ground, hugging his balls. He groaned in pain and with a whimpered voice he looked up "What was that for?" Tanner was shocked and was laughing under his breath. "I said stop didn't I?!" I kicked him across the face. He fell to the ground, "You're fired Youngman! FIRED!" I rolled my eyes "oh please I can just say my boss assaulted me. 3 Times!" He groaned as I turned to leave "bitch.. no wonder Sarah left..." I stopped and Tanner stopped laughing. He reached for his pocket but I lightly touched his hand, Travis chuckled "I knew it..." "knew what? If I can ask." "I knew you 2 were a thing. You can practically smell it on you, the way you look at her...hell even the way you breath can tel me." He paused. "You're obsessed." Another pause, "you're right," he knelt down to Travis as I stood there watching. "I am obsessed but... it's because..." he grabbed Travis's ear a whispered to it. "I'm her stalker." He smirked and giggled as Travis looked mortified, "Are you hearing this Youngman?" I nodded with my arms crossed. "And your not scared?!" I shook my head. I didn't want to speak to this disgusting waste of space.

Tanner stood up and stood next to me. He whispered in my ear "can I?...pretty please.." "no, you're not doing that." Travis regained his balance, "leave." He was mad but he eventually left with a slam of a door. I flinched with the sound and sighed when it was over. "I hate that man." I went back to the couch and continued reading. "I guess you'll be leaving too?" I looked at Tanner while flipping the page. "No, I was quiet comfortable on the couch. Thank you very much." He chipperly walked to the couch and sat back down with the blanket. I turned my body to lay my feet on the couch and laid back onto Tanners arm. "Why don't you read me to sleep hm?" I sighed an read to him the book. I waited until he fell asleep to stop reading but he never did. He just sat there listening for an hour...then that hour led to 2 then 3.. I finished the book before both of us fell asleep. I was tired as hell after reading that much so I just put the book down and laid back.

In the morning I felt a hand on my stomach as saw Tanner was cuddling me. Like i was some sort of teddy bear. I sat there reaching for the remote, the volume was low so I could watch some cooking shirt or something. Tanner stayed asleep as I flicked through the channels. I passed the news only to go back to it. They were running my story about how I caught the blue blood killer. "A killer who has terrorized many is now in hiding, Vincent Opa is the name and yet no one seems to know where he is. Criminal Analyst Luna Youngman has not added any comment; could it be because they caught the wrong guy? We'll get back to that story after this short break." "The fuck?" Tanner steadily woke up with my annoyance. He had a sleepy voice waking up "what's wrong Luna?" He yawned, "nothing go back to sleep." "No what's wrong." I sat up with sighed "He skipped town. No one Can find him and now people are thinking I accused the wrong guy." "And you want to find him, right?" "Yea. I might need to search around town for a few days..."

"Don't be naive, he'll come back, either by getting caught or...to kill you. Which would be unfortunate due to our current situation." Tanner balanced on his elbows with his back at and angle. 📐. "Current situation?" "Yes, Its a little obvious but I'll spell it out for you." He sat up, relaxed his body and held my cheek. "I like you." "I like you too Tanner. You're good compa-." "No, no, no, no.. I mean more than that." We leaned in closer but I ruined the moment with a joke "we're seriously not about to kiss with morning breath." I giggled and he laughed with me "alright fine." We got up and went to brush our teeth, I lent him a new brush. "What do you think Travis did after he left?" "He probably went to another poor girl's house." I snickered before spitting out the toothpaste and rinsing my mouth. He did the same and before I left the bathroom I put on some perfume. "Gotta say Luna, you smell nice." I rolled my eyes at his nice comment. "Thanks. But it's a little creepy to say that out loud." I teased. "Just couldn't stop myself from saying it." We went to the kitchen, and I started making some toast and coffee. I was leaning on the counter waiting for the bread to turn into toast when Tanner put his hands on my waist, hugging me from behind. "What are you doing?" "Giving you a hug." He came to my ear "you owe me a kiss." I sighed as I turned around and grabbed his face. Gently putting my 3 fingers behind his ear and the thumb and pointer finger on his cheeks. I leaned in closer and got on the tips of my toes. He held my waist before going down to lift me up and plopping me down on the counter. Our lips flirted with each other before finally going in for that long awaited kiss.

His lips melted into mine, our spit circulated in between breaths. We stopped when we heard a ding. The toast was ready and I giggled into his shoulder, he put his hand on my hair but it felt shaky. Even though I hated to admit it, I enjoyed kissing him.

|TANNER|

She was right there, right in my grasp. I didn't want to let go. Her hair was soft, wavy, curly, even lustful. Her mouth tasted delicious, but I couldn't do anything. I had to keep my cravings in, because if I let them out then she would know. I was holding back eating her. I let the moment sink in one last time before letting her go. Her face was as bright as Broadway and as breath taking as the Eiffel Tower. She hopped off the counter in a really adorable way. A bunny in snow was no different. She grabbed the toast and placed 2 on each plate. She handed me a plate and we sat down to eat.