Morning After (RP with vote4nathan

[donanwoodswitch]

Nothing but warmth and comfort assailed her senses as she shifted under the comforter. It was all she could do to keep from pulling it over her head and laying there for all eternity. She felt the mound of fur at the end of the bed shift as well, and she smiled softly, scratching at Van's ears lazily with her toes. She turned on her side and

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[vote4nathan]

Nathan scooted down to lay on his side under the covers. He draped one arm across Cassandra and pressed a kiss to her forehead. "I don't sleep very much lately. You slept soooo good though. Never even moved when I was sure I would wake you up."

[donanwoodswitch]

She closed her eyes and let herself just enjoy the moment, "I haven't slept in a very long time. Not like that. It was... very nice," She knew she must look a complete mess, but she didn't care. She had everything she could ever need right there in that bed.

"You make me feel safe. I haven't felt safe..." She thought for a moment and realized with a bit of remorse what the answer to that was, "Ever," She murmured as she managed to find a way to get even closer to him.

[vote4nathan]

"You are now. I'll take care of you." And that essentially was what Nathan did. He was the caregiver. And now he had Cassandra.

He held on to her tight and buried his lips in the hair at the top of her head. "I'm glad you slept so well. I spoke with Sasha... she said for you to make yourself at home."

[donanwoodswitch]

She let out a little sigh of relief, having worried that Sasha would rather not have her here. She was a stranger and with everything they had been through...

"I'll have to make sure to let her know I'm intending on lending a hand with things, if she doesn't mind. I'm not fond of the idea of just staying here without helping," Plus, it would give her something to focus on other than waiting for the ceiling to come crashing down around her. Of course, the man she was wrapped around helped with that as well. A great deal.

She pulled her head up slowly and looked at him, meeting his eyes and it was all she could do to keep the tears from building up, "Goddess, what did I ever do to deserve you. Especially after last night... I can't believe I was willing to.." She couldn't finish the sentence. Instead she slid a hand up his side and to his shoulder.

"You mean the world to me, Nathan. Please, don't even let me forget that again,"