[justprompts] - And There You Were
(Flack = and_dontgetcute, not binding on any Angell. This is likely the only time we'll be following this piece of canon with them. Do we still need spoiler warnings? I'll be nice. Mid-ep, obviously before the final scene.)
"Just the thought of being with you tomorrow gives me the strength to go on today. ~Jaymilynn Gonzalez
He came over to her place at the end of the day. She wasn't sure that he would. She worried that he'd keep to himself, but he didn't. There wasn't much need for conversation as they settled in front of the TV with the pizza he had brought over. Neither were too focused on the TV, and she didn't curl against him like usual. They were both too lost in their own thoughts.
She snapped to eventually and stood up, pulling him to his feet wordlessly. He needed to sleep. Even if they couldn't, he needed it. And she probably did, too. He went without question and started slipping his clothes off as they got to her room. She stood by her closet as she changed into her pajamas. By the time she was dressed and turned towards the bed he was already laying back, eyes on the ceiling. She chewed her lip and turned the lights out, then got into bed beside him.
They both lay quietly, wide awake. Both thinking over the events of the day. There was a lump in her throat that hadn't gone away the entire day. She hadn't known Jess as well as some, but they'd worked together for years. She had considered Jess a friend. A great cop.
It took her several minutes to register the tears on her cheeks. She must have made sounds as such, because soon his hand moved under the covers to grip hers tightly. That made her break a little further and she turned on her side to face him. He felt her shift and did the same, but his eyes were cast down.
Her hand moved to his cheek and brushed it softly. His eyes closed at her touch, and she leaned in to press her lips to his forehead. She could feel a shaking sigh come from his body. Despite her own emotions, she moved herself closer to him. Her arm went tightly around his neck and she brushed soft kisses along his face. He leaned into her, an arm going around her waist to hold on tight. His forehead moved to rest on her shoulder and she kissed below his ear.
"I'm so sorry, honey," she whispered. That seemed to be his breaking point. He grasped her tighter and rolled onto his back, pulling her with. She settled against him as her face hovered over his. She knew he was hurting, and she didn't want him to hold it in. She knew he had cared about Jess. Jessica Angell had been his friend and partner, and he wasn't one to take such a thing lightly. Her hand stayed on his cheek as she continued kissing his skin. He was holding onto her so tight, but she didn't care.
He was still quiet, just barely shaking. "I'm sorry," she murmured again. After another moment, she finally felt the slightest bit of moisture at her fingertips. Her thumb brushed under his eye and she curled up against his chest. She started stroking his chest slowly as his head bent down to rest to the top of hers.
Her eyes closed and she stayed where she was. After awhile she felt herself starting to fade out, also feeling his arms looser around her. His chest was rising and falling steadily under her ear, and she wasn't sure if he was awake or not. Either way, she gave a soft sigh against him and let out a quiet whisper of words for the first time. "I love you."
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"Just the thought of being with you tomorrow gives me the strength to go on today. ~Jaymilynn Gonzalez
He came over to her place at the end of the day. She wasn't sure that he would. She worried that he'd keep to himself, but he didn't. There wasn't much need for conversation as they settled in front of the TV with the pizza he had brought over. Neither were too focused on the TV, and she didn't curl against him like usual. They were both too lost in their own thoughts.
She snapped to eventually and stood up, pulling him to his feet wordlessly. He needed to sleep. Even if they couldn't, he needed it. And she probably did, too. He went without question and started slipping his clothes off as they got to her room. She stood by her closet as she changed into her pajamas. By the time she was dressed and turned towards the bed he was already laying back, eyes on the ceiling. She chewed her lip and turned the lights out, then got into bed beside him.
They both lay quietly, wide awake. Both thinking over the events of the day. There was a lump in her throat that hadn't gone away the entire day. She hadn't known Jess as well as some, but they'd worked together for years. She had considered Jess a friend. A great cop.
It took her several minutes to register the tears on her cheeks. She must have made sounds as such, because soon his hand moved under the covers to grip hers tightly. That made her break a little further and she turned on her side to face him. He felt her shift and did the same, but his eyes were cast down.
Her hand moved to his cheek and brushed it softly. His eyes closed at her touch, and she leaned in to press her lips to his forehead. She could feel a shaking sigh come from his body. Despite her own emotions, she moved herself closer to him. Her arm went tightly around his neck and she brushed soft kisses along his face. He leaned into her, an arm going around her waist to hold on tight. His forehead moved to rest on her shoulder and she kissed below his ear.
"I'm so sorry, honey," she whispered. That seemed to be his breaking point. He grasped her tighter and rolled onto his back, pulling her with. She settled against him as her face hovered over his. She knew he was hurting, and she didn't want him to hold it in. She knew he had cared about Jess. Jessica Angell had been his friend and partner, and he wasn't one to take such a thing lightly. Her hand stayed on his cheek as she continued kissing his skin. He was holding onto her so tight, but she didn't care.
He was still quiet, just barely shaking. "I'm sorry," she murmured again. After another moment, she finally felt the slightest bit of moisture at her fingertips. Her thumb brushed under his eye and she curled up against his chest. She started stroking his chest slowly as his head bent down to rest to the top of hers.
Her eyes closed and she stayed where she was. After awhile she felt herself starting to fade out, also feeling his arms looser around her. His chest was rising and falling steadily under her ear, and she wasn't sure if he was awake or not. Either way, she gave a soft sigh against him and let out a quiet whisper of words for the first time. "I love you."
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