Neither of them pushed it, just kept the kisses light and undemanding, the touches gentle. She liked to think that some day they would both be past these nightmares, but in their line of work there were always new ones to replace the old ones, and it was something they would never escape from. At least they had learned to deal with them, and dealing with them together was easier. Had she woken up like this alone she would have laid frozen, her body painfully rigid until she was able to fight away her nightmares herself, and the whole day she would have felt that ache in her muscles until night came again and she had to reluctantly sleep.
Threading her fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck, Natasha shook her head slightly at his question. “I’ll be fine, but if you still want to get a run in this morning you better go before it gets too hot.”
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Date: 2014-03-30 06:29 pm (UTC)From:Threading her fingers through the hair at the nape of his neck, Natasha shook her head slightly at his question. “I’ll be fine, but if you still want to get a run in this morning you better go before it gets too hot.”