The Risk (An L4D Short)
Zoey, Bill, Francis, and Louis all knew the risk. The risk of staying alive, and of dying. If you stay alive you can die, get turned or worse, be torn to bits. If you die you can screw your friends or comrades odds of survival. They all knew not to get too close for the sake of keeping it all together. Still, in a time of death and destuction, it's hard to stay isolated from people you're with everyday.
They don't know how or why but they just broke the rules, they got close, started a relationship. Zoey racks her mind trying to think of why she did it, why him? They're both in the saferoom while the others are out looking for supplies. She watches him sleep, and thinks of why Francis of all people was so gentle with her. She guesses the only reason he acted like a prick at first was to try and stop how he felt about her or to keep her away. Now, she's his and she knows it. She loves him, and also Louis and Bill, but in a different way from them. He fell asleep holding her after he took her virginity.
He is breathing softly, and she's watching him, while stroking his goatee and examining his tattoos. She knows Bill and Louis could be back soon and figures that they'll find out either now or later. He starts groaning and pushes her hand away, while she smiles at him and giggles softly. "Hey, you alright? Sorry I fell asleep." he says and kisses her. She kisses him back and says "It's ok I sorta figured I wore you out anyway." He laughs at that and says "Why yes you did darlin'. Just wore me right the fuck out baby." He looks at her and sighs, " We should get dressed, hmm?" "Yeah, they'll be back soon and I for one don't really want anyone else to see me naked." He smirks and says "Oh really, I did and you saw me naked and you loved it too." She laughs and says "Really, and what made you think that?" "The look on your face, when I took my pants off sweetheart." "Fine, I enjoyed it now put them back on" and threw his pants at him. They get dressed and then Francis wraps his arms around Zoey, and starts kissing her neck. "Hmm, you think we outta tell 'em Zoey, I mean if you want to I get it, if you don't i'll understand that too." "Well since we are all out here on our own and they are the only friends we have, we should." "Ok, I got your back darlin'."