Prompt: By Corvidprompts - "You're going to kill me. With emotions."
"Suck it up."

Summary: When Sara gets hurt on a mission, Ava is worried and wants to see for herself that Sara is alright.

AN: Established AvaLance. The instant I saw this prompt, I knew I had to write something and since the AvaLance bug has bit me, here is a short piece.

I Don't Want To Lose You

"Oh my god, Ava, babe, seriously, I'm fine, I swear." Sara wasn't sure how many times she'd repeated that she was okay but, Ava, being the over protective girlfriend that she was, would not take her word for it. She rolled her eyes as Ava took her face in her hands.

"I'll believe it when I see it for myself." Ava grabbed Sara's cheek turning her face to one side then the other. She used her other hand to move Sara's hair out of her face to check her hairline. Ava sighed when Sara tried once again to assure her she was fine. "Will you please just humor me." She pouted.

Sara stopped her fidgeting and allowed Ava to check her out. She could never deny Ava, not when she had that adorable pout on her face. Unfortunately for her, Ava knew that and that was the exact reason she was pouting at her now. She reached up and covered the hand Ava had on her cheek. "I really am fine but, if it'll make you feel better, go ahead." She turned her face into Ava's palm and kissed it. She let go of her hand and let the agent resume her search.

"Thank you." Ava smiled caressing Sara's cheek before moving her hands through Sara's hair checking for any cuts and bumps. When she was done checking her hair she smiled in satisfaction. She kissed Sara's forehead and took a step back. "Off with the shirt." She instructed. She watched Sara's face for any indication she was in pain as she lifted her arms to unbutton her blouse. She cringed at the pained expression on her girlfriend's face as she tried to take her arm out of its sleeve. "Sara, I'm so sorry, stop." She couldn't bear to be the cause of her pain. "Are you okay." She took a step closer taking a close look at her face.

"Would you believe me if I said I was." Sara asked, a small smile playing on her lips. She'd known Ava to worry but it had never been this bad. She blamed it on the fact that they'd been together for over six months and they no longer had to hide their relationship.

Ava chuckled. Sara was right, if she didn't see it for herself, she wouldn't truly believe Sara when she said she was fine. Sara tended to downplay her injuries as badly as she did. They were both terrible at admitting weakness. "No probably not."

"Help me," Sara asked.

Ava didn't need to be asked twice. She slid her hands across Sara's collarbone and onto her shoulders, guiding the blouse to fall off of her girlfriend's shoulders. She let out a small gasp at the bruises that were already appearing on Sara's skin. She traced her fingers across the marks and looked into Sara's eyes as tears welled up in hers.

"You're going to kill me. With emotions." Sara smiled cupping Ava's cheeks in her hands. She'd never seen the blonde display so much emotion, not while they were in public, and she considered the med bay on the Waverider very public. Her team didn't seem to know the meaning of the word privacy half the time, she was surprised they'd not been interrupted already.

"Suck it up." The words had triggered something inside her, something that had scared her more than anything she'd ever faced. Ava looked away, pulling Sara's hands away from her face and setting them at her side. She moved to look at Sara's right side where she'd known she'd been hit and ran her hand across the length of her side and back.

Ava's tone was serious and so Sara said nothing, instead, she allowed her to continue her assessment.

"I could've lost you," she said after a few minutes of silence.

"Ava," she started.

"I could've, don't you say otherwise." Ava interrupted before she could finish her sentence.

"Ava, what we do is dangerous, how many times have you gotten hurt," Sara asked, seriously. "There will be times that we get hurt, it's part of the job. And, I have Gideon." This was the first time either of them had gotten hurt while they'd been dating and Sara was glad it was her. She couldn't stand the thought of Ava getting injured.

"What if Gideon is not around to heal you, then what." It annoyed her that Sara thought so little of her own safety. She was constantly saving everyone else with little regard to her life. "I don't want to lose you," she whispered.

"Sweetie, I promise you I'm okay, I'm not going to die. It would take more than a few thugs with metal pipes to take me down." Ava had been really scared, she'd have to check with the team to see what they'd originally told Ava about the incident.

"But you already have." She abandoned her search of Sara's injuries and moved to stand between her legs. "Sara you've died several times, how many more times do you think you can cheat death, your body can't take that kind of repeated stress. What if the next time there is no bringing you back. I love you Sara, I don't know what I'd do if you died."

"You love me," Sara asked, it was the first time Ava had uttered those words to her. They'd always kept their relationship light, moving slow, not wanting to rush things.

Ava looked away feeling embarrassed. She couldn't believe she'd accidentally told Sara she loved her.

Sara reached out grabbing both of Ava's arms holding her in place. "You love me," she asked once again.

Ava sighed. "I do, very much and I'd really appreciate you not risking your life and dying on me."

"I promise to try harder Aves, because I love you too and I never want to see tears in those beautiful blue eyes, not ones caused by me, not again." She wiped the tear that had fallen against Ava's cheek. "I'm sorry I scared you, I promise to be more careful. How about we let Gideon work her magic and then you and I go enjoy a quiet evening at your place."

Ava grinned. "I'd like that very much."

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