Eponine walked inside as quiet as she could, gently closing the door behind her. If she could make it to the couch without waking him up, she would be fine. He was always in the worst mood at night, especially this late. As she walked through the hall into the living room, all hope of coming in unnoticed was destroyed. He was sitting on the couch, hands folded in his lap, back straight, looking directly at her. She quickly spoke up in self defense. "They kept me late at work. 'M sorry."
She quickly added the words "I love you" as he stood up, walking gracefully towards her. She hoped the words would have some impact on him, it was a long shot though, sometimes they made him calm down some, but other times he only became more angry at her pathetic attempt to get out of trouble.
He stopped when he had only crossed half the space between them, looking her over before speaking. "Come here."
Eponine knew what he was doing, she knew he liked it when she obeyed him. He would test her and see if she was going to listen or not. After thinking briefly, she reluctantly obeyed. She slowly walked towards him until she was standing right in front of him and avoided eye contact.
Without any words, his hand made its contact with her cheek, hitting his target with much more force than necessary.
Eponine pressed her hand to her cheek, bowing her head. She stood quietly in front of him, not making a noise.
Montparnasse grabbed her chin, tilting her head up, he forced her to look him in the eye. "I don't want it to happen again."
Eponine nodded slightly, almost smiling. The poor girl was much too thrilled that he had decided to stop there, after only hitting her once. "It won't, it won't happen again, 'Parnasse."
She closed her eyes as he slid his hand around the back of her neck, drawing her closer, he forced his lips onto hers, gripping the back of her neck with his hand.
Eponine squeezed her eyes shut and allowed it, not wishing to anger him further.
As he finished, pulling away, Eponine knew that she was safe for tonight. She held his hand loosely as he led her to the couch, sitting down. She sat beside him and looked up at him, waiting expectantly for him to speak.
"I worry about you, that's why you get in trouble when you don't come home on time. You know that, don't you?"
Eponine nodded, not looking away from his face. She loved it when he talked gently to her, like he did now. It didn't happen often, so she was always thrilled when it did.
She flinched only slightly as he brought his hand up to her face, stroking her jaw gently with his thumb. "I love you."
Eponine closed her eyes at the touch and a small smile spread across her lips. "I know."
This is my favorite ship ever, and I'll say it again and again. Montponine is the best ever. Please review, thanks for reading, and God bless.