Pain Relief
Chapter Two – Unanswerable Questions
Once his shift was over Will returned to Emma's flat. He had dropped her off earlier but had unfortunately had to return to the station. She opened the door a crack to check that it wasn't Matt and then threw it open when she saw Will standing there smiling at her. He pulled her into a friendly hug and then followed her into the living room.
He took in the little details. How she had changed since the last time he saw her. How she was wearing baggy low-slung jeans and was wandering about barefoot. She had scraped her hair into a messy topknot and was wearing a pretty hair band. She got up from the sofa to get them drinks but he gently pulled her back down onto the sofa and onto his knees.
Will leaned back into the sofa so she was lying on top of him with her head resting on his chest. He rubbed her back comfortingly and they stayed like that for a long time. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence, it was peaceful and relaxing. They both drifted off still lying on the sofa in their jeans and when they woke up neither had moved.
Will lay facing the ceiling, gently running his fingers through Emma's hair. He lay for a long time watching her sleep peacefully. He loved how she was perfectly still while she slept. Her hand was still tightly clutched around part of his t-shirt and the she was sucking the thumb of her other hand. He looked over at the VCR and saw that it was approaching 6 o'clock.
He gently ran his fingers down Emma's face and lay waiting until she woke up. She grinned at him and rolled off of the sofa and onto the floor with a soft thump. "Morning baby," Will said cheekily grinning over the side of the sofa to see Emma giggling at him. Neither of them knew what they were finding so funny but for the whole morning they giggled and tickled each other and joked happily. They didn't even realise that they were flirting with each other but the people at the station certainly did.
Later in the pub the relief celebrated a multitude of successful cases. Emma looked over the top of her glass at Will and blushed when he saw her sneaking glances at him. She excused herself and made her way over to the ladies toilets. Will also excused himself and hurried after her, leaving the team gossiping and in fits of laughter.
He caught hold of her hand just before she reached the door and they snuck out of the back exit of the pub. Emma tilted her head to the side and looked at him inquisitively. He brushed her hair off of her face and then leaned in close. Their lips met again and again while Will's hands snaked around her back and slowly made their way down past her waist. She ran her hands through his hair as she felt his tongue probe her mouth. Eventually when they both pulled away she shot him a cheeky grin before heading back into the crowded bar.
He stood outside for some time getting his breath back. For the life of him he couldn't work out what her smile had meant. Did she want more? Was it just an experiment? Would she be sitting gossiping about how good he was with the girls right now? His head filled with more unanswerable questions but he shoved these to the back of his mind and followed her back towards the tables the relief had commandeered.
She was sitting deep in conversation with Honey when he sauntered over to where they were sitting. One arm was resting on her stomach and the other was propping up her head. She was smiling and laughing. This was the way he liked to see her. It had been tearing him up when he watched her sobbing her heart out into his t-shirt. She leaned closer to Honey and whispered something in her ear which made the pair explode with laughter. Will raised an eyebrow at Emma but she just smiled mischievously at him and then turned back to face Honey.