Prompt: Nose/Sense of Smell
Chapter 2 – Quirks
The first time she saw him sniff a corpse, it disgusted her. Truth be told, it still disgusts her, but now she better understands the reasoning behind it. He needs to know that he did everything in his power to understand the crime so he can find the perpetrator of said crime and sometimes that includes sniffing out olfactory clues from dead bodies.
She used to shudder and look away in distaste. Couldn't he show a little more respect for the dead? Now, she's learned to hide the shudder and makes smart ass quips about Wonder Boy's wonder nose. The vic's last meal consisted of mushrooms and provolone cheese? Couldn't he have just waited for the autopsy report and read the part about stomach contents?
But then they go home at night and she forgives him his quirks because he's wrapping his arms around her from behind and burying his face in her hair and breathing her in and, God, has it been a long day. She can feel his nose pressed against the side of her neck and his breath warm against her shoulder and all she can do is cover his hands on her stomach with her own and lean back against his warm chest and let him support her.
They're still standing in the entryway, haven't taken off their coats or even locked the door yet and all she wants to do is stay like this until they can't anymore. But they both know that's not practical and she manages to hold back her sigh when he pulls away and she hears the deadbolt engage. But then his arms are around her again and they're still both wearing their coats and this time it's his lips pressed against the side of her neck and not his nose and she doesn't try to stop the contented sigh from passing her lips.
She feels him smile against her skin and she smiles too and when he tells her he loves her, she doesn't hesitate in replying in kind.
( TBC )
