Character(s)/Pairing(s): June Darby, William Fowler
Summary: Two adults compare battle scars.
Prime; June Darby/Agent Fowler - Scars
"What's that?" June asked as she traced her fingers over a long, thin discoloration on her lover's skin. William Fowler looked down, frowning for a moment before answering.
"Knife wound from way back in boot camp. Someone tried to imitate something he saw in a movie."
"And that one?" the nurse asked again, pointing to another, over the black man's shoulder. "It looks like a bullet wound," she asked worriedly. "And the other one, there," she pointed out at another mark on the side, "isn't that a stab wound?"
"It is," Agent Fowler grumbled. "Hurt like hell at the time, but it healed well. Got shot during a reconnaissance mission," he said simply. "And I did get stabbed, more than once. Ex-Ranger, remember?" he asked with a small smile as June continued her inspection. It was the first time she saw him without his shirt, so he could understand her fretting. It wasn't as if he had stayed unmarked by years of services, after all. His ex-wife used to fret, too, at first. Then she had simply said she couldn't deal with it anymore and left. June, he had the feeling, would take it better. As a nurse, she must have seen some pretty nasty wounds herself, after all. "I bet you never saw so many scars on one man," he tried to joke, feeling somewhat stupid. Women didn't exactly like those kinds of conversation.
June just chuckled. "Don't be so sure. We had that Marine once… Ah, but I won't bother you with details. Let's just say I have seen my lot of 'battle scars' over the years," she said as she poked at once. "I even have one of my own. The most glorious of all, if I might say so."
"Ouch! Careful," he grumbled, though he was smiling. "You do? And what is it?" he asked as he detailed June's torso as she dropped the top of her scrubs. Her skin was pale and smooth, without a mark. Which implied her scar had to be… lower.
"My very proof of motherhood: Jack's cesarean section," she answered with amusement as she bend over and gently kissed the Agent on the cheek.