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Pairing: Phoenix/Maya
Prompt: "You're too damn cute" and "Your hands are so much larger than mine".
Word Count: 730

"Ouch!"

Maya grabs a dish cloth and wraps it around her finger to staunch the slow flow of blood, hoping that Phoenix doesn't come running at the sound of her distress. It's just a tiny cut, nothing that won't mend itself, and she doesn't want to bother him while he's working.

But then he's there anyway, in the doorway to the small kitchenette in the back of the office. "What's wrong, Maya?" He looks so worried, it would be flattering how much he cares, if it wasn't so embarrassing that she somehow managed to cut herself while pretending to be an expert TV chef swiftly chopping a tomato.

"I just nicked myself with the knife…" she says, trying to play it off.

"Let me see. Was it a bad cut?" She unwraps the cloth from her finger and holds it out for him. It's still bleeding a bit, and it'll probably be sore, but it isn't too bad. "Ah, I think you'll be fine, but we should probably disinfect it. Stay here, I'll be right back."

She stands awkwardly in the kitchen to wait for him, feeling a bit like a child. She could have done it herself, but he's been so protective lately, ever since Hazakura. He's practically at her beck and call. Normally she would have loved that, but now she's starting to feel like a bother.

He finally comes back with a box of band-aids, a bottle of peroxide, and an antibiotic cream, and sets them down at the small table in the room. He gestures for her to sit, which she does, and he pulls up his chair in front of her.

"Nick, I'm not gonna die from a cut," she protests as he takes her hand in one of his and starts dabbing at the cut with a cotton ball that's wet with peroxide. She hisses when it stings, but he just smiles at her and starts to spread some of the cream on it.

"You should be more careful," he says as he wraps the band-aid around her finger.

When it's finished, he doesn't let go of her hand right away. She doesn't mind, it's nice really, but she doesn't know what to say. Is she even supposed to say something at moments like this? She feels like maybe she shouldn't, the moment is tender and quiet and nice, but her mind is screaming at her to say something to break the silence.

"Your hands are so much larger than mine," she blurts out.

He looks up at her and raises an eyebrow. "Yeah, I guess? Is that an insult or...?"

"No, just... an observation. I never noticed before. Look." She raises her hand and presses her palm against his. The tips of her fingers just barely reach the first knuckle of his.

"Sorry I don't have pretty lady hands like Edgeworth," he says.

She giggles. "Don't be mean to Mr. Edgeworth, Nick." She takes her hand away and drops it to the table. "Thanks for the band-aid."

"No problem. I think you're good to go. Just be more careful with the knives, maybe?"

She puffs out her cheeks. "Yeah, yeah. Sorry." She glances at him as he gathers up the medical supplies. "Hey, Nick?"

"Hm?"

"Will you take me out for food instead? I don't really feel like having a sandwich now."

"No way," he says. "Your injury isn't so awful that you suddenly can't use your hands to make your sandwich."

She pouted at him. "Pleaaase? The knife seems so scary now."

He looks skeptically at her. "Suuure it does."

She pushes her bottom lip out even further, maximizing her pout. "Niiiick."

He sighs. She knows that sigh. It's the 'I've given up and Maya is going to get what she wants' sigh. "You're too damn cute, you know that?" he mumbles.

"H-huh?!" She certainly wasn't expecting that. His usual complaints, sure, but that? "What do you mean?"

He starts heading towards the door. "Nothing. It was just an observation. Come on, let's go get some food."

She grins and runs after him, boldly taking his hand in her good one once they're in the hallway outside the office. He doesn't pull away, and she swings their hands between them happily. "Let's get ramen today, instead of burgers."

He sighs that same sigh again. "Whatever you want, Maya."