Hey everyone! I want to apologize so much for the lack of updates recently, my new job is really wearing me out... but I promise to update more frequently from now on! :)

Love D.

After he had cleaned it up, he poured them some more whine and they sat in silence for some time before a wrinkle emerged on her forehead.

"What are you thinking about?"
She shook her head; "Nothing. It was just about what you told me regarding your injuries."
"What about them?"
"Well, a wound like that should have killed you, but here you are. How? You must have an ugly ass scar."
"I was unconscious for several weeks before I woke up again. I fully don't understand how they were able to save us but they did. And yes I do have a scar. A huge one." At the last sentences she blushed deeply and buried her face in the goblet so he gave her a confused look;
"What?"
Into her goblet she mumbled something he didn't hear and looked up at him with a look he had never seen on a woman before, eyes shining, blushing cheeks and a little smile.
"Can I see it?' She blushed even deeper and took a huge gulp before meeting his eyes again; 'It's just that my mom is a healer and even though I didn't go that way, I have studied enough medicine to be interested. And…"
"And?"
"If you show me yours, I'll show you mine." She finished her ranting and gave him an honest look.
"You have a scar too?"
She nodded and stood up, her injured foot levitated an inch above the ground and he gasped when she pulled down the neckline of the nightgown and revealed a scared shoulder, the scar tissue traveled from just behind her right ear down towards her back. He didn't realize it but he was now standing close to her and put a finger on it; "What happened?"
"I was just a kid, a child, my mother was preparing dinner, then she left the kitchen, I wanted to help so I tried to move the pot and somehow it fell over me. She heard me screaming and managed to heal the worst of the damages but I am left with this." She looked at him over her shoulder. He backed up when she turned around;
"That is terrible. I am so sorry." He whispered.
She just shrugged; "It was a long time ago, it doesn't hurt anymore and I almost stopped thinking about it now, but it takes time."
He sighed and slowly unbuttoned his shirt. He hardly wanted to see the scaring himself and the only one besides the healers that had seen it so far was Kili. He knew exactly what it looked like; still angrily red, exalted and if the pressure on it got too hard, it burnt like fire in his chest.
"Oh my god." She whispered under her breath and he looked up at her, her face was filled with concern, pain and something he couldn't put his finger on. She reached out and touched it gently, her cool fingers barley touching it.
"Does it go around the back?"
He turned around, her fingers trailing over his ribs and as he hoisted up the shirt to the exit wound he felt her soft touch there too.
"I am so, so sorry Fili." He turned around again, took her hand in his and kissed her knuckles.
"Don't be, I will learn to live with it, just like you have."

She was totally stunned by how they had been able to save him. The blade had gone right through his body and he must have lost a multiple gallons of blood. Not to mention the tearing of the muscles and all the organs. She stroke her thumb against his scar once more and as he lowered the shirt he took her hand and kissed her knuckles. She looked at him through her eyelashes and realized that they were standing very close.
"Hi." He whispered.
"Hi." She smiled at him, they were almost at the same level now since he had his boots on and she was barefoot. A soft breeze danced through the windows and caused her to shiver slightly.
"Are you cold?" His voice was still low and he ran his big warm hands over her arms.

"Not really, but please don't stop." She closed her eyes and felt his breath against her skin. He leaned closer and when she opened her eyes again their noses were almost touching. His lips were lightly parted and he licked his them with the tip of his tongue, unsure of how to proceed. His hand traveled onto her back and he rubbed it gently, her chest almost touching his by now, still, he was only wearing a shirt, the buttoning was still loose and if she glanced down she could see a chest full of hair, slightly darker than his facial hair.
"Hi." She whispered.
"Hi." He gave her half a grin and they both giggled, the vibrations traveled through one body to another. His hand reached her lower back and he pulled her closer to him, closing the non-existent gap between them, and tilted his head slightly sideways; "May I?"
She nodded and he leaned forward, gently pressing his lips to hers. He tasted like wine and fruit but also something she couldn't put words on. Not before long he pulled away again, cheeks blushing but still standing just as near as before, she lost herself in his blue eyes that looked to her like two ponds.
They spent the rest of the night talking, and just like the night before, he slipped out of her room just in daybreak and she went to bed, exhausted and filled with mixed emotions.