AN: I believe I uploaded chapters today.
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Leon shifted uncomfortably as he tried to sleep.
The tub was actually longer than he thought it would be, but it still put his neck in an awkward position. He was allowed the extra pillows and blankets, but without a sort of mattress, it was not his ideal sleeping place. His foot flinched as a drop of water landed on him. This was ridiculous. Humiliating even.
...Well deserved.
He sighed. It was the price of his damned pride. He was going to have to make it up to her in a very meaningful way. She didn't say so directly, but he'd be a complete idiot if he didn't think he did. He had accused her of being unfaithful without concrete evidence that made sense. Honestly, the hotel was so far. That should have tipped him off.
The bathroom door creaked.
He opened his eyes, seeing her hand on the handle.
"Don't you dare -"
He abruptly sat up as he was sprayed by the shower head. A few seconds more and she turned it off with a giggle, now seated along the lip of the tub.
"You're all wet now."
He looked at her in disbelief. Did the cigarette do something to her brain? Her hand trailed down his chest, resting on his stomach. She could see his abs through the white t shirt. She moved to his hand, grasping it. He stood up, still not comprehending what in the world she was doing.
She tugged at his shirt, making him bend forward for her to remove it. She dropped it in the tub, moving on to his sleep pants. She undid the knot, keeping eye contact with him as she slipped the pants off. She reached over for the towel and started drying him off, starting from head to feet. He exhaled loudly when she reached his crotch, her hand stroking sans towel. Too soon, she stopped, merely wrapping the towel around his waist.
She walked to the doorway and then stopped, crossing her arms.
"You are going to lose sleep tonight," she declared. "But I'll let you choose how. One," she stuck a finger in the air, "the first half of being in the doghouse via sleeping in the tub or two, completing the second half."
When she did not further explain, he tilted his head.
He knew what one was. But two...He had an inkling of what it was. He looked her up and down, the robe around her further cementing his guess of what two could be. She didn't typically use a robe. Two was a risk he was willing to take.
"Two."
She turned around, walking back to the bedroom. He stepped out of the tub, cautiously following her. He didn't see anything that would be worrisome. Quite the opposite. She was waiting for him on the bed, the lights low and the robe half off of her shoulder. She bit her lip, beckoning him over with a finger. He inwardly smirked.
He got on the bed. She lowered herself down, watching as he came over her.
They kissed slowly, simply. Her fingers reached down his body, tugging the towel off. His eyes lidded, following her lead. She was looking at him so heatedly, his fingers stumbled in undoing the knot of her robe. A silver brow arched. Just how many times did she knot it? It finally loosened. He could feel his blood rushing, recalling how her body felt. It had been several days after all. He parted the robe.
Almost immediately, he jerked back, a couple of colorful things having popped up in his face.
"The hell?"
Sora was on her side, snorting and laughing. "You-your face!" she wheezed. "Oh my gosh. Oh my - hahahah!"
He picked up a red, springy snake. "You continue to make me question my proposal."
"Daww...Mr. Leon's all grumpy wumpy." She patted his hand. "There, there my delicate husband. The snakes don't bite."
"I am not delicate."
She lightly chuckled the last bit of her laughter. "I hope not." She leaned up to his ear. " 'Cause I do bite."
His eyes closed as her teeth brought his earlobe into her mouth.
"Come, Mr. Leon," she murmured into his ear, licking the shell. "Show me that make up sex is better than you sleeping in the tub."
Deftly, he laid her on her back, mouth over hers and her hands above her head.
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It was getting light outside.
Sora lightly stroked his arm around her waist as she thought. Her back was to his chest, his lips running along her shoulder. He barely slept like she had told him would happen. But he didn't want to think about how bone tired he was going to be at work. He just wanted to bask in this calm serenity with her. Coffee was for these sorts of issues anyways.
"Leon?"
"Hm?"
"This whole misunderstanding and the terrible blowout...I don't want it to happen again."
He lifted his lips from her skin. He had not heard her voice so quiet in a long time. Not since the night of the wedding reception when they both acknowledged their loneliness.
"Realistically, it will."
"Can't we do something to prevent it?"
He softly sighed. On his part, it had been an issue of pride and trust. After his last relationship, he was slow to completely trust in a significant other with his heart. When he had proposed, he didn't expect to have the relationship he did with Sora. He expected some physicality, for there was an attraction between them. He expected her to use his money and lounge about the house.
He didn't expect to want to be with her as much as he did. He didn't expect the ache that occurred when he thought she had been unfaithful. It hurt deeper than he could have foreseen. He didn't think he would become so attached in such a sort time frame. He had only thought that it would be nice to know that someone was waiting at home. It wasn't love. Love was something on a whole other level.
But it felt like it could become love.
He tightened his hold on her. Perhaps, if they hadn't rushed into this, they could have started the marriage with love. It would most likely have spared them both the heartache of the last several days. Then again, he didn't know when else he would have bumped into Sora. By the time he was emotionally ready to trust, she might have been taken by then. He was as stubborn as she was. For her...he supposed trust was an issue as well.
"We don't trust each other fully."
She bit her bottom lip. "But that's fixable, right?"
"It can be."
"But?"
He exhaled a long breath. "It's going to take time."
She slowly nodded. "We're both stubborn as bulls."
He quirked a brow, having thought along the same lines. Perhaps...it was doable.
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AN: The anger probably would have gone on for months in real life, but whatever. XD