He watched the steady rise and fall of her back, as she lay barely inches away from him. There hadn't been enough time or space to set up a proper camp, so once again they'd had to settle for collapsing at the side of an open road.
He had slept by her side often enough to recognise that she wasn't asleep. Most likely kept awake by the same thoughts that plagued his mind.
It had been another bad day today. The mission had been an success but they'd lost almost half their men.
All he wanted was to hold her close. To hold someone who knew the guilt and grief and pain he was going through. To hold his best friend.
Slowly he reached out his hand. He didn't even have to straighten his elbow before he touched her shoulder. She froze at his touch making Bly freeze too, until she relaxed under his touch. Gently, he pulled her towards him. He kept waiting for her to push away. But she never did. Eventually her back touched his chest. The first thing that registered about her was the warmth radiating from her twi-lek body that was so unlike the skin of his brothers.
He felt her hand reach up to cover his own where it was still placed on her shoulder. She then tugged it down until his arm was draped across her stomach. Her fingers then laced through his, linking them together. As she curled up, she brought his hand to her heart. Natuartly he curled his body around hers to find his face pressed against her neck. Their bodies slotted perfectly together as though they were adjacent peoces in a puzzle.
His brothers slept curled up together in plies all the time but this... this was different. This was something he had never experienced before. And was probably more dangerous then any battlefield he'd ever lived through.
Bly knew they were walking a tight line. He wanted her to turn around so that her brown eyes could tell him what she was thinking. But he knew that she couldn't, because that would mean acknowledging whatever it was that was happening between them.
So he settled for holding her as close as he could until the sun came up.
A/N I'm so sorry! I accidentally uploaded the same chapter as yesterday instead of this one! Thank you so much to Hybrid301 for pointing that out to me!! Again sorry! Xxxxxxxxx
To Akira Hayama: Yeah a lesser man probably would! I love Bly so much!!! I hope you like the rest of my fic! Xxxxxxxxx