"How you feeling mama?" Otis asked the next day as he brought her up some tea; Mother Firefly always brought him up tea when he was injured or sick so he gathered it must help somehow. The truth was Otis didn't have much experience with caring for people he only copied what people had done to him, he had never thought of himself as a caring person, people had shown him nothing but hurt and hatred so that was how he treated everyone else he had come across, except the Firefly family they had shown him more love and kindness than he had ever wished for and he had made sure he treated them exactly the same. Once you earned Otis's trust, love and respect it was for life, it was unbreakable he was loyal to the end. But now he had this wounded little dear to take care of, he wasn't sure how to do that, he just guessed he would do the same as what everyone in the family had done for him but despite his caring experience he had taken it upon himself to be his responsibility, she had looked after him when he was injured it was only fair that he did the same. The truth was he thought that it was his fault she had gotten hurt, he had been distracted and taken his eye off the ball so it had been up to Lily to protect him and because of that he would take care of her and make it up to her.
"Like I've been hit by a train" She groaned sitting up and taking the tea off him.
"A train really mama, Exaggeration much?" He chuckled at her, he stopped dead from laughing when she glared at her, if looks could kill Otis would be instantly where he sat.
"Alright mama, alright, alright, a train might be accurate" He said raising both his hands in the air in submission, grinning at her.
God that grin it made her heart want to burst every time she saw it, the way it caused little wrinkles at the sides of his eyes, the way the chubby cheeks bunched up and the dimples that always appeared. Lily loved how she could now make him smile, she loved how she was one of the few people who could make him smile it was a lovely sight to see it made her heart skip just looking at his happy face, God knows he needed some happiness in his life.
"Mmmm" She said appreciatively sipping the warm goodness.
"Mother Firefly always gave me tea when I was being looked after, thought I'd do the same"
"Thank you" Lily said smiling at him; Otis shrugged his shoulders like it was no big deal.
"Still can't believe you did that, you need your brains testing, were you trying to get yourself killed" He scolded frowning at her.
"I told you Otis, I love you you stupid man people do stupid things when they're in love"
"Then you must be crazy in love as that was surely the most stupid ass thing I've ever seen" Otis continued to tell her off.
"Can't you just be appreciative?" She sighed.
"Look mama If you do something fucking dangerous I'm gonna tell you off mama because I don't want you to get hurt and I don't wanna loose you, I'm fucking telling you off for you getting yourself in this situation, so if you wanna call me grumpy, moany or gruff I don't care but don't you dare call me fucking unappreciative because that's one thing I'm not, no one has ever risked their life for me you don't know what that fucking means to me" He ranted his face turned red and flushed, he was angry that she had dared to come to the conclusion that he didn't appreciate what she had done for him it meant more than anything.
"I'm sorry" She said lowering her head in embarrassment for her comment, it had hurt him and pissed him off.
"No I'm the one who's sorry, I'm the one who messed up it's my fault you got hurt, I'm so fucked up and you got hurt because of it I should have protected you" Otis lifted her head up with a finger under her chin and looked at her, her eyes danced from left to right looking into his eyes.
"Don't say that Otis, it's not your fault I would do it again, we protect each other it's what families do" She said smiling.
"Thank you mama, thank you for everything, not just for taking a hit for me but for everything you've done since you came here, it means a lot" He said his face stern and serious, she knew he meant every word, Lily's eyes lit up and grinned widely at him and put a hand on his cheek.
"It's Ok Otis anytime" She ran a thumb across his short beard. "I wish your beard was long again I like it better that way" Otis scowled.
"It still would be if someone hadn't messed it up" He said dead pan.
"Hmmm I wonder who that could have been" She said jokingly her tongue in between her teeth.
"Dammit mama don't stick that tongue out at me I won't be responsible for what I do to you" He said running a hand over his hair, Lily chuckled.
"Why Otis what are you going to do?" She said biting her bottom lip.
"Punish you for fucking up my beard will be the first thing I do" He grinned, Lily squirmed under the covers at his dirty words.
"Then do it" She whispered inches away from his lips, Otis shook his head.
"Not yet mama your hurtin'" Lily threw her head back and groaned, that wasn't fair how dare he tease her like that, get her all hot then tell her she'd have to wait till she healed.
"Fuckin' tease" She mumbled leaning back folding her arms, Otis laughed.
"Yep you wouldn't want me any other way"
"Come on cactus beard I know you can be gentle" She teased, grinning mockingly.
"Me gentle never!" Otis said faking surprise and outrage.
"Otis, Otis wonky ass cactus beard Otis" She sang childishly like baby does sometimes taking the piss out of how short his bristles were, like cactus spines. Otis frowned and scowled at her.
"I'll give you fucking cactus beard" He growled before lurching forward and pressing his lips hard against hers.
His sudden hard passionate kiss took her breath away she hadn't expected it, it was a pissed off punishing her for mocking him kind of kiss and she loved it, she was breathing hard and out of breath when he realised her lips.
"I better make a mental note to mock you more often" She grinned.
"You'll be sorry" He said raising an eyebrow at her.
"Fuck me" She whispered in his ear, Otis shook his head.
"Not yet mama you need to heal first"
"I could go on top" Lily suggested, Otis's eyes went wide and he quickly shook his head.
"I, I need to be in control I, I can't let you be on top" He explained, Lily sighed and ran a hand through his hair and stroked his face.
"Trust me Otis, Trust me you'll enjoy it, I promise nothing bad will happen to you" Otis's heart beat hard, he had never let anyone have that kind of power over him, he had never let anyone else be in control he always had to be in control and yet somehow he trusted Lily she had risked her life for him and he knew that she would never do anything to hurt him on purpose. Slowly Otis nodded his head.
"Alright mama, alright"
"I promise if you want me to stop I'll stop, it's just God Otis I just need you, want you so much right now". She said as he laid down and slowly she eased herself on top of him, she felt a bit stiff and a bit sore but it was manageable.
"'Cus I'm that irresistible huh mama?" He said sarcastically.
"Yes you are you silly man and the sooner you realise it the better"
"You're crazy mama" He chuckled.
Lily had to start slowly at first, the pain was manageable but it still hurt, Otis's eyes went wide and his breathing went irregular.
"Shhh it's alright Otis, it's just me, I'm not going to hurt you" She soothed stroking his hair, Pretty soon they were that consumed by pleasure that they forgot their problems, Lily had forgotten her pain as her pleasures heightened and Otis closed his eyes in ecstasy enjoying the feelings that she gave him that he had forgotten about his lack of control.
Afterwards Otis and Lily carefully held each other on top of the orange bed sheets breathing heavily.
"That was good" Otis said out of breath.
"It was" She gasped back.
"See told you I'd show you fucking cactus beard" Lily laughed at his comment.
"Yeah well you're my cactus beard" She said kissing his jaw line.
"I, I've never let anyone do that" Otis said.
"That's because you trust me" Lily replayed "Or at least I hope you do"
"I do mama I do" There was a long silence after that "I, I think I, I love you too mama" Lily's heart skipped a beat at his admission.
"You, you do?" Lily asked and Otis nodded his head.
"I, I can't describe it but it feels like what I imaged love would be like, it's like an urge to protect because you can't imagine life without them but you never want to find out what it's like without them"
"Yep welcome to love Otis, Love you handsome" She grinned kissing his cheek, Otis chuckled.
"Handsome? You really are crazy"
"And so are you, that's why we're so right for each other" Lily said snuggling into his chest.
"Love you Otis" She sighed sleepily.
"Love you too mama" He replied holding her close, all he knew was he never wanted to let her go, that he never wanted to live life without her again he would protect and love her always.
