I have no excuse, this should almost be done but nope it's not even close. The real reason is that Jade Helm takes up the majority of my time, but i plan on having this finished early 2020. Also i know i just posted a new chapter but this is going on a small hiatus until November because i have a few things to work on next month. I hope you enjoy!

milaya = darling.

"Sure, what is it?" Glaz rubbed the back of his neck, not making eye contact. Skylar raised a brow, and with her good hand, took his into hers to force him to look at her. "Timur, no one is here besides us. Tell me whatever your heart desires."

My heart desires you is what he was thinking.

His blue eyes met her hazel ones and he nodded - taking a deep breath. "What my heart desires, is you milaya! I've wanted to tell you for months, but always chickened out because I was too afraid of being rejected by you. I love you Skylar, I have for a while now."

Her face softened, eyes glistening in the dim lighting of the mine. Finally was the only word playing in her head right now. But her lack of speaking threw Glaz off and he became finicky. She smiled at him, and her good hand came up to cup his cheek, then she leaned forward and kissed him.

He tensed, not expecting her to do that. Then he relaxed and kissed her back, their lips moving in tandem. A few moments later, she pulled back to catch her breath, still smiling over at him.

"I was wondering when you were finally going to confess." She chuckled. "I love you too Timur, I have for a long time!"

Skylar has never seen Glaz smile that big before, he genuinely looked like a little kid in a candy store who was about to get the biggest treat of his life. He hugged her seconds later, being mindful of her injuries and started kissing all over her face - making her giggle.

Eventually he stopped kissing her face and just held her in his arms. Her good arm wrapped around him, her head resting on his chest and she softly hummed. This was perfect! Or almost perfect, she wished she wasn't injured and they weren't stuck in an abandoned mine.

"So what does this mean milaya?" He kissed her head and let her go.

"I kissed you and you ask what this means?" She laughed, scrunching her face at the pain in her abdomen. "What do you want this to mean?"

He grabbed her non injured hand and held it in his. "That we're together."

She took a step towards him, leaning forward until their lips met again. A moment later she pulled back, biting her bottom lip. "I'd say that is a very good guess."

"When we get out of here, I'll take you out on a proper date." He leaned forward and kissed her forehead, and intertwined their hands together. "After we both get looked over though, especially you."

"I'm looking forward to that." She looked around the mine, feeling a little queasy. "I need to sit down."

Glaz helped her down, setting her against the wooden wall and took a seat next to her. After months of dreaming about her, he finally confessed and were now together. He was ecstatic but he was also very worried, Skylar was injured and he doesn't want any of her wounds to get infected.

"How are you milaya?"

"Happy, but queasy." She gave him a small smile, then sighed.

"Just rest for a bit, all this excitement didn't do you well." He mirrored her smile and kissed her forehead again. "I'm happy too!"

He wrapped his arm over her shoulder and she rested her head against his, both letting out a content sigh. The only light source they had died down when Glaz turned his flashlight off to preserve the battery, leaving them in darkness.

Skylar moved closer to him, trying to keep warm. The eeriness was started to freak her out a bit, she just wanted to have some sort of noise. At least she had a very attractive sniper to cuddle with and help ease her nerves in these treacherous times.

"Well, at least I can say you're the best boyfriend in the world!"

"I'm not so sure about that, if I was we wouldn't be here right now."

She moved away from him to get a better look at him, even though she could only see the silhouette of his face. "Timur you saved my life and not in the cliche way either. If it wasn't for you, I would be dead. That triumphs over not pulling me up. You really are the best boyfriend in the world, and I'm sure it'll grow a lot once we're out of here."

She moved back over to cuddle with him, resting her head back against his shoulder.

"When I caught you and was trying to pull you up, the look you had on your face, the fear, I wasn't going to let you go, no matter what. I've never seen you so terrified before and it broke my heart, I'd much rather fall down here with you than leave you. I'm just happy I knew some medical training to patch you up as best as I could."

"I think you did a very good job and you were quick to think about what to do." She leaned up, kissing his cheek. "And I never felt more terrified at that moment. But it's in the past, can't dwell on it."

Glaz nodded his head and kissed the top of hers. She was right, of course, not dwelling on the past is the best way to go, and she was alright for the most part. Better to let the what ifs go now before it consumes him overtime.

"Thank you! Do you want to go back to our...cave, so you can sit in front of a fire with a little light rather than in a dark mine? We can explore later, when you're feeling better."

"Yeah that's a good idea." She slowly stood up, scrunching her face at the pain in her body. "I hope on our exploring we find a bed."

He stood up, placing his hand on the small of her back. "Do you think that's a good idea, with you being injured and all?"

Skylar snorted, and turned to him. "Timur I was talking about a bed would be better for my injured body, not sex. But if I wasn't injured, I would love to have you pin me down and fuck me senseless because I desperately need it."

Glaz could feel his cheeks burn red, happy they were in the dark. God how could he be so stupid to automatically think about sex and not that she would want a more comfortable place to lay down to heal better.

"Oh..yeah I…" He rubbed the back of his neck and chuckled. "That was stupid of me, to think like that."

"No it's not." She grabbed his hand and gave him a quick kiss now that her eyes adjusted to the darkness around them. "We're alone and the mention of a bed? Yeah I would've thought the same. I kinda do actually."

He softly smiled, and kissed her again, this time a little bit more rougher. Skylar wrapped her arm around his neck, deepening the kiss. A few moments later they both pulled back panting, a smile etched on both of their faces.

"How about we pick this back up by the fire?"

"Da!"

Skylar laughed, grabbing his hand and led them to the crevasse. She moved through first, coming out on the other side to their new home. She sighed thinking about that, this little cave of theirs was their home until who knows when. And that's if they even get rescued or find a way out.

She walked over to the wall and sat down against it, a few feet away from the fire. Glaz joined her moments later. She let the warmth of the fire seep into her skin, sending a shiver down her spine. Then she turned to Glaz, a small smirk spreading across her face.

"Shall we continue what we started?"

Glaz nodded his head and leaned forward until their lips met once again.

xXx

Skylar was slightly panting, trying to catch a breath and ignoring the ache in her abdomen. She had no clue how long that make-out session lasted, but she's sure she has a dozen or so hickey's on her neck and chest. For the moment she was very happy it was just them.

"Wow!" She turned her attention back to him, a big grin spreading across her face. "That was amazing."

"It was!" He wrapped his arm around her shoulders, kissing her temple. "If only you were more healed, I would have made that wish come true milaya."

She let out an audible whine and pouted her bottom lip. That's all she wanted right now was for Glaz to be on top of her, bringing her that pleasure she's wanted for months from him.

"I just had to get injured." She let out an annoyed sigh and groaned. "Stupid wooden beams."

He laughed, wrapping his arm gently around her shoulders and kissed her temple. "It won't be long before you're healed."

She turned to head towards him, seeing his lips were red and swollen from their little make-out session they just had. "I know, it's just ...never-mind."

She shook her head and looked away. Glaz watched her, seeing her face contort in sadness and uncertainty, the way she picked at her fatigues to help calm her down. His grip around her tightened, still making sure he didn't hurt her injured arm.

"What is it Skylar? You can tell me."

"I just wished my life would give me a break."

"What do you mean?"

Skylar sighed, then turned to him. "I'm always the one to get injured and it's because I'm small, or don't like confrontation. And when something good finally comes along, it's usually snatched away in a heartbeat."

"Skylar ...nothing is going to take me away from you." He let his arm slide from her shoulders and he took her hand in between both of his. "And what do you mean you get injured because of confrontation?"

She looked down, tears welling in her eyes. "My ex liked to use his fist more than his words. Every time I said something he didn't like he would hit me. It was better to keep my mouth shut then to let him know how I really felt."

She hasn't mentioned that in years, the last person she told that too was her parents' and it completely broke them. Now she was with someone like Glaz, who was caring and kind, the complete opposite of her ex-boyfriend. But they were still stuck in a mine, and she can't help but wonder if they'll actually get out and have a good relationship. What if they don't? Then it's another thing to add to the list of "what ifs".

Glaz felt like the wind was knocked out of him, and for the first time didn't know what to say. How could anyone even think to hurt her? Skylar was kind, compassionate, funny and her ex used her like a rag-doll. She didn't deserve that.

"I'm sorry!" He cursed himself under his breath. Sorry was the only thing he could come up with? Ridiculous.

She looked up at him, a small smile spreading across her face. "Thank you! It sucks though, thinking you're in a good relationship only to come to terms that you're with an abusive asshole and are too scared to leave."

"But you did get away, and that's the good thing."

"Yeah because he was killed in action." She shook her head, thinking back on that day. "I remember crying after getting the news. The base knew we were together, not about the abuse though and I cried. Not because he died, but because I was finally free."

Glaz wrapped his arms around her, bringing her into his chest. "That was a valid reaction to have, he hurt you milaya. It's only human to feel relief."

"I know." She wrapped her good arm around his waist, and sighed. "I know."

He kissed the top of her head and closed his eyes, taking in a deep breath. He never would have guessed about what happened to her. No one would have, she put up a nice facade, that's for sure. Glaz couldn't blame her, who would want to relive something like that? No one would.

He opened his eyes, curing himself once again. "Would you like something to eat? I've been trying to make sure you keep your wounds from opening I forgot that you needed sustenance, especially after all that blood loss. That's probably why you felt queasy "

She laughed and pulled away from him. "Trying to starve your girlfriend Timur? I'm joking, and yeah actually. Aren't we short on it though?"

"Da, but you still lost a lot of blood from the fall and you're still pale. You need it milaya!"

Skylar nodded her head and sat back against the wall as he went to get one of the power bars. If only they took more rations or mres, that would've helped more.

He returned with the power bar in hand, tearing it open for her.

"Thanks!" She took it from his hand and took a bite. It was fine, full of protein and it'll keep her full for a while, wasn't what she wanted.

"You're welcome!" He sat against the wall next to her, taking his knife out and sticking it into the ground.

"I wish this was a chocolate bar." She handed it over to him, seeing him raise a brow. "You need to eat too."

"No Skylar, you eat it, you need it more."

"You need some food too, even if it's just a bite."

He sighed and took it from her hand, and took a bite - handing it back to her. "Better?"

"Better."

Skylar finished eating in silence, setting the wrapper down beside her. She looked into the fire, watching the flames dancing and moved closer to Glaz.

He glanced over at her, a small smile spreading across his face and he wrapped his arm around her shoulders again. "Have you ever been to Russia milaya?"

"No I haven't."

"Would you like to go someday?"

"Yes! Will I be meeting your family as well?"

"Da. I think they'll love you!"

"I hope so." She chuckled. "It will be nice to see where you grew up."

"It's just a port town milaya."

She looked up at him through hooded eyes. "So? I grew up in the same town as Stephen King, and I didn't think Bangor was that great. Besides that, I've never been to Vladivostok and I could very much like it."

"Like I have never been to Bangor and I could very much like where you grew up."

"Exactly."

Glaz laughed and kissed the top of her head. She did have a valid point, they've never been to each others hometowns and could very much like it there. It's a lot different than living in the same town your whole life and getting sick of it, because it's the same old stuff you're so used too.

That's the plus side of being in the military, you get to live all over the world and meet some incredible people. Now the only thing he has to do, is get them out of this mine to make all of that come true.