Exhausted, Sheba lay with her head resting upon Apollo's chest, her body pressed against his. She could stay like this forever. She didn't want anything to break this sweet moment, but she knew they needed to talk. She lovingly drew her hand across his chest as she waited for him to speak first. With her head pressed against him, she could hear his heart beating and feel the rise and fall of each breath. She listend as his breathing slowed and became more relaxed and regular. Finally, she could hold her tongue no longer. "Apollo?"
He didn't answer. She lifted her head up to see his expression, only to find him sound asleep. With a cross between an exasperated sigh and a laugh she sat up and looked down at him, wondering if she should be upset or pleased. Then she smiled and lay down once again in the crook of his arm, her head on his chest listening to the steady sound of his heart. He had hardly slept at all. Well, at least she had gotten him to rest.
She knew he was fighting this. His emotions were so unpredictable, she was afraid to push him and yet even more afraid not to. She feared he would once again be able to hide behind that wall where he sealed his innermost feelings. Over the past yahren she had seen the cracks and had worked her way through them. Now that she had found a way in, would he acknowledge their love or continue to fight against it?
She was angry with him for wasting time; time they could spend together. Hadn' t the past few days shown how unpredictable their time together was? She didn't want to waste a moment of it. With a heavy sigh she closed her eyes, and for now, enjoyed this singularly precious moment. Well, she had gotten more than she had planned on this night. He could no longer deny he had feelings for her. With that secret smile she drifted off to sleep.
He didn't answer. She lifted her head up to see his expression, only to find him sound asleep. With a cross between an exasperated sigh and a laugh she sat up and looked down at him, wondering if she should be upset or pleased. Then she smiled and lay down once again in the crook of his arm, her head on his chest listening to the steady sound of his heart. He had hardly slept at all. Well, at least she had gotten him to rest.
She knew he was fighting this. His emotions were so unpredictable, she was afraid to push him and yet even more afraid not to. She feared he would once again be able to hide behind that wall where he sealed his innermost feelings. Over the past yahren she had seen the cracks and had worked her way through them. Now that she had found a way in, would he acknowledge their love or continue to fight against it?
She was angry with him for wasting time; time they could spend together. Hadn' t the past few days shown how unpredictable their time together was? She didn't want to waste a moment of it. With a heavy sigh she closed her eyes, and for now, enjoyed this singularly precious moment. Well, she had gotten more than she had planned on this night. He could no longer deny he had feelings for her. With that secret smile she drifted off to sleep.