Kel opened her eyes to the faint glow of sunrise. She could feel Jump
curled up behind her and her sparrows scattered about her pillow. Neal had
laid her on her side against a pillow so that she wouldn't aggravate her
healing wound. She was just about to close her eyes and drift off again
when she saw Jump walk up to the edge of her bed. That wasn't right. Jump
was sleeping against her back, keeping her from rolling over. Dreading what
she would find she reached her hand behind her to feel who or what was
there. Someone. A man someone judging by what she felt pressed against her
lower back. Dom maybe? But why would he be here? She couldn't tell anything
else until she rolled over...something she could not do while she was braced
against him.
Maybe if I make a noise......"hmmuhm."
The person behind her shifted but did not wake.
"hmmmmmuuhmmm....cough."
She could feel whoever was behind her shift and put an arm around her.
"Morning," said Sergeant Domitan in a sleepy voice.
If Kel had been a little groggy from her healing sleep she wasn't any more.
"Dom, not that I mind or anything but why are you sleeping in my bed?"
"Neal had to go. I told him I would stay with you till morning to keep you from rolling onto your wound. He healed most of it but you're going to have to be still for a few days... Besides, I didn't think you would mind...." cooed the sergeant.
She was tempted to smack him but the deep sound of his voice and the fact that her side ached kept her from doing so.
"The last thing I remember is Neal yelling at me. What happened to the men?" she asked.
"Taken away to be tried. They won't hold court until you are well enough to attend," he said.
Kel's arm was going numb from lying on her side for so long. "Dom, um do you think you could let me roll onto my back?"
"Just so long as you don't roll onto that side. I don't need Sir Meathead yelling at me for letting you undo your stitches."
Dom sat up and helped Kel to roll over. As she laid her head back against the pillow Dom looked down over her.
"I was worried about you ya know. I mean, in Scanra I've seen you hurt before but that was different."
"Kel fought back a yawn. "What do you mean different? I was a knight then and I'm a knight now."
"Yes but we were...more ready then. And things between us were different," he said. "Not that I'm trying to be protective or anything, I know you can take care of yourself. I just don't like you getting hurt."
"Well I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen to often," she joked.
Dom leaned in for a soft kiss. The two had barely touched lips for a second when there was a knock at the door. Without even waiting for a reply Neal sauntered into the room.
"Now cousin dear, I knew you said you would take care of her but that's not quite what I meant. And why is she pressing on that side?"
With a sigh of frustration Dom leaned back.
"It's custom to wait for an answer before entering, when you knock on a door. Or didn't they teach you that in 8 years of training?" said Dom.
"Oh fine if you don't want to hear what I have to say then I am just going to leave. You can just find someone else to look at your nasty wound. I don't have to take this...." Neal began.
"Neal." said Kel in her motherly tone. "Isn't Yuki looking for you?"
"Actually she is helping your mother...speaking of which I expect you will see her any minute. It took both my father AND Lord Raoul to convince her to wait till after you'd had some rest."
Great, thought Kel. This should be just lovely. I get to explain how I got myself half gutted, and why I have a man in my bed.
"Um, Dom. I don't want you to go but my mom..."
"Say no more," replied the Sergeant. I'll be back with your lunch after the 3rd bell." Dom got up and stretched before he began to put his boots on. He gave her one last kiss before walking out the door with a wink.
Neal came over to Kel and began to checking her bandages.
"You moved too much Kel. Bled a little."
"Don't blame Dom, I didn't move all night." she replied.
"Just be careful when you move. I healed most of it, but something like this is still going to take time."
And I am really, really sorry for ending it here at a dumb place but I work so much....I just wanted to update so ya'll would know that I am going to finish this story BEFORE the end of June!!!!
Maybe if I make a noise......"hmmuhm."
The person behind her shifted but did not wake.
"hmmmmmuuhmmm....cough."
She could feel whoever was behind her shift and put an arm around her.
"Morning," said Sergeant Domitan in a sleepy voice.
If Kel had been a little groggy from her healing sleep she wasn't any more.
"Dom, not that I mind or anything but why are you sleeping in my bed?"
"Neal had to go. I told him I would stay with you till morning to keep you from rolling onto your wound. He healed most of it but you're going to have to be still for a few days... Besides, I didn't think you would mind...." cooed the sergeant.
She was tempted to smack him but the deep sound of his voice and the fact that her side ached kept her from doing so.
"The last thing I remember is Neal yelling at me. What happened to the men?" she asked.
"Taken away to be tried. They won't hold court until you are well enough to attend," he said.
Kel's arm was going numb from lying on her side for so long. "Dom, um do you think you could let me roll onto my back?"
"Just so long as you don't roll onto that side. I don't need Sir Meathead yelling at me for letting you undo your stitches."
Dom sat up and helped Kel to roll over. As she laid her head back against the pillow Dom looked down over her.
"I was worried about you ya know. I mean, in Scanra I've seen you hurt before but that was different."
"Kel fought back a yawn. "What do you mean different? I was a knight then and I'm a knight now."
"Yes but we were...more ready then. And things between us were different," he said. "Not that I'm trying to be protective or anything, I know you can take care of yourself. I just don't like you getting hurt."
"Well I'll try to make sure it doesn't happen to often," she joked.
Dom leaned in for a soft kiss. The two had barely touched lips for a second when there was a knock at the door. Without even waiting for a reply Neal sauntered into the room.
"Now cousin dear, I knew you said you would take care of her but that's not quite what I meant. And why is she pressing on that side?"
With a sigh of frustration Dom leaned back.
"It's custom to wait for an answer before entering, when you knock on a door. Or didn't they teach you that in 8 years of training?" said Dom.
"Oh fine if you don't want to hear what I have to say then I am just going to leave. You can just find someone else to look at your nasty wound. I don't have to take this...." Neal began.
"Neal." said Kel in her motherly tone. "Isn't Yuki looking for you?"
"Actually she is helping your mother...speaking of which I expect you will see her any minute. It took both my father AND Lord Raoul to convince her to wait till after you'd had some rest."
Great, thought Kel. This should be just lovely. I get to explain how I got myself half gutted, and why I have a man in my bed.
"Um, Dom. I don't want you to go but my mom..."
"Say no more," replied the Sergeant. I'll be back with your lunch after the 3rd bell." Dom got up and stretched before he began to put his boots on. He gave her one last kiss before walking out the door with a wink.
Neal came over to Kel and began to checking her bandages.
"You moved too much Kel. Bled a little."
"Don't blame Dom, I didn't move all night." she replied.
"Just be careful when you move. I healed most of it, but something like this is still going to take time."
And I am really, really sorry for ending it here at a dumb place but I work so much....I just wanted to update so ya'll would know that I am going to finish this story BEFORE the end of June!!!!