December 17th – Stars

Su had seen neither hide nor hair of Kuvira since the early evening; she was beginning to wonder where the latter had chosen to retreat to. She hoped the younger woman had not eventually grown tired of waiting for Su to tuck her children in, and left altogether. She would have understood if she had.

As she walked past the back door to the garden, though, a silhouette caught her eye. She frowned; it was pitch black outside and chilly outside, why would Kuvira choose to wait for her there?

'Hi,' she said timidly as she stepped outside in turn. 'Aren't you cold?'

She was, however, reassured to see Kuvira greet her with a smile and a small flask of hot tea.

'I'm fine,' she answered. 'I've made us some tea.'

'What were you doing out there?' Su asked as she took began sipping her beverage slowly.

'Looking at the stars. I don't get such a nice view from my apartment,' Kuvira explained, and Su smiled at her fondly.

'Anything interesting?'

'Yes,' Kuvira replied, pressing a chaste kiss to her forehead. 'Now that you're here.'