Chapter 14: Some Mornings
"Tech! Tech!" Ace yelled, bolting to his feet, running to the coyote's room. He entered the emergency security override code and bursted in, startling its occupant.
"Wha-? Is she okay?" Tech asked, immediately sensing something was not as it should be. Ace shook his head violently and practically dragged the team's doctor down to where Lexi was. The coyote went to work at once, checking her vitals and assessing the problem.
"She's just gone and overworked herself," he told the worried rabbit leaning over his patient. "She'll be fine, all she needs is rest." Ace let out a sigh of relief, and thanked Tech earnestly. The genius brushed it off and went back to bed, amazed at how love could make a person as strong as Ace so vulnerable and weak.
Ace tried to position the pillows to make her as comfortable as possible. He spread his own blanket over her since she was shivering. He sat down on the floor beside her head and leaned his head against the couch. He was determined to be there when she woke up; a confession like that and then...the suspense was killer.
He closed his eyes and fell into the deepest sleep he had ever had.
~MoRnInG~
Lexi slowly cracked her eyelids open to the bright light streaming in the main room windows. Her heart jumped when it registered that there was someone's face very close to hers. When her focus sharpened, her heart fluttered again, but for a different reason.
Ace. He loved her. She loved him. It was destined to be.
But the team, Zodavia, the rules, the world... Little doubts started to wiggle in her mind. However, when she surfaced from her thoughts to find herself deep in the most beautiful sapphire eyes, all the reasons not to flew out the proverbial window.
"Good morning," she rasped out; she hadn't had much to drink for a while. Ace left, and came back with a small glass of water for her. She gulped it down, then grimaced at the pain in her side. He gave her a worried glance, but she plastered on a smile to show that she would get over it.
"And good morning to you, too," he finally said in reply, gently dropping a kiss on her forehead.
And just as she leaned in to kiss him on the lips, Duck walked in.
Author's note: Sorry it's so short! The laptop is dying and I have no idea where the charger is... Thanks for all the reviews, they're much appreciated!