Day 6! i was going to have Kya comfort Lin, but l liked this metter. Anyway, read, review and enjoy. one more day left :D
Comforting people was not one of Lin's strong suits. You could ask any one of her officers and they would probably laugh if you even suggest that she was capable of comforting others. Unfortunately for Lin, when it came to her girlfriend loosing her father, she had to dig deep to comfort her.
The earthbender was currently in the kitchen, trying to make breakfast for the sleeping waterbender upstairs and she was struggling. She looked at the partially burnt porridge and wondered if it was worthy of the woman who has stood by her for years. Then she looked at the bowls in the sink, caked with black porridge. Quickly deeming that this was in fact worthy of Kya's tastebuds, she set it on the tray that held milk, honey, sugar and fruit then quickly made her way upstairs. She entered the bedroom to find Kya awake and sitting up in bed. "Hey how are you feeling?"
"Fine. Is something burning?"
"Just my pride in what little cooking skills I had." She placed the tray on Kya's lap and pecked her on the temple. "I made you porridge."
"That's sweet but I'm n-"
She was cut off by Lin reaching behind her and fluffing her pillow rather violently. "I thought I would make you a bath. I went down to the store when I ran out of oats and saw all these bath bombs, so I bought a lot of them. You can have your pick."
"Lin, I don-"
"I got you some flowers... but I put them too close to the stove and kinda burnt them." Lin rubbed the back of her neck out of embarrassment. "I burnt a lot of things this morning."
"It's okay-"
"Exactly, it's okay because after years of you asking me, I decided to let you redecorate the kitchen. You can paint the walls blue or green. Spirits you could paint them taffeta for all I care."
Spirits, she's beginning to panic. I can actually see the sweat forming on her forehead. I should stop her before she has a panic attack. "Lin! Stop. Take some deep breaths." While her girlfriend calmed herself down, Kya took the time to set the tray to the side and lay back down in bed. "Lay down with me." Lin did as she was told, but the panic was still on her face. "What are you doing?"
Lin let out a sigh. "Trying to comfort you, but failing. I never know what to do in these situations."
"Then let me help you." Kya scooted closer to the warmth of Lin's body and rested her head on her chest. "You are going to hold me close and I am going to cry. Your shirt will most likely be covered in my snot and tears and you will be okay with it. You don't need to say anything, because you taking the day off from work, already tells me how much of an effort you are making. I thank you for that."
"So you just want to lie in bed all day, sleeping and crying?"
"Yes. You think you can handle that Chief?"
"I think so." Lin allowed her body to finally relax at being comforted by Kya's reassurance. It was times like these that reminded her why she loved the woman sleeping on her chest.