Pauline woke as the morning light began to stream through the window she was quite warm and comfortable held tight against Halt's warm chest. She gave a smile and stretched in his arms like a contented cat turning so she could face him. She smiled at his sleeping face totally relaxed reaching up to caress his cheek lovingly and place a soft kiss on his lips. He snuggled in a little closer and nuzzled in against her neck with a contented sigh and hugged her closer. She gave a soft laugh and stroked his hair lovingly kissing his cheek over and over to wake him. He smiled at her insistent kisses and slowly opened his eyes kissing lovingly at her neck. "Mmmm good morning my love," she murmured softly laying her head back letting him caress his lips over her neck. "Mmmm good morning to you too my darling," he murmured tenderly lovingly kissing her lips. His bare body pressed against hers under the blankets. She smiled lovingly up at him and hugged him close. He smiled down at her as her head rested against his chest. "Honey… last night-" Halt started. She placed a finger to his lips "Was perfect and more than I ever could have hoped for" she said lovingly kissing him softly to silence any fear he might have had about it. He nuzzled her tenderly contented by her words. She leaned in and kissed him lovingly reaching down to collect her shift off the floor she slowly slipped out of his arms. "I'll make us some breakfast" she said gently leaning in to kiss him softly. He returned it and slowly slipping from the bed pulling on his breeches and pants "I'll fetch us some firewood then" he said softly. "Are you ever going to let that hand of yours heal?" she shook her head. He smirked pulling her close to him lifting his casted hand and caressed his fingertips over her cheek he watched her eyes drift shut and she leaned into his touch "seems to be working just fine" halt said softly. "I love you" she said laying her head against his warm chest. "I love you too" he said wrapping his arms around her holding her close his head resting against her hair.
They sat down to breakfast that morning together like they had been doing it for years both content and comfortable in the others company as they cooked ate and moved around the kitchen together. They had a couple days left together before they were plunged back to reality again. Pauline blocked it from her mind she was terrified for Halt she knew he couldn't stop him from doing his job. So she would enjoy the next few days with him and try to keep being away from him as far from her mind as she could manage.