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 Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:46 pm
Raquel felt the catch in her own throat a s she stroked his hair and gripped at him tightly, just nuzzling into his own head,playing with his hair like she used too. Though her tears weren't so easy to push down.
She inhaled his smell, kissing him tenderly here and there, whispering sweet nothings into his being, just feeling overwhelmed with so many emotions. Though for the first time, they were good...
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 1:53 pm
Damian whispered how much he loved her as they just sat there in the silence of their large house. Every shadow, every bit of quiet no longer drove him insane. The house was no longer empty.
"Darling," he said, after adjusting his head to the side so she could actually make out his words. "How do you want to meet the others? When? Nat has been living with me, you know..."
He was afraid he would walk in and find them in their messy state while Raquel was still overwhelmed. Things had to be taken slowly, he decided.
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 4:13 pm
She hadn't thought about that. Maybe it wouldn't be such a good idea to be found in such a messy state.
That and she wasn't really ready for anyone else at that moment then Damian. "...Maybe we should go upstairs and just stay in your bedroom..our bedroom..." She corrected herself with a soft smile. "Then if he comes home, we can have time to dress ourselves and make ourselves look presentable before coming to meet him. I do want to see him though.
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Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 5:48 pm
He heaved a comical sigh. After he'd just moved everything down stairs...
"Very well then. I've been doing my physical therapy, you know... I could carry you. If it wouldn't hurt your back."
And for the first time in awhile, he flashed her that roguish grin full of charm and persuasive edge. The Centurion in him had finally returned.
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 6:03 am
Raquel laughed. Heartily and genuinely as she reached up to touch his face, kissing him deeply. There's the Damian she had missed.
"Hey it was you who mentioned Nat and the others. Though, I think I can walk...I'm glad you've been working on it but I dont want you to accidentally throw it out simply because you want to whisk me away to your bedroom. You're not as young as you used to be you know." She joked with a loving smile but a smart alek wink.
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:59 pm
"It's been a year and you think I'm old!"
Though she did have a point. Healthy though he may have been, Damian was still at risk of tipping his inner scales with reckless moves.
He stood and extended his hand to her. It didn't matter where they decided to settle down for the evening and night. So long as they were together, that was all that truly mattered to him.
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 1:15 pm
"Not old...just dignified." She smiled, taking his hand and helping him gather the pillows and blankets. Really, the two had been through enough over the past 3 or so years emotionally, she was surprised they didnt look older than they did.
"...When I was heading back to find you...I was headed off to Veratia. When did you move in here love?" She asked softly as they made their way up to his room.
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Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 3:55 pm
Damian's face fell as they rose up the stairs. Just remembering the time when he was told Raquel had been recovered-- or that her body had been-- sent his heart flying back to the shadows he thought he had just managed to expel.
"I moved here a few months after I was told you weren't coming home," he said softly. "I couldn't stay inside that house... not with all the memories. I could get no rest, or peace of mind, so... I came here."
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 1:16 pm
Raquel furrowed her brow, suddenly wishing she hadn't brought it up. "...Oh..." She simply replied, though her hand searched for his as they got to the top of the stairs. She looked down, then stopped, making him face her.
"Damian...I know-...I know this all seems like a dream....But I'm really here. I'm back now, and I love you. And I'm not going anywhere for a good long time...alright?" She whispered softly to him, her hand in his still, giving it a tight squeeze as she looked him in the eye.
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:13 pm
He felt the tears coming back once more, and made his smile appear so she wouldn't feel overwhelmed with his sadness on top of hers.
"I know," Damian whispered. "It will just take me awhile to really understand it."
He squeezed her hand and kissed her sweetly. Did he have to tell her the same thing? That he wouldn't be going anywhere if he could help it?
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:25 pm
Raquel just looked at him for a moment before finally forcing a small mile ofh er own a** he pushed her new found bangs room her eyes. "...Come on..." She breathed softly, pulling him gently, just as she did the first time they made love.
Though unless he wanted it, all she planned on was simply feeling his presence and physical form near hers. Knowing he was there and safe. Knowing she was safe...thats what the two needed more than anything.
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:36 pm
Worried for her physical state, he asked for nothing more than her simply being beside him. That alone was enough of a wonder, to have her alive and well.
As the two lay together in bed, with all the comforts and luxuries they could ever want around them, Damian felt himself finally giving in to fatigue. It had all been so emotionally taxing.
But there was also something that he wanted to bring up again. It had been something he'd been asked for oh so long ago...
"Promise me you'll be here when I wake up?"
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:42 pm
Raquel's eyes watered. She couldnt keep them in after that for the moment. She leaned up and kissed his forehead, then his nose, and finally his lips.
"Of course my darling..." She whispered, a catch in her throat. She didnt have to ask if he'd be there for her. She knew he had promised her he would so long ago, when her old scars were healing and she was afraid. Now she had new scars and wounds festering in her soul, and knew Damian knew it as well. Like always, he'd help her get back to normal, and hopefully she could do the same for him.
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 2:55 pm
And with that promise, Damian's heart finally eased up on his suffering, and sleep didn't seem so frightening to him anymore.
"If you plan on staying awake, I won't just leave you," he said.
-short post is short D: -
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Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:16 pm
Her reply came in the form of tender kisses on his eyelids before snuggling into him. "I'll be fine...And your not leaving...you're right here." She gave him a slight squeeze, burying her head into his chest.
Truth was,she doubted she would sleep. She had been exhuasted for who knows how long but sleep was just something she had to learn to trust herself to do again.
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