Recovering Part 4

[will_scarlett]

They find a door somewhere near 71st street and Will steps through to the Bar. He takes the bag of clothes and gives her a long kiss before leaving her to her teammates.

Inside, he gets a sandwich and drink from Bar to take upstairs as he looks in the bag and laughs at the Hawaiian shirt.

Upstairs, he puts on the speedo which makes him feel rather naked but it made Kate speechless which is worth a lot. Contented for the moment, he settles down on the bed to eat and soon naps after he eats.

When Kate returns he's stretched out on the bed in just the speedo, a trail of red hair leading down to it and a drink and sandwich on the bedside table.

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[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

There was a yelp and then giggling as she tried to defend herself and tickle Will back.

[will_scarlett]

He flails slightly as she tickles back since she has an unfair advantage.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She does, and she's going to use that to her benefit.

"Hahaha, got you back!" She laughed as she pounced and tickled back.

[will_scarlett]

Will would talk but he's flailing and laughing far too much.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

And she had stop herself because she was laughing too much to tickle effectively now. Kate flopped back on the bed, just laughing loudly.

God it felt good.

[will_scarlett]

He keeps laughing, stretched out beside her and rolls over just enough to kiss her shoulder,

"Love ye."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She giggled a little more as it finally tapered off, gazing up toward the ceiling.

"Love you too, Will. I really needed that."

[will_scarlett]

He rolls over so he can hug her properly,

"Mmm, missed yer laugh."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Missed being able to." She snuggled against him.

[will_scarlett]

"Ye're alive, should keep celebratin' that e'ery day."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She just nodded at that, and reached out to idly run her fingers through his hair.

[will_scarlett]

He moves into her hand, he loves the feel of her hand in his hair,

"'ow was yer meetin'?"

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Long, a lot of explanations. Some yelling. Mostly Eli, though he later defended me. Still felt like doing a little practice afterwards. A light one."

[will_scarlett]

"Shame 'bout the yellin', ye've been through so much. But aye practice always 'elps."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Well that and then Eli said, 'You were acting like you were possessed.' And I said, 'I was.' And he just went, 'Oh, well... don't let it happen again.'"

She sighed, and then added, "Billy was pretty quiet about it, but for...well, for good reason."

[will_scarlett]

His hand moves through her hair,

"They're supportin' ye an is what counts."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"They are, though I think I got through to them that it's not like how it would happen back home. How much more complicated it is like this." Her gaze seemed distant as she spoke, contemplating.

"I mean, how gradual it was for one. Not even realizing it until it was too late. Evil's not that subtle back home. It's in your face, and obvious."

[will_scarlett]

"Oh aye, just made it 'arder cause it played on ye like a bloody instrument."

His next hug is rather harder, he came so close to losing her and he doesn't want a life without her.

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate shook her head, "No, not like an instrument. That's an insult to them and musicians to compare it to that."

She sighed, "It was mental and spiritual torture. Brainwashing... everything I either knew about, or was warned about, and it happened anyway."

[will_scarlett]

He strokes her back and kisses her once more,

"Forgive me, ye're right, isna fair to players. Was a demon who preyed upon ye but ye're free now an will 'eal."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

"Demon and a spell," She corrected quietly.

"Yes, free." Even if at times she almost felt the absence like the phantom pain of a missing limb. Or like a piece of her was torn out along with the demon.

[will_scarlett]

He traces her face to move her to lok at him again,

"Kate, I love ye. Ye were na made less by that demon. Ye were stronger than it."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

She finally did look back at him, her blue eyes worried. "You don't know that. I'm not even sure. Not yet."

[will_scarlett]

"Nay, Kate, dinna give it that power to take ye down. 'member what ye told me 'bout those who chained an whipped me, canna let 'em decide me strength. Canna give it that power to say who ye are."

[nothawkingbird.livejournal.com]

Kate slowly started to smile again, "You're right. In that you're right that I'm right. ...Right? I remember now. Guess I still have something to fight after all. Least this should be easier to knock out."