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Soldier: 76
âNo, youâre not sleeping on the floor.â You said from the bed after the soldier settled down in a corner of the dismal motel room.Â
Sure, itâs not the cushiest pad to spend the night, but itâs low-key enough to protect you two from prying eyes. Youâd rather make do with a twin-sized bed than a Talon cell.
âIâve slept in worse.â The soldier replied. His visor glowed faintly in the darkness.
You pinched the bridge of your nose and sighed.
âWell you donât have to tonight. We can both fit just fine.â You said firmly. âIâd like you be at peak performance for tomorrowâs recon mission, and sleeping on the floor doesnât equate to that.âÂ
That convinced him. AÂ âtactical necessityâ. You canât quite say to yourself that was all it was, though.Â
He slipped under the covers beside you, and you felt the warm ripple of musculature on his back bump against you. No man who looks like that has any business strutting around in a skin-tight shirt, you thought. Your heart clamoured in your ribcage. You shivered, feeling the rush of crush-fuelled anxiety tingling in your veins.
âAre you cold?â He asked.
You werenât.Â
âA little.â You replied.
You felt the soldierâs body turn to face yours, and the steady weight of his arm wrapping gingerly around your torso, as if he was handling a delicate instrument. The warmth of his chest radiated onto your body, like the heat of the sun on a winter day.
âBetter?â
You nodded. Your body felt electrified, and your cheeks burned so hotly that you thought they were going to burst into flames.
âA uh...â You laughed, a little nervously, ââTactical necessityâ, right?â
A kernel of silence grew in the dark room, like a blossom of ink in water. Finally, reality snapped into clarity as the soldier made his reply.
âItâs not.âÂ
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