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Her Destiny Lies Elsewhere	By : TheStarvingArtist Category: +A through F > Dragon Age (all) > Dragon Age (all) Views: 7181 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN DRAGON AGE. This is a work of fiction, and I make no money from it. This fic contains dialogue from the game.

Chapter List
- 13
- 14
- 15
Author's Note: I owe so much to my proofreader that took on the task of helping me get through this chapter. So many run-on sentences... sigh... But here it is! The smut that was supposed to happen two chapters ago (but then the story happened). Enjoy this! (next one's not until chapter like, 17, btw) The title for this chapter was initially meant as a nod to Momentum by Vienna Teng--the wordplay is just a bonus.
Edit to Add: I'm working on a oneshot that won't be posted on AFF but will be on my Tumblr when it's done. I don't know how long that will take me to do, but hopefully no more than a week or two. I'm The-Inquisitor-Rio on Tumblr for those that want to check it out (You'll even get insight to what's going on in the story if you follow me cus I complain about Rio and Bull a lot more than I should XD). That one is an AU (An AU for my AU, right?) though, so it's separate. (To anyone that reads this and is a hardcore ballerina, feel free to hit me up with deets, cus I can only go by what I've learned via the internet and watching Black Swan)
Review Replies:
Rhino—Reviews are what helps me know people are actually reading, so yeah, I love the comments! (And I do love the long comments, they make me so happy!) I love Dorian and how well he interacts with Rio. I plan to give him some happy times later too, at some point. Not sure when, but it will happen! I have romanced Bull as a female Qunari (I didn't really care for the lack of emoting she had) and a male elf (coincidentally, it was Thanduil, the scout that Dorian likes). Originally, my choices for Rio were Bull, Solas, Blackwall, and Cullen. Not to get into much, Rio would have broken emotionally at Solas dumping (and then leaving) her, and she would have been crushed by Blackwall's lying, so it left Cullen and Bull. Cullen is super-sweet, don't get me wrong, but with the way her background fleshed out, I couldn't see it working out (she needed a confident lover, and while Cullen does grow to be confident, Bull just seemed the better choice.
I actually chose to make her ears more animated because damn, it sounded cute XD Orlesian dancing will be interesting for her, as it's more about being methodical and precise, but you'll have to wait and see how that pans out =D

***This fic contains many quotes and much dialogue straight from the game.***
Chapter 14
Overcoming

Rio looked up from her book when she heard the door to her quarters open, ears flicking at the heavy footsteps as she lowered the heavy volume of Tale of the Champion. Spying Bull's horns over the railing, she found herself smiling as she ran a hand through her hair. She squeaked a little, scattering the flowers that still decorated her hair as Bull climbed the stairs.
“Hey, Bull,” she said softly with a smile. She started to get up as she closed her book. “Please tell me you're coming up to save me from the demons of homework,” she added with a soft chuckle, holding up the book.
“Homework?” Bull asked, quirking a brow.
She shrugged a little. “Yeah... I made the mistake of thinking I could learn more about the Champion and some other stuff by reading this book of Varric's. Only no one bothered to tell me it was all made up until I was in too deep and now I have to find out how it ends... Err... Even though I kind of know already,” she added before setting the book down in her chair nervously. She looked back at Bull. “So, what did the report say?”
“Ah, that,” Bull said, waving it off before he motioned for her to step onto the balcony with him. He watched her intertwine her fingers behind her back as she stepped outside, the moonlight bathing her in pale silver. “It was nothing, just some reports about some Venatori movement down south. Already got Red looking into it.”
“Good, good,” Rio said, nodding a little as she stepped up to the stone railing to look out over the valley, sighing softly.
His eyes roamed over her frame, following the loose tumble of her hair over one shoulder, spying the scars along the back of her neck and along the cropped sides of her hair, disappearing into the collar of her undershirt. His gaze slid lower still over her flowy overshirt that had slipped off her shoulders, down to the soft blue sash gracing her hips. He couldn't help the appreciative rumble in his chest when her hands shifted out of the way, giving him an unobstructed view of her pert backside in her leather pants
She turned to look at him, blinking curiously. His smile grew as she caught the look in his eyes. Her blush returned as he moved closer, his arms slipping around her waist to hold her from behind as she looked up at him.
Smiling, he dipped his head to capture her lips, enjoying the way she leaned up into the kiss as her hands rested on his arms. The kiss was slow, tantalizing as she shifted in his arms. Another rumble escaped him as he felt her backside press against him. He definitely took notice, his hips moving to gently grind himself right back against her.
Her gasp made him pull back from the kiss. She swallowed hesitantly, eyes wide as she shivered. She realized where this was quickly going as he smiled down at her. She could feel him pressed against her, causing her heart to race. She shifted, blushing darkly as she felt the hard length of him through his trousers, listening to the appreciative groan that escaped him.
“Is that what you want?” Bull asked, voice low as he shifted against her, fingers caressing her hips beneath her sash. He watched her worry her lip between her teeth as he leaned in close, his lips brushing over her neck. The dark stubble rasping over her scars there, sending a shiver down her spine as she gasped. She let her head fall to the side as she pressed back into him again, her eyes drifting closed. She felt him nip lightly on her neck, drawing a low moan from her throat.
The fire of his kisses trailing up her neck to a spot behind her ear made her knees almost buckle. Rio trembled in his arms, trying desperately to gather her thoughts. Do I want this? she tried to ask herself, letting her mind weigh the options as she felt his hands slide over her hips. Her thoughts instead followed those fingers as they trailed over her lower belly as she shifted against him. Her mind raced as his fingers worked themselves beneath her sash and shirts, tracing lazy circles over her skin as her breath caught. Ohhh, Sweet Maker, yes... she thought as she gasped breathily. One of his hand slipping beneath her leathers, those fingertips lightly following the edge of her panties as her legs threatened to give out.
Bull smiled against her neck as he lazily toyed with the delicate silk, feeling the edge where delicate lace met soft skin. Turning his head just a little, he caught her earlobe between her teeth, drawing a gasp from her. She continued to wrestle with her thoughts as his hands held her firmly against him.
He let his hips rock forward again. “Tell me, Rio. Do you want this?” he rumbled low in his chest.
She swallowed hesitantly, giving him a tiny nod as she tried to compose herself again. She could feel his smirk against her ear before he nipped along the gentle curve of it to the point. He listened to her practically keen with need as she trembled. She tried to wiggle a little in his arms to get him to move a little more, to do something, anything. But he held her fast as he breathed into her ear, “I can't hear you, Rio... You'll have to speak up.”
A tiny whimper escaped before she could stop it. She shivered at his words, desperately trying to gather her courage to answer him. She quivered in his arms as she felt him hard against her. She knew it was for her, that he wanted this as much as her. “Y-yes...” she gasped finally, heart racing.
Smiling a little, Bull slipped his hand from her leggings as she made a sound of protest. He turned her around, their lips crashing hard together as Bull drew her into his arms. As she melted into the kiss, Rio's arms slid up his chest and around his neck. She stood on the tips of her toes to draw herself closer to him. Bull wasted no time lifting her into his arms and carrying her from the balcony, crossing the threshold in long strides.
He deepened the kiss as he approached her bed, exploring her mouth and drawing breathy moans. He only stopped when he stood beside the bed, placing her on her feet as she gasped for breath. She made a sound of protest and started to reach up, to pull him down for another kiss when she felt his hands slide down to her hips. He deftly found the ends of her sash and untied it with a few precise tugs. It fell to the floor as she blushed. Realizing what he was doing, she lifted her arms as she let him pull off her white overshirt, tugging it up gently and tossing it away the moment her hands slipped free of the sleeves.
His gaze roamed over her form before he reached for her again, letting his hands slide over her hips to pull her undershirt up. His hands caressed her skin as he exposed her to the cool night air. Letting her dark shirt fall to the floor, he gently traced the line of her ribcage, smiling as her breath caught just a little at his touch. He let his fingers slide up higher, exploring the black silk bra that wrapped over her shoulders and crossed between her breasts. He followed the line of delicate lace down one strap and over the swell of one breast, cupping it reverently. He smiled at the sound of her gasp.
He brushed his thumb gently over the fabric, watching as she arched into his hands with a gasp, giving the same attention to the other as her eyes drifted closed. She breathed his name again as she felt him tease her gently, her breasts straining through the fabric as her nipples stiffened against his palms. She let her forehead fall forward to rest on his chest as she panted softly. She bit her lip and placing her hands on his arms, trying to steady herself again. She shivered as she felt his hands slip behind her, easily untying the knot holding the fabric closed. She straightened again as she felt it slip open, the look in his eye making her shiver. The fabric parted like the dark petals of a flower to reveal more of her to his hungry gaze.
Before she could try to cover up again, he leaned in for another kiss, suckling gently on her bottom lip to help distract her from her unease. His hands fell to her waist as her anxiety slowly melted away. Once he felt her return the kiss with a soft sigh he leisurely began to trace slow circles over her ribs again, smiling against her mouth at the tiny murmurs she uttered. He let his fingertips brush against the loose fabric, reveling in the softness of her skin. He lightly teased the underside of her breasts before cupping them again in his large hands, causing her to gasp into his mouth as she arched.
Catching her lip gently between his teeth, Bull grinned at her breathy moan. He gently rolled one nipple with his thumb, teasing her warm skin for a few moments more before reaching up to push the fabric from her shoulders. When he pulled back from the kiss, Rio slowly opened her eyes, the hunger in his face drawing another shiver from her.
When his gaze slowly slid back up to hers, he gave her a smile that sent a spark of need dancing down her spine. It settled somewhere beneath her thighs as he held her close against him. “You're beautiful, Rio,” Bull rumbled softly, smiling as her blush returned with a vengeance. His fingers reaching for the ties of her leggings, deftly tugging them open before letting them slip over her hips. He gave a low growl as she shimmied her hips to slip out of them, watching them fall to the floor to leave her standing in her black-silk panties, the delicate lace matching her bra.
He took in the sight of her before him as she blushed under his gaze. His gaze traveled slowly over her, making note of each mark: the tiny scars here and there, the arrow-wound in her shoulder, the nicks and cuts and old injuries dotting her frame... She shifted, wanting to hide from his gaze as her ears lowered slowly. Bull looked at her like she was something soft and delicate, something to be revered, and try as she might to push the thoughts away, she didn't feel deserving. She shifted nervously as she looked away, the tips of her pointed ears burning a soft shade of red. She tried not to look at him, but she felt his hands slide along her shoulders, tracing the old burns there before he gently turned her face back to him. Smiling down at her, he kissed her again as he took her hands, placing them on his chest.
He smiled into the kiss when she found the straps of his harness, her fingers tracing along them to find the buckles as Bull sought to keep her distracted. After a couple of tries to continue the kiss, she giggled against his lips, making him smile against her lips. Bull's hands slipped down her back as she pulled away from the kiss to find the first buckle, fumbling with it as he caught her mouth again. Trembling a little into the kiss, she sighed a little in relief when the first strap finally fell free. She let her fingers brush over his chest as he gave his own sigh of appreciation. Pulling back to breathe again, she felt for the second buckle. Smiling down at her, he shifted to let her slip it from his shoulder before he tossed it away.
His chest now bared, she let her gaze follow the line of his tattoos over one shoulder. Pale fingers lightly traced the design for a few moments in silence before she glanced up and found Bull watching her with that unreadable expression. She bit her lip as she blushed darkly and glanced away, letting her hands fall away as she murmured, “Sorry, I... I like your tattoos.”
He smiled at her soft admission, shifting to let her see the design over one shoulder as he said, “You don't need to apologize, Rio.”
She still blushed as she looked back at him, though her smile slowly returned as she finally resumed her slow exploration He turned slowly around, letting her take her time as he felt her fingers trace over the hard planes of muscle across his back. It felt like she was trying to memorize each line and shape of ink on his skin. When her fingertips ghosted over a scar, he couldn't help the shiver that shot down his back. He tensed a little under her fingers, causing her to pause as if she was waiting for him to stop her. When no such order came, she slowly continued to make her way around to his front.
When he faced her again, she seemed almost relaxed, returning his easy smile as he reached up to run a hand through her hair. He dipped his head to kiss her once more as his other hand rested on her hip, gently nudging her back towards the bed until the backs of her legs bumped the frame. He pulled back from the kiss as she looked up at him. She shivered as his hands slid her panties off her hips, letting them fall with a soft rustle, leaving her bare before his gaze.
As he let his eyes travel her form slowly, he gently caressed her hair, trying to help put her at ease. Her blue-gold eyes watched him as his lips quirking into a smile. “Sit on the bed,” he said gently She only hesitated for a moment, looking from the bed up to him before she moved to sit on the very edge of the mattress.
He reached behind her to grab a pillow from the head of the bed, setting it on the floor in front of him as he slipped to his knees. He was glad to find the bed just high enough to put her within easy reach as he leaned up to kiss her deeply. He felt her smile against his lips as he gently parted her legs and settled between them. His hands slid along the outsides of her thighs, up to her hips, across the small of her back, then down to pull her flush against him as her toes curled.
She was breathless when he pulled back from the kiss, beginning to kiss along her jaw, trailing small nips down her neck to her collarbone. She shivered as she slowly leaned her head back, feeling his kisses slipping along the valley between her breasts. A shiver worked through her as she gasped, feeling the stubble along his jaw brush over her sensitive skin. She gave a gasp as he dipped his head to pull one pert nipple into his mouth, making her arch as her hands grasped at the blanket.
He suckled gently as he watched her head fall back, her blue-gold eyes sliding closed. His tongue teased her lightly, drawing soft sounds from her as she panted his name. Trailing his hands up her back again, he felt her arch into him, her legs trying to bring him closer. Bull released her nipple with an approving rumble before he turned to lavish the attention to the other. Each rasp of his teeth and brush of his tongue sent delicious sparks down her back, making her gasp his name. She begged breathlessly for something she couldn't name as she tried again to pull him closer, the ache slowly building inside her.
She was trembling in his arms when he pulled back again. Looking down at him, his hungry gaze sent shivers racing down her spine as he told her to lie back. She hesitated for a moment before she did as she was told. She watched him kiss a trail over her ribs as she laid back on her elbows, his lips brushing over her navel before he continued to pepper gentle nips down to her hipbones.
The feel of his warm breath over her center made her twitch a little. His hands gently shifted her legs up over his shoulders as he pressed feather-light kisses along the insides of her thighs. As his fingers gently slid over her, she gave a sharp gasp. Her head fell back as her hips tried to roll into his touch again. His chuckle was low against her thigh, making her tremble as she panted. Swallowing heavily, her eyes drifted closed again as his fingers returned, circling her hidden pearl as he carefully parted the folds of her womanhood. His gentle touch made her gasp as her toes slowly curled, heat blooming under his fingers.
Her breath hitched as she felt his hot breath wash over her most intimate place, his hands holding her hips in place. A moment later, she felt his mouth on her. Crying out, her hands grasped his horns as coherent thought left her, grateful for his hands holding her down as her hips tried to buck.
Bull smiled and watched her with hooded eyes, entirely focused on her as he hummed into her. He relished in her tremors as she shook beneath his attentions, rumbling at the feel of her hands on his horns. Her nails scraped lightly as she tried to hang on for the ride. Helpless as she was beneath him, though, she didn't try to push him away; instead, she tried to push up into him. His smile quirked as he heard her breath hitch before he redoubled his efforts.
He was rewarded with her cry as she arched beneath him, his hands holding her still beneath him as she crested the first wave and then the next. Her thighs tensed as her release crashed into her, her entire frame quivering as she fell back onto the bed. Letting her relax as she tried to catch her breath, Bull dotted kisses along her inner thigh, pressing his lips gently against the artery as he counted her pulse.
She took a while to recover, tiny aftershocks rocking through her as she tried to catch her breath. His hands smoothed over her skin, placing another kiss to her hips as she started to respond again. He worked slowly to fan the flame again, waiting until she moaned his name impatiently before he returned his kisses to her center once more.
Gauging her reactions carefully, he slowly slid further down, his nose brushing the nest of golden curls as she shivered. He traced slow circles over her with the tip of his tongue, listening to her gasp for him. Her back arched, hips trying to move more into his touch as her legs twitched over his shoulders. Smiling, he flattened his tongue and did it again, drawing breathless sounds from her as he slowly worshipped her.
She deserved every little shiver, murmur, and cry that he pulled from her, and more. One hand moved to caress her thigh tenderly, feeling her strong legs flex, fingers tracing the lithe muscles as he felt her toes slowly curl against his back. He grasped her hips as he dipped his tongue inside. Her moan echoed his own as he tasted her, feeling her quiver beneath his lips as his tongue slowly slid in and out.
Rio panted for breath, shaking beneath him as her eyes drifted closed. Biting her lip, she tried desperately to muffle the sounds he managed to draw from her. The pleasure shifted, coiling tighter and tighter again. She tried to hold it back as she keened for him, gasping his name until something snapped inside her again, and the world seemed to shatter around her. She was only dimly aware of the scream that tore itself from her throat before she fell back on the bed, gasping for air once more.
She had only just started to come to her senses again when she heard footsteps race up the stairs to her loft. Her blue-gold eyes fluttered open, barely focusing as hear ears perked at the sound of an unfamiliar voice.
“Inquisitor, I heard a scream! Is everything...” Bull's low growl made her shiver. The sound rumbled through her thighs and hips to her core, making her gasp softly as her legs twitched.
Rio weakly turned her head, barely managing to see the poor guard scramble back down the stairs with a hasty apology. She struggled for a few moments to think through the fog before it finally clicked. He had seen them. Specifically, he had seen her. She gasped as her hands flew to her mouth, her skin flushing all the way to the tips of her ears. She turned to look down at Bull, finding him practically grinning down at her.
“Oh my god,” she squeaked behind her hands. “He just... and you were... and I...” she stammered, trembling as she tried to sit up.
Bull kissed her forehead and chuckled. “Well, that's what happens when you scream, Rio. People come running to check on you.” Her playful smack to his chest didn't distract him from the way her blush deepened, nor from the way she let her hair fall over her shoulders, the black tips of her hair falling over her breasts as her arms folded across her chest.
“It's not funny,” she grumbled, looking away at his low laugh as she resisted the urge to hunt for her clothes again.
Sensing the change, Bull reached out to smooth her hair. He ran the fingers of one hand through her long strands as his other hand rested on the bed beside her. He waited until she looked at him again before pressing his forehead to hers, smiling just a little as she slowly calmed again.
After a few moments of silence he said, “It's not the end of the world. Would you rather he just assumed what you were doing and left you alone? You could have been attacked.”
She smacked him again, but this time, she was fighting a smile. “Still don't know why it had to be my room,” she said as Bull got to his feet. He pulled her balcony doors shut, the curtains fluttering as he latched the doors.
“Well,” he said as he checked the last window before making his way down the loft stairs to lock her door, “do you normally bring people to your room?”
“Well... no,” she said softly, blushing at the thought.
“Then why would they expect to find you like that?” he asked with a grin as he made his way back up the steps to her.
“I guess that makes sense,” she said softly as he tilted her face up towards him, leaning down to kiss her gently. He kept it light and soft as her eyes drifted closed once more. His fingers traced her jawline, up over her earlobe, following the line of it to the point, smiling as he heard her shuddering gasp at his touch. Deepening the kiss, he drew her into his arms, lifting her from the bed. He felt her arms slip around his neck and her legs wrap around his waist as she pressed against him.
Bull placed her back on the mattress, causing Rio to moan low as he settled between her thighs. Rolling her hips up into him, she was rewarded with a low groan from the Qunari as he pressed solidly against her. Gasping as he ground slowly against her, she let her hands slide down his back, head falling back into her pillows as she tried to catch her breath. His hungry look made her bold as she lightly traced her nails over his spine, relishing in the growl that escaped him before she reached for his belt.
The buckles came free just in time; he grabbed her to roll with him, the leather of the belt falling away as he lay back. His hands resting on her thighs as she gasped, straddling his hips as she felt the hot length of him pressing against her center through the cloth. Blue-gold eyes drifted closed as desire rippled through her. Her hips moved against him as his hands carefully let her rock against him, feeding her need.
Her head fell back as she felt his hand slip between them, tracing lightly over her pearl before sliding further down. One finger eased inside as she rolled her hips into his touch. His movements were slow, almost methodical as she settled into a deliberate rhythm, rocking into his hand as he gently opened her for him. A second finger joined the first as he watched her face. He let his thumb brush over her pearl at the flash of discomfort, watching as her pained expression melted into one of surprise.
Blue-gold eyes fluttered open to gaze at him as her hips pushed into his hand, making him smile as she placed her hands to his chest, barely able to hold herself up. Rumbling at the sound of his name on her lips, he gently added a third finger, enjoying her gasp as he let her slowly get used to the stretch as he watched her face. Her eyes squeezed shut as he stilled his hand, letting her control the movement.
Her slick heat clenched hard around him, and he could feel the quiver that rocked her core before he let his thumb brush her pearl when she rolled her hips again. He groaned approvingly as he imagined her heat around him, his length giving a hearty twitch of approval as he watched her. He was careful, stretching her slowly as he shifted just under her, nudging off his boots and letting them fall to the floor before he started to slowly ease his fingers in and out. Her gasps were soft and breathy as she rocked into his hand, moaning his name as his other hand grasped her hips, trying to help hold her still as she trembled.
She was barely able to concentrate on his hands before she felt him shift her a little, cloth rustling against her inner thighs as she shivered. His fingers left her, making her whimper at the loss of contact as her eyes opened again to look at him. He shifted again, sitting up and pulling her in for a kiss as she moaned into his mouth, his hips shifting again as fabric was wrestled away. She gasped when instead hot flesh pressed there between their bodies, his hands holding her hips still as she trembled against him.
He muttered a soft curse as he pressed against her, his length twitching eagerly. He reminded himself to go slow, letting himself rest against her entrance as he fumbled for the pocket of his pants. Grabbing the small vial there, he pulled her into a hungry kiss as he let the warmed oil drip along the length of him, making him moan before quickly replacing the stopper and setting it on the blankets. Her hands slid up his chest to rest on his shoulders, drawing a rumble from him as he carefully spread the oil along his length, his eye drifting closed as he felt her push back into him.
His hips shifted to meet hers as he felt her slowly part to take him. It took every ounce of his self-control to keep from bucking into that welcome heat. He forced himself to move carefully, letting her control everything as he listened to her try to breathe. She kept her movements slow, hips rocking gently as she took him into her with hardly a sound, eyes closed tightly in concentration. Swallowing as she reminded herself to breathe, she let her forehead rest against his, their breath mingling. She shivered as she eased further onto him. She was nearly halfway down his length when she rose up almost all the way, rolling her hips as she took more of him, quaking at his groan as her eyes opened to look at him.
The gold dust in her eyes glittered as he met her gaze, his hips pushing up into hers instinctively as she pressed down into him. It was the most brutal torture, and he wasn't sure if he was quite ready for it to end when she finally lowered herself the last inch. Snug didn't quite cover it as she clenched hard around him, leaving him to struggle with the need to move. Panting her name, he watched as she lifted herself slowly, pushing back down as his hands grasped her hips.
His length twitched again as he bucked up into her before he could stop himself, breaking her rhythm as she cried for him. Her hips rolled and he growled again, letting his thumb graze lightly over her pearl as she clamped around him, and he could feel his thin control wane and flipped their position again. Rio's gasp rang out as she laid back on the bed, gazing up at him with wide eyes. He slid one arm behind her shoulder as the other held her hips against the mattress, gazing down at her. The look on his face sent a shiver down her spine before he dipped his head to kiss her hungrily. Her toes curled as he thrust back inside. He swallowed her gasp, moaning against her lips with each powerful stroke as one hand held onto his arm, the other resting on his shoulder as she tried to lean up into the kiss, desperate for more contact.
Her legs tightened around him as she began to move in time with him, hips rolling into his touch as he reached between them to tease her bud. She had to pull back from the kiss at last to gasp for breath, moaning Bull's name as she clenched hard around him, his length pulsing as she keened for him. He could feel her drawing close again, listening to her cries as she arched. Her back bowed delicately as her pleasure rose to a fevered pitch before crashing around her again.
Her name was on his lips as her silken passage milked him, pulling him over the edge with her as he roared. He buried himself to the hilt as he spent himself inside that grasping heat, a shudder rippling through him as he fought to catch his breath, struggling to hold himself up over her as she lay quivering beneath him.
He finally managed to finally open his eye. He found her looking up at him with tired eyes, her lips parted as she tried to catch her breath. Her mouth widened into a warm smile as she gently pulled him down for a kiss, letting his tongue dance with hers for a few moments before he started to gently untangle their limbs. He eased out of her as she twitched in the aftermath, hissing a little in discomfort as he finally slid free. His hands gently caressed her hips to work the soreness from them as she laid back.
Smiling, he rose from the bed to grab a rag from the washbasin in the corner, dipping it in the cool water before making his way back to the bed. He helped to clean her gently, even as she drifted in and out of sleep beneath his ministrations. He took great care to lift her gently and tuck her beneath the covers. He started to reach for his clothes when she stretched to him, her eyes out of focus as she fought sleep. Wincing a little at the stiffness in her legs and hips, she settled for leaning on one elbow as she murmured, “S-stay...?”
He weighed the choices for a few moments, knowing she would pitch a fit if he left. He nodded, smiling down at her. “All right, Rio.”
The words no sooner left his mouth than Rio wiggled her way across the bed, making room for him as he quickly cleaned himself. He tossed the rag towards the washbasin before he slid into bed with her, tugging the covers up cover her as she burrowed into his side, head resting on his shoulder as her hair spilled across the pillow. Within minutes she was fast asleep, Bull soon following her as he drifted off.
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