Those Times

Sometimes, being with him scares her.

Spoilers: General
Rating: PG
Characters: Goren/Eames

Disclaimer: These characters belong to Dick Wolf and many others.
Notes: Written for Anya, who wanted to see a CI ficlet.

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Sometimes, being with him scares her. Not in a 'scared for your life' sort of way, but in an 'afraid of losing your sanity' way.

He has a way of watching her, studying her, that makes her feel like he's compiling a psychological profile. Or trying to find some flaw in her genetic or mental make up that she isn't aware of. It makes her uncomfortable. Makes her wonder why she's so drawn to him.

But there are other times -- like when her sister called to tell her about her mother's stroke, or when her brother-in-law was in a head-on car collision – when he doesn't do anything at all to make her feel that way. When he simply holds her, lets her pour out her troubles and doesn't try to analyze her at all. When he comforts her with a warm hand on her back, a gentle kiss on her temple.

And then there are the times at night, during the darkest hours, when he worships her with his body, whispers things to her that she will never hear in the daylight. When he shares his vulnerability and her heart aches to make everything all right for him.

It's at those times that she knows why she's drawn to him, that she knows why she stays. Because he's brilliant but flawed, a genius but an idiot. A man who has trouble sharing and yet shares everything he can. A man who has found a way into her heart with his quirks and foibles. A man she can't imagine her life without.

And a man that she loves.

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Posted by Cassie on 11:23 AM