oom: room 25, for katherine

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Doc leads the way into his room, holding the door for Katherine as she steps inside. He's still just buzzed enough from the liquor (though the food's helped him a lot) to be relaxed, but he knows that Katherine knows that he just wants to talk and hang out.

"You mind if I change, real quick, get outta this shirt?"

He inclines his head to the bathroom while he says it. Obviously she can go find a spot to claim on the couch and doesn't have to leave the room.

There are some new books on the desk, and a photo propped up against one, of Doc standing over an incubator, looking at a tiny baby that happens to be holding onto his finger. Guppy gave him a copy. There are also several brightly colored squares of paper in a pile.

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Doc shrugs.

"Just don't want to'wake up alone, for once."

He presses his fingertips to his lips, and then touches them to her cheek, softly.

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She practically melts with the tenderness, blinking up at him with soft, concerned eyes.

"C'mere," she whispers, shifting her body away from him briefly as she tries to situate them properly. She yanks that pillow down under their heads, tugging gently at his waist to roll him onto his side. She snuggles up next to him on the pillow, hand on the small of his back, forehead touching his, eyes open to his sleepy gaze.

She peers at him unflinchingly, their bodies close together, knees touching, chest-to-chest, eyelashes tickling skin.

"You won't wake up alone. I'm not going anywhere."

She lifts her head to kiss the corner of his mouth, before going right back to where she was, thumb moving slowly along his back.

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Her hand on his back makes him smile, and he settles in beside her and closes his eyes, mind focusing on the sound of her breathing, her fingers on his skin, her arm resting against his side.

Underneath the sheets and blankets, hidden from the sun (which he still thinks is a bit evil) he's warm and safe, in her arms.

Just like she's safe in his.

"Won't sleep too long. Jus'a while longer."

[ikissdhimbck]

"Don't you worry 'bout that," she whispers, still watching his face long after he has shut his eyes. "You just go on and get some more rest."

She could stay here all day.

And she would, if he asked her to.

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Knowing him, he just might.

Doc nods, sleepily, and then snuggles a bit closer.

"Love you, darlin'."

It's not long before his breathing evens out and his hand against her waist slows and then relaxes as he drifts back off into sleep.

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She watches him the whole time, the muscles in his face relaxing, head tipping a little deeper into the pillow, as his shoulders slowly and evenly rise and fall.

She won't sleep for some time, yet. She just lays there, awake, watching him sleep.



"Love you, too."