Erik waited for a moment, silently contemplating his next move. He sighed and pushed the hair back from his forehead. Taking a deep breath, he crept back towards the bedroom door and stepped in. He paused for a moment on the threshold, just long enough to ensure that Charles’s breaths were low and even, to make sure that he was still asleep. Then, quickly and carefully, he tiptoed over to where he had left his belongings and hurriedly pulled on the rest of his clothes, making as little noise as possible.
When he was finally completely dressed, with all of his belongings tucked away inside his pockets, he hesitated for a moment, before walking over to the bed. He paused when he reached the side and just stood there, looking down on Charles’s soft, innocent face.
‘I’ll come back for you,’ he promised, his voice a low murmur that didn’t so much as make Charles twitch. ‘I promise you, I’ll return. This won’t take long.’ He hesitated, almost leaning forward as he contemplated brushing a kiss against Charles’s cheek but at the last moment thought better of it, not wanting to do anything to wake him.
With one last forlorn look at the bed, Erik slipped out of the room and then out of the house. His face changed the moment the cool night air hit his face, his wistful expression dropping away to reveal nothing but a cool, hard determination.
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Heat - Part 11b
Date: 2012-01-26 07:01 pm (UTC)Erik waited for a moment, silently contemplating his next move. He sighed and pushed the hair back from his forehead. Taking a deep breath, he crept back towards the bedroom door and stepped in. He paused for a moment on the threshold, just long enough to ensure that Charles’s breaths were low and even, to make sure that he was still asleep. Then, quickly and carefully, he tiptoed over to where he had left his belongings and hurriedly pulled on the rest of his clothes, making as little noise as possible.
When he was finally completely dressed, with all of his belongings tucked away inside his pockets, he hesitated for a moment, before walking over to the bed. He paused when he reached the side and just stood there, looking down on Charles’s soft, innocent face.
‘I’ll come back for you,’ he promised, his voice a low murmur that didn’t so much as make Charles twitch. ‘I promise you, I’ll return. This won’t take long.’ He hesitated, almost leaning forward as he contemplated brushing a kiss against Charles’s cheek but at the last moment thought better of it, not wanting to do anything to wake him.
With one last forlorn look at the bed, Erik slipped out of the room and then out of the house. His face changed the moment the cool night air hit his face, his wistful expression dropping away to reveal nothing but a cool, hard determination.
He had a job to do.
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