a small smile as she read his message, finishing up packing up a box. she grabbed her phone to respond,
💬: mhhh maybe, sounds like someone might miss me
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀the two of us ?
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ❌️ hey you ! Good
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ morning, I hope
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ you have a sexy day !
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ❌️ I miss you , Sapulpa .
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ❌️ can I get you out of NC?
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 💬 are you missing me ?
⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀yes or yes ?
“i’m sorry, tyler. it— it was a blurr the past 24 hours…”
she takes a deep breath and looks up at him.
“i forgot my phone at the house when the ambulance came, i just got in without question.” her mother had passed out the day before, her brain was scrambled.
she cringed and looks down, taking a deep breath and dropping her pen.
“that it is— i didn’t know you were here”
she says looking back at him, leaning back in the chair.
she takes a deep breath and grips onto his body, taking in nice cedar scent. it took her everything in here to not let the tears flow, but they slipped anyway.
“i couldn’t have done it without you—“ she whispered before she felt his lips on hers. ——
Tyler’s used to a rush, but this was far different than most of their chasing, enough to leave them startled, and questioning if they’re next.
As if on instinct, His arms wrapped around Kate’s waist, holding her closer, intaking her scent and all its familiarity.
+
she felt her body relax as he kissed her, she hadn’t realized how tense her body had been before. her hands comb through his hair, scooting a bit closer, taking this moment for them, to just know they were alive, safe, and together.
she pulled back and leaned their —
// imaging tyler finding the videos the tamers took before that day. seeing how excited and full of life kate was, then to think about when the first met and watching the slowly going back to that full of life energy… sigh