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[emori]

[Emori breaths hard, slowly coming down from the anxiety attack. Very slowly, she'll feel better. John would help, he had a way with her demons. She turned slightly and jumped at him. She wrapped her arms around him tightly and squeezed tears from her eyes.]

I just had a nightmare, go back to sleep. Hold me, though...

[It was getting better here. Everyone was pulling her in, pulling here away from John's sadness. Her nightmare stems from her fear of being disconnected. While wanting to stay close to John. She felt helpless. Could he exist in her life as she grew?]

[mofi]

[ He clears his throat trying to rid the lump in his throat. Murphy doesn't have much time to wake himself up but Emori helps him with that when she dives into his arms. His eyes go wide for a moment, arms taking her in to pull her in close. This has happened a few times, her having nightmares. Murphy feels helpless because even sleeping next to her they still haunt her in her sleep. ]

You don't want to talk about it [, Murphy asks softly. Her presses his lips onto ther top of her head, gives her a soft kiss. ]

[emori]

[ Her hair is everywhere, not confined to the wrap while she sleeps. She buries her face in John's chest. He asks (or tells) her about talking and she moves so her lips can form sentences without being muffled.]

The same dream I always have lately.

[He won't know what it is, but he'll know that it bothers her greatly. Maybe she'll tell him now.]

[mofi]

[ Murphy combs his fingers through her hair, smoothes it back so it's not so wild and in his face. He is quiet for a little while, tries to make out the object in the room they are sleeping in. Slowly his eyes grow accustomed to the dark and everything is identifiable. ]

Maybe it would help you if you talk about it [ , Murphy suggests. Maybe if he knew, maybe he could help. He thinks more, quietly to himself. He wonders if she's told Raven before him. No, he tries to reason with himself. Emori loved him more than Raven.

He hopes. ]

[emori]

It's stupid. It's really dumb.

[ She laughs nervously, but closes her eyes in a moment of bliss when he smooths her hair back. Emori never thought she could feel like this with another person. Not for this long. Not this far away.]

I dream that I'm floating away. I feel ... scared. Like I'm losing you.

[mofi]

I won't think it's dumb. If it is something that keeps you up at night, then it's serious in my book.

[ Murphy doesn't rush her, stays quiet and lets her decide if she wants to tell him or not. He is fine with just holding her, making her feel like she isn't alone. ]

Losing me? [ He chuckles softly. ] We're practically attached at the hip. If you float away then I'm coming with her.

[emori]

[ She holds onto him with a desperate sort of electricity coursing through her fingers and arms. Emori likes the sound of his laugh, even if it's short and dismissive.]

I just worry you're going to get jealous.

[mofi]

[ Murphy keeps her close to him, making sure she feels safe in his arms. ] Get jealous? [ He feels a pang in his chest, right where his heart it. ] Everyone gets jealous every once in a while.

[emori]

It's just... I have this dream where I'm floating away.

[She curls close to him and doesn't look at him. She's embarrassed, but she's baring something secretive to him. Emori has every right to be worried. ]

[mofi]

Babe[ , Murphy murmurs against the top of her head. ] I'm not going to let you float away. You're my home, remember? I'm not going to let anything bad happen to you.

[emori]

Mjy home is with you.

[She holds on to him. She knows she wasn't meant for space. Emori frets over the idea of having friends. She never had anyone but Otan for her short life.]

The others are just... taking up a lot of my time.

[mofi]

Always [ , Murphy reassures her.

That's true. Emori has been hanging out with the others, more than Murphy. There's no place for him. He's not an engineer, or a warrior, or a biochemist. All he did was sit back and criticize everyone. It made him feel better, although it was temporary. But he'll take that. It's better than nothing at all. ]

You can always just hang out with me instead? [ He thought it was the better thing to do anyway. She would agree, he was sure of it. ]

[emori]

Instead? Why can't we all hang out? They're your people. Bellamy I know would like it if you did.

[She wondered if Murphy still had big heart eyes for Bellamy.]

[mofi]

Are they? We -- [ He pauses to suck in a breath through his nose. ] Nevermind. And Bellamy just wants everyone to hold hands and sing kumbaya. [ Murphy closes his eyes, he wants to just fall back asleep. ]

[emori]

[Emori can sense it, and she cups his face gently.]

Forget it. Pretend this is a dream.

[mofi]

[ Her hands are so warm, it's comforting. ] Just a dream. [ Murphy lets out a breath. ] Just a dream.

[emori]

[ Her larger hand touches his face despite her usual worries about it. She knows he could not care less.]

Unless you're awake now...

[mofi]

[ Her hand is warm on his face, it's a nice comfort. ]I'm awake, [ Murphy murmurs. ] What are you thinking?

[emori]

[ Emori wiggles under the blanket, hips twisting this way and that in a catlike stretch.]

Show me some of that love of yours.

[mofi]

Oh? [ A sly smirk curls the corners of his lips. He shifts a little, a better position to look at her. ] Is there any particular way you want me to show you how much I love you?

[emori]

Remove my dusty old Arkadian clothes piece by piece, kiss me all over my body, and then make love to me.

[She's smiling in the dark. But then again, it was always dark in space.]

[mofi]

Alright. [ And, hidden in the dark, he grins. ] But you're going to have to help me a little.

[ The shirt is the easiest to take off, so he starts there. Fingers caught the hem of her tattered shirt and slowly begins to hike it up her body. The little reflection of artificial light helps him to see her soft olive complexion. It's smooth, her skin, except for the scars she's acquired in her life. He runs his fingers across them, gently. He'll kiss them later. ]

Okay, raise your arms [ , he whispers. ]

[emori]

[The closest thing Emori has had to love before John was Otan. He took care of her, but he seemed to resent her, hate her a little. She loved him, because even if he didn't like her much, he still kept her safe.

Then Murphy came along and made up for all those times she wasn't touched. She raises her arms so that her sleep shirt can com off.]

[mofi]

[ Murphy rolls onto his knees, one at either side of her. There isn't that much light that fills the room but that's okay because he's had her body mapped out a long time ago. Slowly, he lowers himself closer to her body. She can feel his soft, warm breaths of air. ]

You know I love you, right?[ He speaks softly and it makes his voice crackle. Nice warm lips press onto her collarbone. ]

[emori]

[Emori could just cry from joy right about now. When they first started having sex, there was a primal edge to it. And sometimes it's still there. But most of the time? It's soft and beautiful and she'd rather have that than quick fuck any day.]

I do know that. I love you too, did you know that? [She raises her eyebrow, while slipping her hands under his pants, over his ridiculous bubble butt. ]