31_days | [August 31] [Wolf's Rain] Ever After

Title: Ever After
Day/Theme: August 31 - Peace it is, till the raising of the dawn.
Series: Wolf's Rain
Pairing: Hubb x Cher
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Wolf's Rain © BONES, et al.

At one point during the night he offered to make some tea for both of them, and she thanked him graciously. While waiting for him to return, she dialed a colleague's number and chatted for a while about work, patiently batting aside the occasional lewd questions. When he came back into the room, carrying a pot and two cups on a tray, she said a decisive goodbye. His eyes flicked over to the telephone, although he said nothing.

"Chrysanthemum tea," he said, setting down the tray on the bedside table. "Isn't it? I bought a packet a couple of days ago and carried it here in case of emergency."

"I love any kind of tea, but yes, chrysanthemum tea is my personal favorite." She looked on, honestly startled, as he poured for her and gave her the cup. "You really shouldn't."

"Well, this is a special night; besides, I want to."

"Thank you very much," she said, and laughed. When he frowned with puzzlement, she explained, "Nothing - it was that joke about a newly wedded couple where the husband served breakfast to his wife on their bed, and then said, 'Now that I've given you an example, that's what you have to do for me every morning.' But somehow I sense you're not like that."

"I'd rather have my meal on a table - there'd be less risk of spilling it." He slipped in beside her as she took a careful sip at the steaming cup and put it down again. A momentary awkward silence fell before he said, "I'd like to take you shopping tomorrow - in the morning, I mean - if that's all right with you."

She was surprised. "We're on a honeymoon, anything is all right." Then she remembered that he had seen her at the end of a telephone conversation. "Anything is all right," she repeated.

"Really? Then I'm glad."

She gestured at the pot. "My turn. At this hour we're not likely to get much sleep between now and the great shopping spree."

Thank you muchly to everyone who has read and commented on my fics throughout this month :) All the fics I wrote for 31_days during August can be found here.