What Wouldn't I Give

[Nox]

There was a little thrill in getting caught but Nox let that go as Raffe clearly was taking his role as helper seriously. Nox frowned down at Raffe's hand and took a deep breath as he slid up on the bed. "Do you know the last time someone helped me get dressed was my Mom, and I was probably five getting into a pair of tights." The memory made Nox smile. It was to practice ballet, something his father had hated, it had also been the last time he'd done ballet in front of his father. That part didn't make him smile, it was a memory he hadn't exactly remembered until that moment. The trickles of lost memories still piling in.

Raffe helped Nox with his jeans. Both feet in and it was time to stand up to pull them on and when he did Nox was close enough to kiss Raffe again. Nox placed his hand on Raffe's hip. He whispered softly, "We keep getting this close I don't know if I can be responsible for what I do next." Nox couldn't take his eyes off Raffe's lips. He wanted to kiss him again, but the doorknob jiggled alerting to someone's entrance.

Though the movement didn't continue leaving them a few more seconds alone. "I should get dressed so we can go home and..." Nox let the words trail off not really knowing how to finish it. Yes, there was more he'd like to do, but he was happy just flirting with Raffe too. The kissing was great and made all parts of him sing, but there was more to life than sex, and Nox didn't want to scare Raffe away.

A nurse pushed opened the door and Nox grabbed his shirt and tugged it over his head with Raffe's help. The slight brush of his fingers against his skin sent shivers down Nox's body catching his breath in his throat as the Nurse handed him papers.

"You need to sign these papers saying you understand that you are leaving against medical recommendation. And your discharge papers." She didn't sound happy that he was leaving, or maybe she'd lost the sample. Who knew, Nox didn't really care as he signed the papers. He wasn't exactly sure how he'd pay for any of it, but that was for later, another problem for another day. Today he just wanted to get home.

Nox grabbed the hoodie he'd been wearing and slung the hood over his head without putting it on the rest of the way and hoped Ivan and Viktor had taken care of the rest of his gear That was a lot of waste if they didn't. Another problem for another day, Nox thought.

His wallet went into his back pocket then, he held out his hand to Raffe. "Ready to go home?" Nox pushed through the puddle of ooze in his head and grabed the power within and wove a net of air and carefully plucked the lotus flower from the table where Raffe put it and he grinned at Raffe. "Did I tell you how much I love this?" Nox hugged the pot close to his chest with the bandaged stump so it appeared he was balancing it, but it was held in place with a net of air carefully so the water didn't splash out on to him.