Re: Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, 'It will be happier.'
Their ranks had been infiltrated, she thought to Minor, who was belly-up in the far corner of Eva's chambers - the closet, to be precise. She had a feeling Thea had given him belly rubs that had put him to sleep. More importantly, Zap was getting her own rubs... and from a rare source.
Thor was a firm believer in the power of lazy massage as a cure-all (a view both the married couple shared), but she had no idea Nate was so adept at soothing tension with his digits and a cuddle. It made the queen smile to herself. She had little memory of the time leading up to Nate's arrival beside her in bed, but she had a feeling the creep hadn't simply slipped into bed without sneaking around a bit. That thought also made her smile - which morphed into a grin before Zap cuddled back against Nathaniel and finally spoke to him:
"You feel cheated..." This sentence was murmured, unintentionally. Annunciation would come back soon. She sighed contentedly and turned her head away from her pillow to spy the dark-haired man behind her out of the corner of her eye. "I don't like it, either." It didn't boast vitality, it projected weakness. More importantly, she had had less time with her loved ones due to her current state. "I like this though," further snuggling, just before she turned around in place so they were nose-to-nose. "I love you," she said sleepily. Forget why she hadn't said that phrase to Nate before - it was out there now. There was no denying it (not that she would). "I love you." Yes. That was good.