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“How much longer?” you whined, taking one of Sevika’s hands in your own and absentmindedly rubbing circles on her palm.
“Not much. Come on, just wait until I’m done here.” she whispered while halfheartedly attempting to wriggle her hand out of your grasp.
Sevika was sent to go oversee the transfer of some very valuable cargo, a task that Silco considered important enough for her to be there. Luckily it wasn’t a particularly dangerous task, otherwise Sevika would never have let you tag along with her. You had been feeling in need of attention that day, specifically HER attention, so you decided to follow her to work to see if she would allow you to hang around her. It promised to be a slow and boring day for her, so she had reluctantly agreed.
Finally, Sevika managed to free her hand from yours just in time to take a clipboard that was handed to her by one of the workers. She turned away from you slightly, studying the list and the numbers on it, confirming everything was looking as it should be. Still feeling a little neglected, you instead tried to reach for her other hand, the metal one, but she moved it just in time for you to miss it.
“Cut it out.” she said, a little more sternly than before. “I’m almost done.”
You pouted, but with Sevika’s back fully turned to you now, she couldn’t see it. Just playing hard to get, you figured. She would usually just let you do whatever you wanted whenever you wanted, within reason of course. You would hold her hand, hug her, sit on her lap and kiss her if the situation was appropriate. It was only during high-stakes and potentially dangerous missions that she would tell you to back off, if she would even allow you to tag along to missions like that in the first place. Which she usually wouldn’t
Seeing no good reason for her to deny you some attention, you instead reached out to hug her from behind. Third time’s the charm, right?
As soon as Sevika felt your arms wrap around her waist, she tensed up. Then, she grabbed one of your wrist with her free hand and quickly spun around, freeing herself from your embrace in one quick motion. You were facing her now and she looked angry, her hand still firmly grasping your wrist.
“Thought I told you to stop.” she hissed. You winced, surprised by her sudden outburst. “I’m not playing, alright? This is work, this is serious. I can’t be cuddling my girlfriend while I do this. Do you even know how important this cargo is?”
You meekly shook your head.
“Of course you don’t. Now, can you not be such a spoiled princess for five more minutes and wait until I’m done?”
You nodded, feeling embarrassed and defeated. Sevika let go of your wrist and resumed her work, gesturing for one of the workers to come over and check the clipboard she was holding. There was nothing else left to do but watch from the side as you attempted to wait and be patient. Sevika’s words had hit you harder than they should have. Maybe it had been justified, but it had also hurt.
But like she had promised, after five minutes of waiting she was done with her tasks and ready to leave. With a light tug on your arm, she signaled it was time for both of you to leave. You silently accompanied her to Silco’s office, only lightly holding onto her arm, less intimate than you would usually walk.
“Silco?” Sevika called out as you both entered his office. Her voice echoed off the walls. No response.
“I don’t think he’s here..” you said quietly, already turning around to leave but Sevika grabbed you before you could do so.
She wasn’t holding you by the wrist this time, but your hand. Not like she was berating you. This felt gentle. Tugging on your hand lightly, she guided you to the couch in the corner of the room. Without saying a word, she sat down, still holding onto your hand. Then, she pulled you down onto the couch with her and onto her lap. Her arms quickly found their way around your waist and her head rested softly on top of yours.
It took you a second to register what was happening, but when you did, you immediately melted into her embrace. This was exactly what you had been craving all day. Her full attention, her arms around you, her body close to yours. Feeling her warmth and taking in her scent. You hummed contently, closing your eyes and enjoying the intimacy.
“I’m sorry about earlier.” she sighed, moving one of her hands to stroke your hair and the side of your face. “Just having a bad day. Shouldn’t have gotten mad at you.”
“Don’t worry about it.” you murmured, your head buried in her neck. “I know I’m a bit much sometimes.”
“You are.” she chuckled. “Especially when I’m trying to do my job.”
She moved her head a little to press a kiss to your forehead.
“But it’s also what I love about you.”