[ It's two hours later that she's half-draped over him, an arm slung over his waist, and her head on his chest, a satisfying exhaustion settling over her limbs. It's become habit, that Raleigh sleeps in the bed she shares with her husband; that they make love without shame because nothing else matters but this.
But with exhaustion comes clarity, and Mako is thoughtful, tracing circles over the muscles of his torso as she finally decides to break the silence. ]
[He... actually hasn't thought that far ahead. It's enough of a struggle to get her to agree to leave with him, he isn't going to make plans until he knows that step at least is achieved. But does that mean that her decision is influenced by his plan?
Fuck.
Raleigh should feel guilty for sleeping with her in her bed that she's supposed to share with her husband but he really, really doesn't. She's his, she's carrying his baby.]
I haven't figured that out yet. Be with you and the baby.
[ Wholly influenced, not really, but it unsettles her that Raleigh doesn't actually have any of it planned -- she's someone predisposed to overthinking, to preparing in advance, and when she lies in his arms and considers him, his response isn't what she's looking for.
She's worried for him, because her husband can be a dangerous man when crossed, and what they're about to do would cross so many lines that it would turn very ugly very quickly. ]
...Raleigh. Maybe we should think about this again.
[Sometimes he wonders how they match so well. When she over analyzes almost everything and he tends to just wing it and see what happens and rely on his instincts. Her husband is a terrible person and a bad one to cross but he's sure that he could take him and whatever he tries to throw at them.]
No. What's there to reconsider? I love you. This--[Raleigh runs his hand over her still smooth stomach.] is our baby. That's all that matters.
[ Mako thinks he could, too -- but there are always the hidden odds, the probability of hidden unpleasantness that her husband doesn't tell her. They make a perfect, complementing pair, don't they? They can never be anymore different, and yet.
Her skin warms under his touch, and it's moments like these where she's tempted to wing it with him, to leave with him and throw it all aside, consequences and all.
She wonders if she regrets it, having unprotected sex with him all those nights ago -- but decides that it's too complicated to answer. ]
[ And in a weird, wonderful little way that is everything associated with Raleigh, it is. Mako is surprised and moved by how passionately he wants this -- and in a world where things came far too easily for the elite, he humbles her.
She shifts to catch him smiling, already sensing his pleasure. Kissing the curve of his mouth, she murmurs. ]
[Sometime later, Raleigh will really marvel about how this has come together. How it's seemingly impossible for them to be together, to raise this child like it deserves to be. Away from her crazy husband and all of the bullshit that comes with his money and business.]
[ Mako looks over at him, openly curious. With him, she allows herself to hope, to yearn, to want -- with him, she allows herself to believe that there could be a happily ever after out there for them. ]
Alaska. [He hasn't been back there in years but if they want something that's as far from her husband as they can get and still be in the country, that's it.]
[ It's one of the few times where she learns about him, and Mako shakes her head -- she'd never had opportunity to venture to Alaska, but she's aware (roughly), of what it's like. ]
No, I haven't. [ She muses. ] Tell me more about it.
[It's cold and barren if you go more than hour outside the major cities and maybe that's just perfect for them. Her husband would never think to look there, and it's quiet there and simple and nothing at all like this lifestyle that has her so trapped.]
It's cold a lot, yeah and sometimes there's days when the sun doesn't come up at all. But you can see all the stars every night. And we could curl up by the fire every night.
[ Because it sounds incredible, it sounds wonderful and Mako can imagine the sight of it that it presents and it would be perfect. She could spend her whole life with him and not regret a thing. She brushes her knuckles over his cheek, watching the way he talks about his home, and she leans forward to kiss him. ]
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But with exhaustion comes clarity, and Mako is thoughtful, tracing circles over the muscles of his torso as she finally decides to break the silence. ]
...What do you plan to do, if I leave with you?
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Fuck.
Raleigh should feel guilty for sleeping with her in her bed that she's supposed to share with her husband but he really, really doesn't. She's his, she's carrying his baby.]
I haven't figured that out yet. Be with you and the baby.
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She's worried for him, because her husband can be a dangerous man when crossed, and what they're about to do would cross so many lines that it would turn very ugly very quickly. ]
...Raleigh. Maybe we should think about this again.
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No. What's there to reconsider? I love you. This--[Raleigh runs his hand over her still smooth stomach.] is our baby. That's all that matters.
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Her skin warms under his touch, and it's moments like these where she's tempted to wing it with him, to leave with him and throw it all aside, consequences and all.
She wonders if she regrets it, having unprotected sex with him all those nights ago -- but decides that it's too complicated to answer. ]
Let's do it three months from now.
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They can't change the past but they can make the future better, right? For themselves and their baby. That's all that really matters.]
I'll start saving.
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[ And in a weird, wonderful little way that is everything associated with Raleigh, it is. Mako is surprised and moved by how passionately he wants this -- and in a world where things came far too easily for the elite, he humbles her.
She shifts to catch him smiling, already sensing his pleasure. Kissing the curve of his mouth, she murmurs. ]
Let's go where nobody can find us.
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I know of a good place for that.
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Really? Where?
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Have you ever been? I grew up there.
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No, I haven't. [ She muses. ] Tell me more about it.
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It's cold a lot, yeah and sometimes there's days when the sun doesn't come up at all. But you can see all the stars every night. And we could curl up by the fire every night.
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[ Because it sounds incredible, it sounds wonderful and Mako can imagine the sight of it that it presents and it would be perfect. She could spend her whole life with him and not regret a thing. She brushes her knuckles over his cheek, watching the way he talks about his home, and she leans forward to kiss him. ]
...I love you.