Lose a Little Bit (Numb3rs drabblex2, PG-15 with warnings)

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Lose a Little Bit (Numb3rs drabblex2, PG-15 with warnings)

Title: Lose a Little Bit
Fandom: Numb3rs
Rating: PG-15 with warnings.
Pairing: Don/Charlie, Don/Robin mentioned.
Warnings/Spoilers: For the last four episodes of Season 5. Still slash, still incest, het mentioned. Last in drabble sequence.
All Thanks To: lomedet. *amplitude*
Author's Note: First comment.
Disclaimer: None of these characters or their settings belong to me.



Eventually, Don chuckles. Charlie tilts his head expectantly, stilling his fingers in Don's chest hair, but Don just lies there, eyes closed, smiling secretively. Out of patience, Charlie prods him insistently in the ribs, and Don laughs again, shaking his head, before he gives in and says, "That scar... yeah. Robin had the same reaction."

Don's smile twists when Charlie winces. He kind of deserved that answer, so he sets his head back down on Don's shoulder, sliding a hand across his chest to palm the scar on his bicep, while Don rubs Charlie's back, firm strokes along his spine. When Don says, "We shouldn't've done this," his voice is even and quiet, not angry or pleading as in the past, and he doesn't stop petting Charlie.

Charlie nods against Don's shoulder. It would be only fair to agree, not to mention true. But all he can say is, "You could've died."

Don sighs, reaching to pull Charlie atop himself. "But I didn't, Charlie," he replies, gently pushing Charlie's head down onto his chest, where Charlie can listen to his heartbeat, where Don can rest his chin in Charlie's curls. "I survived," Don whispers, and their fingers mesh over his new scar.

Comments

[chymom.livejournal.com]

It's nice to see Don and Charlie having a moment of peace. I'm looking forward to what happens next. Thank you for sharing this story. It shows how close they have become.

[rubynye.livejournal.com]

They really are wonderfully close, aren't they? Whether or not we write them like this. *big wicked grin*