[Lara and Kitty] slow down and talk

[st_ormchaser]

Lara's room wasn't pink, but that wasn't necessarily a positive. Lara hadn't thought that was possible, until she turned on the lights, and the golden light plus the dark walls made her bed look brighter, a stark gold-white shape dominating the room. There wasn't much other furniture, if she and Kitty wanted to talk it would have to be on the bed.

They'd done it before, of course - the first time on the night they'd arrived, when Kitty had taken care of Lara's wounds and shared some of her secrets. But right now, still a little heated from the bar... it seemed a little dangerous. Kitty Pryde, in her bed.

But she gestured Kitty into the room, welcoming, anyway. If the worst danger was the possibility of ending up naked with a woman who was certainly her best friend in the Inn... that didn't actually feel dangerous.

Comments

[st_alksthroughwalls]

"Totally. No way I'm letting this get in the way of friendship. Even if I had lots of friends, I couldn't spare you." Kitty squeezed Lara's hand, then let it go to wrap her arm around Lara's shoulders and hug her close. "And I don't ever want to be a reason you're not happy."

That provoked a small sigh. "And apparently I want you, too, but I suck at relationships. Whenever I let myself fall for someone, I lose them." She wasn't going to depress herself by making a mental list. "You and Wyatt are both really important to me. I'm scared if I say the wrong thing to either of you, I'm going to lose you both."

If it sounded like she'd already thought about this, she hadn't. It was all pouring out of her mouth without any kind of editorial filter. She cared about Wyatt and wanted to date him, but kissing Lara had opened her eyes to a whole new set of feelings, and she wanted to explore them, too. "So what do I do?"

[st_ormchaser]

Lara actually laughed, and if she'd been willing to move away from Kitty she'd have rolled over onto her back to make it easier.

When she had the breath and space to talk, she said, "Kitty. Are you serious right now? A thousand-year-old mummified Japanese Sun Queen who controlled storms and the sea, her equally ancient honor guard, and an entire island full of murderous cultists couldn't stop me. Say whatever you want, Lara Croft does not quit."

[st_alksthroughwalls]

Kitty thought back on her own life and all the things that had tried to kill her or keep her down. In that light, being afraid of losing a friend because she either did or didn't want to keep making out (or more) with them seemed kind of silly.

"Okay," she said with a laugh. "I see your point. I hope Wyatt feels the same way."

[st_ormchaser]

"He will," Lara predicted cheerfully. How could be not? Pretty, smart, strong Kitty. "But even if he doesn't, you're stuck with me somehow."

[st_alksthroughwalls]

"If he doesn't," Kitty said and then stole a kiss off Lara's mouth. "You may get me, and he may get the somehow."