Let Me Take Care of You
The next morning Lin woke up with a groan. She had a slight headache and groaned. Kya snuggled into her tighter. She closed her eyes and placed her head on top of her lover’s, pressing a kiss to her forehead. “Good morning baby,” she said softly.
“Good morning,” she said, pressing her head into her chest. “Do we have to get up?”
She chuckled. “Unfortunately, yes. Saikhan can’t cover us forever.”
Kya groaned and rolled out of bed. She put her wraps on and pulled on her dress as Lin got dressed as well. She walked out of their room and began to prepare breakfast and tea.
Lin wrapped her arms around the taller woman and pressed a kiss to her shoulder. “Did I drink a lot last night? I had a headache when I woke up.”
“Yes, you did,” she said with a chuckle. “You were a bit more open than normally but didn’t say too much.”
Lin nodded and put her head on her shoulder. She turned her head into the crook of her neck and tucked her head into her shoulder. She gently reached for her fingers and laced their fingers together.
Kya dished out breakfast and pressed a kiss to her lover’s hair. She began humming, swaying her hips to music playing in her head. Lin smiled at her girlfriend while sipping tea. The two ate in comfortable silence, still holding hands.
The two left the apartment and walked to the station. Saikhan walked up to the two with a smile. “I’m glad to see you two back, is everything alright between you two?”
“Yes, thank you,” Lin said softly.
“It’s been hard, but we’re not letting it divide us,” the waterbender said with a smile.
Kya smiled and walked towards her office. One of the newer healers, Erasi, came up to her with a relieved look on his face. “We were worried when you didn’t come in, are you okay?” he asked, voice full of concern.
“Yes, I’m fine. I had to take some personal time, but I’m doing better now,” she said, sitting down at her desk. “How have things been while I was gone?”
“It’s been business as usual. Mostly we’ve been dealing with muscle aches and minor injuries. You may want to check out Song, he’s been dealing with severe pain but we can’t figure out what’s going on with him,” the firebender reported. “I’ve been working with him, but since I can’t waterbend, I was waiting to tell you. Unfortunately, medical knowledge for non waterbenders is scarce,” he said dryly.
“I’ll go check with him, thank you Erasi,” she said. “Thank you for everything you’ve done. I’ll go find Song and begin to understand what’s going on with him.”
She walked to the offices, looking for Song. She knocked on the door and the gray eyed man opened the door. “Hey Song, can you come with me? Erasi told me that you’ve been dealing with some severe pain.”
“Yeah of course,” the officer said, walking with her towards the healer’s office. “My shoulder had a consistent dull ache for the past week or so. It’s been hard for me to reach behind my back and bending aggravates it.”
She began to bend water, gently placing the glowing water on the injured shoulder. She focused on the inflamed shoulder, gently pushing on the ligaments. He let out a hiss of pain at Kya’s prodding. “Sorry for the pain, but it’s necessary for me to figure out what’s wrong.”
She gently pressed on his shoulder with her fingers. “I think you have a torn rotator cuff. I’m heavily recommending that you stop all physical police activity. You must work within the office only. If this injury gets any worse, it may permanently injure your shoulder.”
He let out a sigh. “I’ll listen to you. Would you like me to come to you for sessions?”
“Of course! Come on, I’ll show you some stretches for your injury,” she said. She guided him through some physical therapy and stretching routine. After showing him these stretches, she began to work on healing his shoulder.
After a draining session, she pulls the water away with a sigh. “How does that feel?” she asked, bending the water back into its container.
He rolled his shoulder. “It feels better, thanks Kya,” he said with a smile.
“Be careful, I don’t want this to get any worse.” She shot him a smile as she sat down to proceed with some paperwork. She focused on running the healing department, ironing out the many kinks within the system.
After a draining day of paperwork and healing, she got up with a sigh. She walked to Lin’s office with a sigh. She looked up at her girlfriend with concern. “Hey baby, are you okay?”
“I’m really drained,” she said softly.
Lin nodded and stood up. “I was getting ready to go anyways, let’s go.”
The two walked from the station and headed back to the apartment. Lin opened the door and bent the armor off. She gently helped Kya out of her dress.
“Here, let me take care of you,” she said softly. Kya nodded and leaned into her girlfriend. Lin stripped them both down and turned the shower on. She gently washed her silver hair and let her lover relax with the hot water.
After drying her off, she gently helped Kya into one of her tank tops and shorts. Lin quickly prepared dinner and dished it out for Kya. She handed her girlfriend the plate of food. “Here, I know that you’ve had a long day. Let me take care of you,” she said softly.
They ate dinner and Lin picked her up, drawing a shocked gasp from her girlfriend. “Come on, let’s go to bed baby,” she said, carrying her bridal style. She gently placed Kya onto the bed and grabbed a book, setting it onto the bedside table.
Kya laid her head in Lin’s lap, the police chief gently running her fingers through her silver hair. “I love you,” she said softly.
“I love you too,” her girlfriend said, pressing a kiss to her hand. The two sat in comfortable silence and held each other tightly. The women laid together, love encasing the two. They spent the rest of the night simply relaxing in each other’s presence.