Yeah? [Betty delays, burrowing down against Bruce's body for another moment before rolling her onto her feet and tugging Bruce up with her.]
Go brush your teeth and wait for me on the bed. [A brief hug and nudge.] I'll be there soon. Try not to fall asleep without me?
[Since he was so amenable to her bossiness before.
The apartment is mostly open space, but the bedroom is petitioned off. She does some midnight dishes, checks the door again, brushes her own teeth, and sure, she could have just gone with him, helped him settle, but she wants the effect of walking into her bedroom and having Bruce waiting there for her. Because she asked him to. There's satisfaction marrow-deep that she wants just for her.]
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Go brush your teeth and wait for me on the bed. [A brief hug and nudge.] I'll be there soon. Try not to fall asleep without me?
[Since he was so amenable to her bossiness before.
The apartment is mostly open space, but the bedroom is petitioned off. She does some midnight dishes, checks the door again, brushes her own teeth, and sure, she could have just gone with him, helped him settle, but she wants the effect of walking into her bedroom and having Bruce waiting there for her. Because she asked him to. There's satisfaction marrow-deep that she wants just for her.]