THE FIVE SENSES

Touch

He felt the soft pads of her fingertips on his back, hands squeezing his shoulders massaging away aches and pains from yet another beating taken and given.

She doesn't ask questions. She knows that just tenses him up, making her job harder.
She just wants him to relax even if it's only for a little while.

Her touch was soothing. It calmed him and stayed the demons he fought daily. She made him forget

Eliot felt her work her way from his shoulders to his back kneading away knots of tension with her firm yet gentle touch. The heels of her hands rubbed up and down his back making him sigh. Eliot never sighed. Not with his pants on anyway.

Dianna ran the heels of her hands along his spine being careful with the amount of pressure. She knew just where to press harder and where to ease up. Reaching his waist she pressed down and rubbed his lower back; one hand moved left while the other went right.

Eliot found himself drifting, being lulled to sleep by the release of pressure. If he was honest he'd say he could feel the pain floating away, but that sounded like some new age shit and he would never say something so geeky.

It was slightly amusing to him, how much power this tiny woman had in her hands. If she pressed the wrong spot to hard she could do serious damage to his spine.

He loved the feeling of his stresses melting away under her soothing yet determined touch.

"El?" Dianna spoke his name softly. She knew he was asleep. Mission completed. Her goal had been to get him to fall asleep here where she could keep a watch over him. He watched over his team all the time. That was his job , but now she would watch over him. At least for as long as she could.

She pulled the sheet up over him and watched his breathing.

Leaning over, Dianna gently kissed his cheek.

"Rest Eliot." She turned around walked softly out the door and gently closed it.

Eliot's eyes opened and he smiled slightly.

"Thanks babe." He whispered and went sleep.

He would actually get some rest tonight.