Captured for Interrogation

[celestialdragon]

Alexis slept through the night, not even stirring when Nikolai left or returned to the bed.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai awoke the next morning and ordered coffee and doughnuts for the two of them. "Breakfast," he whispered as he shook her awake.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis groaned and rolled over. She barely opened her eyes as she looked up at him. "Do you have aspirin?" she asked.

 

[bindingeagle]

"I can get some," he said, grabbing the bottle out of the medicine cabinet and tossing it to her.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis caught it and took two with her coffee, gagging slightly. "I'm hoping this kills the hangover," she grumbled. "This is why I typically don't get drunk on wine. . ."

 

[bindingeagle]

"Well we have all day to get rid of it," he said getting her a gatorade. "This should help."

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis downed the Gatorade, and drank some more coffee and ate a few donuts. She felt better once she ate. "I don't remember much after glass five," she mumbled.

 

[bindingeagle]

"You were pretty much asleep at that point, he said.

 

[celestialdragon]

"I remember drinking a sixth glass of wine, and mumbling something about drowning in tissues," she said. "Glad to know I was sleeping soundly, though."

 

[bindingeagle]

"I'm just glad you didn't have to have your stomach pumped," he said. "Do you feel better getting all that off your chest?"

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis nodded. "Yeah, a bit," she said.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai made Alexis a coffee. "Got any plans I should know about today?"

 

[celestialdragon]

"Yeah, build a time machine, go back to about five years ago, and kill Wu earlier," Alexis said dryly, drinking her fourth cup of coffee.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Well that's definitely a plan, but I was thinking more practical," he said, chuckling a bit.

 

[celestialdragon]

She shook her head. "I kind of just want a day to relax, not worry about anything, and just. . . be me, I guess," she said.

 

[bindingeagle]

"OK, I'll let you do your own thing and go work out then," he said, kissing her on the forehead and heading out.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis smiled and curled up on the bed, reading a romance novel that Mikhail recommended to her, letting soft classical music fill the room.

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai returned around lunch, sweaty and well worked out. "How was your morning?" he asked.

 

[celestialdragon]

"Peaceful," Alexis said, smiling up at him. "Yours?"

 

[bindingeagle]

"Strenuous," he said, plunking himself onto the bed.

 

[celestialdragon]

She chuckled and leaned over to kiss his forehead. "It shows," she teased.

 

[bindingeagle]

"Does that mean I need a shower?"

 

[celestialdragon]

"Or a bath," Alexis said. "Either or."

 

[bindingeagle]

Nikolai nodded and began drawing a bath for himself, nice and warm to soothe his muscles.

 

[celestialdragon]

Alexis smiled and continued reading her book.