[M] Plagued Encounters (Sparkz and NoviDome)

[Sparkz]

He looked into her eyes as she looked concerned. He closed his eyes and looked away. ".... I want to have a cigarette. I'm going through withdrawal." He admitted softly, not looking her in the eye. He didn't want to see her hurt.

[NoviDome]

Her eyes widened and she laid a hand on his cheek, worried. "What? How... You never smoke. Right?" she asked, starting to doubt that now.

[Sparkz]

He shook his hand and pulled the pack out of his back pocket. It was already half empty. "I used to smoke in high school. And when we moved out to the cabin, the urge returned so i... I bought a pack and.... I made sure to never smoke around you. I didn't want to hurt your lungs."

[NoviDome]

Her face fell and she carefully took the pack from his hand. "Roger... why did you keep this secret?"

[Sparkz]

"I didn't want you to worry. I know it's shit for my health. I know all the arguments as to why I shouldn't. I... I didn't want to hear them from you."

[NoviDome]

"I'd have understood," she said softly. "We said no more secrets."

[Sparkz]

He nodded, looking at his shaking hands. "I know. I know we did." He ran his hands over his head with a sigh. "I just...." He shook his head. "There's nothing I can say."

[NoviDome]

She put the pack of cigarettes in her jacket pocket, and gently took his hands in hers to stop them shaking. "...I won't yell at you," she said softly. "I've been there. I know it's the last thing you need right now."

[Sparkz]

He looked at her as she took his hands in hers. He wanted to have a smoke but she had effectively hid them front his sight. "I know... David told me that I should have told you but ... I couldn't."

[NoviDome]

She nodded. "I mean... I'm the reason we made the no-more-secrets rule in the first place, so I don't really have a leg to stand on here... I know how you felt. I'm just... a little shocked."