T(H)RUST - Ghost x Reader

Chapter 31

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You sit on the bed, watching the kittens taking a nap while the others are having a meeting. Tip is okay with you being close to them, but if you try to pet them she lets you know she doesn't like it. The one with the skull marking is pretty adventurous, even if it can't see it still slowly wiggles around on the bed. You stay in the room during their meeting, and when they eat breakfast. After that, you hear everyone start to get themselves ready for something.

You hear a knock on the door before it opens. Oh please don't say everyone has to go on a mission, not today.

"Can I come in?" Soap's voice is calm.

"Mhm."

He closes the door behind him before walking up to the bed. Soap grabs the chair that's next to the bed, pulls it out, and sits down on it. Your face is puffy because of the crying you did yesterday, so you keep your head turned to the kittens. You wrap your arms around yourself, feeling somewhat naked even if you are completely dressed.

"We can hear your fights too, you know." he says. Well, that's not really unexpected. Soap seems a little uncertain about how to talk with you, having to stop to think for a moment before he continues.

"I'm sorry we laughed. I promise it wasn't because of the picture. It's just that you rarely get to see Simon shocked like that."

It does feel comforting hearing him explain it. Ghost is not the kind of person that gets embarrassed easily, but having one of his private photos show up like that, in front of his boss and team members, has to make even him a bit uncomfortable.

"You probably know him well enough at this point to know that he doesn't really show his emotions that well, right?"

"Mhm." You keep looking away as you answer him.

"Well, I don't know for how many years I've known that bastard, but when he's upset, I can tell. And I know he was beating himself up yesterday for what happened."

Soap was probably right. Ghost had seemed to be rather upset when you went to bed, obviously self-loathing quite a bit. Then, you had not been in the mood or had the energy to talk about it with him, and you're not really sure you do now either. But it wasn't his fault, it was an unfortunate accident, which led to an incredibly humiliating situation, yes, but he never intended for that to happen.

"Soap! We're leaving soon." Price shouts from the kitchen.

"Coming!" he shouts back before turning to face you again. "We're just going out for a short trip, Ghost decided to stay back here to look after the cats. You're welcome to join us, or you can stay here."

You think for a moment. Either, you could sit in the Jeep with them all, probably feeling really uncomfortable. Or, you could stay here. You would have to be around Ghost and he would most likely want to talk about yesterday which you aren't sure you're up for yet, but you could just go out on another walk in that case.

"I think I'll stay."

"Okay." Soap stands up, straightening his arms a bit before placing a hand on your shoulder. You turn your head to look at him, and his kind face smiles back at you.

"You look damn good lady, don't worry about that. He's lucky he got to you first." The reassurance feels nice and your lips turn into a slight smile. "Now turn that frown upside down, okay?" He chuckles as he speaks the last part and you can't help but let out a few short breaths through your nose.

A while after you hear the Jeep leave, there's a knock on your door. Here we go..

"You can come in."