I'll be your fighter

Protector

         Zoey stirred awake as the sun was setting lower into the sky, and she buried her face back into Jay's warm bare chest, her movements waking him

"Hi" she smiled staring up at him "mmm hi" his voice groggy but he smiled back at her "what time is it?" Zoey had asked, placing her head back down in its resting position. She felt Jay move as he extended his arm to grab his phone off the beside table to check the time "it's almost 8" he moved to lay his head back down on the pillows "I can't believe we slept all day" she said softly tracing her fingers over the smooth skin of Jays abdomen "it was nice" he sighed as Jay closed his eyes again, her fingers soothing him back into a almost slumber as they traced across his skin.

     For a while the two just lay there perfectly content and peaceful. Jays fingers absentmindedly running through her hair, as Zoey's continued their dancing all across his chest and stomach. Her fingers stopped their tracing abruptly when they ran across rigid raised skin near his belly button, she raised her head to see a ragged scar, but not just one, there were a few, one peeking out from under his jeans on his side, another one underneath his belly button and Zoey audibly gasped as she traced her fingers over the rigid skin

"What happened" she asked softly, sitting up to get a better look at his face.

"I was kidnapped, it was a undercover mission gone wrong, they tortured me for information on intelligence" he had told her sitting up on his elbows

"How did you get out?" She was shocked and angry, how could anyone want to hurt this man that lay beside her

"They wanted a female officer sent in, Erin offered. She shot two men that day in order to save me" he lay back down as he recounted the story for her. Zoey's fingers again tracing smoothing patterns over his skin

"Were you scared?" She had asked after a while of silence.

"At first yes, it brought me back to Afghanistan when I was in the rangers, bad memories but no matter how much they tortured me, how badly it hurt I knew i would never give up my team"

Zoey was in awe of the man that lay before her. He was so brave, so selfless, so noble that even while being tortured he never gave up the information. Any other person would have caved, would have given the information but not Jay. She leaned down and peppered soft kisses on every scar that was left on his torso before bringing her face to his and placing another on his lips, sighing in content as Jay kissed her back.

"Jay, can I ask you something?" She asked after another while of them just laying there.

"Of course"

"Did you and Erin ever date?" She asked meekly, she didn't want to ask the question but it's something that's just been nagging at her for a few days and she just wanted to know.

Jay sat up suddenly bringing her with him so he could face her "we did for a bit yes" he answered her honestly as he studied her expression

"Oh okay" she glanced down, twisting her fingers together in a nervous habit. Zoey expected that to be his answer but she didn't understand why it upset her.

"Why?" He questioned, analyzing her movements. Noticing the sudden change in her mood.

"I just.. it's just" she struggled to find the words

He placed his hands on either side of her face, forcing her to look at him. "Zoey, what's going on in that head of yours?" His thumbs smoothing over her skin

"It's just... Erin's really pretty and... and you guys are partners and..I can't compete with her Jay" she finally managed to say to him as she forced her head out of his hands. She hated the fact that she felt so insecure and she definitely didn't want him to see that.