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*Just a little extra bit of fluff before we plunge into the real part of the storyline, come on who doesn't like a little extra fluff in their life?*
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Third Person
While Ben went on his journey to find Mal, Harry had been texting Brielle and she wasn't answering, at all. That's not like her at all, she always texts him back very promptly, but it had been too long. Harry being his overprotective self decided to go check on her. He knew she should be in her office at this time, so he went ahead and threw on some proper jeans and shoes and grabbed his hook on the way out.
Harry softly knocked on Brielle's office door, but there was no answer, also very unusual,
"Brielle?"
Harry called through the door, nothing. Harry was getting a little worried now, he tried the doorknob but it was locked as always. He unhooked his hook from his belt loop and went ahead and picked the lock, Harry's overprotective nature overriding any sense of Brielle just not being there.
Harry heard the click and opened the door, panicking a little more as all he saw was Brielle with her head rested on her arms, at first thinking the worst as he does. He relaxed as he saw the rise and fall of her breathing, taking a bit of a sigh of relief as she had frightened him a little bit. He calmly walked in and hooked his hook back onto his belt loop and closed the door behind him before walking to Brielle, he looked around her desktop and saw the paperwork she was slaving over, the half-full cup of now cold tea, and her glasses not even folded all the way. Harry stood behind her and slowly ran his hands onto her shoulders and gently began rubbing her shoulders,
"Brielle darlin', it's time ta wake up"
He whispered as he bent down to be closer to her. Brielle shifted and lifted her head some,
"Har?"
She whispered in her sleepy voice as she turned her head to look up at him. Harry cooed some and loosely wrapped his arms around her neck from behind,
"I believe someone needs a wee break, yer not one ta fall asleep on the job bonnie lass"
Brielle quickly shook her head to awaken her senses,
"What time is it?"
She frantically asked. Harry looked up at the clock on the wall behind them,
"It appears ta be just past three in the afternoon, when did ya doze off?"
She sighed in relief,
"Maybe for fifteen minutes, I shut my eyes and before I knew it I was out I guess"
Brielle began shuffling the papers on her desk to regain her bearings, one paper caught Harry's eye,
"Wait a second, is this another decline for yer cases ta bring another group of VKs over?"
Brielle took the paper in her hands and stared at it, slowly shaking her head and sighing before putting one hand to her head,
"Yeah... it is. The fifth time they've declined. Well, this time they want a rebuttal for all of these counter-arguments, so essentially now I have to write a whole new set of points... again"
Brielle said as she pointed to different parts of the paper to show Harry. He slowly took the paper and read over the notes made in the document,
"Are ya kiddin'? Ye've worked so hard on this and they still are being this nitpicky? When did this happen?"
Harry said in disbelief. Brielle sighed and let go of the paper, letting Harry hold it and she holding her head up with both hands,
"Maybe twenty minutes after I came in here for work I got the news... gods and the day was going so well too. This is the first time my persuasion and I dunno, ability to state straight facts has failed me, five times... five times"
Her speech slurred some, Harry knew that only happened when she was tired. He sighed and put the paper down and pushed it away from Brielle and rewrapped his arms loosely around her neck,
"I'm sorry about that bonnie lass, I know how much effort ya put inta everything ya do, especially this sort of stuff. I can imagine that yer a little drained eh?"
Harry said as he moved his hands back up and rubbed circles into her tense shoulders with his thumbs,
"I guess"
She muttered,
"And yer really tense I can feel it, I think ya need a break bonnie lass"
Brielle tiredly shook her head,
"I can't just take a break, I need to get this done... you know how many people are counting on me to persuade our way to get all VKs over here eventually. I can't just give up, I can't just give in"
Harry bent down and moved his head to the side,
"Love, look at me"
He softly spoke, Brielle turned her head towards him which narrowed the space between them. She locked her tired eyes with his bright and alert yet soft ones,
"Ye are most certainly not giving up if ya lay down for thirty minutes. I know how strong ya are, ye'll get this done in time as ya always do. Yer persevering skills are magnificent. I honestly don't know how ya do what ye do without showing any signs of exhaustion but getting worn down by something is alright, ya know when I can't think of something or I can't get something right ta save my life I take a step back and change what I'm doin', then when I come back ta what I was having a problem with I have a fresh new perspective. I love ya, and I love everything about ya, but my gods ya forget ta take care of yerself sometimes"
Harry said with a light-hearted chuckle. Brielle smiled some and leaned forward until their foreheads were pressed together and simply closed her eyes,
"Maybe a little break wouldn't be too bad"
Harry grinned at her as she could barely open her eyes again,
"A nap specifically, one that doesn't put yer neck in such a dreadful position how bout tha?"
Brielle simply nodded some and put her arms up, a signal for Harry to pick her up. Because Brielle is probably about a foot shorter than Harry and while she is very strong but runs on the more petit size, Harry easily took his arms away from her shoulders and lifted her up by the waist to gently place her on her feet to readjust.
After that he swept her off her feet by bringing one arm underneath her legs and the other arm to support her back, that's still his favorite way to carry her because he can casually look down to see her whenever. Brielle roped her arms around his neck and leaned her head on his chest and took a deep breath. With that, Harry walked them out of her office, Brielle helping out some by opening the doors with one of her hands.
The halls were rather vacant, some after school classes still going on meant that most students were either in their dorms or in those said classes. Once they got to Brielle's door she whipped out her key and unlocked it and opened it, all from the comfort of Harry's arms. She normally isn't the overly needy type, but the fact that Harry just wanted her to have a nap was really sweet to her and just decided to let him have his way, and she knows how much he likes carrying her around.
Harry kicked the door shut behind them and gently laid Brielle on her bed right after, also doing her a favor and taking her heels off for her,
"Ye wouldn't mind if I stayed would ya?"
Brielle smiled and shook her head and patted right next to her on the bed. Harry smiled a bit wider and slipped his shoes off before sitting upright next to her seeing as he wasn't exactly in sleepwear. He took the blanket and threw it over Brielle who took some of the fabric in her hands and brought the blanket to her face and snuggled into her pillow before scooting closer to Harry. Harry couldn't help but coo at her all bundled up and buried in a blanket,
"Aww, my sweet little angel"
He whispered as he brought a hand up and gently combed through her hair. He rarely called her angel, it was only when she was doing such wholesome things Harry had to refrain from just pouncing on her and kissing her all over. Brielle giggled at him and closed her eyes,
"You can turn on the TV and put something on, just not too loud please, and can you wake me up in thirty minutes?"
Harry grabbed the remote and turned on the TV, since he and Brielle have movie nights often he's learned how to use the remote after all these months,
"Alright bonnie lass, I might let ya have five more minutes if yer really asleep but I won't let ya sleep for an hour how about that?"
Brielle's answer was a little delayed due to her being almost asleep already, Harry brushing through her hair this entire time was putting her out quickly,
"I guess that's alright"
She whispered with a smile. Harry smiled at her slurred yet peaceful tone and gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead before he turned back to the TV as his hand absent-mindedly brushed her hair for the whole nap, whispering one last thing before she dozed off,
"De doux rêves, mon chéri"
(sweet dreams, my darling)
A/N
Hiya! I needed a bit of fluff in my life so I wrote this extra lil bit here XD Hey, maybe one of ya'll need some fluff right now too who knows :) But really though, this is cute as hell :3
Remember to drink some water and to be kind to yourself today :D
-Brooke
(p.s. I'm sure ya'll get the drill with the French translator thingy by now but I'm just here to remind everyone to not be triggered, I know it might not be completely correct :) )