~Jasmine~
“I missed you.”
I sat beside Mav’s hospital bed, my fingers lightly tracing the back of his hand.
“Oh, I missed you more my sweet Jass.” He said, slightly patting my head. I saw the exhaustion, the pain he was trying to mask.
“Mav,” I whispered, my thumbs brushing over his cheekbones. “You don’t have to pretend with me.”
His smirk faltered for a brief moment before he leaned into my touch, exhaling softly. “I know,” he admitted. “But I don’t want you worrying.”
I let out a soft huff. “Too late for that.”
Mav chuckled, but even that seemed to take effort. “You always see right through me, don’t you?”
I nodded, pressing a kiss to his forehead. “Every time.”
Before he could respond, the door swung open, and the doctor strode in, his gaze sweeping over Ma
