Guardians

Neither Tom nor Lucy said another word for some time as he drove, until something occurred to him, and he turned to Lucy, "Are you okay with staying here, or do you want to return to your apartment now that everyone else has left?" He asked, and Lucy frowned, wondering why he was asking her that.

Was it because she was on her menstruation, and he wasn't comfortable with having her around since he couldn't do anything with her? Or was he asking because he needed space... She stopped herself. Assumptions were never good.

"Why?" She asked as she watched his face intently, wanting to hear it from him directly.

Tom shrugged, "I just want to be sure that you are comfortable and not just living with me because you don't want to hurt my feelings by returning to your apartment. In as much as I love waking up to the sight of you beside me, I don't want you to do things you're not comfortable with," Tom said, and she smiled.