[He'd kill for her too, if it came down to it. Because he's attached to her, entangled in her entirely and sometimes he feels like a drowning man who was lost to sea and ready for the waves to take him until she came along and pulled him out whether he liked it or not.
Raleigh frowns when she dodges the question. Let's talk about it, Mako, and he's getting up to follow her out of the room, wincing the entire way because holy shit do his ribs hurt but it's not enough to keep him down and in bed.]
[ Usually, Mako likes his tenacity. She likes that once he gets something between his teeth, he doesn't let go -- figuratively speaking. It's one of the many things she comes to love about him, amongst them the fact that he's a good man despite the company he keeps. He's stubborn, hard-headed, and at this point those traits exasperating, because what the fuck do you think you're doing out of bed, Becket?
Mako's not the mothering type, but even she has her limits. She scowls when he follows, herself concerned and angry that he doesn't seem to consider his current situation before he comes after her. It makes her furious (and she doesn't care what he thinks), when he gets seriously injured and she isn't there with him.
He's hurting; don't think she doesn't see that wince. She starts towards him, thinks she's let those perps off too lightly. ]
Does it matter? You shouldn't even be up right now.
[Raleigh meets her scowl with a look of his own because he's fine. He's not going to die, it's just some bruises and cracked ribs and it's not like he's bleeding internally or fighting a concussion. Sure it hurts like a bitch but that's just a part of the life he's chosen for himself.
Sometimes, it's oddly nice to know that he can still feel something.]
[ He's lucky he isn't bleeding internally, or having a concussion, because then there'll absolutely be hell to pay. Mako's quiet for a moment, opening the fridge to remove three, four eggs.
That, and milk. ]
I found the ones who got the drop on you. Sent them a message they won't forget in a hurry. [ She moves past him, intending to pick up the frying pan. ] Mystery solved.
[He says her name like a sigh, because even though he's in a world of pain right now, and can barely walk much less find the energy to beat the shit out of someone but goddamnit, did she have to go without him? Did she really think that wouldn't upset him?
He grabs her when she passes him, wrapping his hand around her arm and making her stop.]
[ She stops, and she turns back to him, her features softening just briefly, because it does things to you, the awareness that you're in love with somebody, that this isn't a joke, that she's gone too far to turn back now and all that's left is down.
Mako exhales quietly, her hand coming to close over Raleigh's, but she doesn't make a move to extricate from his grip. ]
...I wanted to. I'm not going to watch you get hurt without doing anything about it.
[Fuck, they really are in deep, aren't they. She's honestly... the first person he's actually given a shit about since his brother died, the first person he'd openly admit that he loves and she's going around beating up thugs because they hit him first.
[ Something inside her relaxes when he smiles, the small bit of tension she'd been holding to dissipating when it looks like he isn't going to be pissed at her for taking matters into her own hands.
Not that it would have changed anything, but still. It's the realisation that sits in with her, that she most likely would take on the world for him if it meant keeping him safe.
She smiles and eases his hand from her, raising it to press a kiss on his fingers briefly before letting go, curious. That... was unexpected. ] ...Old lady?
[ ...You know that's really weird, right? Mako looks quite perplexed, because sometimes she doesn't understand the lingo, and this is one of those things that is quite lost to her. ]
I'm... your mother?
[ She damn well hopes you don't do half the things with your mother that you do with her, because that's just wrong. ]
No. Gross. No it's more like, you've got my back and I've got yours. It's a mark of respect in the club, no one fucks with either of us without the other coming down on them, you know?
[ You've got my back, and I've got yours. And the words hit unreasonably, unexpectedly hard because here she is, an undercover agent right in the heart of things, and Raleigh's looking at her that way, and she's so damn sure that she's in love with him and this wasn't supposed to happen, this would just make things so much more complicated, but --
-- she shifts, her expression briefly conflicted. It's a heavy weight, the secret, and for a moment she's tempted, so tempted to tell him. ]
[ Mako stiffens, momentarily distracted by her immediate concern for his current state -- you're not going to stop her from mothering him, you stupid, reckless man. You might be the VP of the club, but right here, she's the boss of you. ]
Are you sure you should be doing that? [ She's careful not to lean back into him, but her hands come to rest over his, welcoming the weight of his arms around her anyway; the heat of him. ] Your ribs --
[Raleigh finishes for her and yeah they still hurt like hell, he should really take a handful of tylenol here pretty soon to keep it in control but. He likes having her close.]
[ She'd sock him in the ribs if he isn't currently suffering from it, but he feels so good and warm and she takes his hand, raises it to her lips to press a kiss on his fingers. ]
[ Mako contemplates that for a long moment; she's heard murmurs of a similar sort of thing among the women on the outskirts of the club, the ones who work so hard to get in.
This is practically a love confession of sorts, upon further extrapolation. Oh, Raleigh. ]
[... no, he's actually-- never heard of that before. It's usually just a member of the club and his old lady because motorcycle clubs are sexist apparently. Go figure.]
[ ...Yes, well. Motorcycle clubs are one of the most sexist things on the planet, where women are essentially treated like currency, or sex objects on legs until they prove their worth. Mako had fought hard for it, earned her stripes -- and she had also been fortunate that Raleigh was so much unlike any of them. ]
None of the...old ladies get to call their partners that?
[ That's not helping, you know that, right. But this is not a treatise in feminism, and Raleigh is one of the rare ones. She turns in his arms, just a little, only to capture his lips with hers in a slow, lingering kiss. ]
[ Ey, social injustices can wait; she's not entirely interested in that when there are more important things to be done.
Like making breakfast, for one. She nudges gently at him, turning around in his arms to nudge his shoulder lightly towards the high stool by the counter. It makes her smile briefly, though. His old lady, imagine that. How many women would kill for that honour? (She imagines it's a good damned few). ]
I can't do anything when you're busy clinging to me like a limpet. Go and take a seat and wait.
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Raleigh frowns when she dodges the question. Let's talk about it, Mako, and he's getting up to follow her out of the room, wincing the entire way because holy shit do his ribs hurt but it's not enough to keep him down and in bed.]
What did you do?
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Mako's not the mothering type, but even she has her limits. She scowls when he follows, herself concerned and angry that he doesn't seem to consider his current situation before he comes after her. It makes her furious (and she doesn't care what he thinks), when he gets seriously injured and she isn't there with him.
He's hurting; don't think she doesn't see that wince. She starts towards him, thinks she's let those perps off too lightly. ]
Does it matter? You shouldn't even be up right now.
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Sometimes, it's oddly nice to know that he can still feel something.]
It matters to me.
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That, and milk. ]
I found the ones who got the drop on you. Sent them a message they won't forget in a hurry. [ She moves past him, intending to pick up the frying pan. ] Mystery solved.
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[He says her name like a sigh, because even though he's in a world of pain right now, and can barely walk much less find the energy to beat the shit out of someone but goddamnit, did she have to go without him? Did she really think that wouldn't upset him?
He grabs her when she passes him, wrapping his hand around her arm and making her stop.]
You didn't have to do that.
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Mako exhales quietly, her hand coming to close over Raleigh's, but she doesn't make a move to extricate from his grip. ]
...I wanted to. I'm not going to watch you get hurt without doing anything about it.
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Raleigh smiles after a moment.]
You're such an old lady.
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Not that it would have changed anything, but still. It's the realisation that sits in with her, that she most likely would take on the world for him if it meant keeping him safe.
She smiles and eases his hand from her, raising it to press a kiss on his fingers briefly before letting go, curious. That... was unexpected. ] ...Old lady?
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I'm... your mother?
[ She damn well hopes you don't do half the things with your mother that you do with her, because that's just wrong. ]
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No. Gross. No it's more like, you've got my back and I've got yours. It's a mark of respect in the club, no one fucks with either of us without the other coming down on them, you know?
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-- she shifts, her expression briefly conflicted. It's a heavy weight, the secret, and for a moment she's tempted, so tempted to tell him. ]
Raleigh, I --
[ But she won't. ]
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What? I promise it's a good thing.
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Are you sure you should be doing that? [ She's careful not to lean back into him, but her hands come to rest over his, welcoming the weight of his arms around her anyway; the heat of him. ] Your ribs --
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[Raleigh finishes for her and yeah they still hurt like hell, he should really take a handful of tylenol here pretty soon to keep it in control but. He likes having her close.]
Don't worry so much.
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You're too reckless for your own good sometimes.
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This is practically a love confession of sorts, upon further extrapolation. Oh, Raleigh. ]
So, does this make you my old man?
can't be tamed
... yeah, I guess so.
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None of the...old ladies get to call their partners that?
blings up your inbox
[The club is sexist but Raleigh just. Pretends like he doesn't know about it.]
I don't care though. If you do.
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My old man it is.
bling sparkles
Mako helps inspire him though so who knows really what she'd be able to get to him to do.]
You gonna make me breakfast now or what, old lady?
cutest bling sparkles ever
Like making breakfast, for one. She nudges gently at him, turning around in his arms to nudge his shoulder lightly towards the high stool by the counter. It makes her smile briefly, though. His old lady, imagine that. How many women would kill for that honour? (She imagines it's a good damned few). ]
I can't do anything when you're busy clinging to me like a limpet. Go and take a seat and wait.