I realized I wrote this right before I left for a week or so, and never got around to posting it, so here you go...
Scars
This was the first time she had slept in days.
Here, in his arms, she closed her eyes and drifted off.
He listened to her soft breathing as he felt her muscles relax,
he took her hand in his, running his fingers over her soft skin.
He winced as a scar passed under his touch,
he covered the white reminder of pains past.
He smiled for he thought, no more of those.
For here, in his arms, she would stay safe from harm.
"Forever babe," he whispered a promise into her ear.
She grinned as a tear rolled down her cheek.