Evening sun was long gone replaced its bright orange tinge with dark night. The night sky was aglow with bright city lights. The pale crescent moon shimmered like a silver claw in the raven night. Falcon glanced at stars blazing the sky but his insides weren't as calm as night. His eyes held storm of emotions that was corrupting his mind.
After dropping Nancy at her apartment, he decided to drop Sarah. Falcon looked at angel beside him and took a deep breath. She was sleeping soundly and he didn't wanted to wake her up.
He pulled up at her apartment and carefully got out of car. He slowly opened passenger door carefully enough to not wake her up and placed one hand under her knees and other on back of her shoulder and with one jerk he picked her up. He closed the door with his foot and started walking towards her apartment. His arms were wrapped securely around her as he entered the elevator.
After reaching her apartment door, he opened the door with his hand that was under her knees and walked inside. The familiar scent of lavender and blueberries invaded his nostrils as he breathed in deeply. His hawk like eyes scanned her tiny apartment and walked further.
He crossed her cozy living room and opened the familiar white doors of her bedroom.
His steps automatically took him towards her bed as he laid her down. She stirred and adjusted herself seeking comfort. Falcon kept standing there. He took duvet from her closet and covered her shivering body with it. Slightly bending towards her, he pushed back her wet hairs from her face and softly kissed her forehead. As his lips touched her head, he felt a burning sensation, not from close proximity but from heat radiating off her body. He frowned and gently placed the back of his hand on her head.
'She's having fever.'
He said to himself. He checked her cheeks and face and felt same heat radiating through her body. Her skin was hot to touch, he mentaly scolded himself for not observing this earlier. His senses heightened as her arteries become noticeable distended due to her raised heart beat. Then realisation hit him.
She was wearing same damp clothes.
He hurriedly rushed into her closet and picked up her warmest pair of pyjamas and one off white sweater before rushing towards her.
"Wake up, sunshine, you need to change." he said while slightly shaking her. Her eyes were closed and her body was sweating profusely.
He tried few more times but nothing worked. He sighed in defeat and put his one hand behind her head and made her sit and settled himself on the bed in front of her.
'I am about to sign my death certificate.' he pondered to himself.
He removed his jacket off her and stared down at her. She was so small compared to him.
"So godamn small." he murmured.
He removed strings of her sundress making them fall from her shoulders. He gulped hard. He wasn't sure he would be able to do that or not. He was not allowed to touch her but every single cell in his