Pairing: Chris Beck/Reader
Warning: Fluff, Space fluff, injuries
Word count: 2.6k
Requested by @tieddown-withbattleshipchains, I hope you will like it! 🙂 I know it was long ago. I moved to France right before you requested it.
Summary:


It should have been a routine mission. Go out check the panels come back and eat dinner, but something went wrong. It’s hard to say whose fault it was, but it didn’t matter anymore. You and Mark were out when a smaller wave of asteroids crushed your path. It shouldn’t have been a problem you should have been prepared to this, yet one hit you. Right in the left tight. You were bleeding and running out of oxygen.
‘Whatney, bring her back right now!’ You could hear Chris’ voice and immediately left your spot to help Mark to catch you. It took only a minute but your vision was already blurry, you were shaking and sweating from the pain and the huge amount of blood what was leaving your body didn’t help either.
‘Hey, darling! I’m here, hold my arm.’ You could hear his voice but could never do what he was asking for. The universe went black and the last thing you could hear was Chris terrified voice, then nothing. Now two days later you were in your bed, surrounded by all the equipment Chris and the team brought here from the medics after the surgery. Your body hurt and you were still dizzy from the loss of blood.
Your door was open so you could hear the others sitting in the common area they must have been eating. You wanted to move and go to them but as soon as you lift your head the dizziness got worse and your head fall back to the pillow with a painful groan.
‘I think it was her!’ Commander Lewis’ voice was clear and you could hear their steps getting closer to your room. ‘She is awake!’ She said to someone before stepping into the cabin and waking to your bed. ‘Welcome back! How are you feeling?’ She asked while looked over you quickly, trying to examine you.
‘I have been better before. My leg hurts and feels a little numb and now can’t really lift my head.’ You summarised your state just before Chris would have stepped in too.
He looked tired and exhausted, and just at the moment when he saw you a little smile appeared on his lips.
’(Y/N), your awake!’ He smiled in relief and laughed a little before taking a few steps closer to you. ‘Please, don’t try to move yet! If you need anything just let us know! You are not strong enough to put any pressure on your body! Your leg was seriously hurt, and you were asleep for two days, after a long surgery so, please try to relax. ’ He said quickly squishing every important information to these few sentences, which just made you speechless. Or maybe it was just the fact that you could see him again, because in your last memory you really thought it would never happen again. This was the moment when it hit you. You just almost died, you were out in the space and most probably thanks to Mark’s fast reactions you made back to the ship.
‘Dr. Back did everything to save you, and thank god he succeeded, however he didn’t get too much sleep since than.’ Commander Lewis added, and gave an acknowledging look to Chris. ‘Now I leave you with him, l and let him tell you the most important things you need to know, before the others can visit you.’ Her tone was calm and kind, trying to keep her calm, before she reached out for your hand to hold it for a second. ‘Have some rest!’ Her hand left yours and you nodded, smiling a little.
She left the room and left you alone with Chris.
‘Chris…’ Your voice was shaking, because you were just about to freak out. He stepped right to you reassuringly stroking his thumb over your hand. ‘Did I die?’ You asked the most dumbest question which ever come to your mind.
‘No. You are here. You never died. Mark brought you back real quick, it was a miracle, and by that time all of us was there. We stopped the bleeding, you got oxygen and from that point your life wasn’t in danger.’ He explained it calmly keeping his fingers on yours.
‘Okay… So when can I do things again?’ You asked which made him smile in a way that your heart melted. He laughed a bit before started to talk.
‘Not tomorrow.’ He said jokingly before his tone got serious. ‘Look, the wound is very serious in your leg. It needs time to heal and to get stronger, please try to take it seriously…
‘Can I see it?’ You asked interrupting him half worried half excited. Chris sighed and looked you in the eye.
‘No. Maybe the next time I’ll clean it. It’s not pretty, I’m sorry. I couldn’t do more, I’m not a plastic surgeon.’ He answered and turned his head to look at your leg and hide the sadness in his eyes.
‘Chris… I mean, Beck, you saved my life… I know you tried your best.’ You leaned forward trying to look at him. ‘You always do!’ He let a painful smile run through his lips for a second, before you squished his hand a little.
‘Have some rest! You need it, than we can see what can you eat now.’ His expression was sad and serious at the same time. He couldn’t really save you, not in a way he wanted. He knew how big the scar will be on your leg, and he just wanted to spare you from seeing it until it was possible.
He was holding your hand for some seconds before he left your room.
The days passed really really slow. You weren’t allowed to do anything and you couldn’t leave your bed. You felt strong enough for that but Chris forbid you to do so. The only positive side of the situation was that you spent more and more time with him. He was monitoring your health, cleaned your wound, started to rehabilitate it and he was also some kind of a psychologist for you.
During the routine checks you were quiet. Simply admiring his utter focused expression, his bright blue eyes, his lips which he firmly pressed together as he was concentrating on his job.
‘Is there something on my face, (y/n)?’ He asked when he finished and turned to you. His face lit up and a playful smile run through his lips.
You blushed and blinked at him in panic.
‘Yes, a little… thing.’ You lift your hand to touch the soft skin, pretending to remove the non existing thing from his cheek, however the movement was way to gentle for it. The steel blue eyes were staring at you curiously, observing every expression you made, every movement of your eyes. Your eyes looked into his for a long moment while you were silent and the time seemed to be stopped.
He parted his lips before running his tongue through the dry lips.
‘I think we are done for today.’ He smiled getting up from your bed. ‘Have rest!’ He said before leaving your cabin hurried.
It was odd, and you couldn’t stop yourself staring at the door. His gaze was so different, for a minute he didn’t look at you like a patient, it was way too gentle and curious for it.
Next day you couldn’t help it, you had to get out of bed. You had to walk, to look around to get your own food. You were strong enough you knew it. Chris was just too cautious. With these thoughts you got out of your bed alone, for the first time in two weeks, and with shaky legs you started to walk to the common area. Your legs were shaking and you knees went weak more than once in those few meters. You were stupid enough not even bringing your crutches to give you some leverage. It was just because you weren’t use to it, just because you were in bed for so long. You thought however, your wound was just about to beat your pride.The couch was just a couple of steps, you had to get there somehow. You turned and took two weak steps to that direction, but it was too far. Your legs gave in and you were prepared to land on your knees and palm, but it have never happened.
Two warm, strong hands were wrapped around your waist, holding you on your feet.
‘I don’t remember letting you walk alone in the ship, (Y/N).’ You could hear Chris’ voice behind you. You were so screwed. His voice was strict yet soft.
‘I know, I’m sorry.’ You sighed, trying to get back the control above your body, but his arms were still securely wrapped around you. He gently make you turn, facing him, still holding you.
‘I know you are restless, but you have to know that here I can’t do everything in the same way than back on Earth. If something goes wrong, maybe I can’t save you again, maybe it will make your injuries worse, and I couldn’t live with that.’ He said, however his voice was merely more than a whisper. His arms were gently holding you, pressed against his body, his hands gently resting on your back and on your hip, while you held onto his shoulders. His steel blue eyes got filled with concern and they also got a lot softer at the same moment.
‘I’m sorry, I just couldn’t lay there anymore. I started to feel that I’ll never be healthy again if I keep staying in my room forever.’ You said with an apologetic smile, which made his smile turn into a grin. You could feel yourself blushing, as the heat of his body got to yours through your clothes, and he still didn’t let you go.
‘Let’s go to somewhere, than!’ He offered and reached down to your knees to lift you in his arms.
‘Chris! I mean, Beck! It’s not necessary, please put me down!’ You protested, however you doubted he could hear you.
‘First, it is Dr. Beck! Second, I’m okay with you calling me Chris.’ He said and the only reason you could see the small blush appearing on his cheeks was that he was holdig you close in his arms. ‘We have spent a lot of time together lately anyways, and we will, until we arrive home. So, Chris is okay.’ He explained to draw away your attention from his obvious blush, which just got even more visible as he was speaking.
‘Alright, Chris!’ You laughed resting your head on his shoulder. ‘Thank you for taking care of me.’ You whispered while looking into the endless space through the windows of the gym.
‘This is kind of my job!’ He placed you gently next to the window and took place next to you. ‘And I care for you anyways.’ He chuckled running his hand through his hair to cover his face from your eyes.
‘Thank you!’ You laid you head on his shoulder, and quickly passed on the fact that his knee was gently pressing against yours. ‘Thank you for saving my life, for taking care of me, for being cautious instead of me, and for bringing me to my favourite place on this ship.’ You listed quietly letting his fingers brush through your hand, and pulling your fingers into the warm palm of his.
‘You don’t have to thank it to me! I would have done the same if I weren’t the doctor in this ship. You are very important to the team, to this mission, to many many people on the Earth… and to me.’ He breathed softly. His hand reached out and made your head gently turn to face him.
‘Chris…’ You whispered before letting your eyes drop to his plump lips. His hand slid on the side of your face as he leaned closer, gently capturing your lips with his. You sighed and gave him more space, turning to him fully, tilting your head, parting your lips. His kiss was gentle, soft, slowly tasting your lips before his tongue would have slipped into your mouth deepening the kiss. You moaned into the kiss when you could feel his tongue stroking yours, his teeth biting your bottom lip, tenderly sucking on it. The kiss got long, letting you get lost in the sensations, in the closeness of the other one, and the warm touches of your hands wandering in each others hair. His lips left small, soft kisses on yours before leaving it completely.
‘I was so worried about you! When Mark brought you back and I could see you, unconscious, bleeding I was thinking about the worse thing a man could and I tried to use all my remained patience and knowledge to save you as a doctor. It shouldn’t be this way, but I can’t help it. I have wanted to do this to you since too long, since we were back to Earth.’ He confessed, leaving you speechless.
You couldn’t say anything, not now, not to this. You pulled him back to another more passionate kiss, making him straddling your healthy leg, to face you to kis him as deep as he could. Your hands were in the soft brown hair, leaving it messy, while his hands were on your face cupping your cheeks, letting his love pour from his lips onto yours.
‘When I got hit by that asteroid, all I could hear was your voice, and that how worried it was. My last memories are you calling out my name, and me thinking that I’ll never ever be able to see this gorgeous smile of yours.’ You laughed softly before lifting your head to capture his lips again.
‘No, don’t even think about this, you are stuck with this stupid face of mine. Mostly because I couldn’t heal you completely, so now I have to live with the consequences, now I have to be with you.’ He smiled against your lips. ‘Also, I love you, so much and I want to be with you!
You couldn’t believe to your ears, you were beyond happiness.
‘I love you too!’ You grinned looking into the happy blue eyes. The full, warm lips were pressed against to yours, tasting you happily.
When it ended, Chris sat back next to you, wrapping one arm around you, resting his head on you yours, which leaned to his shoulder again. You didn’t say anything for a while just watched the stars in the distance.
Later Chris carried you back to your room, after you fall asleep on his shoulder and for the first time in your space travel he never went back to his bed. He stayed, sharing the narrow bed with you, holding your fragile body close, inhaling your scent deeply, getting lost in the warm feeling of your body against his, finally finding something constant in the infinite of the universe.



