She rolled her eyes in mock disbelief. "You? Stronger than me? Hah!" she said sarcastically. She perched on the edge of the couch and felt Nicholas' bicep as if she needed to touch to believe. She didn't, but she was still impressed. A flirtatious grin crossed her face.  "Ooh, you [i]are[/i] strong. Apocalypses can work miracles, amirite? Like a workout every day." 

Mattie poked him on the belly, looked toward Cole to make sure he was still asleep. "You could use a rest, I bet. I'll keep watch, okay? Can't sleep. Use Cole as an example if you've forgotten how to snooze." She returned to her post on the wooden chair. It wasn't that she wanted to watch Nicholas sleep; that was some creepy Twilight shit. What she really wanted was to make sure that his breathing sounded normal. That he wouldn't die in his sleep. 

She went pale at the thought. [i]Not on my damn watch.[/i]