[She giggles and tilts her face to give him more room to nose and cuddle. Her arms slide over his shoulders to keep him from getting any ideas about sliding away.]
[However, with her holding him that way, he has no intention of trying to escape, not yet. A hand settles against the small of her back to rub a slow circle. Touching just for the sake of it.
He has never had much of that in his life, not at home, not here.]
[Her fingertips slide back and forth over his shoulders, rubbing the muscles beneath as much as admiring them. Skin to skin like this, it feels so good. She's half-tempted to suggest they stay in bed all day, until necessity absolutely dictates they get up.]
[It feels naughty in a fun way to break routine. He couldn't do this every day, but with today not a work day and Blade still lounging in the bed at his back, the prospect is a pleasant one.
He brushes a kiss to her cheek and lets it linger. As much as he could go another round with her this morning, for now he's more interested in a subtler sort of intimacy.]
[She giggles under her breath again, and her immediate response to his statement is a cheeky one.] Staying in bed all morning?
[But that's just a reflex, to cover the warm, soft part of her that swells as he says it. She strokes his hair, reassurance that she was only teasing, and decides it is only fair to answer in kind.]
Nor I. [She knows exactly what "this" he's referring to, even if she can't bring herself to speak it.] This is all quite new to me.
[He feels heat rising in his cheeks, a pleasant warmth suffusing him that has nothing to do with the blush. He wonders if she knows the effect she has on him when she says such things. It's all he can do not to hide his face against her neck like a child.]
As am I. Happier than...than I've been in some time.
[He slips his hand around to cup her cheek. Happier than he has been since childhood, easily.]
[Despite her own urge to hide her face, she gazes adoringly into his eyes. Her chest swells with warmth, with words that she's been feeling for a while now, yet is too frightened to say. Her lips part, barely, then close again in favor of a smile. Her cheeks are burning so hot she wonders if he'll burn his palm.]
Me too. It's been so long, but... it feels good. All of it.
[He could drown in her gaze, being looked at that way. It sends a pleasant shiver to his toes. His heart feels as though it will beat from his chest when she starts to speak, settling only a little when nothing difficult comes out.
There are too many words vying, on his part, so he simply leans in and kisses her, long and slow, tender. He'll impress on her mouth what he can't bring to voice.]
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[Thank the Maker.]
Now I have a conundrum, though.
[He leans up into the touch, very catlike, and in turn noses in against her hair, feeling it tickle his face.]
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Torn between a warm bed and a hot breakfast?
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[However, with her holding him that way, he has no intention of trying to escape, not yet. A hand settles against the small of her back to rub a slow circle. Touching just for the sake of it.
He has never had much of that in his life, not at home, not here.]
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[Her fingertips slide back and forth over his shoulders, rubbing the muscles beneath as much as admiring them. Skin to skin like this, it feels so good. She's half-tempted to suggest they stay in bed all day, until necessity absolutely dictates they get up.]
Surely, we have time for both.
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[It feels naughty in a fun way to break routine. He couldn't do this every day, but with today not a work day and Blade still lounging in the bed at his back, the prospect is a pleasant one.
He brushes a kiss to her cheek and lets it linger. As much as he could go another round with her this morning, for now he's more interested in a subtler sort of intimacy.]
I'm not...I haven't done this, you know?
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[But that's just a reflex, to cover the warm, soft part of her that swells as he says it. She strokes his hair, reassurance that she was only teasing, and decides it is only fair to answer in kind.]
Nor I. [She knows exactly what "this" he's referring to, even if she can't bring herself to speak it.] This is all quite new to me.
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[Lightly humorous. He is perfectly willing to walk down that path rather than stating certain things with too much emphasis for comfort.]
We seem to be navigating it well.
[He scratches his nails over her back, assuming she likely awakens with morning itches much the same as him.]
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[She shivers pleasantly. Those little scratches feel amazing.]
I don't know if we're doing it right, but... I'm terribly happy with it, regardless. With you.
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As am I. Happier than...than I've been in some time.
[He slips his hand around to cup her cheek. Happier than he has been since childhood, easily.]
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Me too. It's been so long, but... it feels good. All of it.
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There are too many words vying, on his part, so he simply leans in and kisses her, long and slow, tender. He'll impress on her mouth what he can't bring to voice.]