The morning after

[noteasytobepink]

Clarice was a heavy sleeper, when she wasn't having nightmares. It came of never knowing when she'd get a good night's sleep again. Still, she was not a still sleeper. That meant she rolled and twisted some in the night; her frozen peas slipping down between herself and Bill some time around three in the morining.

And well, she shifted where her head was resting too. Next to his on the pillow, his shoulde,r his chest. It was probably past dawn when she settled with her head on his belly, still asleep.

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[noteasytobepink]

Somehow her smile stretched just a bit wider to hear that note in his voice, a sharp edge coming into it even. To be wanted? Oh yeah, that helped.

"Yes sir sheriff.." She'd love to honestly.

Another small adjustment and she transferred one hand to his shoulder, nails digging in as she cried out again. "Now Bill!" Now what? That was up to him!

[no_andy_taylor]

That 'sir' and 'sheriff' delivered a sharp thrill, and he almost smirked but couldn't quite manage it. Instead his eyes slid shut, and his hips snapped up, responding to the 'Now' by driving himself into her hard, and deep.

He'd asked her, but it was he who complied when commanded, finding his release and falling apart while buried to the hilt inside her; hoping she'd tumble over the edge with him.

[noteasytobepink]

She'd been on the shivering brink when she called on him, and that last forceful probe was exactly what she wanted honestly. She screamed, seizing and clamping around him sweet, sweet triumph.

She was just going to dwell in the moment until she came to stretched across his chest alright?

[no_andy_taylor]

Feeling her tighten around him caused him to buck again, shoulder blades leaving the tile with the force of it, hand gripping her leg hard.

Finally relaxing out, he sunk back onto the tile with a tired, stuttered sigh.

When she eased down on top of him his arms went around her, his chest heaving as he tried to calm his breathing and regather his shattered senses.

"Wow."

[noteasytobepink]

"Mmmm," he was managing verbal better than she was right now? So, until her tongue returned to her she kissed his shoulder and smiled.

Smiled a lot.

Eventually though..."If I'd have known we'd have this much fun I'd have jumped you sooner."

[no_andy_taylor]

Word. He managed that, but couldn't quite do the opening his eyes or movement thing.

Finally he drew himself together enough to look at her, and returned the smile.

"Figured I was borin' in the sack, huh?" He chuckled, and smoothed his palm slowly across her back.

[noteasytobepink]

She arched slowly under his hand like a content cat and...thought about that. "No," she admitted at last. "I thought you'd be great, but..."

But.

"...but maybe guilty. Or you'd decide half way in that you really did want someone else. I don't do well as the 'other woman', and I don't know what the social stigma on sleeping with the guy you might work for is. There were a lot of factors I didn't know that I didn't want you to be worried by."

[no_andy_taylor]

His hand stilled for half a beat, then continued with its motions while he listened to her words.

Yeah... he hadn't really thought about much before getting into this. It happened so fast, from the kiss last night to here on the floor now, repercussions hadn't really come up.

It wasn't that he regretted it, he liked her, and more, she liked him so what was to regret? But now it became a question of, what do they do from here?

A shadow of guilt did cross his features, and he pressed a kiss to her temple in apology for it and his lack of forethought. Because yeah, this could get awkward in a lot of ways.

"I ain't changed my mind about you. I like you, an' I'm kinda over the moon here that you're givin' me a shot. But... "

He really hated to add that but, and showed it with a slight frown.

"There might be some parts of this I shoulda thought about before."

[noteasytobepink]

"So here's what I think..." she mused quietly. "Doc wants to clear me for work next week, so I get a job not at the precinct." She kissed him just to show she wasn't trying to dodge him or anything...

"Then you're not my boss and we dodge that. Mean spirited people are always going to say I'm taking advantage, or you are because I live here, but we can't do much about that. You have more good people than bad in this town and the good ones will know better." She might have thought a little bit about this? A little?

Hard not to when she got so worked up and annoyed over Starla. Nothing like someone like that to get a girl listing in her head why she's a better option!

"And this was good. This was very good Bill. No matter what else? You have my standing and open invitation. I like random sex, and if you come home in a mood to bend me over a table, or you want to play with handcuffs, or we're walking down a hall and you just want to pin me? I'm good for that." Granted she'd do the same in kind but!

[no_andy_taylor]

He was braced for a reaction, certain what he'd just said had come out all sorts of wrong. Hearing what she had to say in reply surprised him, and it made him smile.

It was clear that she had given this some thought, and it showed him that she wanted to make this work. (It also quieted the small fear he had that this was just a pity lay or something.)

Heartened, he nodded.

"We could work it that way, if that's what you wanted. I don't care none what folks have t'say 'bout me, but, y'know how I feel when they start talkin' 'bout you." It made him a rather unhappy (and violent) man is what it did.

His smile turned into a slow grin, and he couldn't agree more with how good this had been.

"I'm sure I'll be takin' you up on that." And won't mind her doing the same at all.

[noteasytobepink]

She didn't do pity lays! The occasional "oh God we're both going to die' lays but not pity!

And...she wanted it to work as long as she was here honestly. She liked him, therefore part of her thought processes were geared toward making sure he was happy!

"I'll start asking around, seeing who might be hiring." She didn't need much. She'd be happy to work bagging or such a the grocery even. She just wasn't comfortable relying on Bill's money indefinitely! "Then you can help me figure out the best options?" He knew the people and would know who was better to work for!

"And you'd better! I'll start feeling weird if I'm the only one jumping her lover! Imagine the scandal! Me the sex fiend, you the guy I pounce will-he nil-he..." Yes, she was teasing.

[no_andy_taylor]

"Alright. An' I'll be happy t'serve as a reference." He smiled. He would sure miss having her at the station, but that would just mean side trips to wherever she ended up.

He'd have his fingers crossed for somewhere with food.

The laugh her last comment caused made his chest rumble, and he grinned at her.

"I dunno if I'd mind bein' that guy so much." There were certainly worse fates.

[noteasytobepink]

"Right, references..." she chuckled and bit his shoulder gently (it was there!). "Doc probably wouldn't mind being one as well." Hopefully, in case she needed more than one!

"I'd mind!" she snorted. "I like being jumped myself sometimes! I like not always knowing what's going on and finding out that you have specific plans for me!" It was exciting and fun to not always be in control! "And I'm sure a wily mind like yours has some ideas hmmm?"

[no_andy_taylor]

"Wily?" He chuckled. "Hmm... I might." His smirk said he did, and that she'd have to wait and see.

"Right now, though, I think we probably outta start thinkin' 'bout gettin' up."

He hated to move, really, but he was lying wet and naked on the bathroom floor, not the most comfortable position to be in.

[noteasytobepink]

"Wily," she agreed cheerfully. "Capable of immense thought and planning despite the affable, cheerful demeanor! Wily!" Oh, man, moving?

She was comfortable!

"Hmmm, and should probably eat..." now that the aspirin and the hormones had helped take the edge off the hang over. Alright, moving.

She sighed and slowly sat up then...sighed happily. He was still buried to the hilt after all and her body was a liiiiittle sensitive right now. Moving against him at all at the moment felt good.

[no_andy_taylor]

"Y'might be on to me." He smirked, with more than a touch of mischief in it.

Pushing a few strands back over her shoulder, he nodded.

"I could eat." A horse, after all this.

He sucked in a sharp breath when she moved, a tremble running down his spine. Ohhhh, sensitive indeed, and tingly.

"Lord, might be rethinkin' the getting up thing... " Because this still felt damn good.

[noteasytobepink]

"Mmmmm," she noted with a grin and a slight shift backward. All the better to grind and rub a little...

...but...

..."You're on the bathroom floor lover." Which wasn't that comfortable was it? Nice as it felt, fun as it had been..."Maybe the next round should be in the kitchen?"

[no_andy_taylor]

"Oh, right. It is gettin' a bit cold down here," he admitted with a chagrined smile. Bath water didn't stay very warm once it left the tub.

With a chuckle, he squeezed her thigh lightly and nodded.

"I am pretty hungry."

[noteasytobepink]

She smiled down at him and...gathered the will power to move. Yep. This involved carefully sliding both her knees up on either side of hips so she could brace and raise herself slowwwwwwwly off him. The sensations alone made her knees shake and drew another soft moan from her lips but eventually she managed.

From there it was just a matter of standing up entirely and offering a hand to Bill. "Good as you look down there...yeah, food."

[no_andy_taylor]

He gave his own soft groan as she rose and he slipped free.

Taking in a slow breath, he accepted her hand and pulled himself to his feet.

Grabbing a pair of towels off of the rack, he offered one to her.

"How's the bruisin'?" That was some pretty strenuous activity they just took part in, with her doing a lot of the work.

[noteasytobepink]

She wrapped the towel around her hips and then ran gentle fingers along her own ribs to test. "Ouch...sore. That's fine though, we didn't really bump my ribs while we were on the floor..."

Before heading t the kitchen Clarice grabbed a brush and passed it to Bill with pleading eyes. "Can you brush my hair while I cook? Pleeeease?"

[no_andy_taylor]

He watched the trail of her fingers, wincing for her when she encountered the bruising.

"Gonna be more careful, don't wanna ruin that clean bill of health you've been waitin' for from the doc." More importantly, he didn't want to hurt her.

Wrapping his towel around his waist, he glanced towards they're clothes before he followed her toward the kitchen. Looked like they'd be doing breakfast in the buff. Fun, as long as there was no bacon, because ouch.

"Sure." He nodded, taking the brush. "Be happy to."

[noteasytobepink]

"Well, if I get stuck on a few more days rest because I decided you're too damn attractive...well...I know we could put the days to use." She smirked at him over her shoulder and led the way to the kitchen.

And no, no bacon. She'd do eggs and french toast though? That kept her still and at the stove for more than long enough to get her hair brushed.

Haaaaair brushiiiiiings. Yum.

[no_andy_taylor]

He gave a warm chuckle and no objection to that.

In the kitchen he waited until she was done moving around and was at the stove (and made sure the curtains were all closed while she was bustling about), then stood behind her.

With careful strokes he ran the brush through her hair, mindful of any tangles, and stealing a kiss or three on her shoulder and neck.

"That alright?" He asked as he gave a gentle stroke with the brush.

[noteasytobepink]

Oh, right, curtains. Why hadn't she thought of that? Well, she wasn't very body conscious to be honest.

And damn but the man was distracting! She ended up swaying back against him after each gentle kiss, leaning against him as a matter of course because he was comfy. Very comfy.

This meant the eggs overcooked a little so she scrambled them instead of making them over easy but..."Yeah, yeah that's fine lover. I like having my hair played with, and if it dries before being brushed the knots get bad."