So this is my first fanfic that I've posted here and I'm open to any suggestions on how to improve my writing! Please review lots! Sorry this chapter is so short but the next ones are longer. Enjoy!
Chapter 1: Nighttime Stress
She wasn't surprised when his muscled arms wrapped around her waist. It was after 12, so if he was still awake then it meant he wanted something. She let her head droop back against his shoulder and her cheek ran along, the prickly stubble scratching against her soft skin. "You coming to bed?" he whispered. She nodded slightly. "Just let me finish this registration form. I need to get it to Sadie's daycare tomorrow so I can go back to work." His breath was warm against her ear and he deposited the pen from her hand onto the counter. "What you need to do is relax." he said. It had been almost a month since he had gotten any, because of all the daycare stuff for Sadie and Jules worrying about leaving her anywhere without someone she trusted. She was only two and a half and anyone outside their family and the team was considered a stranger, not to be trusted with her.
Jules sighed in his arms and reached for the pen again, but his large hand grasped her smaller one and brought it up to his lips. He kissed each of her fingers slowly, sensually, before moving up to her wrist and forearm. "Sam," she warned. It had been a long and stressful week for both of them and she wasn't exactly in the mood for anything. His teeth ran lightly over the sensitive skin of her arm as his open-mouthed kisses ran across her body. She had to admit that it did feel good to just relax for a moment, but she had work to do. "Okay, relaxation over." she told him. She pried her arm from his warm lips and once again pored over the form in front of her.
His arm wrapped securely around her waist, he lifted her hair from the back of her neck and his lips made contact with her soft skin once again. "Sam," she warned again, louder. "I need to finish this, just go to bed. I'll be there in a bit." she promised. He replaced her hair over her shoulder but hugged her tighter. "I tried. Can't sleep without you." he replied honestly. She continued to write. "Try harder. Go check on Sadie, do something. Just please, leave me alone for a while." He finally released his hold on her and she stretched out her back. "Once I'm done I'll head on up, just give me a few minutes." she elaborated.
He did as she asked, figuring that it was better to just give her some space before asking more about it. He waited for her to come upstairs for half an hour before he really tried to fall asleep. Whatever was going on, they could talk about it in the morning.
Jules sat at the counter, staring into space and just thinking. She had finished the daycare forms long ago, but she didn't want to go to bed just yet. She had lots of time to sleep when she wasn't working. Sam, however, wasn't so lucky. He had another day shift and then two days off before Team Three switched back to nights. Natalie had offered to take Sadie for the weekend so they could get some real sleep in, but Jules knew that if Sadie wasn't home and they had more than an hour of free time, then it would definitely not be spent sleeping.
She tried to think back to the last time they had both just relaxed. It must have been before Sadie was born, since after that it was pretty much late night feedings and paying the endless bills. Once she had turned two, things had gotten somewhat easier, though with all the daycare and work problems, not by much. She tried to think back to the last time they had sex, and that was all she did - try. She couldn't even remember. She knew exactly what Sam had been hoping for earlier, she knew exactly how he felt. But she denied him heartlessly and told him to go away.
When she had been pregnant with Sadie, her third trimester had been the worst. The morning sickness had long since ended, but she was hormonal and tired and some nights he would come home and all she wanted to do was have sex. No luck, of course, because he was afraid of hurting her. Or when he finally agreed to it, it was slow and passionate when she just needed it fast and rough. And again, no luck.
She glanced over at the clock. It was after two, and Sam was right, after all. She did need to relax, and to relax she would need to sleep. She silently crept up the stairs and into their room before stripping down to her underwear and climbing into bed with him. His arms wrapped protectively around her and she slipped her leg between his two in their usual intertwined sleeping position. After a few minutes, she drifted off to sleep, stress-free for the first time that night.
Please review! I already have a few of the next chapters ready to go but it all depends on whether or not people like this story. It will get more interesting as it goes on. Next chapter: Shopping trip with Sadie :)
