Title: It's Never Too Late
Disclaimer: Not mine don't sue.
Rating: Slash, NC-17
Pairing: Shalimar/Emma
Summary for those of you who haven't seen the ep: Set after the episode where Caleb Mathias, the life-sucking mutant, kills Emma but is brought back to life with his death. Shalimar finds Emma dead. She cries over her body and then gets really pissed and she knocks Caleb off a high area causing him to break his neck. Then she goes back to Emma's prone body to weep some more and she calls to Adam to tell him Emma is dead. Adam tries to warn Shal that he will rise from the dead and try and kill her again but she is too overwrought with emotion about Emma to heed his warnings but the guys show up in time to zap the hell out of him. After he dies for good Emma's life force gets sucked back into her and she is alive again and Shal hugs her and then they all go dancing.
"It's too late." She felt, rather than heard the
statement as it burned into her consciousness. Shalimar awoke gasping as she
bolted up in bed. She licked her top lip tasting the light sheen of sweat that
had gathered there during her fitful nightmare. As she tried to regain her
breath she thought about the reason for her recent bout of bad dreams. It had
been nearly two weeks since Emma had died and then come back to her… to them.
Almost every night Shal had the same dream of finding Emma's lifeless body just
lying there on a cold floor. She hadn't told the others about her nocturnal
musings but everyone knew something was going on. She was getting less sleep as
a result of the disturbing images and becoming more and more irritable around
the rest of the team. She felt the intense need to protect Emma now more than
ever but she knew Emma wouldn't stand for it. Shal tried her best to just deal
with work and training and not think about Emma but she was everywhere. Her
presence alone was enough to cause Shalimar to lose all concentration on
whatever task she was trying to accomplish. Emma's sweet voice floated over her
senses causing shivers to run down her spine. Her fragrance, a light strawberry
scented glycerin soap mixed with the essence that is Emma. And worst of all the
sight of her. The absolute beauty and grace she carries herself with, her
blazing red hair and her haunting grey blue eyes. Shal couldn't escape those
eyes. Before all of this happened Shal had known she loved Emma but not nearly
as intensely and passionately as she did now. She had thought they were only
friends… and they were, to Emma anyway. Shal didn't know how long she could keep
her feelings for the lovely psyonic a secret. She yearned to hold her in her
arms like she had on that horrible day but this time have Emma respond in kind.
Shal got out of bed knowing it would be useless to try and sleep anymore now
that the adrenaline in her body had been pumping so hard. She decided to do some
exercises to help relax some of her more tense muscles. Just as she was really
getting involved in her routine she heard the soft pad of bare feet and the
light aroma of strawberries…
Shal continued her exercising hoping Emma would just go back to bed but no such
luck.
"Come on Shal I know you know I'm here." Emma said in a softly accusatory tone.
The blonde ceased her workout and turned appraising the redhead with a glance.
"Yeah, what's up?" Shal asked deciding to play dumb.
"You can't fool me Shal, you should know that by now. You've been up way before
dawn every day this week doing your calisthenics and you've been kind of waspish
with everyone. Even the guys have noticed." Emma demurred as she rested her hand
on Shal's shoulder.
"It's nothing, don't worry about it." Shal said dismissing the comment outright.
"Don't lie to me Shal. You've been avoiding me too. Did you think I wouldn't
notice? Are you angry with me for some reason?" Emma asked with quiet sincerity.
The blonde feral sighed and faced Emma showing the tears welling up in her
soulful brown eyes.
"Em, I'm sorry. I just, I've been having nightmares about you." Shalimar's voice
shook with emotion as the tears ran down her face.
"Nightmares?" Emma asked wiping a tear from Shal's face.
"I couldn't stand it if you died." Shal finally admitted with a crack in her
voice. "I already almost lost you when Billy burned down that bar and I thought
I had lost you when Caleb…" she trailed off. Shal bit her lip and looked away.
Emma immediately gathered the blonde in her arms and held her close.
"I didn't know…" Emma practically whispered. Shal smiled through her tears
because no matter what else was happening she was exactly where she wanted to
be, in Emma's comforting embrace. Emma pulled back a bit and gazed intently into
Shal's eyes. Right then Shalimar knew there was no more hiding. Emma would know
how in love she was with her. Emma's questioning look was replaced almost
immediately with that of understanding. The fear that gripped the wild ferals
heart frightened her and she tried to speak.
"I…" but Emma brought her finger to the stunning blondes lips to silence her.
"It's okay." Said Emma as she smiled that Mona Lisa smile of hers and slowly
leaned forward replacing her fingers with her lips. Shalimar's feral instincts
kicked into high gear at the touch of Emma's lips to hers. She wanted to devour
her, but she didn't want Emma to be afraid of her intensity so she let the
serene psyonic set their pace. It began hesitantly, both unsure of where they
stood, but both women began to feel the burning need for one another rising up
inside. Then, suddenly, Sanctuaries lights came on and the two women broke apart
abruptly to stare at each other. Damn auto-timer, Shal cursed to herself as her
amber eyes flashed dangerously. Both women were breathing hard and wondering
what to do next when Jess shuffled out of his room grunting and heading to the
kitchen area to get some coffee.
"We need to talk." Emma gave Shal a meaningful look.
"Looks like." Was the only response the considerably shocked feral could think
of. Unfortunately the morning started off busy and continued to be throughout
the day and the two women kept getting interrupted when they tried to sneak off
somewhere alone to talk about what had transpired in the wee hours of that early
morning. The men in the group, as oblivious as always, only noticed that
Shalimar's mood had been greatly improved.
That night a very frustrated feral lay in her bed wide-awake. She couldn't get
Emma off her mind. The kiss they'd shared sparked something deep within her. In
short it was mind-blowing. And the really annoying thing was that the blonde
knew that there were no guarantees tomorrow would allow any more time for them
to talk than the previous day had. Shal got up and threw on a robe prepared to
go sneak in to see Emma and actually find out what was going on between them
when she heard a light tapping on her bedroom door.
Emma stood outside of Shalimar's bedroom door not believing what she was doing.
She could barely believe she had kissed the beautiful blonde. Emma was probably
more shocked about the entire situation than Shalimar was, Emma thought to
herself. Emma watched the door open to reveal a scantily clad Shalimar looking
as sexy as hell. Emma's eyes grew wide and she blushed as she took in the short
red satin robe only barely hiding the contours of the toned woman's body. She
watched as Shalimar smiled wolfishly, seemingly amused by Emma's response to her
state of undress.
"Uh..." Emma had forgotten what she was going to say completely.
"Come in." Shal invited stepping aside to usher the willowy women in. Once
inside the two women looked at everything but each other until Shalimar broke
the silence.
"So…"
"Yeah…" Emma replied. And then both women smiled at one another. Shalimar
decided that she was just going to lay it all out there.
"Okay, here's the thing, I'm in love with you." Shal declared. Emma already knew
that Shal had feelings for her but she didn't know they ran that deeply. Emma
herself really hadn't had the time to think about anything that had happened.
All she really knew is that Shalimar had saved her from the fire and it had been
Shalimar's arms she woke up in when she came back to life. Also it was in
Shalimar's arms she felt the safest. As for the kiss, the mind numbing soul
crashing heart-breaking kiss, well it was more than just a kiss. Emma had never
considered being with any woman let alone Shalimar but Shal was her best friend.
She loved Shal like she loved no one else and she had admitted to herself
earlier that she was attracted to her as well.
"When did you start to feel this way for me?" Emma asked.
"Does it matter?" Shal responded.
"No I guess not, I'm just a little surprised."
"You think you are? You were the one to kiss me Emma." Shal replied raising an
eyebrow as she grinned mischievously. Emma's cheeks burned a deep copper but her
eyes never wavered as her eyes drank in the captivating sight before her. Emma
moved to touch Shalimar but the blonde feral stopped her.
"Em, I have to know, do you love me?" She asked as she held her breath awaiting
the answer.
"You're my best friend and I love you more than anyone." Emma replied
automatically. That wasn't exactly the response Shal had been hoping for but on
the bright side Emma had said she loved her.
"But are you in love with me?" the feral asked softly. After a moment of silence
Emma replied,
"If I'm not then I'm falling fast." That peaceful smile was back in place.
Shalimar felt as if a huge weight had been lifted off her shoulders. She
expelled the breath she'd been holding and sauntered the small distance over to
Emma. The blonde wrapped her strong arms around the lithe redheads' waist
pulling her into a warm embrace.
"You do realize how intense I am right?" Shal asked her face betraying her mask
of confidence.
"Uh huh." Emma nodded.
"And wild?"
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Emma grinned devilishly.
"And guarded?" Shal asked finally, the fear obvious on her face. Emma just
caressed the side of Shal's face her smile still in place.
"We'll work on it, together." And before Shalimar could voice any other
potential insecurities Emma kissed Shalimar for the second time. Their tongues
melted together in a well-choreographed dance until they both pulled back
panting. Shal regained her breath before Emma and began to laugh.
"What's so funny?" Emma asked as she poked the beautiful ferals arm.
"I just think it's funny that you were the one to initiate both kisses. What
happened to my shy wallflower Emma hmm?" Shal teased.
"She changed." Emma replied gravely, putting an immediate end to the playful
mood that had been established. This time Shalimar didn't hesitate to lean
forward and capture Emma's lips. The kiss was searing as Emma somehow managed to
not only begin to disrobe Shalimar but ensnare her tongue as well. Shal's head
was spinning as she felt her robe fall to the floor as Emma began to suck on her
tongue ardently. The feral could hold back her instincts no longer as she pulled
away from the kiss. Her golden eyes flickered and a growl welled up from within
her. Contrary to Shalimar's belief that Emma would freak out if she displayed
her more primitive instincts Emma responded by literally jumping into Shal's
arms and wrapping her long legs around the ferals waist and said two words.
"Bed, now." Shalimar didn't need to be told twice as she gainfully deposited
them both on the queen-sized bed in the center of the room. Knowing she needed
to hear it and Emma wanting to say it professed her love for Shalimar.
When the blonde heard Emma say she loved her she could hear the significance of
the statement in her voice, that she meant it with all her heart. At this point
Shalimar was only dressed in a black skimpy negligée and Emma decided she wanted
to see all of her fierce lovers' body. As she slid her hands up into Shal's
negligée and up her sides the blonde feral hissed. Shalimar had other plans
however and decided to divest Emma of her clothes the only way she knew how at
the moment. Emma tried unsuccessfully to remove the offending garment in front
of her but was being impeded by Shalimar's busy hands when all of a sudden she
heard a loud tearing sound echo in the room. She looked down at the pieces of
what once were her white nightshirt and then back up to Shalimar's face. Both of
them were gasping as Shal's hands touched Emma's hot skin causing sensory
overload. Shalimar's hair framed her face in a wild tussle as she looked down
upon the now bare chest of her soon to be lover. Emma's eyes darkened as she
projected a light wave of her emotions to the blonde. All it served to do was
intensify the moment and soon both women were naked and wanting. Just as Shal
was about to lean in for another soul-shattering kiss Emma stopped her,
"What about…" she trailed off.
"About?" Shal growled impatiently.
"Brennan." Emma replied, her face betraying her trepidation.
"Emma if I wanted to be with Brennan I would be with Brennan." Shalimar said
forcefully.
"But you two flirt all the time." Emma pointed out.
"No, he flirts with me, I just flirt back." Shal replied her Cheshire cat grin
back in place.
"And now?" Emma asked archly.
"Brennan who?" Shal replied jokingly. Emma giggled. The blonde feral went back
to what she had been doing before being interrupted by licking the enthralling
psyonics clavicle. Emma sighed as Shal's mouth trailed across her throat and up
her chin to her mouth. By now kisses weren't enough and Emma roughly racked her
fingernails across Shalimar's back as she listened to her blonde goddess
practically purring in her ear. Shal continued her oral assault by nibbling and
licking her way to first one breast and then the other, worshipping them both
equally. Emma was enraptured and could do nothing but respond to the blondes'
sensual ministrations. Emma's moans and gasps continued to spur Shalimar on as
she tugged on the nipple in her mouth once more before kissing her way down
Emma's alabaster stomach. She reached Emma's navel and dipped her tongue in,
causing yet another whimper to emanate from the usually tranquil psyonic. Emma
for her part felt like she was going to fly apart from the inside out soon. When
Shal reached the apex of Emma's thighs she took a moment to savour the fact that
she was the one that Emma had chosen and then knowing that Emma was on the edge,
plunged in. Emma felt Shal's mouth on her and she let out a yelp as her hips
jerked. Shal heard Emma's squeal of pleasure and saw her hands clutch the bed
sheets reflectively. The ferals tongue was busy licking and sucking while Emma's
body raged out of control.
"Oh God Shal!" Emma exclaimed grabbing the back of Shal's head and pulling it as
close to her as possible. Shal's smile only grew as she hummed against Emma's
sex. Both of Shal's hands had been grasping Emma's perfect ass but she moved to
slide one of her fingers inside the now quivering redhead. Emma's body responded
right away. Her breathing became even more laboured.
"Shal please!" was all Emma could rasp out. Shal pumped her finger in and out
while continuing to ravish Emma with her mouth faster and harder until she felt
Emma's orgasm flow through her own body as the psyonic had unknowingly let loose
her powers. Soon both women were lying in a heap on Shal's bed both spent from a
colossal orgasm.
"Wow." Shal muttered against Emma's thigh. For her part Emma just nodded, not
trusting her voice. Shal crawled her way up and rested herself next to her
beloved. Emma snuggled into her lovers' embrace.
"I love you Emma." Shal reiterated. Emma looked into Shal's chocolate brown eyes
and began playing with some strands of the blondes' hair.
"I love you too Shal." Emma replied with tears shining in her eyes. After a few
moments of post-coital bliss Emma broke the silence.
"So what are we going to tell the guys?" she asked. Shal shrugged.
That morning Brennan and Jessie were in the kitchen getting their breakfast when
Emma and Shal sashayed into the room, Shal sporting a self-satisfied smirk and
Emma's just… satisfied.
"Hey guys." Shal said a perky lilt to her voice.
"Hey, you look happy." Jess noted.
"Probably because I am." Shal replied her eyes never leaving Emma's lithe frame
as she moved about the room. Jess gave Brennan a questioning look but Brennan
looked just as confused. Brennan just shrugged and walked closer to Shal.
"Well now that you're in a better mood I was thinking maybe tonight…" he trailed
off his boyish grin in place.
Emma glanced up from her tea for a moment but said nothing waiting to see how
her lover would react.
Shal for her part smiled and replied, "Sorry Bren, Emma and I have other plans."
And then the feral very obviously flashed her golden eyes and winked at her
beautiful girlfriend. Emma for her part had the grace to blush as she raised her
mug to take a sip. Shal bypassed Brennan and held out her hand to Emma.
"Coming?" The question seemed to hang in the air. Emma didn't need to respond
verbally. She just placed her delicate hand in Shal's and smiled while allowing
herself to be led away, hopefully back to her bedroom. Brennan and Jessie's
mouths were wide open in shock as they looked at one another. "You don't think?"
Bren asked.
"Oh I do think." Jessie nodded grinning, his mind having already jumped to some
happy mental pictures.
The End
