Snack
spacegypsy1
A little ditty from a one word prompt – Snack.
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There was something about Vala eating that made Daniel need to turn away. He'd learned that the hard way when early on she'd gotten a hold of ice cream with chocolate syrup. Licked that bowl dry, and his eyes were unable to look away, even when she raised hers and winked while she licked.
So tonight when she'd expressed her most recent boredom and her overwhelming need for a snack he'd very nicely told her he had a report do in less than two hours and she was on her own. That of course was a lie.
Problem was they were at his apartment and he'd only sent her off about ten feet into the kitchen.
It wasn't in his nature to let her be all alone. And the other members of their team had taken their downtime to visit family. It had always been understood that Daniel would take care of Vala. And as the years passed it became habit. He was accustom to it, and to be honest he liked having her around.
Things had become a little awkward of late. His attraction to her grew as her need to flirt waned. They seemed to have somehow met in the middle. He'd kissed her this morning when they'd arrived at his place. Dropping his bag he'd fumbled for his keys, dropped the key ring and the two of them bent down at the same time. They'd ended up nose to nose and he'd closed the gap for a short kiss. A kiss that shot a lightening bolt through him, and he suspected by the look on her face, the intensity in her eyes, she'd felt it too.
He concentrated on his work, going over the same line again and again trying to ignore his racing heart.
"Daniel."
Oh, God. The way she called his name sent shivers through him. He copied some text without looking up. "Hmm?"
"I think I've decided on the snack I'd like."
" 'kay, take what you..."
Vala scooted in between chair and table and sat on his lap. "This." She said low, with an almost hoarse tremble as she set her lips against his, "is what I want to snack on."
"Oh." He tilted his head, running his tongue across her lips. "Okay. A little snack couldn't hurt." He leaned in further capturing her mouth.
She pushed him away after a very short and completely unfinished kiss. "Snack, darling, not dinner. Save that for later." She walked off down the hall. "Oh, by the way, I am expecting dinner in bed. Just so you know."
He rose so fast his chair hit the floor with a bang. Vala squealed from down the hall as Daniel took off running after her.
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