Pre-Spooks. Four Short Chapters about John and Maya being young and in love. Inspired by a Richard Armitage interview about their relationship before he was stranded in Dakar.

~January 30, 1993~

Slowly her chest rise and fall, peacefully sleeping on her side. Her hand rested on his chest. Her black hair fell loosely around her face. Watching the woman in his arms, he smiled when she let out a slight snore. He gently brushed his hand through her hair, twirling the stands between his fingers.

His hands reached to the night stand beside him grabbing the Polaroid Camera as quietly as he could. He failed when a book that was hang on the edge fell to the floor making a loud thud. He stop, held his breath as he looked at the sleeping woman who stirred slightly pulling her hand close to her chest. He let out a sigh of relief as he pointed the camera in his hand at the beauty in his bed. Instantly, he was holding on the image of the woman.

"What are you doing?" A groggy voice asked her eyes trying to adjust to the light from the open window that filled the room. She spotted the polaroid in his hands.

"Good Morning, beautiful." He proclaimed. He placed the camera behind him before he leaned in and pressed his lips against hers. Slowly, he moved down to her neck kissing it softly. She smiled while running his fingers through his untamed brown hair. "See this spot here." he kissed her collar bone. "That spot is mine." He continued to kiss her. "And this spot. This spot." He kissed the palm of her hand "Defiantly this spot." She giggled listening to the man.

She turned her head towards the clock on the nightstand. Her smiled faded when she saw the time. "John, you were supposed to wake me." She yelled as she pushed the man off of her jumping out of the single bed. "You know I have an important class today." She picked her clothes off the floor pulling them on.

"Maya don't go. Come back to bed." John insisted as he sat up wrapping the white sheet around his bare back.

"I can't, John. Plus, don't you have class?" She asked as he ran her finger through her hair trying to get out the knots.

"Yeah, but I was going to skip it and stay in bed with you all day." He stated flashing his charming smile. Crawling to the edge of the bed, he reached out for her hand and pulled her towards him, wrapping his long arms around her. He planted another kiss. She couldn't resist his mesmerizing steel blue eyes.

"Sorry." She spoke between kisses. "But I have to be the grown up…" Another smooch. "…and go to class." She gave him on last peck on the lips before she picked up her pack filled with books and exited the bachelor pad. Leaving the young man, who fell back down into bed and cover his head with the comforter.