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'Wow. Wow,' Stephanie repeated. She lay on her back on the floor wrapped in the bed sheets. Her legs bent at the knees and resting on the bed. She stared up at the ceiling watching the light from the fire make the shadows dance. The small fire still burned in the living room and its heat she felt from its small flames, the embers at the bottom glowing bright orange. She was glowing herself after their last round. 'Wow.'

'Wow?' he chuckled as he gulped in large amounts of water from the kitchen sink. His apartment was large, but all open plan, apart from a few closets and the bathroom. He watched her lay there and smiled to himself. He was definitely dehydrated after everything. 'You thirsty?' he asked her through deep breaths.

'No…' she trailed off and blinked her eyes, 'Oh wow.' She heard the tap turn off and him walk over quietly. He had a skill for sneaking up on her, but now she could hear him coming, except when he didn't want her to hear.

'Well now lass you weren't so bad yersel,' he said in his thick accent that she loved. He lay down behind her and stared down into her beautiful face. She was still on cloud nine which he chuckled at. Her face just completely astounded. 'If I recall ye are just as talented with those hip moments and soft lips.' His voice low, but higher than a whisper. She turned her eyes from the shadows and focused, looking up into his steely eyes which glowed a magnificent rich blue in the dark. She had never noticed that before and it was amazing. His eyes were like a shimmering ocean that captured you like a yearning explorer, but those eyes also were dangerous. Just like the ocean it tempts you to its beauty that you forget about the dangers of the deep and his eyes were both dangerous and tempting.

'You know it's finally a change from the rain.' She said, trying to make small talk to avoid silence.

'What is?' he asked confused.

She smiled broadly at him and rested an arm behind her head while the other lay across her, holding the sheets. 'The snow,' he still looked quizzically. 'Rain seemed to be our theme when we met and now it's snowing. I love the snow.' She said and listened to the wind howling outside, so cold and ferocious. It made being inside all the much warmer and she even shivered slightly at the thought of how cold it was outside.

'You ok?' he asked concerned after he saw her shiver.

'Yeah, perfect.' She said in a whisper and smiled again before closing her eyes and listening to the sounds of the fire crackle, which warmed her thoughts and body again.

'Ye know lass, ye can stay here another day if ye like?' he asked her and her eyes opened again.

'I'd like that,' she softly answered him and held her smile.

'Yeah?'

'Yeah,' she whispered and nodded then saw him smile and he kissed her forehead.

'Well that's just sound lass,' he laughed, pleased that she would say another night. 'We should do more than just…well what we're doing. How does breakfast sound?'

'It's still dark out.'

'It's five am.' He told her in and they both laughed.

'Hmm…perhaps in an hour,' she said and crossed her ankles. She felt his fingers trail across her arm and over her armpit making her giggle sweetly. 'That tickles.'

'It does?' he asked her and did it again and she pulled her arm down.

'Yes it does. Stop it.' She warned him through fits of giggles and narrowed her eyes to try and look intimidating.

'Ye know we could've went with Ranger and his crew. They were singing karaoke at a bar with their lady friends. Sort of like a couples night out. What would you sing with me?' she asked him smiling and he kissed her before rolling onto his back, his head beside hers.

'Me sing lass. Ha, keep dreaming.'

'Oh come on,' she whined and looked at him. 'It would be fun.'

'To you maybe, but not me.'

'Well I would sing with or without you.' She said and stuck her tongue out at him.

He smirked, 'What would ye sing then?'

'Promiscuous Girl,' she laughed and he shook his head.

'Ye would not.'

'No I wouldn't,' she said and kicked her legs through fits of laughter.

He watched her laugh then cut her off. 'Anymore of that cheekiness and you'll be sleeping outside.' She stopped laughing.

'It's freezing outside. That would be evil of you.' She complained in a joking manner.

'It might be, but then again,' he sat up again and grinned naughtily. 'Cold does do wonders to your nipples lass.' He watched her eyes widen and her face blush with embarrassment.

'What?' she squealed and smiled through her heated cheeks. 'You are so naughty.' She covered her face with her hands and giggled some more. When she finally stopped she looked back at him 'Perhaps you should grab some snow then, or ice.' She challenged back at him and he pulled the covers off her in one swift motion startling her, then he looked over her body and smiled.

'Looks like I won't need to.'

Something short for ye. For those that already read my Rainy series here's Snowy now. For those that don't u/6102704/ That's the link to my friends profile where she posted them for me cause I wanted to remain mysterious for a little while lol. Anyway they are titled One Rainy Night, One Rainy Morning, One Rainy Evening and One Rainy Afternoon so please read and review. (Ranger fans, the guy with Stephanie isn't Morelli). Thanks everyone.