Cuddling Somewhere

It's been a long hard week, Quinn was sure that she hadn't actually seen her bed in at least three days. They worked tirelessly for their client, but that wasn't the shocker. Now that the case had been settled, won, and they received their checks. They knew they would need at least half a day to recuperate before starting on their next case. Quinn rested her head against the couch in her office, she was tired and excited at the same time. Quinn hadn't spent time with people who were this dedicated in a very long time, and it was really refreshing, and also very draining. She hadn't realized she was falling asleep until someone knocked on her office door. Quinn looked up and saw Huck standing in her doorway.

"Yeah..."

"I just came to check on you." Huck said, he walked over towards the couch and sat next to her. "You look burnt out."

"I feel excited but I'm still tired, it was worth it but now I'm pretty sure I'll just drop off to sleep wherever I am."

"Do you want me to take you home?" Huck asked, Quinn shook her head no and repositioned herself on the couch. She tucked her feet underneath her and rested her neck against the cushion. Huck knew she was a hard worker and that after a catnap she would be back on her feet and preparing for their next client, but she looked glossy eyed and exhausted and he knew she needed to rest.

"Who is our next client?" Quinn asked, she felt her eyes closing but forced her heavy eyelids to stay open. "I wonder..."

"You should really go home and-"

"It's weird at home. There's no one to cook for or talk to, it's just work and more work. I'm too busy to start anything serious and too smart to fall for a guy who is just going to play with my emotions."

"You don't need someone to be complete, if that's what you're saying."

"I know, I don't need anyone but it would be nice to just have someone to cuddle with."

"To cuddle with?"

"Yeah, you know, just to cuddle and talk to." Quinn felt her eyelids closing again as she spoke, she even sounded tired to herself so she knew that Huck could tell how exhausted she was. "Someone who would just listen and..."

"Cuddle."

"Yeah." Quinn covered her mouth as she yawned.

"I could ... if you wanted to."

"You could what?" Quinn asked, she was too tired to comprehend what he was saying, she knew that her energy needle was officially on E.

"Cuddle." he said softly, timidly, she knew he probably didn't use the word enough to feel comfortable saying it to anyone, especially her.

"So we'll be friends and cuddle buddies? Tongues surely will wag." Quinn asked, his request had peaked her attention and forced her eyes back open. Suddenly a pair of arms wrapped around her, awkwardly. It felt more like an awkward hug and less like cuddling. "You don't cuddle often, do you?"

"Well no... I don't cuddle with every woman that offers."

"You sure know how to make me feel special." Quinn peeled away his arms and repositioned them, she wrapped one of his arms around her waist and wrapped her free arm around his waist after resting against his chest. Quinn intertwined her fingers with his and listened to his heartbeat, it was strong and steady. "See, that's much better."

"It feels... nice."

"You sound surprised." Quinn spoke into his chest, and could hear the gentle rumble as he laughed. There was a long period of silence where they both listened, she listened to his heart and he listened to the silence that surrounded them.

"How long do we do... this?" Huck asked, Quinn smirked at his pauses and wondered who deprived him of cuddling. It was a shame too, he was really good at it.

"Until one of us stops. If this was a TV show then a phone would ring, or someone would knock on the door or something. So whenever you're ready..." Quinn felt her eyelids drooping again, this time the urge to drift off to sleep was too strong. "You're good at this."

"Cuddling?" Huck asked, the only sound that greeted him was the heavy sound of her breathing as she drifted off into a well deserved slumber. He sat there for hours watching as the stain glass window panels shifted colors into the room and basked in the feeling of being held. Becky had touched him but there had always been some hesitance in her touch, as if she was afraid and now he knew where that fear came from, she was afraid that he might find out but she soon warmed up to touching him when she realized that he loved her. He truly did love that woman, and she lied to him and hurt him. However, Quinn knew what he was, and saw what he could do and she didn't jump when he touched her or sat next to her. He wasn't sure what he felt for Quinn but he knew that he did feel something, it thrummed under his skin whenever she was near. He leaned down slowly and kissed the top of her hair before moving away from her. He released his fingers from hers slowly and wondered if they would do this again, if a time would arise when either one of them would need this. He watched as Quinn stretched and laid down on the couch, clutching a pillow and trying to get comfortable. When he was sure she wouldn't wake up he slipped out of her office and into his own.

"You're not going home?" Olivia asked, she took a few steps backward and looked inside his office.

"No, I have some stuff to do here and then I'll be headed out."

"OK. Well, just lock up." Huck nodded and watched as Olivia left and stepped inside the elevator. Huck knew his mind would be roaming all night, going home would only make things worse especially knowing she was here, and she would wake up alone. He hadn't thought about the dynamics of any relationship this much in quite a long time, why now? If this was a TV show then a phone would ring, or someone would knock on the door or something. Except, this wasn't a TV show, and bad guys and good girls didn't end up together. It was easy to have the correct social interactions, but it was harder to understand why he was going out of his way for her, and he didn't want to think about it too much unless he would begin to rationalize irrational things. Like cuddling with Quinn Perkins. He wanted her to relax, to go home and sleep instead of falling asleep on her couch in her office but he ended up cuddling with her on her couch for hours, long after it would have been socially acceptable and appropriate. Huck rubbed his eyes trying to push away the exhaustion and his thoughts, he needed to stay focused on working and less on Quinn.

Huck walked into Olivia's office and grabbed the client file off the desk, he pinched the bridge of his nose as he stared at the file.

Hollis Doyle's daughter.

AN: A bit OOC but still fun to write. They're such difficult characters and that's what makes this pairing extra fun.