Nalu Week 2017
Prompt: (day 5 - my own) 'body and soul'
'Problem Solved'
Word Count: 442
Rating: Teen
Modern AU, Officer Dragneel, Journalist Heartfilia
Natsu and Lucy's recent engagement means they can't get enough of each other - they haven't been able to finish a single hot meal since. Natsu's solution is genius - and Lucy doesn't need convincing.
Lucy stirred the pot of spaghetti sauce, eyes fluttering shut, smelling the food. She hummed, remembering Natsu's proposal. No getting down on one knee. No giant bouquet of roses. No champagne or fancy restaurant either. None of her little girl dreams came true, but it had been romantic in its own way.
Love. There had been love, heartfelt and sincere. Lucy was sure their connection would last several lifetimes. Hadn't she forgiven Officer Dragneel mistaking her for a prostitute? Not to mention using her in a vice sting, and selling her porcelain zodiac figurines in a yard sale? There couldn't be anything more difficult to overcome.
She giggled. Natsu had paid dearly for the yard sale. The new set of figures had been expensive and wherever she put them, the eyes of the lion seemed to follow her. To make up for it, he'd offered to track down the old set. But Lucy had seen how excited the little girl buying them had been - and it wouldn't make her feel good to take them back.
Natsu worked hard breaching the thick wall protecting Lucy's heart. Not more than seven when cancer took her mother, Lucy had feared all she loved would leave. Natsu knew more than a little about such things. His adoptive father had died a hero, saving civilians and other cops from a psychopath. Being a cop was his connection to his dad. Natsu always liked to say he'd do his best to use his strength to fight for others, like his father had.
He'd be home soon. Home. Lucy bounded across the kitchen, twirling around in high spirits. More celebrating, more love-making. She blushed, both their sex drives had become unmanageable. Neither of them knew how many meals they'd had to finish cold.
Lucy thudded into the solid chest of her boyfriend - no, her fiancé. Grinning, she pressed a quick kiss to the corner of his lips. She squealed when he grabbed her tight and kissed her senseless. Only the lid clattering on top of the boiling pot of water made Natsu break their kiss.
"Making your special sauce?" Natsu danced Lucy over to the stove, turning all the burners off.
Lucy slapped at his hands. "What are you doing?"
He grinned, pulling Lucy away from the stove and out of the kitchen. "I've finally figured out what we're doing wrong." Natsu let his hands roam over Lucy's body, coming to rest on her generous hips. "Let's feed our need for each other and then our bodies."
He laughed and Lucy joined in. Holding hands they hurried to the bedroom and worshiped each other, body and soul.
