The next morning Emma woke up cause she was freezing, she didn't have the covers on her. Shalimar had taken it all and was lying on her belly on the other side of the bed, heavily asleep. Emma smiled for herself, enjoying just watching the beautiful blonde. After a while she decided to get out of bed and make herself a cup of coffee, but she didn't want to wake the sleeping feral. As she was pulling her clothes on she felt a pair of arms around her waist and realized it was Shalimar that was pulling her back into bed. She giggled and let herself being pulled back. "Where are you going?" Shalimar asked, hugging her tight from behind.
"I was gonna make us coffee" Emma laughed as the feral kissed her neck.
"I don't want you to go" the blonde hugged her tighter.
"Well, the guys are gonna wonder where we are." Emma answered.
"Let them wonder." Shalimar replied and turned Emma around. She kissed her, soft to begin with but then harder.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Emma flew out of bed. "Hide!" She whispered to Shalimar as she straightened her clothes. Before she opened the door she saw Shalimar crawl under the cover and she let out a giggle, since anyone could see that someone was lying under there.
"Hey Em, have you seen Shalimar?" Brennan asked her as she opened the door.
"No," Emma answered, trying to look and sound innocent. "isn't she in her room?"
"I knocked on the door, but didn't get an answer." Brennan looked concerned.
"She's probably sleeping." Emma said. "Tired after everything that happened yesterday."
"Yeah, you're probably right." Brennan smiled a little.
Emma was trying to block his sight in to the room. "Wanna go and get some coffee?" She asked in a try to get him away from there.
"Sure." He answered and they went to the kitchen.
About 15 minutes later Shalimar came out to them, she yawned and poured herself a cup of coffee with a "good morning"
"Good morning." Brennan answered. "I was looking for you earlier."
Shalimar acted surprised. "You were? Why?"
Emma took a sip of her coffee, trying not to giggle.
"I thought maybe you wanted to work out with me?"
"Sure." Shalimar smiled.
Emma felt a bit jealous, but she hid it for them both cause she didn't want Brennan to wonder about it, and also cause she didn't want Shalimar to see it. She felt guilty that she felt that way. She didn't question Shalimar's love for her, she trusted the feral, but she couldn't help but feeling jealous.
"I'm gonna go to my room." She said to the other two and left the kitchen.
Shalimar was puzzled but Brennan smiled at her. "She's probably just tired. You two had quite an adventure yesterday."
"Yeah…" Shalimar answered, gazing after Emma.
"So are you ready to get your ass kicked?" He asked playfully
"Oh, you wish." Shalimar grinned. "Let's go."
Emma went into her room and picked up a book from a drawer. She leaned back in the bed, trying to concentrate on the book, but it was impossible. Her mind was full with images of Shalimar and Brennan working out, getting sweaty together. She sighed and put down the book, why did she feel this way? She decided to put on some music, so she didn't have to think so much.
Forgetting all I'm lacking, completely incomplete
I'll take your invitation, you take all of me now
I'm falling even more in love with you
Letting go of all I've held on to
Of course they played a song that would just remind her of Shalimar. She turned off the music again and decided to go out and watch her train with Brennan. She loved watching Shalimar work out, she was so gracious but still strong. She was kicking Brennan's ass down there and Emma smiled to herself. As long as Shalimar was close by she knew she would never have to worry or be afraid. Emma was just sitting there watching the two of them until they decided to stop. Shalimar grinned. "Maybe I'll let you beat me the next time."
Brennan grabbed her arm. "You mean like I let you beat me today?"
Shalimar laughed. "What's up with guys not being able to lose a fight to a girl?" She turned to Brennan who slowly leaned down to kiss her. She looked away so he missed and kissed her cheek.
"Brennan…" She whispered. "I can't."
Brennan looked hurt. "Why? Cause we're team mates?"
Emma felt a sting in her heart watching the scene below, but at least Shalimar had turned away from him when he tried to kiss her. She couldn't watch this any longer so she rose and went back to her room, starting to pace back and forth, wondering what was happening between the two of them out there.
"No." Shalimar answered looking straight at him. "Because I'm in love with someone else."
Brennan let go of her and went back to his room, looking hurt.
Shalimar looked around the room, it all felt so weird. She had known that Brennan had these feelings for her, but she hadn't been ready to face it. Her mind was racing, but she decided to go and talk to Emma. Tell her what had happened. When she came into Emma's room she saw Emma pacing.
"Hey." She said. "Is something wrong?"
Emma looked at her, there was something in her eyes but what it was Shalimar couldn't tell. "No, nothing's wrong. How was the work out."
"I so beat his ass!" Shalimar grinned, moving closer to Emma who had stopped pacing. "But there's something I have to tell you…"
Emma got cold. "You want to break up?" She asked.
"No! Not at all!" Shalimar answered, taking the psionic in her arms. "Why would you think that?"
Emma blushed. "I saw Brennan try to kiss you."
Shalimar pulled back a little. "Then you also saw that I didn't let him." She said. "And that I told him that I'm in love with someone else."
Emma looked down at the floor. "No, I didn't hear that, I went into my room." She looked up at Shalimar and was surprised that she was smiling.
"Emma, you don't ever have to question my love for you." She pulled her into a hug again.
"You know that you're getting me all sweaty now, right?" Emma asked pulling her tighter.
"I haven't even started getting you sweaty yet." Shalimar grinned and moved her hands down to Emma's butt.
