February 13th was here, Steven and Peridot spent a few weeks working on the new drill but now they were able to slip in a few days to relax.
"In accordance to the last emergence, we should have no less than 4 days to spare. If my calculations on the timespan to build this new drill are correct of course."
Steven reflected on the night where she told him that, that's when he decided to rent a cabin for the weekend. Since the earthquakes began, it was hard to get an intimate moment with her, even though they shared a home now. He hoped that this trip could help with that but he didn't want to force anything. It was more important to just help Peridot feel comfortable. Her stress was still noticeable, but she seemed more lively since she took a day to buy stuff for the trip.
Steven smiled as he remembered the happy but embarrassed way she came home, fumbling as she tried to carry several bags from the mall.
Now it was sunset as the pair walked into the main office. It was a cabin like the others that were deeper into the woods, but smaller and the exterior walls were built from birch wood, unlike the rental cabins that used maple and oak.
Inside was small but roomy as they walked down a long orange rug to the reception desk. The main room was overall a milky tan color, with wood carvings of Northern animals and a few small trees for decoration. A cozy fireplace rested in the waiting lounge as well, it was quiet and had a small bookshelf beside the soft chairs.
Steven tried not to show how his body tensed up as he felt Peridot grab onto his right arm for security. Besides the soft gumbling noise she made, she was pretty quiet since they got here. I guess she's nervous about being here. Steven wondered if he should ask her what was wrong but didn't want to pressure her more while they were in public.
She wore a long white sweater, complemented by small snowflake patterns in black, and a black cat silhouette lay at the bottom right, stitched delicately with soft fabric.
Her blonde hair softly nestled his shoulder, making Steven notice the semi formal black jacket he wore himself. The color of it reminded him of the midnights where he would stargaze with her while they lived at the barn at the end of that summer. It was still hard to believe that was already four years ago now.
Black and white together. Steven smiled warmly. There's something beautiful about that. He thought, getting uncharacteristically poetic. He detected that those feelings came from living in nature with Peridot now. Where he can enjoy it in a way that he wasn't able to in years.
She turned her head up to look at him, and gripped him tighter, her green eyes sparkled as she smiled at him like a kitten getting a new toy. Steven smiled back, though wondered how he could act so calm with his heart racing.
Approaching the reception desk, Steven left Peridot a few feet behind as she fiddled with the little black backpack she was carrying. The lady at the desk had wavy blonde hair, not golden like Peridot's but more of a platinum blonde. She was hunched with her arm resting on the desk, she didn't look unfriendly but he could tell that she would rather be out doing almost anything else.
As he was confirming their reservation details, Steven could see Peridot's kittenlike smile deflate to boredom within seconds.
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I wish we could just skip this "human interaction nonsense" and just get to the cabin already! This lady has no idea how much I'm carrying right now- hmm I just wanna impress Steven with the adjustments I made to my village in New Horizons.
Peridot sighed as if it could blow her cluttered thoughts away. She knew the stress was from being responsible for working on another drill but it spilled out throughout her other thoughts as well.
When we were making the first drill, I was always stressed and uncomfortable at that point in time. I thought Steven coming to stay would help me feel better again but now I feel more tense than ever! I just hope he was right when he promised to spend this weekend making me happy, then after the Cluster is taken care of (again)... maybe we can just focus on living for a bit.
Hah! I sound just like him now. I wonder how his younger self would react to that. She thought to herself with a hint of pride. The conversation Steven was having with the receptionist started to break her thoughts.
She kept hearing words like "date", "honeymoon". "couple" and "girlfriend". That Earth world always confused me. I know I'm a girl, and his friend. No need to say it so many times... I'm not sure why I feel kinda hot whenever I put the words "Steven's girlfriend" together though.
The final thing the receptionist did was bring out a big basket, full of pink and red. Peridot couldn't tell what was under the wrapping besides flowers, boxes and bottles.
"This is our on the house Valentine package as well" She said while handing Steven the big package. "One of the boxes has chocolate dipped strawberries and the heart-shaped one has about 50 pieces of Swiss chocolate."
"Valentine!?" Steven exclaimed, sounding flustered
"Chocolate!" Peridot voiced simultaneously. How exciting!
...
An hour passed, as Peridot was finishing up her daily duties on New Horizons. Steven was next to her, looking at the bottles and boxes in the gift basket. Why he still looked flustered was beyond her.
I'm not sure what this "Valentine's" business is all about but whatever it is, it must have a lot to do with lotion from what Steven was unboxing. I guess it makes sense? Humans tend to get sick when it's all snowy out.
That's when a small noise came from her tablet and she saw a message pop up.
okay do i just like give her the whole bag of sunflower seeds or
Peridot exhaled like an irritated deflating balloon. Of course, it was Lapis since she asked her to take care of Pumpkin for the weekend. Not due to eligibility but mostly since Peridot didn't know anyone else.
She typed back.
Nooooo. The bag literally has a measuring cup in it. Just scoop out enough to fill the top line and put it in her dish.
oookaaay gotcha ;^)))
...Are you drunk or something?
maaayyybee :^)c
Peridot loudly rolled her eyes, this time Steven did notice. "I assume that's Lapis." He said in his soothingly deep voice. He smiled with unfiltered amusement.
"Yes", Peridot replied, "I'm not sure if she spams emojis like a teenager who uses them ironically or like a 50 year old and she actually thinks it's cool."
Another message came as she finished speaking.
honestly i didnt even know that pumpkin could eat
Yeah, this is why she doesn't live with you.
thats fair i mean like shes just straight up the child of u and steven. like he planted his literal seed and u-
PLEASE stop drinking.
OwO
And with that, Peridot put her tablet to sleep and put her face between her hands in a mixture of cringe and embarrassment.
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A few more hours passed as Peridot and Steven started to have fun just hanging out. Mostly playing games and eating. A small question burned in her mind as they sat in bed.
"Am I your girlfriend?" She blurted.
"HUH!?" Steven exclaimed while eating chocolate, with the same dorky expression he had when the receptionist said "Valentine's Day" earlier.
He calmed down. "N-no. We'd have to be dating for you to be my girlfriend."
"Are we not dating?" She cocked her head. Still not extremely sure on what that term implied.
"I guess not. We'd have to be all romantic and kiss each other and stuff for that."
"What's Valentines Day? I keep seeing it around right now."
Steven grew a red again, but to his credit he looked confident.
"It's a day about celebrating anyone or anything that you love."
"Huh," Peridot smiled, "I guess I appreciate myself almost everyday so nothing special there."
"Aww, but what about me?" Steven got to his knees playfully.
Peridot layed down on her side, unintentionally showing off her curves to him. "What makes you think you've earned my affections?" she teased.
"I literally saved your life"
"I literally saved your life"
They stared at each other, about to giggle.
"I guess we saved the world together," Peridot mused.
...
The night went on as Steven and Peridot rested in bed together. Though Peridot got up and stretched just like a cat, making a soft moan that made his spine tingle, it felt almost like magic.
He saw her quietly grumble as she played with her sweater. "I'm going to change into something I can relax in," she said as she took a bag into the bathroom.
Steven took the time to get changed himself while he was alone in bed, leaving himself in one of his regular shirts and boxers. He was about to look for pajama pants when he heard the bathroom door open and a strained moan and/or yawn coming from Peridot.
He wasn't sure if the piece of blanket over his lap could do himself justice.
"Sorry if this ahm makes you uncomfortable...this was all that counted as "sleepwear" at the stores I went to." The blonde gem spoke quietly, nervous and kind of irritated but not angry.
Her vizors were off, which he knew that was something she only felt comfortable doing alone with him. But still, very rarely. She wore black see-through tights and a silky deep red nightie that ended with lace at her thighs. He noticed that most of her back was open and the front was open. However, her chest was buttoned up with a black see-through heart shape.
"Awww~" Steven purred. Hardly able to hold back how cute it was when she dressed up. Though this outfit was definitely a new favorite.
She settled onto the bed slowly and Steven felt as though the bed creaked louder with every movement, his breathing deepened as she was inches away from him. Though focused on her as he could hear a grumble from her.
"A-are you okay?"
"Ugh! My back hurts!" She was genuinely disgruntled and attempted to rub her neck.
On instinct, Steven reached over to her. "It's okay if I do it for you, right?" He asked.
Still sitting on her knees, she relaxed for him and exclaimed "please!" With a playful smile.
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Getting a feel for her, Steven let his hand naturally get used to her body. It didn't take long for him to find a way to massage her that she clearly felt comfortable with. She didn't talk but made tiny catlike noises that carried him on.
Time passed and he wanted to make sure she didn't have any pain during. He briefly considered using healing powers but the idea of spitting on his hands in front of a girl just didn't seem to be the most proper thing he could do.
Instead, he eyed the Valentine basket and a bottle of pink lotion. The only thing he could read on it was "for her" and shrugged, assuming it was good enough. Though her dress was so pretty, he couldn't get stains on it. He was surprised that he didn't feel too nervous when he gently asked if she could pull her dress down a bit, just so he wouldn't get lotion on it.
She made an innocent cat noise and hesiatated. He was proud of her for being this comfortable with him. And elated beyond the stars that he could be with a straight-up alien goddess. Yet everything felt natural between them.
She slowly and carefully unbuttoned her top and pulled the straps down as Steven promised not to look. The last thing he would do is disrespect such a perfect body after all!
His hands caressed her beautifully green skin with the lotion, earning a small "Oh!" from her, which melted into soft moans.
The two stayed in bed just letting this naturally go to where ever it was leading them.
"Oh, Steven! How did you get this good! Your skills are exceptional!" She clutched the blanket, as she looked lost in pleasure. Steven was just as amazed as she was by his work.
Truthfully, he could rub Connie's shoulders after training sessions sometimes but...it was nothing like this. And really, he felt it was wrong to think about her at the moment anyways.
Her rapid yet soft moaning brought his attention and body back to her anyways.
...
Something about this just felt right. As Steven worked on her, Peridot felt herself naturally sprawling on the bed completely but didn't want to be out of his reach.
Her body was squirming and her hips thrusted lightly. She could feel her legs try to make place as if her body was preparing for something big. Energy rushed through her as she moaned for him. She just wanted Steven to be with her forever. The lotion just felt too good and his hands ran down her back expertly as she bathed in the magic feeling.
Peridot's moans mixed with soft begging for him to continue. She felt hot, her body tingled and she felt like there was something more her body needed from him. Naturally, she felt her body grind against Steven's gem as if it was looking for something else from him. She could feel his breath as he moaned her name, but his body inched away from her. It felt like a small bit of torture but she respected his powerful body too much to press on.
She felt him rest a finger on her back, wet with must have been his healing magic. Okay, definitely that because her body was overcome with an intense euphoric sensation. "Nyah!" On instinct she crouched down, as her body tensed. Followed by a wave of softness. Her body felt soft at a buttercup petal. Steven was with her as she caught her breath. His eyes sparkled. "Thank you," he whispered. It looked as though he meant to say more but he soon closed his eyes and started to sleep as though he lost all of his enrgy by the end. She smiled, admiring his cute fluffy hair before she got up and went to the bathroom, feeling like she had to pee...or something. A hot wet feeling sirred inside of her and hoped that her tights would recover from the wetness.
She didn't really expect any of this to happen, but couldn't stop smiling from how close she was to Steven. He just felt so perfect, even though only his hands touched her.
I wonder what was in that lotion. She thought as she went to the bathroom and eyed the candles and Jacuzzi bathtub.
The clock struck midnight and it was officially Valentine's Day.