Nick woke and smiled when he realized that Sara still slept against his
chest. He couldn't resist stroking her hair with his fingertips as he
watched her sleep. Nick smiled, she was beautiful when she slept. Her lips
were slightly pouty and he found that endearing. He longed to taste her
lips with his own, but he wanted their first kiss to be memorable, and more
importantly, not interrupted the way their two attempts had been earlier
that day. His fingers moved from her hair to lightly trace the contusion
on her forehead. The color had changed somewhat and the knot was less
pronounced.
Sara wrinkled her brow at the tickling sensation she felt. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled as she realized it was Nick's fingers she felt and that she was still resting against his chest.
It took a moment before their eyes connected.
"Hi, Sara. How did you sleep?" Nick asked, now tracing the features of her face with his fingertips.
She grinned at him, "Amazing."
Nick returned her grin with a 100 watt smile of his own.
Sara noticed the blanket over her, "Did Catherine do this?"
Nick nodded, "I have a vague recollection of her checking on us and covering me up with a blanket. I think she turned the TV off too." He gestured toward the TV.
Sara closed her eyes and allowed herself to relish in being close to Nick, "I guess she probably thinks there's something going on between us."
Nick chuckled slightly, "Yeah, I think you're right. And I haven't even gotten to kiss you yet."
Sara smiled, "I think that can be arranged." She moved her arms from around his waist and allowed them to rest on his chest as she looked into his eyes.
Nick's arms tightened around Sara's waist, "She'll probably walk in and catch us."
Sara looked at him with an amused smile, "Do you care?"
Nick smiled with raised eyebrows, "No, do you?"
Sara shook her head and focused on his lips. "No."
Nick grinned and reached up and caressed the side of her face with his fingers, "Well then." He slid his fingers into Sara's hair and pulled her toward him. She slid a hand up to the base of his neck and ran her fingertips through his short hair. Her other hand rested on his chest.
Their lips met softly and it felt like electricity had course through them.
As they broke apart, all Nick could utter as he gazed into Sara's eyes was, "Wow."
She grinned at him and whispered, "I know."
Nick smiled and pulled Sara back in for another kiss. Between kisses, he said, "I've.wanted.to.do.that.for.quite.a.while."
Sara smiled, "Me too."
Catherine cleared her throat, causing Nick and Sara to look up at her standing there in the hallway with a sly grin on her face, "Well it took you two long enough."
Sara wrinkled her brow at the tickling sensation she felt. Her eyes fluttered open and she smiled as she realized it was Nick's fingers she felt and that she was still resting against his chest.
It took a moment before their eyes connected.
"Hi, Sara. How did you sleep?" Nick asked, now tracing the features of her face with his fingertips.
She grinned at him, "Amazing."
Nick returned her grin with a 100 watt smile of his own.
Sara noticed the blanket over her, "Did Catherine do this?"
Nick nodded, "I have a vague recollection of her checking on us and covering me up with a blanket. I think she turned the TV off too." He gestured toward the TV.
Sara closed her eyes and allowed herself to relish in being close to Nick, "I guess she probably thinks there's something going on between us."
Nick chuckled slightly, "Yeah, I think you're right. And I haven't even gotten to kiss you yet."
Sara smiled, "I think that can be arranged." She moved her arms from around his waist and allowed them to rest on his chest as she looked into his eyes.
Nick's arms tightened around Sara's waist, "She'll probably walk in and catch us."
Sara looked at him with an amused smile, "Do you care?"
Nick smiled with raised eyebrows, "No, do you?"
Sara shook her head and focused on his lips. "No."
Nick grinned and reached up and caressed the side of her face with his fingers, "Well then." He slid his fingers into Sara's hair and pulled her toward him. She slid a hand up to the base of his neck and ran her fingertips through his short hair. Her other hand rested on his chest.
Their lips met softly and it felt like electricity had course through them.
As they broke apart, all Nick could utter as he gazed into Sara's eyes was, "Wow."
She grinned at him and whispered, "I know."
Nick smiled and pulled Sara back in for another kiss. Between kisses, he said, "I've.wanted.to.do.that.for.quite.a.while."
Sara smiled, "Me too."
Catherine cleared her throat, causing Nick and Sara to look up at her standing there in the hallway with a sly grin on her face, "Well it took you two long enough."
