Sara's voice was sleepy. "That was really good." Her eyes were closed and
she was resting against Nick's chest.
Nick chuckled softly. "How would you know? You didn't see most of it."
She giggled. "He gets the girl at the end, right?"
"Well, yeah." Nick replied curiously.
"Then I saw all I needed to." She was completely relaxed.
"Are you going to fall asleep on me?" Nick sounded a bit amused.
"Mmm, I would have already if you'd stop talking." Sara quipped.
"Sara, my arm's falling asleep." Nick laughed.
"Well, maybe the rest of you would too if you'd give it a chance." Sara didn't want to move because she'd just have to get relaxed all over again.
Nick nudged her. "C'mon, get up, the movie's over."
"You're the one that wanted to come out here. I was all ready to go to sleep earlier." She was thoroughly enjoying teasing him.
"Sara, I'm tired." Nick was trying to make her feel sorry for him. It wasn't working.
"So am I." Sara chuckled, her eyes still closed.
"You asked for it." Nick decided that the only way to get off the couch was to pick Sara up.
Sara yelped as Nick scooped her up in his arms and carted her off towards her bedroom. As Nick deposited her onto her bed, Sara whined. "I was comfy."
He chuckled as he stood there looking at her. "Well, my arm was falling asleep." He rotated his arm as the circulation finally returned.
Sara climbed under the covers and looked up at Nick. "What are you doing?"
He smirked as he flexed his hand. "Checking for feeling."
She smirked back. "I'm sure you'll be fine."
"What do you want to do tomorrow?" Nick grinned at her.
"What? You don't want to go hunting for more Yellow-billed Syrupsuckers?" Sara quipped.
Nick raised an eyebrow at her in amusement. "That's Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, smartass."
Sara feigned a pout. "Aren't you going to kiss me goodnight?"
"Let me think about that for a moment." Nick grinned.
Sara grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. "You've done enough thinking."
Nick took the pillow from where it landed on the floor and climbed onto the bed, whacking her with the pillow.
Sara yelped and grabbed the other pillow on the bed and tried to retaliate. Her aim was a bit off and most of her swings served more to put her off balance than to connect with Nick.
His on the other hand, connected every time.
"Truce." Sara squealed hiding under her pillow as she lay back on the bed.
"Truce, huh? You were the one who started it." Nick teased.
"But you're winning." She giggled as Nick abandoned the pillow and started to tickle her.
"Well, you should remember that the next time you throw a pillow at me." Nick chided in amusement.
Sara feigned innocence. "All I wanted was a goodnight kiss." She couldn't stop giggling.
Nick raised an eyebrow and tried to keep from laughing. "Ah, a kiss, huh?" He stopped tickling her and grabbed the pillow she was hiding under, tossing it to the side.
Sara nodded, trying not to smile.
He pinned her to the bed with his body and leaned down and kissed her softly.
Sara snaked her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss, smiling against his mouth.
They traded soft exploratory kisses for quite a while, neither one of them really wanting to stop, but finally pulling apart somewhat breathless.
Nick's voice was husky. "We need to get some sleep."
"Stay with me." Sara whispered as she pulled his head down towards hers, kissing him softly.
As Nick pulled away, he whispered, a hint of regret in his voice. "Sara."
"I know, just sleep. Please." She whispered.
"Just sleep." He agreed wondering if it was really such a good idea, but not really wanting to leave her either. He rolled onto his back and then quickly shimmied out of his jeans and slipped under the covers.
Sara snuggled up against him and slid her arm around his waist. "I'm glad I came, Nick."
He smiled and found himself playing with her hair. "I'm glad you did too."
He could feel her relaxing against him and slowly drift off to sleep. He lay awake for quite a while just thinking about her and how she felt in his arms. He wondered to himself about what would happen between them. There really was no way to go back to being just friends, they'd already stepped over the line, and he didn't want to go back, he just wondered how far forward things would go.
As he held her, he tried to fight off the fear and the doubts that assailed him. Could it work between them? Would it work between them? As much as he wanted it to, what kind of guarantee was there? She was his friend, but he felt so much more for her, but the question was, how much more did he feel? Was what he felt long lasting, or was it something that would fade? Did he love her?
There were so many unanswered questions and the only thing that offered him comfort from them at that moment was Sara lying in his arms. He held onto her tightly and finally drifted off to sleep, her even breathing lulling him to relax and at least temporarily let go of his fears.
Nick chuckled softly. "How would you know? You didn't see most of it."
She giggled. "He gets the girl at the end, right?"
"Well, yeah." Nick replied curiously.
"Then I saw all I needed to." She was completely relaxed.
"Are you going to fall asleep on me?" Nick sounded a bit amused.
"Mmm, I would have already if you'd stop talking." Sara quipped.
"Sara, my arm's falling asleep." Nick laughed.
"Well, maybe the rest of you would too if you'd give it a chance." Sara didn't want to move because she'd just have to get relaxed all over again.
Nick nudged her. "C'mon, get up, the movie's over."
"You're the one that wanted to come out here. I was all ready to go to sleep earlier." She was thoroughly enjoying teasing him.
"Sara, I'm tired." Nick was trying to make her feel sorry for him. It wasn't working.
"So am I." Sara chuckled, her eyes still closed.
"You asked for it." Nick decided that the only way to get off the couch was to pick Sara up.
Sara yelped as Nick scooped her up in his arms and carted her off towards her bedroom. As Nick deposited her onto her bed, Sara whined. "I was comfy."
He chuckled as he stood there looking at her. "Well, my arm was falling asleep." He rotated his arm as the circulation finally returned.
Sara climbed under the covers and looked up at Nick. "What are you doing?"
He smirked as he flexed his hand. "Checking for feeling."
She smirked back. "I'm sure you'll be fine."
"What do you want to do tomorrow?" Nick grinned at her.
"What? You don't want to go hunting for more Yellow-billed Syrupsuckers?" Sara quipped.
Nick raised an eyebrow at her in amusement. "That's Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, smartass."
Sara feigned a pout. "Aren't you going to kiss me goodnight?"
"Let me think about that for a moment." Nick grinned.
Sara grabbed a pillow and threw it at him. "You've done enough thinking."
Nick took the pillow from where it landed on the floor and climbed onto the bed, whacking her with the pillow.
Sara yelped and grabbed the other pillow on the bed and tried to retaliate. Her aim was a bit off and most of her swings served more to put her off balance than to connect with Nick.
His on the other hand, connected every time.
"Truce." Sara squealed hiding under her pillow as she lay back on the bed.
"Truce, huh? You were the one who started it." Nick teased.
"But you're winning." She giggled as Nick abandoned the pillow and started to tickle her.
"Well, you should remember that the next time you throw a pillow at me." Nick chided in amusement.
Sara feigned innocence. "All I wanted was a goodnight kiss." She couldn't stop giggling.
Nick raised an eyebrow and tried to keep from laughing. "Ah, a kiss, huh?" He stopped tickling her and grabbed the pillow she was hiding under, tossing it to the side.
Sara nodded, trying not to smile.
He pinned her to the bed with his body and leaned down and kissed her softly.
Sara snaked her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss, smiling against his mouth.
They traded soft exploratory kisses for quite a while, neither one of them really wanting to stop, but finally pulling apart somewhat breathless.
Nick's voice was husky. "We need to get some sleep."
"Stay with me." Sara whispered as she pulled his head down towards hers, kissing him softly.
As Nick pulled away, he whispered, a hint of regret in his voice. "Sara."
"I know, just sleep. Please." She whispered.
"Just sleep." He agreed wondering if it was really such a good idea, but not really wanting to leave her either. He rolled onto his back and then quickly shimmied out of his jeans and slipped under the covers.
Sara snuggled up against him and slid her arm around his waist. "I'm glad I came, Nick."
He smiled and found himself playing with her hair. "I'm glad you did too."
He could feel her relaxing against him and slowly drift off to sleep. He lay awake for quite a while just thinking about her and how she felt in his arms. He wondered to himself about what would happen between them. There really was no way to go back to being just friends, they'd already stepped over the line, and he didn't want to go back, he just wondered how far forward things would go.
As he held her, he tried to fight off the fear and the doubts that assailed him. Could it work between them? Would it work between them? As much as he wanted it to, what kind of guarantee was there? She was his friend, but he felt so much more for her, but the question was, how much more did he feel? Was what he felt long lasting, or was it something that would fade? Did he love her?
There were so many unanswered questions and the only thing that offered him comfort from them at that moment was Sara lying in his arms. He held onto her tightly and finally drifted off to sleep, her even breathing lulling him to relax and at least temporarily let go of his fears.