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~*Wages Of Sin*~
Shalimar watched as her 'prey' went into the rec. room. He took a seat on the couch and put his head against the back, closing his eyes. She smiled and crept silently in. He was making this way to easy. She ducked behind the couch and waited. It was so quiet. She could hear Jesse and Lexa's voices, but wasn't concentrating enough to actually hear what they were saying. Brennan's breathing was soft and relaxed. Shalimar stifled a giggle when she heard his stomach growl and a groan from his lips.
"Dinner time" he mumbled to himself.
He got up. This was it. Shalimar poised herself and got ready to pounce. One foot fall...two...three, before Brennan could react to the movement he saw, Shalimar had him tackled to the floor and was perched triumphantly on his chest. "Come spar with me?"
Brennan groaned and rubbed his head. "Shal, don't you think we've had enough today?"
She pouted. "Pretty please,"
Brennan sighed. Suddenly he grabbed her hips and flipped her under him, pinning her to the floor with his body. "There, I win." He stood and started to walk out.
Shalimar frowned as she watched him leave and then stood to followed him. "Brennan!" she called. "Brennan, wait up." She ran to catch up with him when he didn't stop. "What's wrong?" she asked coming up beside him and following him into the kitchen.
Brennan opened the refrigerator and took out some left over pizza. "I'm just tired."
"Is that all it is?" She asked knowing that there was more.
Brennan looked back, silently asking why she had to pry but then gave in. "We're a team. Lexa forgets that and she thinks that she can step into a mission and take control whenever she wants without telling us anything except to leave. Doesn't that bother you?" He turned away and put a few slices into the toaster oven.
Shalimar walked around the table and wrapped her arms around him from behind as she rested her head on his back. "I'm never in charge, so her taking control doesn't bother me as much, but when she told us to leave and didn't give us a reason..."
"Ya think once she's been here for a while she'll start to trust us more and let us know what's goin on?"
"I donno. She might." Shalimar released him and took two soda cans out of the refrigerator as he turned and put the pizza on the table for them to share.
They ate in silence, just enjoying each other's presence until they had finished and cleaned up. Brennan watched Shalimar for a moment as she put the few dishes that were in the sink in the dishwasher.
She could feel his eyes watching every movement. It was strange, but not uncomfortable. Finally she looked up. "What?"
He smiled and walked over to her. "You really scared me for a minute today."
Shalimar closed her eyes as he pressed a kiss to her forehead. "What did I do?"
"When we were in the vault...and they were releasing the gas...for a split second as you started to fall my heart stopped, but then I realized that you were faking it." He shook his head. "Still though, I thought I'd lost you for a minute." He tucked an errant strand of blond hair behind her ear and then let his hand rest lightly on her cheek. "I don't think I've ever been so scared in my entire life."
Shalimar gazed up into his eyes and everything else seemed to fade away. She felt his lips press against hers and she froze almost unsure of what to do. Brennan let the kiss linger and prayed that she wouldn't push him away. He smiled to himself, relieved, when he felt Shalimar kiss him back. Brennan wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss.
Suddenly they heard someone clear their throat from the doorway. They jumped apart quickly and put their heads down in embarrassment.
Jesse smiled and walked in. "Please tell me you guys didn't eat all the pizza." He said letting go of what he had just seen.
They shook their heads 'no' as he dug through the refrigerator. "Well, umm, I should be getting to bed." Shalimar said, making an excuse to leave.
"Me too," Brennan followed.
She walked over and kissed Jesse's cheek. "Goodnight."
"Yeah, night, bro."
"Goodnight, guys," He called as they left.
Just after Shalimar and Brennan had stepped out, Lexa walked in. "Join me for a late dinner?" Jesse asked.
Lexa looked over at him and then at the few slices of pizza on the table and back again. She debated for a moment on whether or not she should stay. Something about him made her feel different, and he interested her. So far he was the only one who had no problems with her being here. Figuring that it couldn't hurt to learn a little more about him and put some food into her empty stomach she agreed.
Brennan walked Shalimar to her room and stopped in front of her door. They turned to each other a little awkwardly and smiled. Brennan reached out and lifted her chin, before placing another soft kiss on her lips. "I love you,"
Shalimar smiled and bit her bottom lip. "I love you, too,"
He leaned down and kissed her again before saying goodnight and heading to his own room. Shalimar entered her room and smiled as she leaned against the door. She had been extremely jealous of Kristen earlier, but now everything seemed just fine.
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~*Wages Of Sin*~
Shalimar watched as her 'prey' went into the rec. room. He took a seat on the couch and put his head against the back, closing his eyes. She smiled and crept silently in. He was making this way to easy. She ducked behind the couch and waited. It was so quiet. She could hear Jesse and Lexa's voices, but wasn't concentrating enough to actually hear what they were saying. Brennan's breathing was soft and relaxed. Shalimar stifled a giggle when she heard his stomach growl and a groan from his lips.
"Dinner time" he mumbled to himself.
He got up. This was it. Shalimar poised herself and got ready to pounce. One foot fall...two...three, before Brennan could react to the movement he saw, Shalimar had him tackled to the floor and was perched triumphantly on his chest. "Come spar with me?"
Brennan groaned and rubbed his head. "Shal, don't you think we've had enough today?"
She pouted. "Pretty please,"
Brennan sighed. Suddenly he grabbed her hips and flipped her under him, pinning her to the floor with his body. "There, I win." He stood and started to walk out.
Shalimar frowned as she watched him leave and then stood to followed him. "Brennan!" she called. "Brennan, wait up." She ran to catch up with him when he didn't stop. "What's wrong?" she asked coming up beside him and following him into the kitchen.
Brennan opened the refrigerator and took out some left over pizza. "I'm just tired."
"Is that all it is?" She asked knowing that there was more.
Brennan looked back, silently asking why she had to pry but then gave in. "We're a team. Lexa forgets that and she thinks that she can step into a mission and take control whenever she wants without telling us anything except to leave. Doesn't that bother you?" He turned away and put a few slices into the toaster oven.
Shalimar walked around the table and wrapped her arms around him from behind as she rested her head on his back. "I'm never in charge, so her taking control doesn't bother me as much, but when she told us to leave and didn't give us a reason..."
"Ya think once she's been here for a while she'll start to trust us more and let us know what's goin on?"
"I donno. She might." Shalimar released him and took two soda cans out of the refrigerator as he turned and put the pizza on the table for them to share.
They ate in silence, just enjoying each other's presence until they had finished and cleaned up. Brennan watched Shalimar for a moment as she put the few dishes that were in the sink in the dishwasher.
She could feel his eyes watching every movement. It was strange, but not uncomfortable. Finally she looked up. "What?"
He smiled and walked over to her. "You really scared me for a minute today."
Shalimar closed her eyes as he pressed a kiss to her forehead. "What did I do?"
"When we were in the vault...and they were releasing the gas...for a split second as you started to fall my heart stopped, but then I realized that you were faking it." He shook his head. "Still though, I thought I'd lost you for a minute." He tucked an errant strand of blond hair behind her ear and then let his hand rest lightly on her cheek. "I don't think I've ever been so scared in my entire life."
Shalimar gazed up into his eyes and everything else seemed to fade away. She felt his lips press against hers and she froze almost unsure of what to do. Brennan let the kiss linger and prayed that she wouldn't push him away. He smiled to himself, relieved, when he felt Shalimar kiss him back. Brennan wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer, deepening the kiss.
Suddenly they heard someone clear their throat from the doorway. They jumped apart quickly and put their heads down in embarrassment.
Jesse smiled and walked in. "Please tell me you guys didn't eat all the pizza." He said letting go of what he had just seen.
They shook their heads 'no' as he dug through the refrigerator. "Well, umm, I should be getting to bed." Shalimar said, making an excuse to leave.
"Me too," Brennan followed.
She walked over and kissed Jesse's cheek. "Goodnight."
"Yeah, night, bro."
"Goodnight, guys," He called as they left.
Just after Shalimar and Brennan had stepped out, Lexa walked in. "Join me for a late dinner?" Jesse asked.
Lexa looked over at him and then at the few slices of pizza on the table and back again. She debated for a moment on whether or not she should stay. Something about him made her feel different, and he interested her. So far he was the only one who had no problems with her being here. Figuring that it couldn't hurt to learn a little more about him and put some food into her empty stomach she agreed.
Brennan walked Shalimar to her room and stopped in front of her door. They turned to each other a little awkwardly and smiled. Brennan reached out and lifted her chin, before placing another soft kiss on her lips. "I love you,"
Shalimar smiled and bit her bottom lip. "I love you, too,"
He leaned down and kissed her again before saying goodnight and heading to his own room. Shalimar entered her room and smiled as she leaned against the door. She had been extremely jealous of Kristen earlier, but now everything seemed just fine.
~*~*Thank you all for the reviews so far! They have been great! Hope you liked this one!*~*~