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~* Conspiracy theory *~
After Shalimar and Brennan had left their other two team mates they headed to get lunch. Brennan watched her carefully. At first glance she seemed ok but he could tell her mind was unsettled.
"Everything ok, Shal?"
She looked up and smiled with a nod. "I'm fine, but my mind is still going through everything that happened yesterday. I guess I'm just a little worn out."
Brennan nodded in understanding. "Why don't we do some reading tonight?"
She smiled. "I like that idea."
Later, around eight Shalimar met Brennan in the rec. room. He sat with one leg extended against the back part of the couch and the other hanging over the edge. Shalimar made herself comfortable in between his legs and rested her head on his chest as she handed him a book.
Smiling he took it and opened to where he had last left off reading to her. For some reason she had taken up a little interest in poetry and asked Brennan if he would read to her every now and again. She usually asked him to read to her when she was stressed or overwhelmed or sometimes just a little worked up. He had picked out one of his older books that he thought she might like and now 'their' reading time had become an every-few-weeks thing.
Shalimar relaxed as he began to read. Just the sound of his voice was enough to calm her.
Time flew and before either of them knew it, it was heading on ten o'clock. Brennan stopped and closed the book as he also closed his eyes, relaxing them from the two hours of reading. He loved reading to her, but it definitely tired the eyes. Looking down he found that Shalimar also had her eyes closed. "You still with me?" He asked, kissing her golden hair.
She nodded and opened her eyes slightly. "Yeah, I'm still here,"
He chuckled at her drowsy reply. "I think it's bed time, for our resident feral."
She nodded again and reluctantly stood out of his arms.
Brennan put the book on the coffee table and got up. "You want me to come tuck you in?" He grinned and stepped closer, "Maybe stay until you fall asleep?"
Shalimar smiled and raised her eyebrow. "What's the matter? Afraid the aliens are gonna get you? Don't wanna be alone?"
"I'm the only alien you have to worry about, sweetheart." He replied as he pulled her into his arms.
She laughed and pulled away. "I suppose you can come tuck me in, but I need a drink first. So I'll be right back."
Brennan watched as she walked out. He was going to wait for her but then he got an idea. Grinning evilly to himself he went to get something from his room and then went to Shal's room and hid.
When she walked back into the rec. room she wondered where he went. Figuring that he had already gone to her room Shalimar headed in that direction.
Brennan watched from her closet as her door opened.
Shalimar stepped into her room cautiously. She knew Brennan was there. She could smell him, but she could smell something else too, rubber. She turned her light on and looked around. "Brennan?" she called.
As soon as her back was turned he burst out of her closet and ran toward her. Shalimar spun around and found an oversized alien charging at her. He tackled her to the bed and started tickling her, with his three fingered green gloves, all over.
Shalimar squealed and tried to push him away, but it was no use. Brennan continued to tickle her until tears streamed down her cheeks from laughing so hard.
He took his green alien mask off and smiled down before plopping next to her on the bed.
She rolled to her side and shook her head. "Brennan, where on earth did you get that?"
He shrugged. "I had a Halloween party to go to like, ten years ago and I just never got rid of it."
"You dressed up as an Alien??" She almost laughed.
"What's wrong with aliens?" He lifted his gloved hand, "Muahhhhh," and tried to gently capture her face in it.
Shalimar giggled and pushed it away.
"Alright," He said as he took the gloves off and stood. "It's late. I should let you get to sleep." He leaned over on the bed and placed a quick soft kiss on her lips. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Bren." She watched as he left and then smiled mischievously to herself. "For me anyway,"
After taking a shower Shalimar occupied herself until midnight, when she could get her revenge. She crept quietly through the hall to Brennan's room. Pressing her ear to the door she listened as he snored lightly in his sleep. Smiling, she pushed the door open and stepped in.
As her eyes turned gold she looked around his room for the costume. She found it on his chair and picked up one of the gloves. Shalimar went to turn his bathroom light on so it would give just enough light for him to see that someone was there, but not who. She stepped back to his bed and then took one big jump and landed on top of him, straddling his mid section.
Brennan gasped and his eyes shot open. He could see the silhouette of a figure on top of him and then a 'three fingered hand' came quickly for his face.
"Ahh!" He grabbed the wrist and pulled it down to his side before using his body to flip on top of the person and pin them down.
Shalimar stifled a giggle as Brennan kept her pinned to his bed and reached over to turn his light on. "Shalimar?!"
She laughed at his shocked expression. Pulling her wrist out of his hand she reached for his face again. "Muahhhh,"
Brennan took her hand and pulled the glove off, shaking his head with amusement. "Are you trying to kill me, Shal? You scared me half to death!" He chuckled as he threw the glove to the side.
"Good, now we're even." She pushed him off and sat up. "And now I can go back to my room and get some sleep." She stood and started to walk away, when Brennan grabbed her hand.
"Uh uh," He pulled her back down on the bed and trapped her between his arm and body. "You're staying right here so I can keep an eye on you or neither of us are gonna get any sleep."
Shalimar smiled and draped an arm over him as she cuddled closer. "I think I can handle that."
Brennan relaxed beside her and then lifted her chin. Leaning down he placed a tender kiss to her lips. "I love you, Shal,"
She smiled and snuggled even deeper into his embrace. "I love you, too,"
~*~* This isn't my most serious piece of work, but I thought it'd be cute. Hope you liked it! Please review!*~*~
~* Conspiracy theory *~
After Shalimar and Brennan had left their other two team mates they headed to get lunch. Brennan watched her carefully. At first glance she seemed ok but he could tell her mind was unsettled.
"Everything ok, Shal?"
She looked up and smiled with a nod. "I'm fine, but my mind is still going through everything that happened yesterday. I guess I'm just a little worn out."
Brennan nodded in understanding. "Why don't we do some reading tonight?"
She smiled. "I like that idea."
Later, around eight Shalimar met Brennan in the rec. room. He sat with one leg extended against the back part of the couch and the other hanging over the edge. Shalimar made herself comfortable in between his legs and rested her head on his chest as she handed him a book.
Smiling he took it and opened to where he had last left off reading to her. For some reason she had taken up a little interest in poetry and asked Brennan if he would read to her every now and again. She usually asked him to read to her when she was stressed or overwhelmed or sometimes just a little worked up. He had picked out one of his older books that he thought she might like and now 'their' reading time had become an every-few-weeks thing.
Shalimar relaxed as he began to read. Just the sound of his voice was enough to calm her.
Time flew and before either of them knew it, it was heading on ten o'clock. Brennan stopped and closed the book as he also closed his eyes, relaxing them from the two hours of reading. He loved reading to her, but it definitely tired the eyes. Looking down he found that Shalimar also had her eyes closed. "You still with me?" He asked, kissing her golden hair.
She nodded and opened her eyes slightly. "Yeah, I'm still here,"
He chuckled at her drowsy reply. "I think it's bed time, for our resident feral."
She nodded again and reluctantly stood out of his arms.
Brennan put the book on the coffee table and got up. "You want me to come tuck you in?" He grinned and stepped closer, "Maybe stay until you fall asleep?"
Shalimar smiled and raised her eyebrow. "What's the matter? Afraid the aliens are gonna get you? Don't wanna be alone?"
"I'm the only alien you have to worry about, sweetheart." He replied as he pulled her into his arms.
She laughed and pulled away. "I suppose you can come tuck me in, but I need a drink first. So I'll be right back."
Brennan watched as she walked out. He was going to wait for her but then he got an idea. Grinning evilly to himself he went to get something from his room and then went to Shal's room and hid.
When she walked back into the rec. room she wondered where he went. Figuring that he had already gone to her room Shalimar headed in that direction.
Brennan watched from her closet as her door opened.
Shalimar stepped into her room cautiously. She knew Brennan was there. She could smell him, but she could smell something else too, rubber. She turned her light on and looked around. "Brennan?" she called.
As soon as her back was turned he burst out of her closet and ran toward her. Shalimar spun around and found an oversized alien charging at her. He tackled her to the bed and started tickling her, with his three fingered green gloves, all over.
Shalimar squealed and tried to push him away, but it was no use. Brennan continued to tickle her until tears streamed down her cheeks from laughing so hard.
He took his green alien mask off and smiled down before plopping next to her on the bed.
She rolled to her side and shook her head. "Brennan, where on earth did you get that?"
He shrugged. "I had a Halloween party to go to like, ten years ago and I just never got rid of it."
"You dressed up as an Alien??" She almost laughed.
"What's wrong with aliens?" He lifted his gloved hand, "Muahhhhh," and tried to gently capture her face in it.
Shalimar giggled and pushed it away.
"Alright," He said as he took the gloves off and stood. "It's late. I should let you get to sleep." He leaned over on the bed and placed a quick soft kiss on her lips. "Goodnight."
"Goodnight, Bren." She watched as he left and then smiled mischievously to herself. "For me anyway,"
After taking a shower Shalimar occupied herself until midnight, when she could get her revenge. She crept quietly through the hall to Brennan's room. Pressing her ear to the door she listened as he snored lightly in his sleep. Smiling, she pushed the door open and stepped in.
As her eyes turned gold she looked around his room for the costume. She found it on his chair and picked up one of the gloves. Shalimar went to turn his bathroom light on so it would give just enough light for him to see that someone was there, but not who. She stepped back to his bed and then took one big jump and landed on top of him, straddling his mid section.
Brennan gasped and his eyes shot open. He could see the silhouette of a figure on top of him and then a 'three fingered hand' came quickly for his face.
"Ahh!" He grabbed the wrist and pulled it down to his side before using his body to flip on top of the person and pin them down.
Shalimar stifled a giggle as Brennan kept her pinned to his bed and reached over to turn his light on. "Shalimar?!"
She laughed at his shocked expression. Pulling her wrist out of his hand she reached for his face again. "Muahhhh,"
Brennan took her hand and pulled the glove off, shaking his head with amusement. "Are you trying to kill me, Shal? You scared me half to death!" He chuckled as he threw the glove to the side.
"Good, now we're even." She pushed him off and sat up. "And now I can go back to my room and get some sleep." She stood and started to walk away, when Brennan grabbed her hand.
"Uh uh," He pulled her back down on the bed and trapped her between his arm and body. "You're staying right here so I can keep an eye on you or neither of us are gonna get any sleep."
Shalimar smiled and draped an arm over him as she cuddled closer. "I think I can handle that."
Brennan relaxed beside her and then lifted her chin. Leaning down he placed a tender kiss to her lips. "I love you, Shal,"
She smiled and snuggled even deeper into his embrace. "I love you, too,"
~*~* This isn't my most serious piece of work, but I thought it'd be cute. Hope you liked it! Please review!*~*~