The next morning Lexie woke up. Stuart was still asleep. She got up, dressed and went down to the kitchen to make coffee. As she was making the coffee she heard Stuart moving around upstairs. A few minutes later he came down the stairs and into the kitchen.
"Hi." She said.
"Hi."
"Coffee?"
"Yes." "I can make us breakfast." "Do you have pancake mix?"
"Yeah."
Stuart made pancakes for them. They were sitting at the table eating.
"These are good." Lexie said.
"Thanks."
"Tell the truth." "Did you really want to help me decorate my tree?" "Or did you just want to come over?"
"Ok, I confess." "I wanted to spend time with you." "I did have fun decorating the tree." "I didn't plan last night."
"I know." "That was my first time with an agent."
"It was?"
"Yeah." "Have you ever slept with an agent?"
"Yes."
"Was she your partner to?"
"No."
"Does she work with us now?"
"No."
"So was this, and completely fine if it was, a one night stand?"
"No Lexie." "I really like you." "I have for awhile now." "Last night meant a lot to me."
"Me to." "We can keep doing, well, whatever this is, but this is this and work is work." "At work we're partners, nothing else."
"I can separate work and personal."
"Ok." "Until we decide what this is, I don't want to tell anyone."
"Alright."
They just finished eating. Lexie got up and put the dishes in the sink.
"Do you have any plans?" Stuart asked.
"No."
"Wanna go back upstairs?" He asked smirking.
Stuart carried Lexie upstairs. Her legs were around his waist. They were kissing. He put them on the bed. He was on top of her. He took off her shirt. He kissed the side of her neck.
"Oh Stuart, oh god." She moaned.
Stuart got a text. His phone was on her nightstand. Hers was downstairs."Hold on." He checked his phone. "It's Jubal, we've gotta go."
"Alright."
Later that night Lexie and Stuart got on the elevator to go home at the same time. The doors closed.
"Wanna come over to my house?" Stuart asked. "I'll make dinner."
"Give me a half hour."
"Ok." "You can bring pajamas if you want."
"Very subtle way to ask me to spend the night with you."
Lexie was at Stuart's house. They ate dinner and were snuggled on the couch. He could tell something was on her mind.
"What baby?" He asked.
"This is just so weird to me, I mean that in a good way." "I like this." "It's just been a long time." They kissed.