"What time is it?" he asked, not opening his eyes.
"Eleven," Jack replied.
"Guess we should go pick Noah up soon," Boone suggested.
"Yeah," Jack agreed. "But I think we need to take a shower first, we smell like sex."
Boone smiled and opened his eyes to look at Jack. "Yeah, I think you're right," he replied. "There are worse things to smell of though."
"Oh, I think it's one of the best things to smell of," Jack commented. "Just not in front of your kid."
"Right," Boone agreed. "So you had fun last night?"
"I think that's an understatement," Jack smiled. "You were there, right?"
"Well, yeah, you seemed to be enjoying yourself at the time," Boone said. "But in retrospect?"
"In retrospect, we need to stop having so many dry spells, what the hell are we thinking? I mean, I seriously don't know how I manage to keep my hands off you half the time. Right now I want my hands very much on you."
Boone smiled. "Well, once we get into a routine with everything we should be able to have a lot more nights like that."
"I hope so," Jack said. "We totally need to make more of an effort to do that more often."
"Mmm," Boone hummed in agreement, closing his eyes again and thinking back to last night. How he and Jack always managed to screw things up so much was beyond him but they seemed to be fairly back on track now so he felt like he could relax for a little while, which he hadn't done in forever.
"Hey, don't go falling back asleep," Jack told him.
Boone opened his eyes. "I'm not falling asleep, I'm enjoying the moment."
Jack looked at him and then nodded a little. "Okay then," he said, seeming a little unsure.
"I don't think I can move," Boone said.
Jack smiled at him. "I guess we used some muscles that were a little out of practice last night, huh?"
"It was worth it," Boone shrugged and gave Jack a little smile.
"Come on, we really should get up," Jack said.
"Yeah, I know," Boone replied, hoping it didn't come out too much like a whine.
"Hey, I just said we needed to go in the shower, I never said we had to stop enjoying our alone time," Jack pointed out. "Read between the lines, Boone."
Okay, Boone was a little slow on the uptake today. But his head was rather fuzzy so he guessed he could be forgiven.
"If you don't hurry up I'm going to start without you," Jack told him, slipping out of bed.
Boone watched him leave and smiled to himself. He'd always considered himself a helpful kind of person, willing to lend a hand, so he figured it was only right if he followed Jack and put those hands to use. He got out of bed and headed to the bathroom.
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"Well, considering how sex-stupid you look I'm guessing you guys had a good time," Shannon said.
"Shannon, you can't say that word in front of the baby," Boone warned.
"What, 'stupid'?" Shannon asked innocently, looking down at Noah in her arms. "He lives with you two so I'm sure he'll pick that word up pretty quickly."
Boone gave her a look. "Just give him here." Shannon handed Noah to Boone. "Hey, little guy. Did you have fun, huh?"
"Was he okay?" Jack asked.
"He's been fine," Shannon told them. "And he behaved himself pretty well to say you two are the most lax parents I've ever met."
"So no problems?" Jack asked.
"No, no problems, Jack," Shannon replied, coming off pretty condescending. But Boone guessed that was intentional.
"And he wasn't any trouble?" Jack pressed.
"Not as much trouble as you're being right now," Shannon stated.
"Okay, I'm sorry," Jack said. He leaned over Boone and stroked the side of Noah's face. "I just worry about you, sweetie."
"Aw, you don't have to worry about me, I'm fine," Shannon smiled.
Jack gave her an amused look. "I guess we should probably get out of your way."
"Okay," she said, more serious now. "But I'm glad you guys seem to have sorted some stuff out. You both seem happier. And any time you want a baby-sitter, just call."
"Thanks, Shan," Boone replied.
"By the way, this would be the part where you offer to return the favour," Shannon hinted. Well, Boone didn't think you could really call something so obvious a hint actually.
"You need a baby-sitter?" Jack asked.
"Not right now but I'm sure we can put you guys to good use sometime," Shannon replied. "Just nice to know the option's there is all."
Jack nodded. "Anytime," he said.
"Thanks," she smiled. "Now get out of my house."
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"You know, you've been very relaxed about this whole thing really," Boone told Jack as he fixed Noah into his baby seat.
Jack nodded. "I guess it wasn't as scary as I thought it would be," he admitted. "I did have you to distract me though."
"But even now," Boone commented. "I mean, apart from questioning Shannon a little... But you let me take him and you're not even checking that I'm fastening him in right."
Jack looked amused. "Boone, I do trust you," Jack told him. "I'm sure you can fasten his baby seat."
"Well, yeah, I can," Boone agreed. "But usually you check."
"Yeah, usually I'm a jerk," Jack replied. "And usually you deserve better."
Boone couldn't help but smile. He was coming around to the fact that he was maybe owed some stuff from life but it was always nice to be reminded of the fact. Especially when it was Jack reminding him because then he felt like he could take advantage of the fact and get Jack to do some stuff he liked. But he had a feeling Jack would be doing that stuff more often from now on anyway, which was a very nice feeling indeed.
He finished strapping Noah in and then closed the door, moving to Jack at the front of the car. "I'm proud of you," he said.
Jack smiled a little. "You're proud of me?"
Boone nodded. "Uh-huh. I thought you were gonna have a major meltdown last night but you didn't. You were so with me and you were into it and you didn't seem distracted. So I'm proud of you."
Jack moved a little closer. "Thank you," he said. "That really means a lot to me, Boone."
Boone smiled and shrugged. He leaned in and kissed Jack, really appreciating the fact that he felt like he could do it whenever he wanted again. But they had Noah waiting in the back of the car so he cut it short and pulled away. "I'll drive," he said, holding out his hand for the keys.
Jack smiled at him a little and pulled him in for another kiss. Noah was probably okay with waiting.