Author's Note: I couldn't in could conscience have another update that
didn't including a nice steamy scene with Julian.
Disclaimer: Yeah, I just checked eBay and I'm still sans ownership. Go
figure.
"Ok, I won't even try. What gives?"
"Well I thought we could have a nice romantic picnic and get to know each other better," Julian told her, "how does that sound?"
Jenny gave it some thought and decided that while it sounded pretty good, it just wasn't what she had been hoping for. But then she remembered that she had been thinking that she needed to cool things off just a bit anyway so maybe this idea of his was a good one after all.
"It sounds wonderful," she announced.
And so they spent a few hours of dream time talking and laughing, and Jenny was surprised to find that she felt at ease just holding a conversation, nothing else. She had feared that perhaps the chemistry was all there was between them. It pleased her to no end to discover that she could see herself liking Julian as a person, not just someone who made her dizzy with kisses.
"What are you grinning about?" Julian asked, interrupting her thoughts.
"I was just thinking that this has been nice. I like getting to know you as a person, not just as, well, not to say that I don't like," she faltered in her explanation, "you know, getting to know you in other ways too."
Julian laughed and cleared the picnic away with a wave of his hand.
"Have you had enough for today?" he asked.
"Enough of what?"
"Getting to know me as a person."
"What do you mean?" she inquired.
"I mean I'm more than ready to move on to 'getting to know you in other ways' too."
"Oh," Jenny said blushing, "I didn't mean we had to end the picnic. But now that you mention it I could probably use a break from talking."
"Did you have an idea for what we could do to fill the silence?" he asked, reaching out and grabbing her hand.
This time she pulled him to her.
"Well," she intoned in a breathy whisper, her mouth just inches away from his, "we could always take a nap."
The look on his face caused Jenny to break into a fit of giggles.
"Your sense of humor is definitely one of the things I love about you," he said wryly.
The comment caused Jenny to cease laughing immediately.
"What's wrong?" Julian asked.
To her horror Jenny felt tears forming in her eyes.
"I, it's just, you said you love me," she replied suddenly unable to look at him.
"I'm sorry; I didn't even think about it, it just came out. I didn't mean to upset you."
"No, you didn't, you don't understand," she said, hating the way she was failing to explain her reaction," it's just that I guess I forgot you ever said anything like that to me before. It was like hearing it for the first time."
"So those are tears of happiness?" he asked, although his tone made it clear he didn't think that was the case.
"Yes," she said. When it was clear he still didn't believe her she placed a hand on either side of his face and looked deep into his eyes and repeated it.
"Yes, Julian. They really are."
"Ok, if you're sure."
She sat back against the willow tree.
"I am. I'm sorry I worried you. I didn't mean to react like that. I guess it's just because I've been thinking so much lately about my feelings for you, you know?"
She got up to pace around the area.
"I've been concentrating so hard on things like pinpointing when they changed, how they affect every relationship I have now, how it could spoil any I will ever have in the future, at least the romantic ones. I've just been trying to work it all out with such a focus on me that I sometimes forget you're in this too. I'm sorry."
He got up and walked over to her, pulling her into an embrace.
"It's all going to work out. Somehow. It has to."
"I hope you're right."
She searched for a way to change the mood and decided another dose of humor might do the trick.
"Wasn't I just saying something about needing to take a break from talking?"
"No. You were saying you thought we should take a nap."
"Ah yes, so I was. Well unless you have a better idea I guess I'll throw my support behind that notion."
He pretended to contemplate for a moment.
"You know, I may just have another thought worth considering."
"Really? Do tell." She implored.
"It's not really the sort of thing one can explain well. It's best to just show you."
"Please do."
He tilted her face up and kissed her, at first gently and then with an increasing passion. It may have been the recent outpouring of emotion but Jenny responded with an equal passion, wrapping her arms around his waist and releasing a soft whimper.
Julian broke the kiss abruptly but before Jenny had a chance to protest he literally swept her off her feet and into his arms. Suddenly they were back in her pseudo bedroom from before and Julian was laying her down on the bed. At her questioning look he grinned.
"I don't want to risk you getting a leg cramp and waking up."
She laughed and laid back as he positioned himself over her.
"Have I been waking up at the wrong time?" she teased.
"Your timing definitely leaves room for improvement." He agreed.
She reached her hand up and ran her fingers through the hair at the base of his head, urging him towards her. As if he needs much coaxing, she thought to herself.
He smiled at her movements and complied eagerly, fitting his mouth to hers with a practiced ease. He cradled her hip with one hand while the other served to prop him up. Jenny's hands moved to caress his chest. She was thrilled to feel silk under her fingers and guessed he had switched into the pajamas from before. Remembering what that meant she allowed her hands to slip inside the top and come into contact with the flesh underneath. Julian growled into her mouth and she smiled against his lips, loving the way he responded to her touch.
Julian broke the kiss to move his lips to her jaw line, and then began to kiss his way down her neck. She tilted her head to give him better access and moaned when he nibbled just below her ear. He moved back to her lips and kissed her. When he coaxed her lips open with his tongue she felt a wave of desire hit her stomach and start to spread out over her body, through her limbs. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and started to move her hands towards the small of his back, urging him closer to her with every touch.
"Ok, I won't even try. What gives?"
"Well I thought we could have a nice romantic picnic and get to know each other better," Julian told her, "how does that sound?"
Jenny gave it some thought and decided that while it sounded pretty good, it just wasn't what she had been hoping for. But then she remembered that she had been thinking that she needed to cool things off just a bit anyway so maybe this idea of his was a good one after all.
"It sounds wonderful," she announced.
And so they spent a few hours of dream time talking and laughing, and Jenny was surprised to find that she felt at ease just holding a conversation, nothing else. She had feared that perhaps the chemistry was all there was between them. It pleased her to no end to discover that she could see herself liking Julian as a person, not just someone who made her dizzy with kisses.
"What are you grinning about?" Julian asked, interrupting her thoughts.
"I was just thinking that this has been nice. I like getting to know you as a person, not just as, well, not to say that I don't like," she faltered in her explanation, "you know, getting to know you in other ways too."
Julian laughed and cleared the picnic away with a wave of his hand.
"Have you had enough for today?" he asked.
"Enough of what?"
"Getting to know me as a person."
"What do you mean?" she inquired.
"I mean I'm more than ready to move on to 'getting to know you in other ways' too."
"Oh," Jenny said blushing, "I didn't mean we had to end the picnic. But now that you mention it I could probably use a break from talking."
"Did you have an idea for what we could do to fill the silence?" he asked, reaching out and grabbing her hand.
This time she pulled him to her.
"Well," she intoned in a breathy whisper, her mouth just inches away from his, "we could always take a nap."
The look on his face caused Jenny to break into a fit of giggles.
"Your sense of humor is definitely one of the things I love about you," he said wryly.
The comment caused Jenny to cease laughing immediately.
"What's wrong?" Julian asked.
To her horror Jenny felt tears forming in her eyes.
"I, it's just, you said you love me," she replied suddenly unable to look at him.
"I'm sorry; I didn't even think about it, it just came out. I didn't mean to upset you."
"No, you didn't, you don't understand," she said, hating the way she was failing to explain her reaction," it's just that I guess I forgot you ever said anything like that to me before. It was like hearing it for the first time."
"So those are tears of happiness?" he asked, although his tone made it clear he didn't think that was the case.
"Yes," she said. When it was clear he still didn't believe her she placed a hand on either side of his face and looked deep into his eyes and repeated it.
"Yes, Julian. They really are."
"Ok, if you're sure."
She sat back against the willow tree.
"I am. I'm sorry I worried you. I didn't mean to react like that. I guess it's just because I've been thinking so much lately about my feelings for you, you know?"
She got up to pace around the area.
"I've been concentrating so hard on things like pinpointing when they changed, how they affect every relationship I have now, how it could spoil any I will ever have in the future, at least the romantic ones. I've just been trying to work it all out with such a focus on me that I sometimes forget you're in this too. I'm sorry."
He got up and walked over to her, pulling her into an embrace.
"It's all going to work out. Somehow. It has to."
"I hope you're right."
She searched for a way to change the mood and decided another dose of humor might do the trick.
"Wasn't I just saying something about needing to take a break from talking?"
"No. You were saying you thought we should take a nap."
"Ah yes, so I was. Well unless you have a better idea I guess I'll throw my support behind that notion."
He pretended to contemplate for a moment.
"You know, I may just have another thought worth considering."
"Really? Do tell." She implored.
"It's not really the sort of thing one can explain well. It's best to just show you."
"Please do."
He tilted her face up and kissed her, at first gently and then with an increasing passion. It may have been the recent outpouring of emotion but Jenny responded with an equal passion, wrapping her arms around his waist and releasing a soft whimper.
Julian broke the kiss abruptly but before Jenny had a chance to protest he literally swept her off her feet and into his arms. Suddenly they were back in her pseudo bedroom from before and Julian was laying her down on the bed. At her questioning look he grinned.
"I don't want to risk you getting a leg cramp and waking up."
She laughed and laid back as he positioned himself over her.
"Have I been waking up at the wrong time?" she teased.
"Your timing definitely leaves room for improvement." He agreed.
She reached her hand up and ran her fingers through the hair at the base of his head, urging him towards her. As if he needs much coaxing, she thought to herself.
He smiled at her movements and complied eagerly, fitting his mouth to hers with a practiced ease. He cradled her hip with one hand while the other served to prop him up. Jenny's hands moved to caress his chest. She was thrilled to feel silk under her fingers and guessed he had switched into the pajamas from before. Remembering what that meant she allowed her hands to slip inside the top and come into contact with the flesh underneath. Julian growled into her mouth and she smiled against his lips, loving the way he responded to her touch.
Julian broke the kiss to move his lips to her jaw line, and then began to kiss his way down her neck. She tilted her head to give him better access and moaned when he nibbled just below her ear. He moved back to her lips and kissed her. When he coaxed her lips open with his tongue she felt a wave of desire hit her stomach and start to spread out over her body, through her limbs. She wrapped her arms around his shoulders and started to move her hands towards the small of his back, urging him closer to her with every touch.