Fitted Sheets

I hate fitted sheets. Rather, I hate folding the damned things. I have a system and it's a unique one where I sorta roll the cloth and shove it into the linen closet.

My system worked until a certain sailor came into my life.

The jerk knows how to fold them, really fold them. Tucking here, folding there until he makes a nice and neat little envelope that fits perfectly on a shelf. He claims it was from a summer working at a BB in La Jolla and I glare at him when Harm tries to teach me.

"Why do you need so many?" He asked once, exasperated at my growing collection of colours, patterns and materials.

It was good that I had so many as, and let's face it, sex between us could get messy. We are a little insatiable with each other and after a night where he wound up on our wet spot, Harm bought some extra sheets for his bed.

And then there is that wonderfully, luxurious feeling of showering and sleeping into fresh sheets. It is one of life's simple pleasures: clean skin and clean sheets.

Why is it that watching him fold my sheets seemed so sexy? He has this look of absolute concentration and I wonder if he has that same intensity when flying a plane. The thought makes me giggle and before long Harm declares he is done. "There, anything else?"

I break from my reverie to find him digging through the basket of clean clothes to find my underwear. It's a sexy pair of red lace and he raises the cloth to show me with his brow hitching in question. "I've never seen these."

"No, you haven't"

"Well, why not?" He pouts and looks so damned cute doing so.

I shrug. "No real reason… Aren't we passed the lingerie phase?"

Harm doesn't look pleased as he stands there with his hands on his hip and absomutely echaspeeated. "No Mac, we are not past the lingerie phase."

"It's just sort of...impractical." Especially considering how fast he gets me out of them. "And expensive." One particular set was just over a hundred bucks.

"And a turn on...Hell, Mac just said the word and I'll max out my credit cards to get you all the lingerie you could want." He smiles sweetly at me and I have to laugh. The man is so adorable sometimes.