Teddy woke with a start and Owen pulled her closer to him sensing her movement. She squinted at the clock on the night stand 6:00.
"The conference starts in a couple hours," she whispered, "I'm going to shower."
"I'll come," he said.
"I'm faster this way," Teddy said.
"But I want to wash your hair," Owen whispered.
"How about when we get back tonight we try out that huge bath tub," Teddy suggested.
"The conference ends at two today," Owen said.
"I've always wanted to see Stanley park," Teddy said.
"It's October," Owen said.
"I know," Teddy smiled, "hey after this only four more months with the army."
"I'm want to go home," Owen said, "Seattle. Last time
I was there I was asked to apply at Seattle Grace."
"I was going to go back to New York," Teddy said, "but Carly is in Seattle."
"My mom is there," Owen said, "step dad, step sister."
"How is Manda," Teddy asked.
"A teenager," Owen said, "she's 14."
"She was a cute kid when Don took us all fishing," Teddy said, "that's one of our better leaves."
"She's okay I just don't know her," Owen said.
"I'm going to shower then breakfast," Teddy asked.
"I guess," he replied.
She grabbed the robe off the floor and wrapped it around herself before getting her dress and heels out. She was looking forward to feeling feminine for the next few days. She had found a dress in a down town store when they were wandering Robson street the night before. The Aritzia dress was more expensive then what she'd usually buy but it had been ages since she had bought a dress, it was a deep blue and fit her beautifully. She grabbed her makeup bag from her suitcase and walked into the bathroom.
Owen heard the shower turn on and groaned. He just wanted her back in his arms. He had never felt that way about anyone else before. He paused, he hadn't used a condom, in the heat of the moment he had forgotten, not that he had any anyway, he hadn't been expecting to share a room but they had got to the hotel and there was a mix up so they took the only room available with the two double beds. He hoped she was on some sort of birth control.
She thought as she showered that this was her walk of shame. They had been completely unprotected the two times he had finished in her last night. She had never had anything like that before. Her previous boyfriends the whole three of them she had ever done that with had never made her feel that way. With Owen she fet like the most beautiful woman on the planet. She was in her 30s for god sake and acting like an impulsive hormone driven teenager. Think like a doctor she told herself. The chances of one day in a cycle are slim. But I'm half way between periods it might be possible. She shook her head and finished her shower. Stepping out from under the hot water she turned off the tap and grabbed a towel. She was enjoying the white fluffy robes and towels the creature comforts she hadn't had since she had visited Owens moms two years before. She had wanted to see her sister but Carly had been in Jamaica then. She would surprise her next week.
Teddy blow dried her hair and chose to leave it down today.
Owen gulped when she came out of the bathroom he would have trouble keeping his hands to himself all day.
Owen quickly showered and shaved before they made their way to get breakfast.
"Real coffee," she smiled, "good coffee."
"Point for Seattle," Owen teased.
"I'm thinking," she replied, "I'll make a decision before we're discharged."
They walked to the conference center and signed in for the four day conference. Teddy was looking forward to some of the sessions on new cardio research she hadn't been able to attend since she enlisted while Owen found some on advanced techniques for saving limbs from amputation.
That night after a walk through Stanley park and dinner at a bustling local Mexican restaurant they made their way back to their room laughing and talking. It had started raining on their walk back. A Vancouver downpour and they were both soaked.
"I'm going to take a bath and warm up," she said.
"A bath," he smiled, "is there room for two?"
"Are we going there," she laughed.
"We are," he replied, "and I grabbed something earlier."
"What," she asked.
He pulled the box from his back pack.
"We really need those," she said, "I'm not on anything. We should be okay. The chances are slim from once and I'm over 30 the odds decrease after 30."
"You'll tell me," he asked.
"I'll let you know either way," she smiled, "but I bought wine. The fact that wine is not available in grocery stores here is annoying."
"That was your secret errand," he asked.
"Wine and chocolate," she smiled, "and something called a bubble bar."
"Bubble bar," Owen asked.
"For the bath," she smiled.
"Bath time," he asked.
"Yes," she smiled, "I'm freezing."
He slipped a condom into his pocket when she had her back to him. She grabbed the wine and the wine glasses.
"Can you grab the chocolate and the bubble bar thing," she asked.
"I've got them," he replied, looking in the bag marked lush, "what is this pink thing?"
"The bubble bar," she smiled, "it smelled good and I wanted something girly."
"Do we drop the whole thing in the tub," he asked.
"The girl said to use half,"she replied.
"Just break it or measure," he asked.
"Snap it," she said, "how hot?"
"Hot," he smirked.
She put the plug in the tub and put the tap on her preferred temperature, scalding. He dropped half of the pink and white swirled thing into the tub and they watched as it began to fill the tub with bubbles.
Teddy undid her belt and jeans as she pushed them off her hips. Owens' hands joined hers. She pulled her top over her head and he unclasped her bra. She slowly unbuttoned his shirt and pulled off his belt. Her hands fumbled with his zipper in her excitement. Naked he took her hand and steadied her as she stepped into the tub. He gently slid in behind her in the luxurious vanilla scented bubbles. Teddy leaned back against him and grabbed her glass of wine off the side of the tub. This was something she had only ever fantasized about, a bubble bath with her very hot boyfriend. They finished the wine and she cuddled closer to him, feeling the warmth of him against her back. She turned her head and kissed him, he slipped his tongue into her mouth, their tongues dancing as they deepened the kiss. His hands slid up her sides to her shoulders where he began to gently massage. His hands slid forward over her shoulders and cupped her breasts.
"Owen," she moaned.
"What do you want," he asked.
"This," she whispered, "you."
"I can do that," he replied.
His hands continued their gentle stroking along the sides of her breasts slowly moving towards her nipples. He kissed and gently sucked on the her neck as his fingers teased her nipples. She rocked her hips feeling him harden against her. One of his hands slid down her body and between her legs, she rocked into his hand as he teased her. One of her hands found his hardness and she began to stroke him.
"You," she moaned, "I want you."
"Soon," he moaned into her neck as he slid a finger inside her.
"Oh god," she groaned, "that feels good. Don't stop. Owen don't stop."
He continued to stroke her clit while the other hand thrust two fingers inside her. Her moans became higher pitched and faster as she rocked into his hands.
"Owen, Owen," she shouted his name. He quickly captured her lips with his own. She turned and grabbed the condom from where he had put it on the side of the tub. She rolled it onto him before lowering herself so he filled her completely. He steadied her hips as he thrust up into her. She braced her hands on the wall behind the tub her breasts in his face. He buried his face between them before sucking a nipple into his mouth teasing it with his tongue.
She clenched around him. She could feel him throbbing. She picked up her pace then she felt it another powerful orgasam washed over her. He kept thrusting he moaned her name over and over as he came.
She relaxed on top of him again her head on his shoulder and her breath tickling his neck.
"Shower," he proposed.
"Are you washing my hair," she asked.
"I've always wanted to," he said.
"This time," she smiled at him.
She slowly got up hating to break the physical connection keeping one hand on his shoulder as she got out of the tub and turned on the shower as hot as it would go.
Standing under the spray she tilted her head back letting the water soak her thick hair.
He saw her shampoo on the ledge and squirted some into his hand rubbing it into her hair and massaging her scalp. She returned the favor filling his short red hair with bubbles and running her fingers through it. They slowly washed each other taking their time to appreciate every inch of the other's body.
They toweled off and she pulled on a pair of pajama shorts and a tank top before brushing her hair and French braiding it she would have loose waves the next day for the conference once she took her hair out of the braids.
She met him in the main part of the room And smiled.
"You are amazing," she whispered.
"I'm pretty sure your the amazing one," he replied pulling her down on the bed with him.
"Sleep," she said.
"With you in my arms," he replied.
"Every night," she murmured.
They lay down on their bed with her head on his muscular chest. He ran his hand up and down her arm as she traced random patterns on his abs with her finger.
"I love you," she whispered nearly asleep.
"I love you too," he replied holding her close.
She knew this was fast as much as she knew this was right. She had loved Owen for the last five years, he was her best friend the person she looked for at the end of every day. The one who could make her laugh when she was having a bad day and was blunt enough to tell her when she was being an ass. She had held him when his sister disappeared and when Dan had died in his arms. They had stood strong for friends and colleagues as they lost their own and sent injured friends home. It was Owen who had helped her heal after losing her step mom, dad and best friend in the same year. She knew laying here in his arms that as fast as this was it was also exactly where she wanted to be. This his arms was her home, this was where she belonged.
Owen breathed in the soft floral scent of her shampoo knowing she was nearly asleep in his arms. He loved her, he had for a while now, longer than he wanted to admit even to himself. Teddy was who he wanted to spend his life with. She was gorgeous yes but that wasn't it. She was brilliant, talented and driven in a way that pushed him. She called him out when he was being a jerk. Some days she was the only reason he was still standing. She held him together when Megan had been captured and when Dan had died she had grieved with him. He also knew he had let her down by not leaving Beth sooner by not being with her sooner. They should have been together when they first got to know eachother.