Strawberries

Skye's on the bed when he gets back from his evening workout—she's sitting cross-legged on the covers, completely engrossed in whatever is on the screen of her laptop as she munches on a bowl of strawberries, her back against the headboard, hair up in a messy bun, wearing a T-shirt about three sizes too big, and not much else.

She is absolutely adorable.

A small voice tells Grant he should give her a bit of a lecture about the importance of situational awareness—she hasn't even flinched since he's entered the room—, but another, much more dominant voice (one she's called to life) demands something else. He gives in to the second.

With a mischievous smirk on his face, he quietly walks over to the bed—she still hasn't noticed a thing—, and pulls the strawberry bowl away from her, just as she's reaching for it. When her fingertips meet with thin air, she finally looks up at him.

"Looking for this?" he teases her, popping a piece of fruit into his mouth.

"Hey!" she protests half-heartedly, a smile breaking out on her face as she leans forward, trying to recapture the bowl. "I was gonna eat that!"

He catches her wrist with one hand, while places the bowl on the nightstand with the other. "Counter proposal," he says, kneeling on the mattress and inching towards her, "I'll eat you instead."

(It's corny. It's horrible. He doesn't care.)

She giggles and doesn't protest when he presses his lips against hers (she tastes like strawberries, sweet and zesty), his tongue darting forward to seek entrance into her mouth, while his hand slips beneath her shirt.

Then she pushes him away.

"Ugh, you can forget that."

"What?"

"You smell," she chuckles. "Like, bad. No way I'm letting you in my panties in that state. Take a shower first, Romeo."

He smirks and shrugs. "Okay," he says, before he swiftly slips his arms around her, lifts her from the bed, and carries her—squealing and struggling half-heartedly—to the bathroom.

Well, she didn't say he needed to shower alone.

(She can all the strawberries she wants later.)