A/N:

Here's a little present 🎁 for everyone who is mourning the lack of smutty details in my "There's Always Hope" series. Merry Christmas! 🎄

And to all of you who don't celebrate Christmas – don't worry, it's not what this story is really about. It's basically just a 'naughty' Hope/McCoy chapter.

You have been warned. 🙈😅 Enjoy! ❤️


Jenny was trying to get comfortable in the bed that suddenly seemed far too big for her alone. She couldn't believe she was spending tonight without Leonard. Especially, since they hadn't seen much of each other for the past two weeks, either, and the evening had begun so promising.

It was Christmas Eve, and after Jenny had helped putting the finishing touches on the decorations for the big party tomorrow, she and Leonard had shared a lovely festive dinner with their friends, who'd sent them 'home' early with knowing smirks and not so subtle remarks, after the captain and Uhura had unanimously decided that they'd had enough of watching them 'shamelessly making out' all evening.

The Enterprise crew had had a tough month, with lots of adventure and surprises, to put it mildly, and Leonard had practically been living in sickbay, while Jenny had also had her hands full between work and helping prepare for the big Christmas party that had become the annual highlight for everyone aboard. Even the crewmembers who didn't actually celebrate Christmas, just because it was one of those lovely human traditions that reminded them of Earth, or Earth colonies, which were home to most of the crew.

After dinner, Jenny and Leonard had all but raced along the ship's corridors, with Leonard using the time in the turbolift to wrap her in his loving arms and make the most thrilling promises about all the things he was going to do to her once they were back in their quarters.

"Don't start without me," he'd murmured suggestively in her ear, before slipping back out the door to quickly go get his PADD, which he had accidentally left in sickbay, making her soak her panties with just those few words in that incredibly sexy voice of his.

That had been more than two hours ago, as not even a minute after he'd gone, he'd called her on her comm to let her know that he'd arrived just in time for yet another emergency, the disappointment in his voice easily matching her own. Clearly, she hadn't been the only one hardly able to contain herself anymore.

For some time, Jenny had tried to distract herself by getting ready for his return. Tarting herself up, as her grandmother would have called it, indulging in a real water shower and slipping on the Christmassy underwear Nyota had talked her into buying during a recent starbase shopping spree. A silky shirt and matching panties that were sure to bring out the tiger in Leonard.

Then she'd made herself some tea and settled down on the couch with her PADD to read for a while, but soon found that there wasn't much fun in wearing a seductive outfit without Leonard around to appreciate it. Particularly as, with his soft drawl and all the enticing promises still fresh in her ear, if anything, her arousal had only grown since he'd walked out the door.

So, with a sympathetic sigh, knowing that the poor doctor didn't have that luxury and was, by now, most likely totally focused on whatever medical emergency had arisen, Jenny slid under the covers, closed her eyes, and conjured up his sweet, handsome face. Sex was certainly not what their love was built on, but she couldn't deny that making love to him had become a sweet addiction, and that they both got kind of restless and on edge if it had been too long. Which it definitely had.

Making love to Leonard was wonderful beyond description. Gentle and hot, tender and exciting, comforting and fulfilling. He was everything a woman could wish for, and he was all hers. He'd also been the first to show her how enjoyable physical love could be, tenderly and patiently guiding and teaching her, and it had become even better ever since.

The devotion with which he 'worshipped her body', as he called it, knowing exactly where and how she loved to be touched most, yet always searching for new ways to pleasure her, got her all flustered just thinking about. Not to mention the way he responded to her touches, making pleasuring him at least as rewarding as letting him drive her to ecstatic heights with his incredibly nimble fingers, lips and tongue.

Smiling to herself, Jenny thought how they'd still be 'at it' when they were both old and grey. She couldn't imagine the day when she wouldn't find the doctor hot and wildly attractive anymore. One of his slow smiles, an almost indiscernible wink, or the gentle sound of his voice saying her name were all she needed to make her go weak in the knees.

Unnoticed, Jenny's hand had found its way inside her panties, looking to ease the heat that thoughts of Leonard never failed to spark. She hadn't wanted to 'start without him', but now she found she just couldn't stop. Gently writhing and slowly rolling her hips under the touch of her own fingers, she imagined Leonard expertly bringing her to the brink. But no matter how hard she tried, there was no way she could draw out her pleasure and tease herself as skilfully as he could. Instead, she was tumbling over the edge almost instantly.

Tensing up, Jenny came with a low moan, unable to pull her fingers away just yet, as the short relief immediately turned into desperate need again. Leonard always teased her about how, once he got her going, she just couldn't seem to get enough, taking great pleasure in the fact. And just picturing his enraptured gaze as he took her from one orgasm to another, made her climax again. And again. Until her fingers were too wet to apply enough friction, helplessly slipping around inside her drenched panties, and Jenny fell asleep, completely drained.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Tired and disappointed to have missed out on what had promised to become his best 'Night Before Christmas' yet, McCoy quietly slipped into his quarters to the titillating sight of his darling Hope fast asleep, bedcovers kicked aside, fingers wedged inside her panties, leaving no doubt about what she'd been up to before falling asleep and kindling instant desire in him.

Of course, he knew that women did that all the time. He was a doctor, dammit! And he'd been a lover before Hope was even born. Or would have been born, if she hadn't already been born three centuries ago. God, the view made him lose all power of coherent thought, while the bulge in his pants was threatening to burst through the material. And, of course, he'd fantasised about her doing it while thinking of him long before they'd become lovers. But Hope actually lying here like this, a breath-taking picture of silky red and lacy/fluffy white, cheeks still flushed a rosy pink from exertion, was by far the hottest thing he'd ever seen.

Picturing her in the act of pleasuring herself, McCoy didn't doubt for a minute that she'd been thinking about him. He knew only too well that it had been him who'd taught her the physical pleasures of love in the first place. A fact she loved to remind him about frequently. And he could never get tired of hearing her tell him how, that first time, he'd made her feel pleasure like she'd never known before, and how, ever since, she'd been helpless to resist his touch, a single finger, or the simple flick of his tongue, enough to drive her crazy with desire.

Oh, how he longed to hear her tell him that now. In fact, he longed for much more than just that. What he really wanted, was to know exactly what she'd been thinking about. What she'd imagined him doing to her. Details of what she loved and enjoyed most. How she'd brought herself to orgasm. And how often. And, not least, what had aroused her so much it had caused her to touch herself to begin with.

Hope wasn't big on dirty talk, or even on telling him what she liked or would like him to do. She just didn't feel comfortable with it, happy to let him do all the talking. But she had a million other ways of showing him how she enjoyed his ministrations, that he'd come to appreciate at least as much. He could certainly never get enough of her little moans and gasps, or the way her body trembled and pressed against him with need and pleasure.

After quietly taking off his clothes and a quick trip to the bathroom, McCoy slid into bed next to Hope, stark naked, leaving the lights on low, so he could still enjoy her beauty and her incredibly hot outfit. She certainly knew how to turn him on beyond measure. It took all his self-control not to wake her, his desire almost getting the better of him. But looking at her relaxed and serene face, so peacefully asleep, he settled for taking matters into his own hands, literally. Imagining the things Hope might have done and thought about while he'd been tied up in sickbay.

He'd barely started touching himself, shivering as he ran his thumb lightly over the already slick tip of his erection, when his gaze fell on Hope's hand still caught inside her panties, the naughty sweetness of it nearly killing him. This was his Hope, the light and love of his life, the wonderful woman who'd chosen to spend the rest of her days with him, and who never ceased to amaze and surprise him. Or arouse him. And that was the moment he decided that, with it being Christmas and all, it was practically his duty to wake her and show her how much better he could finish what she'd begun on her own.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Jenny woke to the feeling of soft lips covering her face in little kisses, and the gentle touch of familiar fingers on her skin, lovingly caressing her hips and belly. Noticing with a start that her own fingers were still trapped in her panties, she felt herself blush furiously, totally embarrassed to have been caught 'in the act'. But when she tried to pull her hand out, Leonard's bigger one quickly gripped hers, keeping it in place.

"Don't take your hand away, love," he murmured, his voice thick with desire, "I want you to keep it right there. To show me what you did. How you touched yourself. I want to watch you pleasuring yourself and maybe learn something new about you."

She must have blushed even more at that, because Leonard pressed a gentle kiss on her lips and said with a smirk, "Don't be shy, love! No need to be embarrassed! It's really quite flattering to think that I left you so horny you couldn't wait. Finding you like this certainly made me so hard I briefly thought about following your example. And I'm not even talking about your stunning outfit, although I'm pretty sure there's a law against wearing such a slinky little thing. But then I decided I'd rather wake you after all."

"I'm glad you did," Jenny smiled at the doctor, blinking the sleepiness away.

She was already incredibly turned on again just listening to his words, yet couldn't help feeling shy about touching herself in front of Leonard, even though it was perfectly clear how much the idea excited him. Just like she could never really bring herself to talk dirty to him, despite understanding why he'd love her to, seeing what his dirty talk unfailingly did to her.

So, deciding to humour him when he let go of her hand, Jenny gingerly started to draw little circles with her fingers inside her panties, unable to suppress a low moan as she noticed how wet she'd already become again, and eliciting a not so subtle groan from the doctor, who pressed a hot kiss on her lips before returning his lustful gaze to her nether regions.

"Don't hold back, love," he purred, gently stroking her thigh and rolling his hips in obvious arousal. "Show me how you make yourself feel good!"

Emboldened by how much Leonard was enjoying this, Jenny began to rub herself in earnest, her breath getting more erratic and her own hips starting to roll in time with her circling fingers, the doctor's soft moans and encouraging words spurring her on.

"That's it, love," he murmured close to her ear, sounding a little breathless, "just let yourself go. Feels so good, doesn't it? Your fingers going exactly where you need them, touching you just right."

Leonard talking like that, fuelling her desire like only he could, was too much. Jenny forgot all about her inhibitions, bucking her hips and letting out a soft yelp as she came by her own fingers under the doctor's mesmerised gaze, his hand sliding under her shirt and tenderly caressing her breasts, as she came off her high, gasping and trying to get her breathing back to normal.

"Do you do this often?" he asked softly, his eyes gleaming and his breath hot on her face, as his hand slid down her belly until it gently covered hers, still preventing it to pull out of her panties.

"I did, before we became lovers," she confessed reluctantly, suddenly feeling shy again.

"And when you did, what were you fantasising about?"

The question alone was enough to set Jenny on fire again. Add Leonard's bedroom voice, and she was helpless to keep her fingers from starting to move anew.

"About you, Leonard! Who else?" she sighed longingly, losing herself in his soulful eyes. "About you holding and kissing me."

"Just holding and kissing, huh?" Leonard chuckled affectionately, brushing a tender, almost chaste kiss on her temple. "And that got you going?"

"Actually, it did!" Jenny blustered, momentarily distracted by the doctor's undisguised mirth, her fingers losing their rhythm.

Leonard pressed another – less chaste – kiss on her lips, and, chuckling to himself once more, gently pushed her fingers aside.

"I'm taking over, love," he smiled softly, and a moment later, Jenny's whole body was on fire with unbridled desire.

-x-x-x-x-x-

"Oh my God!" Hope cried out, her body writhing under McCoy's touch. "It's so much better when you do it!"

The doctor felt a hot surge of pure lust ripple through him, thrilled by her keen response.

"Tell me, love, what exactly makes it so much better?" he tried to cajole her into a little dirty-talk after all, keeping his touches extra light, knowing perfectly well how that was driving her crazy.

"I just can't last as long without you," she confessed sheepishly, blushing adorably and drawing in a sharp breath every time he gently tapped her swollen nub. "I can't help giving in to my need, where you would still endlessly torment me."

"So, you love it when I tease you?" he probed, enjoying every word of this stimulating conversation. "When my touch is deliberately light and slow? Like this?"

Hope just nodded, groaning at his 'demonstration', his fingers easily gliding through the delicious wetness. It never ceased to amaze and delight him how responsive she was to every little one of his touches.

"When you're begging me to let you come, you actually want me to keep you on the edge?"

"No! Please!" she cried, her thighs clamping around his hand, desperate for more friction.

"But I think you do," McCoy kept on teasing her, knowing her well enough to see that she was already incredibly close and wondering how much longer he could still keep his own arousal at bay. "Why? Because it makes release infinitely sweeter the longer you're denied?"

"You're cruel!" Hope gritted out, bucking wildly against his hand now, her fingers scrabbling around the bedsheets for purchase.

"Maybe I am," he whispered, starting to kiss her neck and nibble her ear, taking full advantage of knowing her body so well. "Or maybe I just want you to experience unprecedented pleasure."

Hope was groping for McCoy's hand now, getting hold of his wrist and gripping it hard. She always did this when his teasing got too much for her, and it never failed to amuse him how she really thought she was strong enough to force his hand into applying more pressure.

"But then again, perhaps I simply love having this power over your lust, over your body," he grinned wickedly, enjoying nothing more than driving Hope to the heights of ecstasy, before going for the clincher, anticipating the exact effect his next words would have on her. "And, of course, you need to be punished for starting without me."

That did it. That, and the skilled touch of a finger that, after months of experience and practice, had come to know Hope's body inside out.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Jenny hurtled over the edge into free fall, exploding into a million shards of pleasure, only realising the noise she was making when Leonard sealed her lips with a passionate kiss in an attempt to muffle her sounds of ecstasy the way he did every time after making her lose control, always a great source of amusement to him.

Admittedly, virtually every orgasm the doctor gave her felt like the best ever, but this time, Jenny was fairly sure it was true. She'd definitely come harder than she had ever before. And a second and third time, before the first climax had even subsided. It felt like getting caught in an endless stream of intense pleasure, the smug grin on Leonard's face proof of how well he knew what he was doing to her, and how much he enjoyed it.

"My insatiable girl," he smiled tenderly, brushing damp strands of hair from her flushed face, love and lust blending together in his beautiful eyes. "You have no idea how gorgeous you are. Or how hot it is to see you like this. And how exciting to know that I did this. That I can make you feel like this. That I can tease you to my heart's content and make you feel pleasure almost too much for you to handle."

Always staying humble, incredulous almost, despite being this amazing lover, was one of Leonard's most endearing qualities.

"Just be careful it doesn't get you more excited than you can handle," Jenny giggled as soon as she'd caught her breath again.

And still high from her incredible flight of ecstasy, she gently took hold of Leonard's pulsing erection, finding it rock-hard and fit to burst, and almost made him come at the first touch.

"Jesus! What are you doing to me young lady?" he groaned, and Jenny was thrilled to see that he had to squeeze his eyes shut in concentration to stave off his own imminent orgasm. "Go easy on an old man's heart!"

"Too late, old man," she laughed, enjoying being the one in charge for a change, giving his shaft a few firm strokes while lightly running the fingers of her other hand over his crown, teasing his slit and rim, and revelling in the groans, and grunts, and gasps, that her ministrations coaxed out of him, his whole body twitching and jolting with desperate, urgent need. "You brought this on yourself, Doctor! It's time you got a good taste of your own medicine!"

Watching him come apart at at the touch of her hands, Jenny's heart was brimming over with tender love for the man who'd thrown himself into making this the night of her life, as if he hadn't just spent exhausting hours in sickbay, dealing with whatever emergency had come up this time. Judging from his playful mood, she could at least be sure that everyone was all right again. She'd ask him all about it later, but for now she had another goal to accomplish. And that was to give him as much pleasure and satisfaction as she possibly could. He'd definitely more than earned it tonight.

Applying all the skills she'd acquired over time, having had months of exploring Leonard's body and desires, she went on stroking and teasing, alternating between firm and light touches, one hand taking care of his throbbing erection, while the other gently played with his balls. The whole time, her eyes never left the doctor's handsome face, adorably scrunched up with unbridled lust now, as he was lost in sweet, unbearable pleasure, visibly torn between needing to come so badly and never wanting the feeling to stop.

"I love you, Leonard!" Jenny whispered, leaning over to softly trail her lips from his cheekbone down to his jaw, making him shiver with need, and want, and longing.

"God, Jenny, I love you, too," he sighed, his lips capturing hers in a deep kiss, and his hand slipping inside her panties again.

"Teasing me makes you even wetter it seems," Leonard groaned, thrusting hard into Jenny's hand a couple more times before pushing away abruptly and going down on her before she even knew what was happening.

"Oh my God you've never tasted better," he mumbled, his mouth pressed against her core after having made quick work of her panties, and Jenny thought she might pass out from the intense desire he was arousing in her once more.

She started to grind against his face, so close again already, but the doctor easily pinned her hips down with his strong hands, thus putting a stop to her movements.

"I want to drink every last delicious drop of your juices, love," he positively growled, "before I give you what you so desperately crave. But I promise you won't regret it."

And true to his word, after putting her through what felt like endless, overwhelming need, his lips, tongue, and even his teeth teasing her in every possibly way, he sent her higher than she'd ever been before, making one orgasm spill into the next, his mouth never leaving her most sensitive parts, humming and moaning as if he were indulging in the most deliciously tasting dessert.

Once again, Jenny couldn't help but admire how much control over his own body Leonard showed when it came to pleasuring her, patiently stroking, and caressing, and nibbling, and licking her through all of her orgasms and beyond, not stopping until she'd come back down from her incredible high, breathing hard and shivering with exhaustion.

As soon as he was sure that she was truly satisfied, however, he didn't waste another moment before finally acting on his own raging need, sliding up her body in one swift move to kiss her mouth hungrily and bury himself deep inside her with a single thrust, knowing that she was wet enough to easily take him.

And, unable to maintain control over his lust any longer, Leonard came after only a few more thrusts with an almighty groan, a soft curse, and a completely misguided apology. A sad hang-up from his time with Jocelyn, that still needed a lot more of Jenny's gentle reassurances and healing love to help him finally overcome it.

Having learned how to draw out Leonard's pleasure, Jenny clenched around his length, still buried deep inside her, eliciting more moans and gentle swearing from him, and making him throw back his head one last time before finally collapsing on top of her, breathless and drained, barely able to keep his weight off her.

"God almighty, you're something else young lady," he panted, the tender contentment in his eyes melting her heart. "I should really know by now that teasing you always backfires."

Jenny laughed delightedly, wrapping her arms tightly around him and rolling them over on their sides. She didn't mind his weight at all, in fact, enjoyed feeling him blanketing her. He wasn't a heavy man. But she knew that he was always afraid to crush her and couldn't really relax like that.

"This was amazing, Leonard!" she sighed, shifting even closer and nestling tightly into his arms. "But even so, I think I prefer you not being called away, so that we can 'start together'."

"I'm absolutely with you there, love," he chuckled, "even though every night with you is amazing, no matter how we start or what we do. I sure am the luckiest man alive."

"Just as I am the luckiest woman alive," Jenny replied, gazing deeply into his eyes to make him see how sincere she was.

-x-x-x-x-x-

And McCoy knew that she really meant it. That was the best part of loving Hope. She didn't play games. Not power games, and not any other kind. She was always straightforward. Genuine and sincere through and through. With her, you got exactly what you saw. At least he did. Maybe she could still fool someone who didn't know her so well. She did have a tendency to hide her troubles behind her cheerful personality, after all.

But he could usually tell, if she was truly happy or not, and she'd more or less given up on trying to pretend with him, accepting that he'd much rather worry about her than find out too late that he hadn't been there for her when she'd needed him. And he could always be sure that when she said she liked something, she really did. And when she was angry with him, or disappointed, she'd just say so, too. Simple as that. Being with her was just so easy. He'd never been so comfortable in a relationship before. Or so happy. Or so in love.

That didn't mean she didn't stress him, of course. In fact, aside from being his sunshine and the joy of his life, she was also a nearly constant source of worry for him, almost as bad as Jim in attracting danger. Or strange blows of fate. But it was all worth it. She was worth it. He'd gladly take on all the worrying in the world, if it meant having her love.

Because Hope's love, boundless and unconditional, was one of the few certainties in his life. The one thing he had complete and utter faith in and knew he could always depend upon. Whatever she saw in him, he'd given up trying to understand, simply accepting that she believed him to be worthy of her affections and had given him her heart to hold and take care of.

McCoy might be afraid of losing her, considering all the dangers that came with living and working in space, but never of losing her love. And he'd certainly never stop doing everything in his power to make her, if not the luckiest, then hopefully the happiest woman alive.

-x-x-x-x-x-

Jenny watched Leonard's eyes grow soft, as he let his loving gaze roam all over her body. She knew that look well. He always had it when she paid him a compliment or told him how much she loved him. Especially after they'd just made love. It was a look of blissful happiness mixed with wonder, and it never failed to tug at her heartstrings.

Leonard was every woman's dream, in and out of the bedroom. And while he was confident enough as a doctor and scientist, and also as a lover, she knew that he still felt undeserving when it came to being loved. Jocelyn really had a lot to answer for, and Jenny was glad that she had a whole lifetime to convince Leonard of his own worth. To make him see what an amazing man he really was.

His gaze finally returning to her face after having lingered on her Christmas outfit for a considerable amount of time, Jenny saw a naughty grin spread across the doctor's face.

"Tonight has turned out amazing after all, love, hasn't it?" he smiled, kissing her tenderly on the lips. "But knowing you as I do, we're not done yet."

The mischievous grin on his face grew even wider, as his fingers started toying with the hem of her silky shirt and slowly making their way further down from there.

"I'm exhausted, Leonard!" Jenny laughed, trying to brush his hand away.

"I'm afraid I'll have to check that myself. I can't just take your word for it!" he replied in his no-nonsense CMO voice, before adding in a softer tone, "You are my insatiable girl after all, and I'm sure you'll understand that, as your doctor, I couldn't afford to be negligent in my duties!"

"Believe me, Leonard," Jenny giggled, as the doctor's fingers gently probed between her thighs, and he broke into a knowing smile, "I'm totally spent! You made sure of that only a minute ago, remember? I couldn't even ... ah ... oh my God!"


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