Chapter 17: Back Massages (S x OC)

Susan heard the front door open and looked up to see Sans walk in and he let out a sigh before walking over to her on the couch. "Long day?" She asked gently.

To her surprise, the shorter skeleton just nodded and collapsed on the couch, looking really worn out. Usually, he'd have some cheesy puns, but he looked even too tired to come up with one. Concerned, she reached out and rubbed across his shoulders and noticed the grateful sigh he let out.

Smiling, Susan got off the couch. "Hey, why don't you lie down and relax?" She suggested, gently tugging at his hoodie to help him out of it. Usually, Sans would mess around with her and playfully tug back on his hoodie, but this time, he just let her help him slip it off and she very gently pushed him to lie down on his front. He sighed in relief as his skull rested on the pillow, but then inhaled a bit in surprise as he felt Susan's hands rubbing over his back. Even though she was rubbing the back part of his ribs and spine, she didn't mind and Sans let out another sigh of relief.

"Mmm," he groaned in appreciation.

Susan giggled at that. "You like that?" She asked in a soft, teasing voice.

"It's just what I needed," he said seriously. "Susan, you're so amazing."

She giggled again. "You say that about anything I do," she said, although she were pleased with the compliment and Sans knew it.

"No fibula, you are awesome, baby," he said.

She grinned as that was the bone pun she had been waiting for as she kept massaging Sans' back and shoulders and he let out a sigh of relief and pleasure. "How are you feeling?" she asked him now.

"Much better," he said and then flipped over to lie on his back and grabbed one of her hands and began examining it, making Susan giggle.

"What are you looking for?" She asked with a smile.

"Traces of magic," he said, giving her an honest and flirty smile. "Because you have the magic touch."

That made Susan giggle more before Sans sat up, still holding onto her hand. She was about to help him stand up when he suddenly leaned back so that he'd be lying on the couch again, tugging Susan's hand gently but enough to make her lose her balance and fall with him onto the couch. She would have landed on him if he hadn't teleported away at the last second, making her land on the soft couch cushions.

Taking a moment to regain her senses, Susan went to move but had just barely moved an inch when skeletal hands gently pushed down on her back. "Don't move yet, baby," she heard Sans say to her.

She were curious. "What are you up to, you silly skeleton?" She asked with a smile.

Knowing she were only teasing him, Sans chuckled. "Returning a favor," he said before Susan felt his hands moving around on her back, rubbing in soothing motions.

Susan let out a groan of appreciation as her back was hurting a bit from moving around some boxes and going through them. And wow, was Sans good. Even though his hands lacked the muscles and skin that human hands have, he was very gentle, massaging her shoulders as well. The knots in her muscles from her stress earlier began to come undone under the skeleton's gentle touch.

A grateful sigh left Susan as Sans moved his hands down her back, his bony palms gently kneading the muscles upward, keeping in tune with her breathing. She suddenly inhaled sharply when he rubbed on the center of her back where the girl's spine was and a groan of pain left her. "Ow," Susan breathed out. "Careful, that's really tender."

Sans kneeled by the couch to be level with her head. "What happened?" He asked worriedly.

She smiled a little. "I bumped into the door handle with my back after I lost my balance carrying a heavy box," she explained. "Couldn't correct my balance in time."

The skeleton immediately began gently rubbing the middle of her back, and his touch became even gentler as he worked on the sore muscles. It was perhaps a few minutes later that Susan let out a grateful sigh. "Thank you," she said. "That feels a lot better."

Sans smiled. "Hey, I haven't taken ya to Grillby's in a while, have I?" He asked.

Susan smiled. "No, you haven't," she said honestly.

Some girls would have told her that going to a restaurant like Grillby's wasn't romantic and it lacked class, but she liked Grillby's the way it was. The easy atmosphere there was perfect to enjoy her food and just be herself.

Grillby greeted both of them warmly and lifted up two plates of food and Susan had to smile. She and Sans always got the same things when they came to Grillby's and the fire monster always seemed to know when they would be coming.

Sans looked over at her before she started eating and he placed a hand over hers, making the girl look at him and smile. After they both ate and the skeleton teleported her back to the house, he gave Susan a look that she recognized all too well.

Five minutes later, they were both in Sans' room and the hoodie-wearing skeleton was laying on his bed while Susan straddled his back, giving him another back massage. To her surprise, Sans didn't fall asleep as she thought he would. "Sans, is your insomnia acting up again?" She asked in concern.

He shook his head. "Nah," he said reassuringly. "Just don't want to fall asleep without giving you a back massage, baby."

She giggled a little, but after a bit, he gently tapped her knee and Susan got off his back, lying down on her stomach and feeling him kneel on the bed beside her before his hands began working their magic on her back. She let out a groan of pleasure. "You're really good, Sans," she said to him.

He chuckled and saw her head was nodding a little and his hands moved up to her shoulders again, making the girl snuggle deeper into the bed. "I better stop before you melt on me," he said teasingly.

Susan giggled softly. "You mean you want to make sure we can kiss and cuddle before we fall asleep," she said knowingly.

Sans grinned and lay beside her and Susan immediately snuggled closer to him, receiving a loving kiss on the mouth from him a moment later. She returned it as the skeleton began rubbing her back again. "Hey, baby. Would you be willing to give me a back massage tomorrow?" He asked her.

Susan nodded. "And you give me one in return?" She asked.

"Deal," he said, holding her closer and the two kissed each other once more.

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