A/N: In which Tori and Jade enjoy a quiet evening in,,,

Tori's attention was brought away from the TV the moment she saw the bathroom door open and Jade come back into the bedroom, a towel still wrapped around her wet hair. She'd changed into the pajamas she'd brought in the bathroom with her for after her shower, the extra comfy ones (and the matching fuzzy socks) reserved for evenings when both she and Tori didn't have to work the next morning and got to sleep in.

"Hi babe, I missed you," Tori said (already wearing her own comfy pajamas), sitting up as Jade came to the side of the bed. Jade snorted softly, tossing her hairbrush gently onto the bed.

"I was only gone for like, ten minutes," she replied, smiling softly at Tori, who was beaming back up at her.

"I know, but I still missed you," Tori said. She reached for Jade's hand, and Jade allowed her to grab it and bring it up to her mouth to kiss her fingers softly, making sure to give the finger that had the promise ring she'd given Jade an extra kiss (they had picked out matching ones and given them to each other for their one year dating anniversary a few months ago).

"Can I ask you a favor?" Jade asked, once Tori had finished kissing her fingers. Tori looked up to Jade expectantly, already knowing what she was going to ask.

"Of course I'll brush your hair, you know I love to," Tori said. Jade had asked her this almost every night since they had moved into their apartment, and Tori never grew tired of it (and knew she never would). There was something so intimate about Jade being so vulnerable and asking her to brush her hair that made Tori melt every single time.

She moved up the bed, resting her back against the headboard and spreading her legs, patting the space between her legs for Jade to sit. Jade climbed onto the bed and got nestled between Tori's legs, before handing her the brush. Tori waited as Jade unwrapped the towel from around her still wet hair, watching as it cascaded down her back in dark waves.

"It's so gorgeous," Tori said quietly, eagerly bringing the brush up and gently starting to brush out her girlfriend's wet hair. "Just like you."

"...Thank you," Jade mumbled, just as quietly, after a moment. She felt chills down her spine from the first full brush stroke through her hair, but quickly relaxed as Tori continued.

Tori was extremely gentle with the brushing, and soon it had relaxed Jade as much as her hot shower had. She could feel herself getting more tired by the second, as Tori continued brushing and quietly making the occasional comment on how pretty Jade (and her hair) were.

Jade's tiredness and relaxed state of mind were broken suddenly by Tori after a peaceful few minutes (it wasn't by the brushing of her hair stopping or anything; it was due to the joke she had made countless times before that at this point Jade didn't even remember how it had originally started).

"Baaabe..."

Jade immediately knew from Tori's soft tone of voice what this was about, and looked to the tv screen to confirm what she'd thought. She let out a dramatic sigh, and nodded her head.

"Yes baby, you're an irresistible sub."

The commercial for the local sandwich shop advertising its new menu of irresistible subs had somehow sparked the joke for Tori to ask Jade this question every time it came on. Jade had to (grudgingly) admit it was funny, and even moreso because she would almost forget about the joke between the times they would see the commercial air. But she would only ever let Tori make as cheesy of a joke this many times without telling her off, and that was that.

"Keep going, please," Jade said after a moment, and Tori immediately continued brushing. She was almost finished brushing through Jade's hair now, but wanted to try to make it last as long as possible because she knew how much it relaxed Jade and how much she loved it (and how much she loved it too; the wholesomeness of brushing her girlfriend's hair was a new kind of intimacy she immediately loved from the moment Jade had first asked her to do it the night they had moved into their apartment together).

"Okay, that's good," Jade said after another few moments, though grudgingly. She had a new idea that sounded just as good in mind now, and couldn't do it with Tori still brushing her hair. Tori tentatively stopped brushing and put Jade's brush down beside her, immediately realizing why Jade had told her to stop. Jade moved from between Tori's legs to right next to her, and laid her head on her chest.

"Now snuggling," Jade said, just as quietly as she'd thanked Tori for the compliment a few minutes before. Tori understood, and got herself comfortable for snuggling. Once she was settled, she wrapped her free arm around Jade, squeezing her tight. Jade had both her arms wrapped around Tori's body, and squeezed her back, just as tight.

"I love you," Tori whispered, leaning down to kiss the top of Jade's head.

"I love you, too," Jade whispered back, before shutting her eyes. Tori felt her girlfriend's breathing grow slower, until she figured Jade had fallen asleep, before being able to relax enough herself to start dozing off, safe, comfortable, and relaxed, with her girlfriend right by her side.

A/N: Hi, y'all! I'm back from meeting my girlfriend and had an amazing time! I wrote this chapter to try to cheer myself up because I'm still a little sad that we had to say 'see you later' (even though we're probably gonna see each other again later this year!). The things written here are based on some little intimate moments/inside jokes she and I made on the trip that I had to get down in writing cuz I thought they were cute and would fit Jori.

Thanks for reading! c: