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Nina

Just like she asked, he spent the night at her place but nothing happened between them. He wanted to respect her and to respect the importance that date had for her, and it felt wrong for him to be thinking about sex after everything they just moved around and cleared up. It was a lot of emotional baggage for both of them and it was exhausting.

When he woke up he was happy to find her laying right next to him. He brushed the arm she had on his chest with the back of his hand and felt her position shift gingerly and her eyes fluttered open.

"Good morning." The sleepy smile on his face was adorable.

"Good morning." She said as she snuggled to his side. "Did you sleep well?"

"Very well. Waking up to you was the best part though. You? Feeling better?"

"Well, I'm feeling better since our chat yesterday, and I can tell you that I haven't rested this well in ages." She kissed his bare chest, since last night after asking her for permission he got in bed with only his boxers on. She rolled her eyes at him when he asked if he could take off his shirt.

"I'm gonna go to the bathroom and then make us something to eat." She said with the biggest smile.

"No, Miss. I'll make breakfast, I'm the one who's supposed to be pampering you. Remember?"

"You did and you are. Now let me fix something for us to eat." She kneeled on the bed and scooted over to kiss his lips softly. When she was about to move away he held firmly onto her hips.

"Wait. What plans do you have for today?"

"None. You?"

"I was thinking about spending the day with you."

"I'd like that." She smiled again and kissed the corner of his mouth.

"In that case, I'll only let you make breakfast if you allow me to make us lunch."

"Ok, sounds like a plan." She jumped out of bed and ran to the bathroom. She didn't want to lose any more time with him, so she quickly got the food ready and headed back to the bedroom. Adam had put on his shirt but was still in bed with his phone in his hand. "I played it safe and I made the same thing as the other day at your place."

"Lucky me. That was delicious." Kim giggled and climbed in bed leaving the tray of food between them. "Atwater just texted. He went out with your friend last night."

"Celeste?"

"Yeah." He put his phone down and directed all his attention to her.

"And?"

"Apparently they hit it off. They're having brunch tomorrow."

"Oh wow! I knew he'd like her."

"Hmmm, I'm not sure he likes her as much as I like you, though."

"Well, if he does then she's one lucky gal." Kim took a sip of her coffee and Adam just stared at her. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing. I just can't believe we're finally here, together." The enamored look on his face said more than his words did.

"Where did you come out of Adam Ruzek?" She asked with a smile. This man was incredible, he was one of a kind and he'd chosen to stay by her side.

"I was just waiting to find you. I did and I'm not letting go now." He leant in and pecked her lips.

"I'm not letting go either." She searched for his hand and entwined her fingers with his.

"I'm glad we have that sorted."

The rest of their morning was just that, cuddles and cute words for each other. Neither of them wanted to leave, they wanted to enjoy every second of what they were living and of being just them two.

They finally decided to eat out and enjoy the weather. Adam was thrilled to hold her hand in public and Kim throwing in a few innocent pecks now and then did nothing but increase that wonderful feeling.

It was beginning to get dark outside and the plan for the evening was netflix and chill, despite the fact of both of them being very active people, right now nothing could beat cuddling on the couch together.

Both of them were in Kim's kitchen getting some snacks ready to take to the living room. What to watch was not decided yet, but most likely they were going to binge watch money heist. Yeah, it was a cool series but now it had a special meaning to them.

Adam took out a couple of beers from the fridge after offering some help, and stopped and smiled when he closed the door and paid attention to the drawing she had stuck there. It was all three of them at the zoo, with their names scribbled in clumsy handwriting, Uncle Adam, Gracie in the middle and Ms. B on the other side.

"That's cute." He said leaving the beers on the counter and Kim looked at him trying to see what he was talking about.

"Oh, yeah. She did that last week, when you were hit." She stepped closer to him and placed her hand where his fading bruise was. "She said that was her favorite day."

"It was one of my favorites too."

"We should do that again sometime." Every time a word came out of their mouths they took a step closer to each other

"We should." He softly pecked her lips. "We also need to do something about Gracie calling you Ms. B all the time." He slowly wrapped his arms around her waist.

"That's my name. What do you want her to call me?" She chuckled as her hands rested on his shoulder entwining her fingers together behind his neck.

"I don't know. Aunt Kim maybe?" She looked at him with her big brown eyes and her mouth slightly open. He couldn't quite read what was going through her head.

"Aunt Kim?" She asked, smiling.

"Well, you are her uncle's girlfriend, so…"

"And you are her teacher's boyfriend, so should she call you Mr. Ruzek?" They were both laughing at this argument, because they weren't fighting. They were just verbalizing the fact that they were officially boyfriend and girlfriend and that made them both warm and happy inside.

"But I've been her uncle longer, so I think it's only fair I'll share my title with you." He closed his eyes and cocked his head to one side and gave her one of his crooked smiles.

"Yeah?"

"Definitely." He nodded his head as she leant closer to him and kissed his jawline.

"Ok." She said smiling. "We have to talk to her, then."

"I think we should." As he replied, she ran her hands down his arms before speaking again.

"I need to speak with Cathleen first. Can we wait, just a little bit more?"

"Of course. I don't want you to have any problems at work because of this."

"I don't think I will, especially with the school year being so close to the end, but I still want Cathleen to hear it from me first. Once we tell Gracie, the whole school will know." Adam laughed because he knew what his niece was like when she had exciting news to share.

"I totally understand." He kissed her lips without moving his hands from her waist. She moved forward to grab one of the beer bottles on the counter behind Adam. The movement made her stand even closer to him and she didn't even bother to move away once she was holding what she was looking for. Kim took a pull of her beer and offered him some, which he accepted by taking the bottle right out of her hand.

"Thank you for being so understanding." She said softly as her hands found their place on his chest.

"Any time darlin'." His voice was beginning to get rough and raspy and she knew exactly what that meant.

"So, today you said something about that being one of your favorite days." She said as she pointed to the picture.

"It was. I have quite a few favorites in fact."

"Mind sharing any of those." Her voice came out as a whisper.

"Take a wild guess."

"Yesterday?" She lightly nuzzled on his neck, making him feel sparks running through his body.

"Oh yeah. That made the list." He closed his eyes trying to contain himself, although he was sure it was going to be useless when he felt her hands searching for the bottom hem of his shirt.

"So, there's more?" She continued her interrogation as her hands moved freely up and down his back, feeling his warm skin.

"There is."

"The night of the gala?" She whispered against his ear brushing her lips against it and making goosebumps appear all over his neck. She couldn't help but smile. Seeing the effect she had on his body was intoxicating.

"Most certainly." He spoke softly with his still closed eyes. He didn't care about self control anymore, he just wanted to enjoy that feeling only she could give him. "How about you? Any favorites?"

"A ton." She kissed his lips and began to tug on his shirt. "I'm just hoping I can make today one of our favorites too." Kim started to pull his shirt upwards, and even though he didn't want to lose contact with her body, he liked where this was going. He smiled and helped her take off his shirt by pulling up the collar behind his head, throwing the garment somewhere on the kitchen floor.

Her bright sime and the twinkle in her eyes meant the world to him. He realized that all he wanted to do was make her happy, today and always.

He grabbed her by the hips and turned around lifting her and sitting her on the kitchen counter, like he'd done before over at his place. His hands began to slowly lift her shirt up, joining his on the floor.

"I think today has potential." He laughed as captured her lower lip between his teeth and made her giggle.

"I was just thinking the same thing." She whispered back as Adam was standing between her legs, her nails were lightly scratching his neck and the lighting bolts were running down his spine fiercely.

"We're so connected." The words could barely leave his mouth due to his excitement and him currently leaving kisses on her collarbone.

"Yeah." It came out as a whimper. "Don't you want to connect a little more?" Her lips were desperate to find his neck, going all the way up until she found his ear and began to gently nibble on his ear lobe and he swiftly moved his head to give her better access.

She could feel his warm hands going up and down her back until they finally reached what he was really aiming for and unclasped her bra. She moved a little to help him get rid of it, but she couldn't help her cheeks getting all red. It was kind of stupid since they'd been together already, but she still felt a little shy and self conscious and he picked that up in a second.

"You're beautiful." He kissed her lips. "And perfect." Now his mouth was brushing her left shoulder. "And I love you." His lips were slowly traveling through her collarbone trying to reach the other shoulder, he could feel her muscles relax and her grip on him was getting tighter. "But we don't have to do this right now."

"You're right, we don't have to. But we want to." Her eyes were closed, she was completely lost in his touch. She trusted him with her body and she trusted him with her heart. She grabbed his face with both hands and made him look at her. "I want to." Her thumbs rubbing his cheeks made him feel at ease. "I love you. And I want you." She sighed and the next part came out as a whisper. "So bad." She went straight for his mouth and kissed him like there was no tomorrow. She wanted to taste every corner of his body, she wanted their tongues to dance frantically and she was showing it. When her legs enveloped his hips, he knew exactly what she was asking for. His hands grabbed the back of her thighs tightly as her hands held onto his neck to keep balance as he started to walk them into her bedroom.

Once there he gently left her on her bed, trying to unbutton her jeans and pulling them off, sliding his hands sweetly down her thighs. There was no use in fighting the urge of kissing the soft skin of her legs, so he did. Over and over again until neither of them could wait any longer.

If last time was great, this was just mind blowing.

"Wow. Just wow." She said as her head rested on his chest.

"I can't even speak." He was still panting and sweat was covering their bodies. "You're out of this world." He went to find her mouth but she beat him to it, attacking his lips as if she just hadn't had one of the best orgasms of her life. Adam was ready to roll back on top of her when she violently moved her face away from his and jumped out of bed. He couldn't believe that shy cute girl he felt like he needed to protect in the kitchen was now completely naked, giving him the greatest view ever standing in front of him and extending her hand out.

"I know you said you can't speak, but can you take a shower with me?"

"Hell yeah." He jumped out of bed and wrapped his arms around her, completely following her lead.