Date: Friday, Oct. 12th
Time: Around 4:00pm
Location: Stella & Caleb's flat, to begin with...
Characters Involved: Caleb Moore, Stella Sinistra
Rating: With these two? We'll start at PG-13 (and actually stay there! Wow!)
Stella's week had been nothing short of horrendous. The students had been out of sorts all week- either cranky or just too hyper.
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He just wanted to be home.
When he finally opened the door to their flat, he found Stella curled up on the couch watching a movie. Caleb found it amusing that Stella was still vaguely fascinated by the tv, particular his movies.
He walked to the couch, a huge grin on his face. Bracing his hands on the back of the sofa, he leaned down and kissed Stella hello before plopping down next to her. "What are we watching?" he asked, putting an arm around her shoulders and pulling her close.
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"Hello, love," she smiled, looking up at him after she had settled in his arms. "I was watching 'Shakespeare in Love'- it's very good, but I'd much rather look at you right now." Movies could wait, after all- her time with Caleb was limited to weekends, and she'd rather not waste any of it in watching movies, no matter how good they were.
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It felt like the first time all week that he was able to relax. He been so on edge that he hadn't been sleeping well, and everything felt out of sorts. But finally, he had Stella, and as always, she was able to settle him in ways nothing else could.
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"And I was buried in parchment for the entire week- I finally finished just before my classes last night, so I didn't have to bring any of it home, thankfully." Stella sighed, relaxing at the feel of Caleb's arms around her. "I am so glad it is Friday. I think I would have gone crazy with another day away from you." She looked up at him, smiling softly. "How was your week?"
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"My week was alright. Long, definitely long," he admitted, sighing. "Couldn't seem to sleep and it made me more irritable than usual. I swear, it's like the Full is in a few days instead of a few weeks. Did I mention that I missed you?" he added, tilting his head to the side so he could see her face.
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"I missed you too, love. Terribly. And I'm so sorry you couldn't sleep- is there anything I can do to help? Other than Flooing home every night, that is," she grinned, trying to tease a little. In reality, she'd like nothing better than to be able to come home and sleep with Caleb's arms around her every night. But it just wasn't feasible with her class schedule at this point, and they had to make do with the weekend nights she was able to spend at home.
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"I really don't care either way, love. We can go out, or get some takeaway, or you can cook- it's up to you. I'm not picky." She smiled, looking up at him. "Whatever we decide, though, let's stay on the sofa for at least a little while longer- cuddling is helping me relax immensely." It was true- just a few minutes wrapped up in Caleb's arms was almost more therapeutic than the entire hour she'd spent in the tub. He just had that effect on her!
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Caleb didn't care either way, as long as he didn't have to move for awhile. It felt like it had been longer than four days since he'd seen Stella. He didn't even want to think about what it would be like if he had to go more than a week without her. He'd probably be a wreck. It scared him sometimes that he'd become so dependent on her, that he needed her so badly, but he couldn't imagine any other way.
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They laid on the sofa for quite some time, occasionally murmuring random thoughts or trading small kisses, but mostly just relaxing with each other. When Stella nearly caught herself drifting off to sleep, though, she knew it was time for them to move.
"I think we'll both be ready for bed soon if we stay here much longer," she said gently, sitting up a little and leaning over to brush a kiss across Caleb's lips. "Time to wake up, love."
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"Any decision yet? I'm still agreeable to whatever you'd like to do." It was one of the best things about their relationship- even though they could both be extraordinarily stubborn in their own right sometimes, they could also both be fairly easygoing when it came to things like this.
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Before Stella could answer, he pulled her back in to his arms, kissing her properly. When he finally broke away, he had a happily dazed smiled on his face. "Right. Food. Come on then, before I forget I'm hungry."
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Stella set the table as Caleb poked around the cupboards and the refrigerator, figuring that she'd at least get that out of the way.
"Well, what are you going to whip up for us, chef Caleb?" Stella asked, grinning at him.
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They went about cooking, Stella helping him cut up the veggies while he cut the chicken in to smaller chunks. He loved cooking with Stella around to chat with it. Admittedly, he enjoyed showing off a bit, but mostly he enjoyed having someone to share the simple chore with. Perhaps it was just the fact he was cooking for two instead of just himself.
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Before long they were sitting at the table, steam rising from their plates. Stella had put bottles of Butterbeer at each of their places, and they laughed and chatted over their meal. Nothing too serious, of course- Stella had been feeling a bit bad about nagging Caleb to tell her about his appointment with Severus, and had decided that she'd let him talk if he wanted to, but that she wouldn't bug him about it any more.
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