Fic: Happy Birthday
Title: Happy Birthday
Author: Mary (stillxmyxheart)
Beta: Lindsay (rowofstars)
Rating: Adult
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Smut, Angst
Word Count: 1,889
Characters/Pairings: Jackie, Rose (Jackie/Rose)
Jackie smiles when he wakes up on his birthday and sees Rose beside him. She's still asleep, her head turned towards him and the covers pulled up the middle of her chest, showing off the white lace at the top of her nightgown. He finds it endearing that she wears nightgowns to bed, rather than a t-shirt or tank top and shorts, even if she jokingly calls it her 'grandma habit'; she always looks so comfortable and snuggly, and there's just something about it that feels so domestic to him. He also can't help thinking she looks sexy, even though there's nothing inherently sexy about her nightgowns. It's just when he sees the shape of her hips or the curve of her breasts or the long line of her thigh through the sometimes thin material, he can't help the way his mind wanders.
It's probably because he just thinks that she is sexy, no matter what she's wearing, and after so many months of waiting, he's finally ready to take that last step with her and see just how gorgeous the rest of her is.
He takes advantage of her still being asleep to get up and turn on the space heater in the corner, since his bedroom feels a little bit chilly, and then heads into the bathroom.
When he returns, she's awake, turned on her side facing the door, and he smiles as he turns on the ceiling fan to circulate the warm air.
"Morning," he murmurs as he climbs back into bed.
"Morning," she replies, shifting close so she can kiss him. "Happy birthday."
"Thank you."
"Have you been up long?" she asks, resting her hand on his chest.
"No, I just got up to turn the heater on and go to the bathroom, so like, five minutes."
"Okay, good, I want to spend as much of your birthday with you as I possibly can."
Jackie grins, rubbing his hand over her arm. "Well, we're already off to a good start, and we both took the day off work, so I don't see anything else standing in our way."
"Mmhmm," Rose hums, grinning too. "So, what should we do first? Breakfast?"
Jackie takes a breath, looking down at her hand, and then back at her face, starting to feel a little nervous.
"Well, um, there was one thing I had in mind. If - if you wanted to."
Rose looks at him a moment, her expression confused, and then her eyes widen when he raises his eyebrows.
"Oh! Yeah! I mean - if you want to. I don't want you to feel like you have to do it if you're not ready."
"No, I'm ready," he says quickly. "I've been ready since last week, after everything that happened in California, but I wanted to wait until today."
"Today's a good day," Rose replies softly, smiling as she leans over to kiss him again. He kisses her back, his hand rising to cradle her face, and quickly deepens the kiss, his tongue sliding over hers.
After so long of waiting, neither of them seems to have much patience now, and he can feel himself growing hard as he pushes her onto her back. She gives a short, breathless laugh, and he pulls back to look at her, mirroring her smile. She lifts her head to kiss him again, and then pushes him gently away so she can sit up to tug her nightgown off over her head.
"Christ," he breathes, swallowing as he stares at her, naked now but for her panties. "You're so fucking beautiful."
She smiles again, bright and gorgeous, and pushes up on her knees.
"Your turn," she whispers over his lips, still smiling as she reaches down to grip the hem of his t-shirt. He grins and tugs it off over his head, turning to quickly shed his pajama pants and underwear, shaking his feet impatiently until he's finally free.
Rose is smiling when he turns towards her again, her eyes roaming over his body, and though he's always considered himself too pale, too skinny, and not terribly fit, he believes her when she says he's beautiful too.
She pulls him to her, her arms going around his neck as they move slowly downward, his hands braced on either side of her as they kiss.
"I have condoms," he breathes.
"If you want," she replies, "but we don't have to. I've been on birth control since college, and I know we're both healthy."
"Forget it, then," he says, grinning when she laughs softly. He shifts to the side so she can work her panties off, and his anxiety increases again as he settles between her thighs. She's so gorgeous, so sexy, and he can feel how turned on she is as he lowers his hand to guide himself inside of her. She's soft and wet and warm, and she feels so good, and he manages one thrust, and then suddenly -
"Fuck," he groans, his head falling into the curve of his neck as he slumps over her.
Though Rose doesn't speak, he can practically feel her disappointment, and he pushes up and off of her, unable to look at her as he turns away from her, his face and ears burning.
"Well, at least now I know the blushing isn't confined only to your face," she murmurs.
He'd laugh if he didn't want to cry, and he feels her shift, her lips pressing against his shoulder as she rubs his arm.
"Hey, Jackie, sweetheart, look at me."
"I'm sorry," he whispers, shaking his head. "I made you wait five and a half months, and lasted five and a half seconds."
"It's okay. Hey, look at me, please." He finally does, and she gives him a gentle smile. "It's okay. I know you're embarrassed, but it's okay, it really is. And you didn't make me wait five and a half months. I waited because I love you, and this doesn't change that."
He sighs, rubbing his hand over his cheek. "It's been ten years since I was last with anybody. Since I even saw a naked woman. In person, anyway." He blushes again at that, and Rose can't help smiling.
"I don't have a lot of experience," he continues. "I've only had sex with three women before you. First one was this girl I sort of dated in high school. It was weird, we weren't like, in an actual relationship, but we went out a few times, and ended up losing our virginity to each other, but it didn't happen again after that. The second girl was this completely random hookup - which isn't even something I'm really into - and I didn't last very long with her either, and she - she laughed at me. Humiliated me. It was awful."
"I'm sorry," Rose says softly, feeling a pain in her heart at his expression.
"And then after her, I kind of avoided women altogether until Daisy, and she was the first girl I ever had like, an actual sexual relationship with. But like I said, that was ten years ago, and I wasn't all that good to begin with."
"Well, you know what they say," Rose murmurs, smiling when he looks at her again. "Practice makes perfect. We'll work at it. What did you do with Daisy when you guys had sex?"
"Just - just sex," Jackie replies, frowning lightly. "Usually me on top. We were pretty boring, I guess. All those positions they do in porn -"
Rose laughs softly and shakes her head. "No, don't worry about that. Porn is... porn. You and me, we can be boring too, but maybe with a little bit of variety. But right now, you got me all worked up, so how about you help me do something about it?"
The corner of Jackie's mouth rises. "But I can't -"
"Your hands, silly," she says, and kisses him before shifting back to sit against the pillows. He turns to look at her, and she smiles as she beckons him to her.
He obliges, moving up the bed to lay beside her, and she kisses him again, murmuring, "Watch," against his mouth.
His gaze drops from her face to her body, watching as her hand slides down her stomach to dip between her legs. He stares at the movement of her hands and fingers as she rubs herself, and swallows hard as he glances at her face. She gives him a small encouraging nod, and he tentatively lifts his hand to her stomach, feeling how soft her skin is as he moves his hand down to join hers.
She's still so wet, and her fingers guide his to find her clit. She exhales a soft gasp when he brushes against it, and he loves it, so he does it again, pulling a quiet whimper from her lips.
"That's - that's good, Jackie," she breathes. "Really good. Use your fingers, go down, go inside. Explore."
He obeys, letting his fingers drift over and through her folds, touching lightly, stroking occasionally, watching to see what response he gets. Her legs spread wider when his hand moves lower, and he carefully slides one finger inside of her, loving the way her hips lift just slightly off the bed.
"Two," she gasps, and he adds a second finger, sliding them slowly in and out. Her hand moves to press her fingers to her clit, and she urges him to keep going, right up until she comes a few minutes later. He can feel her clenching around his fingers as he stares at the movements of her body, hears how she gasps as her orgasm rolls through her, sees the shape of her mouth and how her eyes are closed, and really hopes he can work on his technique and control, because he wants to make her do this with him over her and inside of her, wants to come with her, and not ten minutes beforehand.
Her body relaxes after a short while, and he just stares at her, taking in every little movement, the way she licks her lips, the way her fingers brush briefly over her nipple as she brings her hand up to run her fingers through her hair. He wants to discover everything she likes, and all the ways he can make her come.
"You're so gorgeous like that, Rosie," he breathes, pressing his lips to the side of her head, his heart aching with how much he loves her. She hums contentedly, eyes still closed as she turns her head towards him a little, and he touches another kiss to her forehead.
A few seconds pass, and then she opens her eyes, smiling as she looks up at him. "A plus, babe."
Jackie smiles too, and raises his eyebrows hopefully. "Did that make up for earlier, at least a little bit?"
She nods, lifting her hand to comb her fingers through his hair. "Yeah. We'll work on it. We've got nothing but time. Starting with today. And maybe all weekend."
Jackie laughs. "I'm game. We just can't be late for dinner with Hannah and Eli tonight."
Rose giggles and nods again as she pulls him down for a kiss.
"I love you," she whispers against his lips.
He smiles, brushing his nose against hers, and kisses her again. "I love you too."
Author: Mary (stillxmyxheart)
Beta: Lindsay (rowofstars)
Rating: Adult
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Smut, Angst
Word Count: 1,889
Characters/Pairings: Jackie, Rose (Jackie/Rose)
Jackie smiles when he wakes up on his birthday and sees Rose beside him. She's still asleep, her head turned towards him and the covers pulled up the middle of her chest, showing off the white lace at the top of her nightgown. He finds it endearing that she wears nightgowns to bed, rather than a t-shirt or tank top and shorts, even if she jokingly calls it her 'grandma habit'; she always looks so comfortable and snuggly, and there's just something about it that feels so domestic to him. He also can't help thinking she looks sexy, even though there's nothing inherently sexy about her nightgowns. It's just when he sees the shape of her hips or the curve of her breasts or the long line of her thigh through the sometimes thin material, he can't help the way his mind wanders.
It's probably because he just thinks that she is sexy, no matter what she's wearing, and after so many months of waiting, he's finally ready to take that last step with her and see just how gorgeous the rest of her is.
He takes advantage of her still being asleep to get up and turn on the space heater in the corner, since his bedroom feels a little bit chilly, and then heads into the bathroom.
When he returns, she's awake, turned on her side facing the door, and he smiles as he turns on the ceiling fan to circulate the warm air.
"Morning," he murmurs as he climbs back into bed.
"Morning," she replies, shifting close so she can kiss him. "Happy birthday."
"Thank you."
"Have you been up long?" she asks, resting her hand on his chest.
"No, I just got up to turn the heater on and go to the bathroom, so like, five minutes."
"Okay, good, I want to spend as much of your birthday with you as I possibly can."
Jackie grins, rubbing his hand over her arm. "Well, we're already off to a good start, and we both took the day off work, so I don't see anything else standing in our way."
"Mmhmm," Rose hums, grinning too. "So, what should we do first? Breakfast?"
Jackie takes a breath, looking down at her hand, and then back at her face, starting to feel a little nervous.
"Well, um, there was one thing I had in mind. If - if you wanted to."
Rose looks at him a moment, her expression confused, and then her eyes widen when he raises his eyebrows.
"Oh! Yeah! I mean - if you want to. I don't want you to feel like you have to do it if you're not ready."
"No, I'm ready," he says quickly. "I've been ready since last week, after everything that happened in California, but I wanted to wait until today."
"Today's a good day," Rose replies softly, smiling as she leans over to kiss him again. He kisses her back, his hand rising to cradle her face, and quickly deepens the kiss, his tongue sliding over hers.
After so long of waiting, neither of them seems to have much patience now, and he can feel himself growing hard as he pushes her onto her back. She gives a short, breathless laugh, and he pulls back to look at her, mirroring her smile. She lifts her head to kiss him again, and then pushes him gently away so she can sit up to tug her nightgown off over her head.
"Christ," he breathes, swallowing as he stares at her, naked now but for her panties. "You're so fucking beautiful."
She smiles again, bright and gorgeous, and pushes up on her knees.
"Your turn," she whispers over his lips, still smiling as she reaches down to grip the hem of his t-shirt. He grins and tugs it off over his head, turning to quickly shed his pajama pants and underwear, shaking his feet impatiently until he's finally free.
Rose is smiling when he turns towards her again, her eyes roaming over his body, and though he's always considered himself too pale, too skinny, and not terribly fit, he believes her when she says he's beautiful too.
She pulls him to her, her arms going around his neck as they move slowly downward, his hands braced on either side of her as they kiss.
"I have condoms," he breathes.
"If you want," she replies, "but we don't have to. I've been on birth control since college, and I know we're both healthy."
"Forget it, then," he says, grinning when she laughs softly. He shifts to the side so she can work her panties off, and his anxiety increases again as he settles between her thighs. She's so gorgeous, so sexy, and he can feel how turned on she is as he lowers his hand to guide himself inside of her. She's soft and wet and warm, and she feels so good, and he manages one thrust, and then suddenly -
"Fuck," he groans, his head falling into the curve of his neck as he slumps over her.
Though Rose doesn't speak, he can practically feel her disappointment, and he pushes up and off of her, unable to look at her as he turns away from her, his face and ears burning.
"Well, at least now I know the blushing isn't confined only to your face," she murmurs.
He'd laugh if he didn't want to cry, and he feels her shift, her lips pressing against his shoulder as she rubs his arm.
"Hey, Jackie, sweetheart, look at me."
"I'm sorry," he whispers, shaking his head. "I made you wait five and a half months, and lasted five and a half seconds."
"It's okay. Hey, look at me, please." He finally does, and she gives him a gentle smile. "It's okay. I know you're embarrassed, but it's okay, it really is. And you didn't make me wait five and a half months. I waited because I love you, and this doesn't change that."
He sighs, rubbing his hand over his cheek. "It's been ten years since I was last with anybody. Since I even saw a naked woman. In person, anyway." He blushes again at that, and Rose can't help smiling.
"I don't have a lot of experience," he continues. "I've only had sex with three women before you. First one was this girl I sort of dated in high school. It was weird, we weren't like, in an actual relationship, but we went out a few times, and ended up losing our virginity to each other, but it didn't happen again after that. The second girl was this completely random hookup - which isn't even something I'm really into - and I didn't last very long with her either, and she - she laughed at me. Humiliated me. It was awful."
"I'm sorry," Rose says softly, feeling a pain in her heart at his expression.
"And then after her, I kind of avoided women altogether until Daisy, and she was the first girl I ever had like, an actual sexual relationship with. But like I said, that was ten years ago, and I wasn't all that good to begin with."
"Well, you know what they say," Rose murmurs, smiling when he looks at her again. "Practice makes perfect. We'll work at it. What did you do with Daisy when you guys had sex?"
"Just - just sex," Jackie replies, frowning lightly. "Usually me on top. We were pretty boring, I guess. All those positions they do in porn -"
Rose laughs softly and shakes her head. "No, don't worry about that. Porn is... porn. You and me, we can be boring too, but maybe with a little bit of variety. But right now, you got me all worked up, so how about you help me do something about it?"
The corner of Jackie's mouth rises. "But I can't -"
"Your hands, silly," she says, and kisses him before shifting back to sit against the pillows. He turns to look at her, and she smiles as she beckons him to her.
He obliges, moving up the bed to lay beside her, and she kisses him again, murmuring, "Watch," against his mouth.
His gaze drops from her face to her body, watching as her hand slides down her stomach to dip between her legs. He stares at the movement of her hands and fingers as she rubs herself, and swallows hard as he glances at her face. She gives him a small encouraging nod, and he tentatively lifts his hand to her stomach, feeling how soft her skin is as he moves his hand down to join hers.
She's still so wet, and her fingers guide his to find her clit. She exhales a soft gasp when he brushes against it, and he loves it, so he does it again, pulling a quiet whimper from her lips.
"That's - that's good, Jackie," she breathes. "Really good. Use your fingers, go down, go inside. Explore."
He obeys, letting his fingers drift over and through her folds, touching lightly, stroking occasionally, watching to see what response he gets. Her legs spread wider when his hand moves lower, and he carefully slides one finger inside of her, loving the way her hips lift just slightly off the bed.
"Two," she gasps, and he adds a second finger, sliding them slowly in and out. Her hand moves to press her fingers to her clit, and she urges him to keep going, right up until she comes a few minutes later. He can feel her clenching around his fingers as he stares at the movements of her body, hears how she gasps as her orgasm rolls through her, sees the shape of her mouth and how her eyes are closed, and really hopes he can work on his technique and control, because he wants to make her do this with him over her and inside of her, wants to come with her, and not ten minutes beforehand.
Her body relaxes after a short while, and he just stares at her, taking in every little movement, the way she licks her lips, the way her fingers brush briefly over her nipple as she brings her hand up to run her fingers through her hair. He wants to discover everything she likes, and all the ways he can make her come.
"You're so gorgeous like that, Rosie," he breathes, pressing his lips to the side of her head, his heart aching with how much he loves her. She hums contentedly, eyes still closed as she turns her head towards him a little, and he touches another kiss to her forehead.
A few seconds pass, and then she opens her eyes, smiling as she looks up at him. "A plus, babe."
Jackie smiles too, and raises his eyebrows hopefully. "Did that make up for earlier, at least a little bit?"
She nods, lifting her hand to comb her fingers through his hair. "Yeah. We'll work on it. We've got nothing but time. Starting with today. And maybe all weekend."
Jackie laughs. "I'm game. We just can't be late for dinner with Hannah and Eli tonight."
Rose giggles and nods again as she pulls him down for a kiss.
"I love you," she whispers against his lips.
He smiles, brushing his nose against hers, and kisses her again. "I love you too."