[dated to March 6]

[poison_lipstick]

Saffron had been healing, slowly but surely, ever since being injured on the space station, and she was real close to full recovery. Her voice was back to normal, which was a real gorram relief. Her ribs were almost there; maybe a couple of weeks more and she'd be fine. The fact of the matter, though, was that she and Xander had been together a

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In hindsight, Xander would be glad he'd stopped for a shower on the way home, since today had been particularly muddy at the building site he'd been working at and he couldn't stand the stuff on him any longer.

At first, he didn't even notice the petals as he came in and deposited his tool box, dirty clothes and boots in a pile by the door. It was once he almost slipped on them with his bare feet that he noticed them. "Helen?" He called, following the trail in to the bed room. "Helen, I think a flower exploded...in..." He trailed off and gaped at the sight. "Uh...wow."

[poison_lipstick]

"Welcome home, baby," Saffron said, smiling and putting on her most feminine and alluring tone as she took his shock in stride. She slid from the bed and crossed to Xander, taking in his freshly showered and incredibly desirable appearance as she went. "How was your day?" she asked as she ran her palms over his chest.

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"Uh..." His brain needed to take a few moments to catch up with the rest of the situation. "It was good. Kind of muddy which is why the shower...what's going on?" Oh he knew what was going on but they hadn't been able to do anything like this in months due to her injuries so it was a bit of a shock.

And fuck did she looked hot.

[poison_lipstick]

Saffron slid her hands slowly over Xander's shoulders and down his arms, edging even closer to him. "Can't a girl just want to look sexy for her boyfriend?" she asked, full of mock innocence as her fingers found the edge of his shirt and crept up under it, her hands gliding softly over his abdomen.