The busier the better

[sablinovia]

Once she and John had returned from Africa, Silver was thrown back into the thick of things. And she got cranky very quickly when she learned Lorna had brought Uncle Morty back on board in her absence. It also galled Silver that her father supported the move and questioned why Mortimer had been dismissed in the first place. Added onto this her time

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[clericpreston]

He noted her shaky start. He couldn't attribute it to the minor injury she had, so it must have been linked to him and this conversation. He wanted to sigh again, but didn't. He held her hand in his and braced her at the bend of her elbow with his other hand. Fortunately, there were short cuts to her room

[clericpreston]

John was still on the couch. It seemed like such a monumental effort to move. But, he smiled when he saw her. There were days when she was perfect down to every detail. This wasn't one of those days, but he didn't mind. She was still beautiful.

"Sleepy?"

[sablinovia]

Silver rubbed her chin. "No. Not particularly. Just..."

Her shoulders fell. "... drained."

She held out a hand to him. "Come lay with me?"

[clericpreston]

John nodded and stood. Guns on the table and jacket over the arm of the couch, he wandered over nearer the bed and stripped off the rest. He used to sleep in pajama bottoms, but over the course of the vacation had gotten out of the habit. He was too tired to change, anyway.

He took her hand and squeezed it lightly for a moment. Then he let go and pulled back the sheets for her. Once she was laying down, he would join her.

[sablinovia]

Silver preferred John sleep nude. She didn't have cloth to contend with when she woke before him and got bored. She also never had children to contend with, so she was blithely oblivious to the need to cover up.

She settled into bed and reached for John. More than anything his presence meant she hadn't completely screwed everything up. The frustrations could go away as long as he was with her.

[clericpreston]

When she reached for him, he climbed in between the sheets and curled up close to her. He was glad she had asked him to stay. Going home alone after that talk would have given him too much time to think of all the bad outcomes that could still happen.

They seemed less likely when she was laying beside him.

[sablinovia]

Silver wrapped her arms around John and held him close. Everything was better with his warmth next to her. She nuzzled her way up his neck and then to his ear. The vicious kink across her shoulders was slowly starting to loosen.

"I love you," she whispered in his ear. She was his and his alone.

[clericpreston]

He held her tightly against his body and buried his face in her hair. The smell of sweat and gun smoke didn't deter him in the least. He rolled his shoulders as the tension in them started to loosen.

"I love you, too," he breathed softly. He rubbed a hand up and down her back. She was still there. That was enough.

[sablinovia]

She would have to take a bath or shower sometime. It wasn't important at the moment. Keeping John with her was. Her hands roamed down his sides, over his hips, slid back and then up. Any large expanse of his skin she could touch, she would. Though...

Well, if she did it first, he would be bound and obligated to do the same for her. "Roll on your stomach," she suggested.

His shoulders felt like a massive knot. His back felt too tense, too.

[clericpreston]

"Mm?" John opened his eyes. He pulled back to see her face and then nodded. It wasn't a strange request. Just unexpected.

He released her and then rolled over onto his stomach. He had been enjoying her hands roaming along his skin. He hoped there was more of that to come.

[sablinovia]

As he did that, she reached over into her nightstand drawer and pulled out the massage oil. She pulled back the top sheet so all she could see was John's naked backside.

And then she paused to admire it. Mmmmmmm.

Then she shook her head and popped open the top of the bottle she put some across the back of John shoulders before setting it aside. Silver settled herself to straddle his hips.

Then she went about massaging his shoulders and back. Because she should, and when did she not want to get her hands on John?

[clericpreston]

He hadn't been expecting a massage tonight, but her certainly wasn't going to refuse. Silver was very good with her hands and he planned to enjoy every opportunity to get them on him. Especially after a day like today.

A long, deep sigh escaped him as he sank into the mattress and began to relax more. He was tired down to his bones. But, he was definitely starting to feel better now.

His eyes closed. Mmmmm. Much better.

[sablinovia]

Silver hadn't exactly felt like giving a massage, but she knew the view and feel would be worth it. Also, she had to think of some way to get rid of the tenseness she put in him. Her fingers worked against his muscle as she worked down his back. Any knot she found, she worked on until it was gone. She wanted everything loose and limber. She added oil when she needed it but kept steadily working to get John completely relaxed.

And once she got to his lower back, she slid her body over his so she could straddle his thigh. If there was a chance to get her hands on John's ass, it was another thing she wouldn't pass up.

[clericpreston]

By the time she made it down to his lower back, he was steadily becoming a puddle of John. The tension in his body was all but gone.

One eyebrow quirked amusedly when he felt her hands on his ass. He wasn't sure that was a spot of any particular tension, but if she wanted to give it a massage, she was welcome to.

[sablinovia]

Silver was doing her job well if she had a puddle of a lover. Even without the sex. She squeezed and kneaded his butt. Because well, she would hate for his tension to have escaped there. Also, she needed to get the last of the massage oil off her hands.

Once she was satisfied with how utterly comfortable he looked, she slid along his body to lay atop him. She kissed his neck. "Feel better?"