nyota_uhura24 | [Too Cool Verse - Just the Thought of You]

Now that she slept beside Leo every night, Nyota slept better than she had ever slept in her life. It was such a comfort to drift off to sleep in his arms, to know that he'd be there beside her when she woke up. When he was there, she felt... safe. He had even rearranged his schedule so they could spend more nights together, and though she'd told him he didn't need to she was incredibly grateful that he had.

Tonight, however, Doctor M'Benga was sick, so she was left alone in her room for the first time in a long time. She lay in bed for about half an hour before she decided it was useless. Tired as she was, she simply couldn't sleep without him. Memories she didn't want to remember were flitting about the edge of her mind, and she couldn't chase them away alone. Nyota, this is ridiculous, she told herself, but it was no use.

Deciding a walk might help settle her mind, she wandered out into the hallway, still wearing sweat pants and pulling a hoodie over her tank top. She walked without any particular destination in mind but her feet took her straight to Leo's quarters. He wasn't there, but she typed in the code and walked inside anyway. The sight of his room made her smile. When did I get to be like this, so completely unable to live without him? She wasn't sure, but it didn't matter: she wouldn't have it any other way. She walked around the room, glanced at the picture of his adorable daughter, let her eyes wander to the bed they'd spent so many nights in together. I'm exhausted, she realized. Maybe I'll just... lie down for a little while.

One of his shirts was draped over the desk chair. She looked at it for a moment, shook her head and walked towards the bed, then paused and walked back. If I'm going to be ridiculous... She pulled off her hoodie and tank top and put on his shirt instead. It smells like him. She hugged her arms to her chest, feeling instantly a little better wrapped up in his shirt, and then lay down in the bed. It was warm and familiar. She could almost convince herself that he was there beside her... I'll just lie here for a little while... Her eyes drifted shut, and in minutes she was asleep.

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"If I had nothing to wear, I'd just have to stay here all the time. You may have to keep me company, though. I don't like being naked alone," he teased back playfully, his hand pushing up the hem of his shirt around her torso just a bit so that he could trace his fingertips across her bare abdomen. He let his eyes slide shut for just a few moments, not really planning on sleeping, just enjoying the comfortable warmth of her body against his and the sweet scent of her skin. "So am I, darlin'... So am I."

"So if I want to keep you here all the time, all I'd have to do is steal all your clothes?" she asked, grinning. "I think I can probably manage that... and I certainly wouldn't mind staying here with you. Especially if you weren't going to wear anything." Of course, they both loved their jobs and their lives outside of the bed, but there was nothing that compared to moments like this. She let out a soft sigh of pleasure as his fingers traced her bare skin. Even though she was still a little tired, she was enjoying his presence too much to want to go back to sleep just yet.

"So if you want to keep me here all the time, all you have to do is steal my clothes," he confirmed as he pulled his shirt off her, giving himself more room to massage her shoulders and work the knots out of her back. "You're so tense, darlin'..." he added, tracing his tongue across her ear lobe. He couldn't help but put his hands anywhere he could as they chatted absently. It wasn't like it'd been long since they'd been together, but she was just so irresistible. It was amazing to be close to her, to be with her, to hold her in his arms and not worry about tomorrow.

"That... is very good to know," she answered, shifting to make it easier as he pulled the shirt off. She gave a little hum of approval as he started to massage her shoulders. "It was kind of a long day," she admitted. "Nothing too terrible, just some ensigns making simple translation errors and holding up reports to Starfleet that I ended up having to redo myself." She knew he wouldn't mind that she was rambling a little about her day; his presence and his touch were slowly relaxing her completely. His tongue on her ear made her breath hitch ever so slightly. "And then I got a message saying that Amani injured herself. It's nothing serious; it's just odd because of all my sisters, she's the least likely to do that, and - My God that feels good," she said, smiling as his strong hands worked out the kinks in her muscles. "You'll have to let me return the favor," she murmured.

He smiled to himself as she hummed her soft approval of his actions and he continued. His hands were occupied, as were his lips, but his ears were attentive and he listened carefully, chuckling as he inquired about her family. "Your sister? She's alright, though? At least she's okay." With an even wider grin he kissed across her shoulderblade, murmuring, "Does it? Am I doin' well? You feel like you've been sleeping on a rock for two months! And I know that's not the case because you've been beside me nearly every night!" He teased.

She was lost in the exquisite feeling of his hands and lips ghosting over her skin. It was indescribably perfect. When he asked about her sister, she replied, "She'll be fine. It's just a broken arm... You know, I think Sadiki tells me these things just to make me worry. The first line of her message was Amani's in the hospital." Despite the complaints, there was fondness in her voice for the family she loved. "You're doing wonderfully," she said, laughing lightly at the tease and then frowning slightly. "I'm that tense? I hadn't realized..." Her hand reached to absently caress his thigh. "But I'll be fine. Especially now that you're here. But I've been rambling, mpenzi. Tell me how your day was."

This was a nirvana for both of them and Leonard was well aware. As he ran his hands across her smooth, chocolate skin, he smiled to himself, silently thanking whatever god there may be for blessing him with such a beautiful, intelligent, loving woman. He couldn't have dreamt Nyota up if he tried, she was far beyond his wildest dreams. Bones chuckled as she spoke about her sister and replied without hesitation, "It's probably just from having to refile everything today or something. You're loosening up as we speak." Of course she was, he knew that when he was with her he was more relaxed than anywhere else and he was fairly confident that it went both ways. Then her hand slid up his thigh and his smile grew wider still as he lengthened his kisses to her neck in response. "I love listening to you talk, darlin'. Nothing wrong with it at all. My day was really far less eventful. A couple of space sickness hypos and a whole lot of paperwork got me through both my shifts."

"I'm only loosening up because you're here," she murmured, but he was right: the knots in her back and shoulders were melting away until she felt almost like liquid under his hands. She was so deeply relaxed that only a spark of arousal and the beautiful sound of his voice were keeping her awake. It still amazed her that she'd found someone she felt so completely comfortable around, someone who told her all the time that he loved her, someone whom she had no problem expressing her own feelings to... about everything. She'd never been with someone she could talk to so freely before. As he described his day, she listened attentively shivering slightly at the increased attention to her neck. "That does sound uneventful," she said in mock seriousness. "We'll have to change that." She trailed her fingertips up his thigh to caress his hip through the thin fabric.

"Well I'm glad that I have the same effect on you that you do on me, Nyota. The Lord knows you're the only one that can ever get me relaxed," he says lightly, still smiling as he comments on her serious tone "Uneventful is normally a good thing in my line of work, darlin'. Unfortunately, that can often lead to utter boredom when it comes to being in the sick bay." The teasing that edged into her tone at her final statement and the trail that her fingers left as they slid up his leg sent shivers down his spine and he brought his lips back to her ear, whispering, "I can't deny how good that sounds, love..." before pulling her ear lobe back into his mouth with his teeth-

"I don't like the idea of you ever being tense, but I love that I'm the one you can relax around," she answered fondly. Uneventful days could certainly be taken as a blessing for someone of the medical profession. "Then I suppose I should wish you more uneventful days... but not uneventful nights." She didn't understand why him calling her darlin' and love still affected her this much, but the words were almost as arousing as his breath against her ear. A soft moan escaped her lips as he pulled the lobe back into his mouth. She wanted to kiss his lips, but she didn't feel like rolling over just yet, so she settled for slipping her fingers under the waistline of his boxer briefs, her touch still light and teasing. Then her hand found his and brought it to her mouth to kiss his knuckles. "You have marvelous hands, mpenzi" she whispered, sucking lightly on one of his fingers.

[Too Cool Verse - Just the Thought of You]

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