room 216 ; saturday afternoon

[necroslacker]

Sam's week hadn't really improved after Brannoc's phone call. It hadn't gotten worse but he'd hoped for good news. Brid had called him last night and hadn't given him that. The conversation hadn't been terse, thankfully, but he could tell she was worried which worried him. Something supernatural was attacking locals in Seattle and she hated that she couldn't figure it out. He'd tried to remind her that she wasn't a superhero but she'd said she was and Sam had laughed because he kind of figured she'd say that.

No one had died though and Brid had promised to keep looking. Sam had hung up with her promising to call if things got worse. And he'd actually admitted a fear that maybe Douglas had somehow escaped which she'd tried to reassure him was false.

Currently, Sam was trying to shove dirty laundry into a too small basket and getting more and more frustrated with it as minutes passed. He knew it wasn't the laundry that was causing his stress and frustration but a build up of a few things and his poor clothes were just in the way. He felt like he just kept hitting brick walls in every area of his life. He'd manage to climb over one and hit another and it was just an unending process.

Sam was getting a headache from all the brick walls. And his laundry was just not fitting in the freaking hamper. That was the story of his life, right there.

[Door & post are open, sure]

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[necroslacker]

"You okay?" Sam asked, pulling away just for a second to lower himself down after her and check in. They made out before, sure, but they were both a little less clothed and his bed was new so he wanted to be check.

[whenshewasnice]

"I'm fine," Natalie told him. Some of her hair had come loose from her ponytail over the last few moments and she brushed some of it aside. "Just fine."

[necroslacker]

"Good," he murmured, giving her a light smile before leaning down and kissing her lips softly. He had no idea what they were doing or where they were heading but he liked where she was.

He stroked one hand down her neck and her chest, stopping where the bra started because he wasn't sure if they were quite there yet.

[whenshewasnice]

If her lips hadn't been occupied, she might've noted that her bra probably wasn't going to bite his hand off. Because dry comments covered nerves up nicely. But she was reaching up for a kiss. She was letting him wonder about the hand on his own, for the moment.

She had no idea what they were doing, either, but she did know she liked this.

[necroslacker]

Sam forgot about his hand when her lips touched his. He knew her bra wasn't going to suddenly grow teeth and bite him but he was no Casanova and wasn't always smooth.

His hand settled on her shoulder and he kissed her softly and affectionately now.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie could work with soft and affectionate. Secretly, she even thought that was the best way to get kissed, and it made her feel warmer. The way she kissed him back was the same. She was letting some of that warmth get out, settling her hand on his other shoulder and lightly rubbing her thumb against his bare skin.

[necroslacker]

Sam shivered again, slowly settling himself on his side more beside her than on top of her. He was being careful, cautious but that didn't mean he didn't want to be close to her. He hadn't stopped kissing her while he'd gotten himself more settled.

[whenshewasnice]

While Natalie didn't exactly need him to be cautious with her, she appreciated it all the same. It was nice. And as long as he didn't stop kissing her, she didn't really care.

She felt good. For a girl who spent a lot of her life just feeling neutral, that was a lot.

[necroslacker]

Everyone deserved to feel good even her. Sam guessed she wouldn't really admit to feeling good anytime soon but he was pretty sure he'd be able to tell, at least.

He didn't stop kissing her though so she didn't need to worry about that. He lightened it just a bit, determined not to rush into anything and make mistakes.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie was of like mind there. It was one of the many benefits of being as levelheaded as she was. The way she shifted a bit to tuck herself more against him was pretty innocent. Sweet, even. She could be like that, though few people got to see that.

Lucky Sam.

[necroslacker]

Lucky Sam, indeed. When she did that, he pulled back slightly so he could wind one of his arms around her shoulders and bring her closer to his body. It was an attempt to cuddle her, yes, but he wouldn't use that word.

It was just a new way to be close to her, to share some intimacy that they hadn't yet shared yet.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie might object to the word 'cuddling', but she did not object to the action itself in the slightest.

Instead, she settled closer and smiled a little.

[necroslacker]

"I thought we could take things slow," he explained, brushing his fingers back and forth against her shoulder. "Make it count and all. I'm not in a rush or anything."

[whenshewasnice]

"I'm not in a rush," Natalie replied with a very slight shake of her head. Sex was... not really a top priority for her. Not really a big deal. "I like this."

[necroslacker]

"I do too," Sam said, reaching to try and tug his blanket up around them to keep them warm and cocooned in this nice bit of intimacy they'd found. "I like you."

[whenshewasnice]

"So I've heard," Natalie said with a lopsided little smile. "I like you too."

[necroslacker]

"That's nice to hear," he said and leaned down to kiss her shoulder. "You've got nice skin."

[whenshewasnice]

"Thanks." That was not the first time she'd heard that. It was probably some early Perfect Woman bonus. "It serves me well."

[necroslacker]

"I'm glad one of us does," he said and actually winced when his back seemed to give some phantom throb. That happened sometimes. "It's nice to touch."

[whenshewasnice]

"You're free to," she replied, though the wince made her curious. "I don't mind being touched."

[necroslacker]

"Thanks," he said and pressed his lips to her shoulder again. He stayed right there, lips against her skin and eyes closed. He was mostly enjoying how that felt and he was also getting a little thoughtful about things.

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie did not object to him doing that at all. She closed her eyes and moved a little to drape her arm around his waist.

She hadn't done this skin to skin thing in a while, and hadnät even realized she'd missed it.

[necroslacker]

Sam hummed quietly and stayed where he was. The last time he'd been close to someone like this, they'd been in a cage and it'd been more for Brid's survival than anything else. Right now, it was just because they both wanted to be close to each other.

It was nice. It was just nice to lay with someone and not have his life be on the line outside this bed.

[Is that an umlaut above that A or are you just a tired, tired Finnish person? ;)]

[whenshewasnice]

It really was nice. Natalie would have no problem with just doing this for the next while. She'd almost not even stopped by, and now she wasn't sure about the exact whereabouts of her shirt, and didn't particularly even care just because he was warm.

Yes, this was good.

[Ugh I make that typo constantly (the ä key is right next to the ' key), but usually I catch it! Yeah I'm so going to bed after this ping and that other one.]

[necroslacker]

Sam wouldn't really object to doing this for awhile either. He hadn't exactly expected to end up cuddling with her in his bed but whatever his plans had been, he was tossing those in favor of this with her.

He sighed and relaxed against her. It was the best he'd felt all week. Yes, this definitely was good.

[GOOD NIGHT!]