WHO: Anna & Jo WHEN: Wed night WHERE: master bath in the harvelle-winchester house WHAT: hot tub snuggles and talking serious business RATING: pg13
[21:10] lovedlea: Anna mentioned to the boys that she was going up to get in the hot tub, just to make sure no one walked in on her. She couldn't find Jo, so she just assumed the other woman wasn't home. Anna wrapped a bathrobe around herself, grabbed a towel and her pajamas and headed up to the master bathroom. She leaned over the tub, turning on the water and testing it, and couldn't hear the footsteps behind her because of it.
[21:22] Black PaIadin: She thought it was one of the guys, maybe Cas, getting ready to take a bath. Maybe they'd even drawn it for her? Thus, there was a smile on her lips as she stripped in the bedroom, then stepped into the bathroom, but froze when she saw the familiar red hair. "...Oh. Sorry.." A little surprised, Jo grabbed a towel off the rack and held it over herself....though it wasn't like Anna had seen any different.
[21:23] lovedlea: Anna looked up and then looked away, face going pink. Hell, it's not like she hadn't seen Jo naked before. But that was... a long time ago. "Sorry, I thought that... were you gonna take a bath? I couldn't find you, I told the boys but... you know, if you want it, I can wait."
[21:25] Black PaIadin: "It's okay." She hesitated for a moment, then gave a shrug. "If you don't mind company, we can share. Conserve water."
[21:27] lovedlea: Anna's face might be staying pink for a while. She nodded a little and then looked up again. And she smiled, a little, clearly nervous but definitely not opposed to the idea. "I don't mind. It's a big tub. And you weigh all of fifty pounds."
[21:29] Black PaIadin: "Darn, and I thought I was down to fourty." She smirks a little, but shrugs, dropping the towel and slipping into the water as it's filling. Actually, she has lost some weight lately, but Jo just figured it was because of exercise and lots of sex.
[21:31] lovedlea: Anna grinned a little, reaching over Jo as the blonde settled in the tub. She grabbed the bubble bath and pour a bit under the tap. And then, out of habit, she got up to shut the door. She paused with her hand on the knob and then left it open. "Guess there's no point in that right now." Ignoring the nervous little flutter in her heart, Anna tugged open the tie on her robe and slipped it off, laying it on the counter before moving to climb into the tub next to Jo.
[21:32] Black PaIadin: Jo shifted away a little to give Anna more room, slipping her toes into the bubbles as she sank down somewhat, resting her neck on the tub's edge and shutting her eyes. "This is nice sometimes."
[21:35] lovedlea: Anna reached for the jets as soon as she was settled. They came one with a sputter and then started frothing up the bubbles. Wiggling down a bit more, Anna dropped her head next to Jo's, closing her eyes as well. "This feels fantastic. I forgot how sore my back gets without my Grace."
[21:36] Black PaIadin: One of the jets started to hit her back directly, and a faint moan escaped Jo. "It really does. I don't take baths often, but occasionally....and they're amazing."
[21:38] lovedlea: "I love baths. When I was in the cabin, I took at least one a day. These jets are amazing." Anna sunk lower into the water, trying to keep from invading Jo's space, but not really in control of where she's sliding.
[21:40] Black PaIadin: When Anna slid into her a little, Jo shifted slightly, but didn't really move away, just making them each a little more comfortable. Her eyes opened and she stared up at the ceiling. "I think I'm just a shower person in general, but...this is like a guilty pleasure for me."
[21:42] lovedlea: "Showers are quicker, but this is more relaxing." Anna leaned one way so the jet could push against another sore spot in her back. Most of it was her upper-back from leaning over to breastfeed Aiden. "There's no reason to feel guilty about this pleasure. It's not nearly as unhealthy as the death by chocolate cake downstairs."
[21:44] Black PaIadin: "Oh god....remind me to stop next time before the third slice?" Jo laughed a little and shook her head, closing her eyes again.
[21:46] lovedlea: "Two slices too much for you? I'm not surprised. I was starting to wonder where you were putting it all."
[21:47] Black PaIadin: "Two was just barely enough. Guess I just can't eat as much as I used to." She shrugged a bit, absently resting a hand on her stomach under the water.
[21:48] lovedlea: "Hey, at least it means we have chocolate cake for later. You're just lucky I have to eat like a normal person again, or it would be gone already."
[21:49] Black PaIadin: "And I'd be making you bake more."
[21:49] lovedlea: "And you'd be helping me too."
[21:50] Black PaIadin: "I'm useless in the kitchen and you know it. Unless it's something deepfried."
[21:52] lovedlea: "You helped. Kind of. Getting the eggs out of the fridge and stirring is helping." Anna laughed softly, turning her head a little to grin at the blonde, a bit surprised at how close they actually were. It was a big tub, but it was still just a tub.
[21:52] Black PaIadin: She made a face at Anna and pinched her arm. "Yeah, see how well you do without me next time."
[21:54] lovedlea: "Ow. Hey. Be gentle with me, I'm fragile." Anna nudged her shoulder into Jo's splashing a bit of the water along the outside edge of the tub.
[21:54] Black PaIadin: "Like one little pinch hurt that much." She nudged her back, then settled against the edge again.
[21:56] lovedlea: "You don't know. I could bruise. I'm a delicate flower." Anna smirked again, with another little nudge. And then she sat up, leaning over Jo to turn the faucet off before they flooded the bathroom and didn't have anyone with the magic to do a thorough clean-up.
[21:58] Black PaIadin: She smirked again, then sank back into the water with a quiet sigh. "Delicate, my ass."
[22:00] lovedlea: "I don't know, is your ass delicate? Don't think I ever got the chance to find out." Anna was trying not to think too hard about how much easier it is to flirt and be playful with Jo than it was with Cas last night. Because if she thinks too hard on that, she's going to get nervous again.
[22:02] Black PaIadin: "My ass is tough." She stuck her tongue out at Anna, then stretched out to get the full effect of the jets on her muscles.
[22:03] lovedlea: "I don't doubt it. You're as good at the tough girl thing as you are at the soft and sexy thing."
[22:04] Black PaIadin: "I'm not all that soft and sexy. I'm tough for the most part." Jo shrugged, pushing her hair back from her face absently.
[22:06] lovedlea: "You are. I mean, you can be. I've seen it." Anna's face went a bit pink when she realized what she said, but she was trying not to make a big deal out of it.
[22:08] Black PaIadin: "Only when the guys make me that way." She shrugged a second time, glancing over to the redhead.
[22:10] lovedlea: "You don't see it, do you? You know you do the sexy thing even when you're tough, right? I mean, it's just... it's you. You are." Anna shifted, rubbing a wet hand over her face, surprised at how cool it was compared to the flush of her cheeks. She shook a bit of red hair from her eyes and tried to think of a way to stop sounding like an idiot.
[22:11] Black PaIadin: She blinked in surprise, staring at her. "I...am? I don't think I really know what you're thinking about."
[22:15] lovedlea: "I... well, yeah. I mean, just... whenever. All the time." Anna shifted in the tub a bit, trying not to look incredibly embarrassed. "You're very sexy, Jo. Especially when you're doing that tough girl thing... well, not that I've gotten to see you doing the sexy girl thing except a couple times, you know, back before, but that was pretty sexy too... and this is probably really awkward, I'm sorry."
[22:15] Black PaIadin: "It's....it's a little awkward..." especially since now she was remembering that time from before, and her eyes fell to the water. "But it's okay. And...thanks."
[22:17] lovedlea: Anna closed her eyes, taking in a tiny breath. "Did Cas talk to you today? About... about what Dean talked to you about?"
[22:18] Black PaIadin: "We...talked. But not today. A couple days ago." She kept her eyes down, not looking at Anna right now. It was all still pretty strange for her.
[22:19] lovedlea: "You know if you... if you're not okay with it, you can say. If you want me to go because it's weird, I can just go and we don't have to tell the boys that you wanted it." Anna swallowed hard, letting her face drop to the side away from Jo.
[22:20] Black PaIadin: "I don't want you to go. I just....don't know what I want. This is a little confusing."
[22:22] lovedlea: "It's a lot confusing. Jo... I kissed Cas last night. Well... he kissed me, he said you were okay with it. He said we were gonna try, you know, the three of us to get close. Or, well, you and me, and me and him."
[22:28] Black PaIadin: She looked over at her, trying to come to grips with that for a moment. "I...I'm not sure it'd be all that hard." If anything, it might make things easier with Dean. And Jo couldn't deny that she was still very attracted to Anna. "Anna....if anything were to happen...I've got to know you won't push us away like you did before. That hurt, a lot, and I don't think I could handle it if it happened again."
[22:31] lovedlea: Anna wasn't actually surprised it was Jo who brought that up. The boys didn't think about it, but it had been an ongoing issue for her and Jo. Anna sighed, feeling her heart thudding in her chest as she reached over and took the blonde's hand. "Jo... if you want me here, I'm here. I'm here until you want me to leave. I won't... I can't push you away anymore, you or Cas or Dean. I need you."
[22:33] Black PaIadin: Jo sighed, looking down at their hands, then back up at the angel. "It feels right that you're here. Despite the weirdness, and despite the fact that I'm a little jealous of you....it just feels right, I guess."
[22:34] lovedlea: "Why are you jealous?"
[22:35] Black PaIadin: "They're....they're both different with you, then with me. You're the one they want to protect. Which I know is partially my fault, because I say I don't want or need that, but...sometimes it's like they just treat you more like a girl than me." She frowned a little, not having realized that it was an issue for her. "It's stupid. Forget it."
[22:39] lovedlea: "You're strong, Jo. You're smart and you know what you want and what you need. And I... make stupid choices. Sometimes I think I need protected from myself more than anything else. But..." Anna took in a tiny breath and turned to look at Jo, swallowing the lump in her throat. "It sounds stupid, but I like taking care of you. I like them taking care of me, but I like taking care of you. I miss... you know, you coming to me when you're upset, and me being able to make it better. I mean, I like when you do it for me too, when you brush my hair and hold me and stuff, but I miss how it used to be too."
[22:40] Black PaIadin: "So do I sometimes. I mean....I take care of them and all, but it's nice to be the one who's pampered sometimes." She kept her eyes down. "Occasionally, anyway."
[22:43] lovedlea: Anna stroked her thumb along the back of Jo's hand, still feeling nervous but not as much. "I like doing that. I know I've been pretty useless lately, but I like taking care of you. You know, breakfast and cake and bubble baths..."
[22:43] Black PaIadin: "I'd like it if we could keep doing that."
[22:44] lovedlea: "We can. I can't... I can't promise I'll be okay all the time. Sometimes I'm not. But I'm better here than I was."
[22:45] Black PaIadin: "Good. As long as you let us help you, too. No more pushing us away." Jo squeezd her hand, looking back up to her. "Got it?"
[22:46] lovedlea: "Yeah. I got it."
[22:47] Black PaIadin: "Good." She smiled a little at her.
[22:48] lovedlea: Anna relaxed, settling down in the bath a little more. She was quiet for a minute and then lifted her eyes. "Want me to wash you?"
[22:49] Black PaIadin: She thought about it for a moment, then slowly nodded.
[22:52] lovedlea: Sitting up, Anna reached up for the scrubby thing and the body wash from the side of the tub. She lathered it up and then nudged Jo's shoulder a bit. "Up. Back first."
[22:53] Black PaIadin: She sat up and scooted forward until she was able to cross her arms on the opposite side and rest her cheek against them, eyes closing.
[22:55] lovedlea: Anna wiggled behind Jo, settling her legs on either side of the blonde. She brushed Jo's hair away from her shoulders and lifted the scrubby to rub along her shoulders softly.
[22:57] Black PaIadin: Jo slowly relaxed, not saying a word, just enjoying the feeling.
[23:00] lovedlea: Anna took her time, spreading the suds over Jo's back. She went over the same spots a few times, just letting Jo enjoy the feeling and not really worrying about actually cleaning her, not that she needed it.
[23:00] Black PaIadin: "..Feels nice. Thanks, Anna." She smiled a little against her arm.
[23:03] lovedlea: "I'm glad." Anna smiled too, starting to relax herself. She dropped the scrubby into the water, using her hands instead, massaging gently as she did.
[23:08] Black PaIadin: She was actually starting to drift off when she heard a soft beep from her PDA. "...Hang on." Reaching over, she grabbed it from off the edge of the sink and checked it, then started to type a reply.
[23:12] lovedlea: Anna paused and waited for Jo to grab her PDA. And then she leaned back, sliding both her legs on one of Jo and settling against the back of the tub. She didn't want to be nosy and read over her shoulder or anything, so she just figured she'd wait.
[23:16] Black PaIadin: After she finished, Jo set the PDA back on the sink, then grabbed Anna's leg and maneuvered it around her again, settling back in the same position as before, with her hair tugged out of the way.
[23:19] lovedlea: Anna grinned a little at Jo manhandling her. She shifted up, rinsing the suds from Jo's back. She went back to massaging the blonde's back gently.
[23:19] Black PaIadin: "This is dangerous, you know. Keep it up and I'll fall asleep. Could drown." She murmured it against her arm.
[23:22] lovedlea: "I'll make one of the boys carry you to bed before you drown." She grinned, scooting forward a bit more. "I'd do it myself, but I'm a delicate flower, you know."
[23:23] Black PaIadin: She chuckled softly, shaking her head. "Make Dean do it. Cas would break."
[23:26] lovedlea: "Cas hasn't carried you to be before? Really?" Anna leaned back, pulling Jo against her chest. She grabbed the scrubby again and started on the front of Jo, careful not to touch anything intimate. She didn't want to push things too far too soon.
[23:27] Black PaIadin: "I'm exaggerating. He does sometimes. But I like when Dean picks me up." She settled against Anna with her head resting back on the redhead's shoulder, eyes still closed. "Just don't tell him that."
[23:29] lovedlea: Anna gave a little chuckle, nodding a bit. "My lips are sealed." She understood the difference though. Cas was softer, Dean was stronger. Cas was more the sensitive type and Dean was more the big strong protector.
[23:30] Black PaIadin: "Good." She absently nuzzled her nose into Anna's neck, breathing slowly.
[23:32] lovedlea: Anna sighed softly, pressing her cheek against Jo's forehead. She rubbed the scrubby along the blonde's stomach, smearing suds everywhere.
[23:33] Black PaIadin: "I'm glad you're here." Jo murmured it quietly, eyes opening to look up at Anna a little.
[23:34] lovedlea: "I'm glad you want me here." Anna glanced down, hand going still on Jo's stomach for a minute as she looked at her.
[23:35] Black PaIadin: She thought about it for a moment, just studying the redhead, then shifted slightly to kiss her cheek gently.
[23:38] lovedlea: Anna's eyes fluttered shut and she just held still for a moment. The whole thing still made her a little nervous, like any move she made could unravel everything.
[23:39] Black PaIadin: Since there wasn't a response, after a moment Jo settled back against Anna's shoulder after a moment, hoping she didn't just ruin the atmosphere.
[23:41] lovedlea: Anna sighed, leaning her head against Jo's again. She didn't say anything, but she did tighten her arms around the blonde a bit tighter.
[23:42] Black PaIadin: One hand lifted to rest on Anna's arm, and she closed her eyes slowly.
[23:44] lovedlea: Anna wiggled a bit, getting comfortable beneath Jo. She started to relax again, nuzzling against the blonde just a bit.
[23:45] Black PaIadin: Jo nuzzled with her as well, legs curling up slightly. "I could almost sleep here, except we'd be prunes in the morning."
[23:46] lovedlea: "Prunes and cold. The water will get cold eventually." Anna tightened her arm around Jo and, pushing through her nerves, she turned a bit and pressed a kiss to the blonde's cheek.
[23:52] Black PaIadin: "That, too." She smiled a little at the kiss, snuggling slightly.
[23:54] lovedlea: "Maybe we should get out and snuggle somewhere warmer. And... less wet."
[23:55] Black PaIadin: "Good idea." She nodded a little, slowly lifting her hand off Anna's arm and siting up, using the water to rinse herself off. Standing slowly, Jo grabbed her towel and wrapped it around herself, then stepped out of the tub.
[00:00] lovedlea: Anna climbed out after her, reaching for her own towel. She pulled the towel around herself and leaned over to tug the drain open. Anna looked up, not sure if she should get dressed or not before climbing in bed with Jo. Probably yes. So she decided to start drying off, taking her time to rub the towel over her freckled skin.
[00:08] Black PaIadin: She did the same as well, and when she was dry Jo just grabbed a bathrobe off the hook and pulled it on. She wasn't sure if it was hers, or not - she and the guys generally had them go back and forth between them - and it didn't matter.
[00:09] lovedlea: Anna pulled on her panties and her tank top and decided that was enough for now. She followed Jo into the bedroom.
[00:11] Black PaIadin: Finger-combing her hair, Jo climbed into the large bed mainly because it was there, and snuggled under the covers.
[00:13] lovedlea: Anna paused in the doorway and then turned back, grabbing the brush off the counter. She ran it through her hair on the way to the bed and then nudged Jo's hip. "Sit up, lemme get the tangles out of your hair."
[00:14] Black PaIadin: "But I'm sleepy." She mock-pouted, then sighed and sat up, turning with her back to Anna.
[00:17] lovedlea: Anna chuckled, pulling Jo between her thighs. Settling down against the headboard, Anna slowly pulled the brush through Jo's hair, starting at the bottom.
[00:19] Black PaIadin: Jo closed her eyes and bowed her head, drawing her knees up to her chin to wrap her arms around them as she sighed, almost amused at their role reversal.
[00:21] lovedlea: Anna finished brushing through Jo's hair and tossed the brush on the nightstand. She wrapped her arms around the blond and rested her chin on Jo's shoulder.
[00:23] Black PaIadin: She leaned back against Anna a little and tilted her head against the other woman's, breathing slowly. "This is nice, too."
[00:27] lovedlea: "It is nice. I feel... good... happy..." Anna nuzzled against Jo's face, hugging the blonde tighter.
[00:27] Black PaIadin: "So do I. You're part of that."
[00:29] lovedlea: "You sure?" Anna was still worried. She wasn't sure how long it would be before she stopped being nervous, but she was trying. "I want to be. I feel safe here."
[00:29] Black PaIadin: "Yeah...yeah, I am." She wrapped her arms over Anna's and squeezed. "I'm glad you do."
[00:34] lovedlea: Anna sighed, staying wrapped around Jo for a few moments. She just wanted to stay close. She wouldn't be sleeping up here, but there was no reason they couldn't snuggle until the boys were ready to bed and she had to go back to her own room.
[00:36] Black PaIadin: Tipping her head, she kissed Anna's cheek again, then smiled lightly at her. "Good bath?"
[00:38] lovedlea: Anna nodded, leaning into Jo's kiss. "It was good. I'm glad you suggested it."
[00:38] Black PaIadin: "So am I."
[00:40] lovedlea: Anna shifted, pulling back and wiggling down under the covers. She pulled Jo with her, trying to get them closer, trying to snuggle down into the bed with Jo, for a little while at least.
[00:44] Black PaIadin: Jo slipped under the covers, rolling over and sliding her arms around Anna, then closed her eyes.
[00:45] lovedlea: Anna nuzzled against Jo, letting herself drift off. The boys would wake them up when it was time for her to go back to her own bed with Aiden.