Like two teenagers Who: Pasha and Phoebe What: Protective detail When: Monday night Where: Phoebe's house Warnings: Kissing and cuteness
With Veronika taking a position teaching under privileged children, Pasha had been focusing a hell of a lot more of his time on his boss. Phoebe had been on edge since the attempt at her life and the spyware that Gregory had discovered on her computer. Pasha couldn't really blame her, but the woman was going to run herself ragged if she kept peering out her window and going over every step she'd made since she'd been born practically. He'd finally gotten her away from her laptop and settled on the sofa with a bowl of popcorn. "You've got to chill out a little before you develop an aneurysm." he warned the woman as he sat down beside her and slipped his arm around her shoulder. "Don't make me snuggle you. I'm prepared to do it." he teased. They hadn't really done much by way of their feelings for one another since that night when the feelings became known, but he hadn't wanted to push the envelope any further than she was ready to push it. Even the simple gesture of having his arm around her shoulder was teasingly portrayed as a friendly movement. Surely Phoebe would be able to see through that, however.
Phoebe had certainly been working herself to the bone. She barely slept and every waking moment was taken up by either work of trying to discover who was out for her this time. She knew her job had risks, but trying killing her was pretty damn personal. Thank goodness for Pasha, though. He made her feel safer than she would of with any of her old bodyguards. And he was snuggly. She was grateful that he forced her away from her work and even more grateful he intended on relaxing with her. She smiled a little as he put his arm around her an joked, but she did snuggle into his hold. "I'm sorry...I have been working a bit over much I suppose.."
He smiled at her and shook his head a little. "There's no need for you to be sorry. I just worry about you." More so now since the attempt at the woman's life. He'd always worried about her safety more than that of his own, but now it was getting more and more personal. The last thing he wanted was to lose the woman. "You don't have to worry." he told her. "I'm here and I'm always going to protect you, no matter the cost."
"Pasha..." she said as she looked up at him. "I am grateful you want to protect me...But I don't want you to get hurt either..." Phoebe gently reached up to stroke his cheek, her eyes soft. "You're too important to me to lose..."
He shook his head. "I'm not going to get hurt. I'm a badass witch." He didn't even smile because he felt he was being quite honest. "You're not going to lose me." he assured her.
She let out a chuckle, but it was true. He was a pretty badass witch. "Honestly if someone came at me I could just shift into a bear or something and eat their face off....it's this distance crap that's getting to me."
"Well see they don't really know who they're messing with." he reminded her. "With me and you combined, whoever it is doesn't stand a chance." he was quick to assure her. He'd do anything in his power to keep her safe.
Phoebe smiled up at Pasha, his confidence warming her heart. "You're right." she said, leaning up to kiss his cheek. "So, should we pick a movie?" she asked.
That got a smile from him, and the urge to turn his head and get a proper kiss. "Sure." he told her. "Unless you'd like for me to distract you because I am pretty good at causing a distraction." he grinned.
The proper kiss from him made her heart flutter. Even though she was in her thirties, being with Pasha close like this made her feel like a giddy teenager. Her eyes danced with wickedness and she grinned. "Oh really? What kind of distracting are you good at?"
"All kinds." he told her. "Here, lemme show you." he murmured as he leaned in for another kiss. If it was distraction she wanted, he'd be sure and give her all she was willing to take from him. Even at their age, making out was still the best pastime of all. Well, one of them at least. He was content to take advantage of every kiss he could earn from her.