Sunday - March 22nd, 2009
Who: Hope and Wes When: Morning Where: BGH What: Waking up Rated: NSFW
The sun was starting to filter in through the blinds, waking Hope who gave a bit of a groan in response and then rolled over. There was something there though, in the bed with her. Someone warm and broad and.... The night before came rushing back and she smiled. She scooted in close to Wesley, nuzzling against him and kissing lightly on his shoulders, neck and ear. ~~~ Wesley slept like the dead, especially after sex. This morning was no different. Even with the light beginning to stream through indicating a lovely spring day he was none the wiser of the woman who stirred next to him. Even as she kissed him Wesley thought it was in his dream, breathing heavily. He was cosy, comfortable. He didn't want to wake up.... but he felt himself gradually being brought out of his dreams. ~~~ One of the lovely things about Godric's house as well as the school was that the windows were all enchanted and therefore she would not burn alive from the sun filtering in. That was a definite plus. Her catching on fire in bed beside him would put a damper on the morning for sure. As it was, she was content to just stay there in bed with him, all cuddled up and warm. She felt not only happy but content right now, and that had been a long time coming. Though the more she thought about it, the more anxious she started to feel. What if he woke up with regret? Last night hadn't been planned, it had just sort of happened and what if he wasn't as content with it as she was? ~~~ The healer woke with a grumble, one hand raising to rub at his eyes with a sort of kitten like purr, oblivious at least for the moment to the woman who was worrying at his side. As he finally felt a presence Wesley inhaled and glanced at Hope, wondering if Godric was getting his own back but then he saw Hope - last night came flooding back and all he could do was smile. "Well hey..." ~~~ As he started to wake, the anxiety knotted up even moreso in the pit of her stomach and she felt like she was going to be sick, almost. And then he looked at her. The smile sent a flood of relief coursing through her though she found herself with nothing to really say in response to that. So when she couldn't find the words, she just leaned in and kissed him. Hopefully that would say it all. ~~~ Welsey welcomed the kiss with a soft murmur, the smile still on his face. TIme was that they'd wake up naked together and there'd be the whole scurrying around trying not to place his hand on private parts, but now he was able to slide a hand beneath the covers and stroke along her waist and hip, brushing her skin. That was nice. "Sleep good?" ~~~ Hope hummed in response to his hand upon her skin, pressing the curves of her body against his own as the kiss deepened and then came to a gradual end. She licked her lips when she pulled away and then smiled. "Like a dream," she replied with a soft laugh. "You?" Her hands slid over his upper body as they spoke, equally glad to have license to touch. ~~~ Wesley took a deep breath then exhaled with a sigh. "Well..." he started, as if he were about to tell a story. "I dreamt I was on top of this mountain right - and I had special uber powers... and I sort of reached out and there was this hot girl there, called Harmony... and she was yelling at me, and then I grabbed her and we kissed..." He shot Hope a small, sleepy grin. "Then a helicopter came and I had to leave to help James Bond..." ~~~ Hope quirked a brow slightly. "Harmony, huh?" She narrowed her eyes a little. "Should I be jealous?" She shifted to rest her chin upon his chest, looking at him with those rich, dark eyes of hers, a smile still ever present upon her lips. ~~~ "Oh no, you're much prettier," Wesley dismissed that with a wave of his hand, enjoying this. "She had black hair and she was older than you, stunning - but still. You were the better kisser. And she was on the mountain right and I was going "I'll be back" and going up into the sky to help Bond... and I can't remember the rest... somewhere like a waterfall, I dunno..." ~~~ "Only prettier?" Hope asked with a small pout upon her lips. And then he mentioned the waterfall and she quirked a brow sharply. "A waterfall? You didn't pee the bed, did you?" She glanced down like she was checking, even lifting up the covers to take a peek. ~~~ "Better kisser too!" he reminded her then let out a small girly squeal as she looked under the sheets. "My modesty! My modesty! Heathen woman!" he cried, trying to grab the sheets closer to himself as he giggled and scooted away. "No i didn't pee the bed... Maybe it was your wetness." ~~~ Hope giggled loudly. "Modesty? You?" She frowned a little and then added, "Since when?" And then he said something about her wetness and she gasped. "Wesley McIntyre, you dirty man!" She gave him a bit of a shove and a pout before she added, "Any wetness I may have had was your fault, you know..." She scowled at him and then reached a hand out to tug at his arm. "Get back over here. I'm not ready for you to leave me yet." ~~~ "I have modesty!" he gasped, doing a very dramatic look. "I don't go naked and... waving it around!" he poked her then, from a distance, with a grin. "Any wetness you had? You're practically a gusher. A gusher and a moaner and.... and.... your tits bounce." He knew the woman didn't want him away from her and so he returned, inch by inch, closer towards her body. "No peeking." ~~~ "Only because there are children in the house," Hope retorted with a laugh. "We both know you wouldn't wear any clothes at all if you could get away with it, Wesley." She smirked. A scowl formed upon her lips as he teased her and she pouted. "Your fault. All of it. If you weren't so damn skilled..." She scooted in close again once he was near enough, shifting her legs to tangle them with her own as she draped an arm over his chest. ~~~ It was true. Wesley would be naked most of the time if he could. Bring on his own place! But then he'd miss Godric and Blake and stuff... so he liked it here. He'd just have to make do. Wrapping his arms around her Wesley smirled. "Skilled, huh?" he repeated, sounding a little proud. "really?" ~~~ Those arms around her felt like heaven and she smiled, snuggling against him. "Mmhmm," she replied simply and then laughed. "Last night was amazing, Wesley. Honestly." She wanted to say more, but they hadn't talked about what it meant so she was afraid of saying too much too soon and scaring him away. ~~~ "well you know I did all the work," he said, trying to ease the tension he felt creep into her limbs, like she was scrunching herself inwards. "I was thrusting inside of you, panting, listening to you groan, trying to aim for that sweet spot within your slick cunt, trying not to ram you home.... all me, baby." Oh he knew what he was doing. ~~~ "You did not!" Hope contested, though his words made a flush creep into her cheeks. "Well, yeah, I mean.. you did do that but.. What about my muscles, all clenching and teasing you. And my hands. You can't discount my hands, Wesley. They were... pretty much everywhere." And she gave his body a bit of a ghosting with her hands just then. ~~~ WEsley enjoyed Hope's hands being everywhere so he wouldn't complain exactly when she did it again ."Your hands were very roamy. I'll give you that. And you weren't bad with your muscles. I thought I'd black out when I came cause you were draining my dick so hard, but... still. That time will come, I guess..." and there they were back in that awkward, unsure place. ~~~ "I've never made anyone black out before..." Hope exhaled a soft laugh. And yes, back to awkward, so she kissed his skin and nuzzled into him again. "I had almost forgotten," she remarked after a moment. "What it feels like being with someone who... means something." Her hand slid over to lightly stroke his own, silently asking for him to lace his fingers with hers. ~~~ Wesley fulfilled her request and linked their fingers,giving her hand a squeeze. It was nice to know that you meant something to someone, and in turn had them mean something to you... almost like it filled a hole that meaningless fucks left within. "Feels good, doesn't it?" he commented softly. ~~~ "Feels fucking amazing," Hope said with a laugh. She gave his hand a soft squeeze and then buried her face because she could feel her eyes starting to well up with tears. She wasn't sad. In fact it was precisely the opposite of that. She was happy, very happy, and terrified all at the same time. ~~~ Knowing what she was doing, Wesley cradled her head and kissed the top of her hair, breathing in her scent. She smelt great, and he closed his eyes as he rested against her. "You know... " he said gently, as if he were going to say something profound and meaningful, or touching even... "I'd be pretty sure you were pregnant with my spawn by now if you weren't a vampire." ~~~ Hope closed her eyes tightly and then laughed when he spoke. But she gave his hand a squeeze and replied honestly, "I'd be completely okay with having your spawn if I could." And then she decided to force herself out of this moment, pushing away from the embrace only to press a firm kiss against his lips, her free hand moving up to touch his cheek. ~~~ He would be happy with her growing his spawn too... but still that wasn't meant to be. One spawn was clearly enough. Accepting the kiss he smiled, stroking through her hair before he sighed, leaning back against the bed. "So. Where do we go from here..." ~~~ The question was enough to make Hope groan as she sort of went limp against him, a frown pursing her lips. "I don't know," she replied honestly. "I mean I know that... that you aren't... ready, right? So..." She was back to the same answer again. "I don't know." ~~~ "I tell you what i DO know." That was easier way to begin. "I love you. I think you're absolutely fantastic in bed, and that's when you didn't do anything.... " he had to tease. "I think you're beautiful and I know that I enjoy this, cuddling up with you... I like being around you. But... and there is a big butt, and it's not mine necessarily.... I got majorly broken hearted and screwed. And I do think about it more than I should. I'm not over the fear and you don't deserve a scared relationship." ~~~ Hope scowled at him when he teased her and then gasped. "My butt is not big! It's perfect, thank you very much. Incredibly well proportioned!" She smiled, and then she sighed as he finished what he had to say. "I love you too," she replied first and foremost. "And I think you're fantastic both in and out of bed." She smiled. "But I don't want to push you too far too fast even though a part of me wants to just... shake you and say.. Love me and forget everything else!" She frowned. "I know that isn't exactly possible though." Still, none of this really answered the question of where they went now. ~~~ "I wish it were possible," he admitted, feeling a little sad that he couldn't give Hope what she wanted. "I wish I could just forget about the past and move on like I should but there's.... I feel.... no I won't say it cause you'll shout at me and I don't like shouty Hope. I like cuddly Hope." ~~~ Hope frowned, this one a bit more sincere than the last. "You're going to have to say it eventually, Wes. We can't just... not talk about this." As much as she would love to just lay here in bed all day and enjoy this while she had it, it wouldn't be real and it wouldn't be enough. They couldn't just hide in here and pretend that everything else didn't exist too. ~~~ With a big sigh Wesley looked at Hope, obviously wondering whether he should give in to this. On the one hand she was right, on the other she was right... ugh. He hated that. "I feel old. I know you hate me saying that but compared to someone with eternal life, I AM old. I don't have many more years left. I'll be a blip on the radar and then you'll have to live without me. You know?" ~~~ "Oh Wesley," Hope exhaled a sigh, a frown pursing her lips. She shifted so that she could look at him more fully as she spoke. "I know you're human. You won't live forever. If I could figure out some way to make it so that you could, and it was what you wanted, I would, but... There's no guarantee of that and..." She shook her head. "Shouldn't that just be all the more reason for us to be happy while we can be?" ~~~ Wesley looked at her and smiled a little, not wanting to ruin the moment. "Sure," he said softly. "let's be happy." But he wasn't completely right now. He was worried, and still heartbroken, and he was a mess to be frank. He didn't know what to do. He felt Hope deserved someone different and he wouldn't be able to shake that for a while. ~~~ Hope watched him for a moment and then she exhaled a sigh. "Sometimes I think you forget that I'm an empath." She could feel what he was feeling, and happy wasn't it. It was just.. frustrating. "Why does it have to be about... the long-term right now? Why can't it just be.." She looked at him with those deep eyes of hers. "About today?" She gave a soft shrug of her shoulders. "Tomorrow it can be about tomorrow. And the next day, the same thing, and then eventually.... Either things will fall into place or they won't. But right now, at this very moment, today, I am... unfathomably happy with you." She smiled. "And I don't want worrying about the future to put a damper on all of that." ~~~ "that's... great, Hope, for you." The healer sighed. This was getting deep. "I've always done that," Wesley said simply, shrugigng. "I've always lived day by day with no plans, no thought for the future or what might bring.... but that's what I've missed. I haven't had a future. I like it when I do, y'know? I have things to look forward to, plans... and as I have limited time to make plans then I'm gonna think about it a hell of a lot more.... but it doesn't matter. I'm gonna enjoy this." ~~~ "Wesley, I'm not saying that you shouldn't... look forward to things and think about the future at all just..." Hope moved to sit halfway up so that she could look at him seriously as she said this. "Please don't put an end to us when we haven't even had a start yet. Especially not because... you think I deserve better. That's not fair. And neither you nor or anyone else has any right to decide what I deserve." ~~~ Hope was so damn complicated, that Wesley had no idea how he could cope with her. It was hard being forty and having a young woman interested in him. He should have been lapping it up. "I know, you're right... it's just hard is all." ~~~ "Just... give us a chance, okay?" Hope smiled a little. "That's all I'm asking. I don't.. need a ring on my finger or... the next ten or twenty years plotted out. I just..." She looked down, a hand moving to rest on top of his chest. "I want us to be us and just... go with it without thinking it to death anymore." ~~~ Chance. Could Wesley give them a chance. A small smile crept on his mouth and he stroked Hope's hair, looking at her face like it was gold. "Yeah. I can go with it. I can go at it too, by the way..." ~~~ Hope quirked a brow slightly and then grinned. "Oh really? Again? Already?" She narrowed her eyes at him slightly, a playful glare. "And here I thought you said you were old." ~~~ "Well I AM old.." Wesley agreed, a mulling sort of look on his face as he eventually smirked. "So that was why I was gonna let you show me how you like it..." That hand that had been stroking her hair flittered down her neck and spine. "Give me a rest." ~~~ Hope laughed, eyes fluttering closed for a moment as that hand moved down her spine, making her feel warm and tingly all over. "Mmm, so I get to be on top, eh? Ride you like a wild stallion?" She quirked a brow slightly. "Of course I could start out by showing you just how skilled I am with my mouth...." She drew a hand down his chest tantalizingly. ~~~ Wesley's brows raised and he shot her a very curious look as he laughed. "Oh yeah? Well I already showed you, so I guess it's only fair - tit for tat, right?" he teased, moving more of his hand further down. "If you think you can please me..." ~~~ Hope arched a brow slightly at that challenge, crawling her way on top of him as his hands roamed down her backside. "You want to know what's better about being with a vampire versus any other race on the planet?" She leaned in to start kissing his neck, nipping lightly at his skin. "Not only do we have insane amounts of endurance," She began to kiss down along his chest. "Which makes us quite insatiable at time." Further down still. "We have this whole race thing that makes us far superior to even those who could match us on that front." She paused to tease at his nipples with her teeth and tongue for a moment before looking up at him with a smirk. "We don't have to breathe." And he could imagine just how much of a plus that would be once she had that deliciously cool mouth of hers wrapped around his cock.