(Closed) Picking up from Eudio Chinese New Year

[derek_morgan]

WHO: Inara. And a possible special guest appearance by Bo
WHERE: Inara's place
WARNINGS: It's Derek & Inara plus Bo??? Yeah, NSFW like whoa
SUMMARY: Picking up from here

"Something like that," he chuckled in response to her question. Derek hadn't uttered a word when she had thanked him. His carry was tender and hadn't stopped caring carefully for her even as he laid her body on the bed. Derek finished drying her off before covering her in the linens. "She can make you feel better with a simple kiss. I'm gonna reach out and see if she can come over now. Maybe she can do it while you're sleeping."

Hopefully Inara was still drunk enough not to question what he shared or how he found it acceptable for a strange woman to come over while she was laying naked in bed. There was the matter of explaining to Bo that he was off the market. She wouldn't leave empty handed. He'd give her a hug in thanks, free tab for a month at Elysium and exclusive access to one of the VIP lounges in the club where she could engage in sex under better cover than when they used to hook up.

First things first, he wanted to make sure his girlfriend was settled before leaving her side. He stared longingly at her. Lovingly. She drove him crazy in every way possible. His anger had spiked with the idea that someone else meant more to her than him. She meant so much to him.

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[derek_morgan]

At least she had ceased to get sick. He was glad the tea seemed to be working. Derek didn't take anything she said or did seriously. She wasn't herself. "You might've said something like that since you drank all that liquor," he gently teased while moving out of her hands to tuck her in properly. "Get some rest. I'm gonna clean up while you sleep."

That L word... It was nice hearing it come from her lips yet carried a lot of weight that neither of them needed. What they had wasn't permanent. There wasn't a future for them. He couldn't allow himself to believe Inara meant what she was saying. Love as in caring for one another, that was as far as he would give weight to her words. He flung the towel she used over a shoulder. "I'll still be here when you wake up."

[companioning]

She might have still been drunk but that didn't mean she didn't mean what she was saying. Oh, she'd regret saying anything like it in the morning because she knew that those types of feelings wouldn't do either of them any good. But truly, she couldn't help how she felt and how she felt for Derek was more than anything she'd ever felt for anyone before.

"You're not going to fall asleep with me?" she murmured as she burrowed a little further under her blankets. "I sleep better when you're beside me, you make me feel safe." But already her eyes were closing and she yawned, feeling the pull of sleep tugging her under.

[derek_morgan]

"I'll stay until you fall asleep. Then I'll clean up and have something to eat. Hopefully something--" Or someone. "--to make you feel better when you wake up," he said while sliding into the bed next to her. His arms slipped easily around her though his body was above the covers.

Her head lost the pillow for his bicep, Derek stealing the pillow to cradle Inara in his arms comfortably. She fit perfectly. If he wasn't careful, he'd join her in a nap. She was as much a comfort to him as she mentioned he was to her. He gave her a quick kiss then let his head rest naturally.