The Boarding House - Fitz

Fitz collapsed next to Sarah, breathing hard. 

"Fuck, woman."

He pushed the hair out of his eyes, the ends dampened from sweat. He was on his stomach, she was on her back as he pulled the covers up over them, covering her as their legs remained tangled. Her hair was disheveled and she was beautiful...

Had the others heard? It had started out quiet, hushed, their soft pants and fumbling giggles tentative and shy but had quickly become... something else. Something heated and intense and not quiet at all. At one point he'd laughed and told her to hush, to keep it down or the other girls would come to make sure she was alright, but she'd just put her hand over his mouth and hushed him. And then cried out louder. 

This was not what he'd expected. 

His elbow bumped up against her flask of Jimmy Beam then and he took a swig, offering it to her afterward. He was gratified to see her take a healthy swallow, and pass it back to him, her eyes still dancing with delight. She really was amazing. 

"So... that happened." He looked at her, trying to gauge her reaction. Happiness? Regret? Neither? 

Who could say?

"And here you were hitting on Miss Olivia like no one's business," she whispered, pinching him. "I guess you got the bonus plan." She gave him a wink. 

"I guess I did," he laughed, pulling her as close to him as he could get her. Her body felt good next to his. "Are you... alright?" It didn't really fit his carefully self-cultivated image to show he cared, but... he did. 

Maybe just to her. 

"I'm fine," she said, adjusting beneath him. "How are you?"

"Me? I'm good," he replied a little self-consciously. Sheepishly. 

"Oh, don't get funny," she teased. "It's not like we're getting married."

Just then she heard Mina outside her room. "Sarah. We're going to play games downstairs. Are you coming?" It sounded like she was going to come right into the room. Sarah giggled and pushed Fitz under the covers as Mina knocked on the door. "Sarah. Come on!"

"I'll be right there," Sarah called. "Just finishing up in here." She listened to Mina's footsteps recede as she pulled Fitz back up for a kiss. "I guess we're having a game night."

By Greg Hill at BookHaven