You ask, and so you shall receive....
I warn that tooth decay might be possible by the end of this.
Bubbly: Bubbles
Daniel woke up to the feeling of an elbow digging into his ribs and a knee pushing down on his thigh. Groaning, he opened his eyes to see Vala half stumbling to the bathroom in the dusty blue morning light before closing them again. About five minutes later he reopened his eyes- Where was she?
Now that he was used to her body weight resting on him, it was getting harder to get back to sleep. He guessed that she was probably just taking a shower and decided to try to sleep again when he heard a small groan coming from the bathroom. Worried he got up and headed to the bathroom, expecting to see Vala hunched over the toilet; when he got there he saw that instead of emptying her stomach, she was lying down on the floor seeming to hug the cool tiles.
“Vala?”
Her answer was another groan.
“You okay?” At that Vala opened her eyes and fix him with a look. Right, stupid question… “What are you doing on the floor? Did you throw up?” He moved to sit next to her, brushing hair from her face.
Vala shook her head, “Floor’s nice. I woke up and my mouth felt gross, so I came to brush my teeth, but I still felt icky so I thought I’d take a shower but… the floor felt nice. So I laid down.” She sounded like a sleepy toddler and he couldn’t help but smile, especially when she stirred to rub her head to his thigh like a kitten. Even hung-over she was the cutest thing. They stayed on the floor like that, with him lightly brushing her hair, for a few more seconds when she moved her head again and let out another groan.
Lightly caressing her cheek, he asked, “Headache?”
“Mmhmm.” She moved closer to him.
“Want some aspirin?”
“Mmhmm.” She warped an arm around his stomach.
“Want me to get it?”
“Mmhm..” She buried her face into his side.
“I’m gonna have to get up.”
“Mmrrm.” She tightened her arm around him.
Daniel couldn’t help let out a chuckle. How had he ever thought this woman was a big bad Krull warrior/ heartless space pirate? He dropped a kiss on her head before he shifted them. Propping her up next to the tub where he had been leaning against, he went to get the aspirin in the other room. When he got back he saw that she had moved to rest her head on the closed toilet seat, her hair spilling over her face. Giving her the aspirin and water, he went to brush his own teeth, when he felt her eyes on him.
He turned casting a suspicious eye towards her. She was looking at him with The Eyes. The Eyes were what Sam and Cam called Vala’s mixture of her “You Know You Want To” look and apparently his own “Puppy -dog Daniel” eyes-- it was a deadly combination, but thankfully one he was half immune too.
“Vala, stop it, you know those don’t work that well on me...” Vala sighed and then fixed him with The Pout. He wasn’t immune to that one.
Daniel sighed. “What do you want?”
“I still feel icky.” She leaned and tilted her head towards him.
“And?”
“Draw me a bath…?” She pouted.
“Vala..”
“Please, darling, I’m just too tired to stand for a shower. And how can you deny a beautiful, sexy, half-dressed, woman whom you adore?” She fluttered her eyelashes and stuck her bottom lip further.
She did have a point, still he wasn’t going to make it easy on her (call it the O’Neill influence), “Beautiful, sexy? Really, with that hair?..” he sent a devious smirk her way.
“Daniel! Mean…” She mock yelled at him, before patting her hair messy and adorable bed head down. Leaning over to her he dropped a kiss on her lips, suddenly glad that they had both thought to brush their teeth. “I still adore you.”
“You better.” She moved to sit on the closed toilet, “So, bath?” Daniel rolled his eyes, kissing her again and moved to start her bath. “Sure.”
With a bright smile she leaned to rest her head against the wall. “Don’t forget the bubbles. Use the hotel shampoo’s.”
For the next few minutes they sat in silence, until Daniel broke it. “What is it with women and baths anyway? You just have to wash off the bubbles again.”
Vala turned her head towards him and smile softly, “There is no point, darling, they’re just nice, plus bubbles are fun.” She stroked a finger down his nose and tapped it.
“Right, fun.”
As the tub filled Daniel turned the faucet off. “It’s ready.”
Vala just raised her arms above her head and gave him a grin.
“Seriously?”
“Come on, darling. Please.” She dragged the last word out like a kid would and he let out a sigh and a smile, apparently hung-over, pouty, cute brunette, grey eyed, ex-space pirates, with great legs, a sexy accent and bed-head where Daniel Jackson’s weaknesses (if only Anubis had know). Pulling her (his) shirt off he helped her settle in the tub. As soon as she fully submerged herself she turned to give him a look that all of a sudden had the bathroom feeling warmer.
“Well Daniel, darling, aren’t you going to join me? It gets lonely.” She gave him The Pout again, and he didn’t even try to fight it as he shed his boxers and pajama pants and settled behind her. When they got comfortable Vala shifted and tucked her head into the space between his next and shoulder. He breath felt soft and warm against his skin. They just sat for a while, enjoying being with each other, with him rubbing small circles on her stomach.
Sighing she muttered, “I’m sorry, darling.”
Confused, Daniel looked down at her. “What for?”
“I do believe I had planned on seducing you last night, I’m sorry I couldn’t follow through.” She emphasized her apology with a soft and supple kiss at his pulse point. Just like last night Daniel shivered and tightened his arm around her waist.
“Vala…” He let his lips skim over the soft skin on her shoulder. She turned to give him a tender kiss that she coupled with a seductive smile.
“I promised myself I’d make it up to you.” She twisted in his arms, splashing the water around them, and kissed him again. This kiss was intense, a slow burn that needed no rush.
As she rose above him like a mermaid Daniel thought he could really learn to like bubble baths.