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He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

“I want you in my mouth...” She hates saying such things out loud.. even annoyed it makes her face light up a shade of pink…

Dean wasn't having a good time. Sure it was a typical night at the bar, but he wasn't feeling it as women came up to him. Usually he would have been all over them but all he could think about was being out with someone else.

After an hour, his ever observant brother, told him to stop mopping and to stop being a bitch about his feelings.

He told him what he needed to do was head home and tell Lauren how he felt.

He claps his shoulder and assured him he'd find his way home before going off with a girl from the bar.

So that was how Dean found himself home so early in the night. He'd made his way all the way to her room. He was just about at the door when he heard the soft moans....

"Doesn't matter...and maybe I thought I couldn't have you. Relationships are hard...Especially doing this. You don't catch feelings for a one night stand---But I love you. I want you. " he reached out tugging at the flannel. " Come on baby. Don't hide from me. You're beautiful."

“Dean.. I don’t..” her words weren’t making sense, much like her own thoughts… having been so pent up prior to his intrusion, already she was finding it hard to focus on anything but her need.

But today.. she dreaded waking up again. Because this time, the bed beside her was empty.. and would likely remain as such.

Steve took the duty of returning the stones, and she’d asked him to leave before she woke up.. while she didn’t elaborate, she’d done it because she knew she’d not be able to say goodbye. *Last night was her goodbye*…

Now, she lays in the once-warm bed, holding the sheet to her bare chest.. seeking to bask instead in the memory of making love with the love of her life.. for the first and the last time.

~endlessxrealities (for Steve Rogers, as our convo earlier sparked my desire for a short back and forth of this moment with them)

Steve Rogers was tired. The past few years had taken a toll on him. He had lost so many people. While they had fixed things --defeated Thanos there were still so many lives lost.

Steve couldn't help but carry that guilt. As he took the stones back to their timelines he wondered if he could safe Nat. He wanted to. But would he have to exchange his life ?

He couldn't leave Lauren. Not when she had renewed his hope and given him love. He wanted to spend the rest of his days with her as he had promised.

He traveled through time, watching moments of his life flash by, avoiding other versions and timelines of himself.

He was barely gone thirty minutes to Lauren ---but it felt so long before he reached his bike.

He soon came driving up parking in front of the small house he shared with the love of his life.

He slings a bag over hie shoulder....

" Lauren?!?!" He called making his way into their home.

She buries her face in his neck.. arms tight around him, hand tangled in his hair, trying hard not to break down..

But her hearts in her throat, and her chest aches with disbelief and conflicting relief-

But today.. she dreaded waking up again. Because this time, the bed beside her was empty.. and would likely remain as such.

Steve took the duty of returning the stones, and she’d asked him to leave before she woke up.. while she didn’t elaborate, she’d done it because she knew she’d not be able to say goodbye. *Last night was her goodbye*…

Now, she lays in the once-warm bed, holding the sheet to her bare chest.. seeking to bask instead in the memory of making love with the love of her life.. for the first and the last time.

~endlessxrealities (for Steve Rogers, as our convo earlier sparked my desire for a short back and forth of this moment with them)

Steve Rogers was tired. The past few years had taken a toll on him. He had lost so many people. While they had fixed things --defeated Thanos there were still so many lives lost.

Steve couldn't help but carry that guilt. As he took the stones back to their timelines he wondered if he could safe Nat. He wanted to. But would he have to exchange his life ?

He couldn't leave Lauren. Not when she had renewed his hope and given him love. He wanted to spend the rest of his days with her as he had promised.

He traveled through time, watching moments of his life flash by, avoiding other versions and timelines of himself.

He was barely gone thirty minutes to Lauren ---but it felt so long before he reached his bike.

He soon came driving up parking in front of the small house he shared with the love of his life.

He slings a bag over hie shoulder....

" Lauren?!?!" He called making his way into their home.

-Then it was fast;

She *sprints* out of the room, her toothbrush and other items on the counter fall as she moves so suddenly with such force,

He'd get to wake up on Christmas with an empty house, save for his girl in his arms and it would be- wait...his arm searches the warm mattress.. she's not there?. She was most certainly there when he passed out last night.. ah, there's a smell of bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen.. and the soft sound of distant singing to the morning's seasonal music.. "-just slip a sable under the tree for me~".. (~ endlessxrealities (You didn't think I'd forget to do a christmas thread did ya?! Billy's turn!))

To him, Christmas was just another day. If he was lucky, it wouldn't end in discipline. He didn't have to worry about Neil's temper or having to fend off fists. He usually was left alone to his own devices. It was nice.

Since Max and Susan had come into his life, Neil made a bigger deal of the holiday season. Forcing Billy to help with putting up Christmas lights and the tree. He did it willingly--and a little bit out of fear--but his heart wasn't in it.

He wasn't sure what he had done wrong this time around. But his punishment was being left alone for Christmas.

Sure it had hurt, but he supposed it was better than fists. Or being screamed at. He had been hurt about it but then he realized--he could safely have his girl over. He could be with her. He called her late in the evening apologizing for the time. But he had begged her to come to his home. Explaining that he would be one his own for Christmas.

He woke without her warmth beside him. With blurry eyes he momentarily panicked before the smell of coffee and bacon hit his nose. He moved to get out of bed; throwing on some sweatpants and a shirt. He carefully made his way into the kitchen following the sound of soft singing.

He took a moment, admiring her. Her back to him. He made his way over, putting his arms around her from behind. He moved to kiss her cheek. " Morning...You're up early."

He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

He'd get to wake up on Christmas with an empty house, save for his girl in his arms and it would be- wait...his arm searches the warm mattress.. she's not there?. She was most certainly there when he passed out last night.. ah, there's a smell of bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen.. and the soft sound of distant singing to the morning's seasonal music.. "-just slip a sable under the tree for me~".. (~ endlessxrealities (You didn't think I'd forget to do a christmas thread did ya?! Billy's turn!))

To him, Christmas was just another day. If he was lucky, it wouldn't end in discipline. He didn't have to worry about Neil's temper or having to fend off fists. He usually was left alone to his own devices. It was nice.

Since Max and Susan had come into his life, Neil made a bigger deal of the holiday season. Forcing Billy to help with putting up Christmas lights and the tree. He did it willingly--and a little bit out of fear--but his heart wasn't in it.

He wasn't sure what he had done wrong this time around. But his punishment was being left alone for Christmas.

Sure it had hurt, but he supposed it was better than fists. Or being screamed at. He had been hurt about it but then he realized--he could safely have his girl over. He could be with her. He called her late in the evening apologizing for the time. But he had begged her to come to his home. Explaining that he would be one his own for Christmas.

He woke without her warmth beside him. With blurry eyes he momentarily panicked before the smell of coffee and bacon hit his nose. He moved to get out of bed; throwing on some sweatpants and a shirt. He carefully made his way into the kitchen following the sound of soft singing.

He took a moment, admiring her. Her back to him. He made his way over, putting his arms around her from behind. He moved to kiss her cheek. " Morning...You're up early."

Still, she never prys or pushes him to talk about it - though she firmly believes he should.

He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

He'd get to wake up on Christmas with an empty house, save for his girl in his arms and it would be- wait...his arm searches the warm mattress.. she's not there?. She was most certainly there when he passed out last night.. ah, there's a smell of bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen.. and the soft sound of distant singing to the morning's seasonal music.. "-just slip a sable under the tree for me~".. (~ endlessxrealities (You didn't think I'd forget to do a christmas thread did ya?! Billy's turn!))

To him, Christmas was just another day. If he was lucky, it wouldn't end in discipline. He didn't have to worry about Neil's temper or having to fend off fists. He usually was left alone to his own devices. It was nice.

Since Max and Susan had come into his life, Neil made a bigger deal of the holiday season. Forcing Billy to help with putting up Christmas lights and the tree. He did it willingly--and a little bit out of fear--but his heart wasn't in it.

He wasn't sure what he had done wrong this time around. But his punishment was being left alone for Christmas.

Sure it had hurt, but he supposed it was better than fists. Or being screamed at. He had been hurt about it but then he realized--he could safely have his girl over. He could be with her. He called her late in the evening apologizing for the time. But he had begged her to come to his home. Explaining that he would be one his own for Christmas.

He woke without her warmth beside him. With blurry eyes he momentarily panicked before the smell of coffee and bacon hit his nose. He moved to get out of bed; throwing on some sweatpants and a shirt. He carefully made his way into the kitchen following the sound of soft singing.

He took a moment, admiring her. Her back to him. He made his way over, putting his arms around her from behind. He moved to kiss her cheek. " Morning...You're up early."

He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

He'd get to wake up on Christmas with an empty house, save for his girl in his arms and it would be- wait...his arm searches the warm mattress.. she's not there?. She was most certainly there when he passed out last night.. ah, there's a smell of bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen.. and the soft sound of distant singing to the morning's seasonal music.. "-just slip a sable under the tree for me~".. (~ endlessxrealities (You didn't think I'd forget to do a christmas thread did ya?! Billy's turn!))

To him, Christmas was just another day. If he was lucky, it wouldn't end in discipline. He didn't have to worry about Neil's temper or having to fend off fists. He usually was left alone to his own devices. It was nice.

Since Max and Susan had come into his life, Neil made a bigger deal of the holiday season. Forcing Billy to help with putting up Christmas lights and the tree. He did it willingly--and a little bit out of fear--but his heart wasn't in it.

He wasn't sure what he had done wrong this time around. But his punishment was being left alone for Christmas.

Sure it had hurt, but he supposed it was better than fists. Or being screamed at. He had been hurt about it but then he realized--he could safely have his girl over. He could be with her. He called her late in the evening apologizing for the time. But he had begged her to come to his home. Explaining that he would be one his own for Christmas.

He woke without her warmth beside him. With blurry eyes he momentarily panicked before the smell of coffee and bacon hit his nose. He moved to get out of bed; throwing on some sweatpants and a shirt. He carefully made his way into the kitchen following the sound of soft singing.

He took a moment, admiring her. Her back to him. He made his way over, putting his arms around her from behind. He moved to kiss her cheek. " Morning...You're up early."

Lauren hated mothering her own boyfriend, genuinely- but she also knew he hated taking actual care of himself.

He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

He’s bored, Lauren’s bored.

… and ovulating.

Lauren, re-organizing shelves - seriously why can’t people just put the things back where they found them if they change their mind later? - watches the door, no customers for the last thirty minutes.

She glances at the clock on the wall.. close enough to a lunch time, surely.

She puts the video she held down somewhere random, and marches right past the door - locking it - and then right up to the counter; grabbing Steve by the fabric of his vest, and all but dragging him to the staff only room.

He doesn’t get a single word out before she’s pushed him against the edge of a counter, and dropped to her knees- hands going right to his belt.

- (endlessxrealities) for Harrington. A little saucy fun at work never killed nobody!

Steve is absolutely bored out of his mind. There's only so much stacking of tapes he can do. His eyes briefly sweep over to where is gorgeous girlfriend is reorganizing shelves. Steve suddenly has his mind on other things they could be doing with their time.... but his luck someone would come in. To will his thoughts to go away he returns his attention to the vhs case in hand. He's probably reread it 12 or 14 times before he watched Lauren move to the front door and lock it.

He doesn't have much time before he's being dragged [ 100% willing mind you] to the break room. His eyes going wide with desire as Lauren got on her knees.

"Fuck...seems we were thinking the same thing. But I kinda wanted to fuck you on the counter." He said smiling down at her.

He'd get to wake up on Christmas with an empty house, save for his girl in his arms and it would be- wait...his arm searches the warm mattress.. she's not there?. She was most certainly there when he passed out last night.. ah, there's a smell of bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen.. and the soft sound of distant singing to the morning's seasonal music.. "-just slip a sable under the tree for me~".. (~ endlessxrealities (You didn't think I'd forget to do a christmas thread did ya?! Billy's turn!))

To him, Christmas was just another day. If he was lucky, it wouldn't end in discipline. He didn't have to worry about Neil's temper or having to fend off fists. He usually was left alone to his own devices. It was nice.

Since Max and Susan had come into his life, Neil made a bigger deal of the holiday season. Forcing Billy to help with putting up Christmas lights and the tree. He did it willingly--and a little bit out of fear--but his heart wasn't in it.

He wasn't sure what he had done wrong this time around. But his punishment was being left alone for Christmas.

Sure it had hurt, but he supposed it was better than fists. Or being screamed at. He had been hurt about it but then he realized--he could safely have his girl over. He could be with her. He called her late in the evening apologizing for the time. But he had begged her to come to his home. Explaining that he would be one his own for Christmas.

He woke without her warmth beside him. With blurry eyes he momentarily panicked before the smell of coffee and bacon hit his nose. He moved to get out of bed; throwing on some sweatpants and a shirt. He carefully made his way into the kitchen following the sound of soft singing.

He took a moment, admiring her. Her back to him. He made his way over, putting his arms around her from behind. He moved to kiss her cheek. " Morning...You're up early."

He'd get to wake up on Christmas with an empty house, save for his girl in his arms and it would be- wait...his arm searches the warm mattress.. she's not there?. She was most certainly there when he passed out last night.. ah, there's a smell of bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen.. and the soft sound of distant singing to the morning's seasonal music.. "-just slip a sable under the tree for me~".. (~ endlessxrealities (You didn't think I'd forget to do a christmas thread did ya?! Billy's turn!))

To him, Christmas was just another day. If he was lucky, it wouldn't end in discipline. He didn't have to worry about Neil's temper or having to fend off fists. He usually was left alone to his own devices. It was nice.

Since Max and Susan had come into his life, Neil made a bigger deal of the holiday season. Forcing Billy to help with putting up Christmas lights and the tree. He did it willingly--and a little bit out of fear--but his heart wasn't in it.

He wasn't sure what he had done wrong this time around. But his punishment was being left alone for Christmas.

Sure it had hurt, but he supposed it was better than fists. Or being screamed at. He had been hurt about it but then he realized--he could safely have his girl over. He could be with her. He called her late in the evening apologizing for the time. But he had begged her to come to his home. Explaining that he would be one his own for Christmas.

He woke without her warmth beside him. With blurry eyes he momentarily panicked before the smell of coffee and bacon hit his nose. He moved to get out of bed; throwing on some sweatpants and a shirt. He carefully made his way into the kitchen following the sound of soft singing.

He took a moment, admiring her. Her back to him. He made his way over, putting his arms around her from behind. He moved to kiss her cheek. " Morning...You're up early."

Any other situation and Claudia wouldn’t have allowed her daughter to not be a part of her own table on Christmas morning, but she’d been privy to some tells even Lauren had missed before. *A loving mother always notices a hurting child.* she said once.

Anyhow, so Lauren was allowed to be away from the Henderson home for this holiday, while Dustin was denied spending the night with his new Hellfire friends.