[ He would expect nothing less than her continued teasing--he'll look forward to it, actually, back when he's on the Farragut and away from the family feeling of the Enterprise. Honestly, there's something special about this ship and the people it attracts and Jim wants to be a part of it. Not just for La'an. Or Uhura. Or because Sam's here, but because there's a certain energy that thrums through the whole of her, and it draws people together in a way he's seen few crews actually manage.
La'an settles against him and he wraps his own arms around her, tucking her close. She seems smaller, somehow, when she's tucked into him like this, and the knowledge tugs at something inside him, that impossibly fond ache that wants to do nothing but protect her, to keep her safe.
He knows she doesn't need him to, knows she can care for herself, but he feels so damned privileged to have the chance. Her breath evens out into sleep and he does, selfishly, take the moment to press one brief kiss against the crown of her head before tucking her up under his chin.
When he picks up her PADD from beside the bed with his free hand, he means to stay on it and awake all night. That's what he promised her--but she's breathing softly against him, body warm and heavy and he finds his eyes slipping closed sooner than he expects, his blinks growing further and further apart until his arm falls free - the PADD tumbling loose on the bed as Jim joins her: fully asleep ]
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La'an settles against him and he wraps his own arms around her, tucking her close. She seems smaller, somehow, when she's tucked into him like this, and the knowledge tugs at something inside him, that impossibly fond ache that wants to do nothing but protect her, to keep her safe.
He knows she doesn't need him to, knows she can care for herself, but he feels so damned privileged to have the chance. Her breath evens out into sleep and he does, selfishly, take the moment to press one brief kiss against the crown of her head before tucking her up under his chin.
When he picks up her PADD from beside the bed with his free hand, he means to stay on it and awake all night. That's what he promised her--but she's breathing softly against him, body warm and heavy and he finds his eyes slipping closed sooner than he expects, his blinks growing further and further apart until his arm falls free - the PADD tumbling loose on the bed as Jim joins her: fully asleep ]