#Vacay

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

"It's a wonder you didn't get a job as a pool boy before your career as an information broker," she called from behind the closed door of her room, tugging free from the shirt she'd been entangled with. #oomph Hips wiggled and she shimmied on her bathing suit.

"All these hours you put in," she smiled and finally stepped free.

A small bag was placed outside her door and a larger bag full of tech and gear was placed next to it. #priorities #stillroomforsnacks

She eyed Munin, "This isn't the hot springs. You can actually wear a suit this time." She offered a shy smile.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

He looked at her with a smile.

"I have to pack." Munin stuck out his tongue. "Remember?"

There probably wasn't all that much urgency to packing. Munin didn't have a lot of clothes, and in all honesty he would probably ask Spark to do it for him anyway since she actually knew where they were going. If she didn't have any input in the process he would end up packing winter clothes or something like that just in case she broke her own rules and brought them to Hoth.

He just liked teasing her. "You get to have allllllllllll the fun."

Munin lamented.

"I'm stuck doing work." Those were her own words after all.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

Freckled-nose scrunched up. #allthework #asif

"Yes you do," she pointed out logically. She slung a towel over her shoulder. "Make sure it's for warm weather. Tropical. Beachy even." Grinning like she had a giant secret and held all the cards, she tiptoed passed him and into the pool room.

She worked hard to keep the teasing snort of laughter in. At least he was smiling now, a genuine one. And at least he was distracted and having a good time, no longer moping about.

Eying the hot tub with a measure of distrust, she approached cautiously, dipping her hand in first. "And if you feel like it, you can bring me a drink with a little umbrella in it," she called to Mun without looking up. They didnt even own mini umbrellas and since she was such a light weight, she rarely drank alcohol.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

Munin smiled slightly, watching her as she walked past before quickly turning around and heading to his room.

Packing didn't really take him a long time at all, maybe ten minutes tops. He basically just grabbed his bag, threw in enough clothes for five days, some datachips, and of course loose credit chits that would be enough to buy a house.

One could always need money in case of emergency. "That should be it."

Munin said to himself quietly, looking at the contents of the bag. He frowned for a moment as he stared at it, catching a glimpse of the blaster he'd taken with him to the outer rim still tucked into a corner pocket. The Information Broker pulled it free, his hand lingering upon the weapon for a moment. There was no need for it on this trip, but seeing it...his head slowly shook from side to side, his gaze turning towards the door as he tossed the weapon on the bed.

Best not to dwell.

"Ready." He told Munin as he stepped into the pool room.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

She perched on the edge of the hot tub. Feet dangled into the warm water up to her shins. Blonde-haired head looked up as Mun peeked his head in.

"That's was fast."

#perfecttiming

"Welllll, not sure if we have time for the hot tub....," she grinned and pretended to study the chronology on the wall very intently. "Maybe we should just head out?" One foot splashed at the water in the hot tub that he'd worked so hard to put in.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

"Nah." He told her.

It wasn't like leaving an hour later would hurt them really. Wherever she had booked the trip wouldn't be going anywhere soon, or so he assumed anyway. Slowly the Information Broker got a bit closer to her, his hands folding on the small of her back.

"You gotta go in." He told her with a smile. "I worked very hard."

He gave her puppy dog eyes, a small smile pulling at his lips.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

"Yeah. As hard as those maintenance droids, huh?" Lips tugged into a smile at the tease. She began to ease into the waters, arm going to loop around Munin's for balance as she stepped to the bottom. She turned to face him, this time water at her waist as her feet hit the bottom.

"But you should join me," with a sudden tug, she pulled him forward whether he had clothes on, a suit, or not.

#muaha

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

Munin went tumbling forward into the water. "Poodoo!"

Luckily he had stashed away his datapad a few minutes ago, and his pockets were mostly empty besides that, but he hadn't been expecting to get dunked into the hot tub. His arms flailed wildly, probably smacking Spark in the rump as he tumbled.

"Hot!" He said as he came up. "Hot hot hot."

The temperature had been a hundred and four degrees, standard for a hot tub but still something he needed to ease into.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

She laughed and stumbled a bit as he regained his balance against her. And when his hand....she froze. Blue-eyes beneath glass lenses widened. #eeeeep

Hands steadied his sides and now sopping clothes. Soaked clothes. #teehee

"Warm enough? Does it match the hot springs?" She nudged him lightly in the side, finger poking into his ribs. The steam from the water rose up and made her glasses partially foggy. Moisture dripped from her skin and followed the contours of her body.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

He hadn't expected that, and as soon as he pulled himself out of the water Munin couldn't help but shake slightly. Even with the hot water his wet clothes seemed to immediately draw in the cold, a shake running through him as the contrasting sensations ran through him. "It does."

Munin said as he slowly began to strip.

"A little warnning next time." Munin said as he pulled off his shirt. "What If I had been carrying my datapad?"

He poked her side, offering her a smile to show that he was clearly joking.

The water sloshed slightly as Munin threw his pants out onto the floor of the pool room.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

"Hey!" She lightly batted his poking hand away, splashing him a bit in the process. Voice cracked a bit as his pants came off. In the hot springs the water had been more murky than clear. In this hot tub? The water was definitely clear.

And when they #cuddled at night, sometimes, it was always dark and Mun wore pants for her sake. She never really saw. There was just that one time at the hot springs when he sauntered over to her before he changed.

She gulped.

OMGEE, he still had undies on. Everything was okay. #everythingwasokay

Throat cleared and she found herself sinking down into one of the hot tub's seats, a jet at her back that seemed to want to propel her forward and closer to Munin. She couldn't help her speckled-gaze drift to his exposed chest and slightly lower.

"They-um, have waterproof cases for those now," she mumbled as she looked down at her hands in the water.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

Lucky for Spark, he kept his underwear on.

Munin smiled slightly as he let himself sink into the hot tub a bit further, allowing the warm water to touch him. Unlike Spark however he stayed in the center of the small pool, looking at his girlfriend with a smile. He saw her wandering eye, the shade of her face, the slight embarrassed look on her face. He looked at her for a moment, frowning for just a split second. So much over the past weeks had been about him, but...his hand came out and gently rested on her knee.

"You know." He said quietly as he pulled himself closer. "I never told you out loud."

Perhaps saying that would scare her. "I'm okay with waiting."

She would instantly know what he meant.

"But you don't have to be ashamed of looking or anything." Munin had no real sense of modesty, his upbringing just didn't allow for it. "I don't want to hide from you and I don't want you to hide from me."

His fingers gently squeezed. "But everything can wait until you're ready."

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

omgeeee how had he??

Thin-lips released an awkward laugh. "My face has always been an open book, hasn't it?" #notfair One wet hand pressed against her pale skinned cheek, nudging her glasses just slightly up. The other drifted to cover his hand briefly.

Even though she was a bit mortified at being called out on this - at even talking about this, she appreciated what he was trying to say. He was respecting her boundaries and he always had. He was giving her space. Well, he respected her when she told him she needed some space and time.

"I'm just not used to being so open with...anyone. I've always been...private." She squeezed his hand again. Bony-shoulders shrugged. It wasn't like she didn't want to share things with Munin, eventually. Like most social situations, these things were always just more awkward for herself. And she'd never let ANYONE...willingly, see her #nude before.

But soon, maybe. Maybe soon, she'd be ready with Munin.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

"I know." He told her as his hand slowly flipped in her palm, his fingers reaching through hers and wrapping around. Munin offered her a warm smile. "You don't have to be though."

He wasn't trying to convince or push her, just state the obvious.

"You know that you have nothing to hide from me, nothing to be ashamed of." He squeezed her hand gently. Munin knew that sometimes the biggest barrier could be the idea of what the other person would think of you. He knew that because he'd been through it. With him it hadn't been the physical, more mental, his past. He had been afraid that who he was would make Spark hate him, that his life as a criminal would push her away.

"Just know that." He told her with a smile, not ever wanting her to be afraid that he would reject her. "When you're ready."

Another gentle squeeze of her palm.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

A small, shy smile tugged at her lips she held his hand and enjoyed the moment and the safety and security it offered. The jet pushed at her back and for once, she didn't fight it. Bony butt scooched off the seat and she floated against Munin, releasing his hand and letting her arms loop behind his neck in a soft embrace.

Bony hips knocked against his torso.

"I know," she said quietly.

Arms slowly untangled.

"C'mon. We can't dawdle all day here. I don't want to lose our rental." She grinned like an awkward teen and tugged on his hand to lead him out.

#timeforvacay

#morehottubtimeinfuture

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

"I don't think they'll cut us off for being just a little late." Munin pointed out to her as she pulled him out of the hot tub, the lanky Information Broker following after his girlfriend. The air struck him immediately, not cold, but something he definitely felt.

A shiver ran up his spine.

"You only brought one towel!" He protested, glancing back towards the water as though he were about to jump back in. "I'm going to freeze."

As Spark picked up her Towel she would find Munin suddenly clinging to her. "Quick! Warm me up!'

His arms wrapped around her, hands grabbing towards the towel she was holding.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]
#omgee

She laughed, almost being knocked over onto one of the padded lounge chairs. She stumbled and tried to hold the towel away from Munin, pressing up on her tiptoes as his arms went around her. "Hey. Heyhey. It's not my fault you didn't come prepared."

Really, she'd pulled him in but she wasn't about to point that out as she continued to pretend to be winning at the game of Keep away. She successfully wrapped the towel around her back but found that his hands were tugging the open ends around himself so she was just sandwiched harder against him.

Her gangly-form smacked into his chest pretty hard and breath left her mouth in a slight gasp.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

"You know." Munin said as his arms wrapped around her.

The air really was making him rather cold. The pool room was pretty warm, but compared to the hot tub they may as well have been standing in the middle of Hoth. He shook slightly as goosebumps rushed across his skin, the only source of warmth he was getting being Spark.

"I've noticed." His fingers ran over her skin. "I have a tendency to take your breath away."

The joke came with a small mischievous smirk.

 

[Spark Finn]

[member="Munin"]

Mouth opened, then closed. Then opened again. #likeafishoutofwater. Hand lightly smacked against his chest as she looked up at him. Leg brushed against his. Other hand clung around his waist to keep from stumbling.

"You're shivering." She was beginning to as well but for different reasons. Hand rubbed up and down his back.

"We need to dry off and change."

Cheeks reddened as she realized what the implication of those words meant. She didn't exactly mean it like that.

 

[Munin]

[member="Spark Finn"]

He smiled.

Munin of course understood what she actually meant. He knew his girlfriend well enough by now, even thought she still reddened at the very thought of being naked around him. The smile that he fore didn't go away however, his focus remaining on her.

"Well." He began. "If that's what you want."

Gently he stepped forward, half picking her up. "But you go first so I can watch."

He was joking of course, something she'd easily be able to tell by the goofy expression on his face.