Toronto, Not Brazil Nor Space, Tuesday

[whenshewasnice]

This felt surreal. After the... several months Natalie had just had, taking a day or two to actually be away from Brazil and the Hegemony and Peter was just surreal. Knowing she was going to get to actually see Jim for the first time in over three months? Yeah, weird.

Since they were not very into the idea of meeting in either Ribeirao Preto or Iowa, Natalie had picked a place almost at random from the first selection of package deals Portalocity had happened to offer her. So now she was standing in the Drake Hotel lobby in Toronto, with her bag slung over her shoulder and check-in already dealt with, just waiting for Jim to arrive.

[ooc: NFB, for the boy!]

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[pursuedthestars]

"I'm just that good," he said, switching the glass and bottle to his other hand and waggling his eyebrows. "See, I had this under control."

[whenshewasnice]

"Sure you did," Natalie drawled, but with a smirk. His shirt got tossed aside, and she leaned forward just briefly to kiss his shoulder. "Well done, Jim."

[pursuedthestars]

"Thank you, thank you," he said, nodding. "Get rid of my pants now and let's get in. The water's gonna get cold."

[whenshewasnice]

"I can do several things at once," Natalie told him. Then proved it by pressing a few more kisses against his skin while her hands went down to the front of his pants.

He'd probably be pleased to find out she hadn't forgotten how to undo them efficiently.

[pursuedthestars]

"Just giving you some encouragement," Jim told her with a quiet sigh. "Wouldn't want to sit in cold water. Makes it a little less nice."

[whenshewasnice]

"It'll still be warm enough," she replied quietly. Besides, she was already pushing his pants down. "It'll be perfectly nice."

[pursuedthestars]

"That's because you're not taking fifty years to strip me," said Jim with an amused laugh. "You've gotten a little quicker about stripping me down and touching me."

[whenshewasnice]

"Yes, well," she murmured, and kissed his neck, "that's because I want you touching me too."

And his pants were pretty much off.

[pursuedthestars]

"You ready to get in now? There'll be plenty of touching once that happens," Jim told her, nodding. "Hard not to touch then."

[whenshewasnice]

"Mm hmm."

And she stepped back because she had to get her bra and underwear off. But that didn't take long at all.

[pursuedthestars]

"Mm hmm," Jim echoed, leering shamelessly and finishing a glass of wine before getting into the tub. He'd pour himself another when they got in.

[whenshewasnice]

The leering was actually pretty nice. Pretty nice. Natalie moved her glass closer to the tub.

"So," she said, "want to give me that shoulder massage, or do you want to be face to face?"

[pursuedthestars]

"Up to you," Jim answered, shrugging. "If you want the massage now, we can do back to front. You can drink and relax or you can sit face to face with me and do whatever."

[whenshewasnice]

Natalie weighed her options for a second. Ultimately, the choice was obvious.

"I haven't made a purely selfish decision in months," she said. "So I'm making one now. I'm getting my massage."

[pursuedthestars]

"Fine," he laughed, holding out the bottle. "You get to take that then since I'm gonna need my hands free."

Jim glanced at the tub.

"Guess I should get in first, then."

[whenshewasnice]

"You should," she said, as she took the bottle from him. "So you can make it all inviting for me."

[pursuedthestars]

Jim set his glass down and resisted the urge to just full on splash into the tub. No, he was mature about it and slid in carefully, settling back against the tub before stretching out.

He got his arms positioned and once he was done, he sighed and looked up at her.

"All good."

[whenshewasnice]

Ever sensible, Natalie set the bottle down before moving to get into the tub. She settled down between his legs with her back to him, carefully.

She splashed at the bubbles a little bit, but in a restrained way.

[pursuedthestars]

"You comfortable?" Jim asked, brushing his fingers back and forth over her shoulders. "Have enough room?"

[whenshewasnice]

"All the room I need," Natalie sighed. She reached out for her glass, and the bottle. This called for drinking, clearly. "I'd say the setting is about optimal for relaxation."

[pursuedthestars]

"Then, I guess it's time for your massage," he said, turning the light touch of his fingers into something firmer. His fingers dug into her shoulders and started kneading easily.

[whenshewasnice]

That felt really nice. She held back on obvious reactions while she was pouring herself some wine, but once the bottle was safely set down again, she sighed and leaned back into his hands just a littl bit.

"Mmm."

[pursuedthestars]

"I'm actually surprised you guys didn't have massage therapists available," he murmured, pressing down harder with this thumbs and fingers and digging into various knots and muscles he could find.

[whenshewasnice]

"Who says we didn't, and I just didn't let strangers touch me?"

Because she was pretty particular about her boundaries.

[pursuedthestars]

"Was that actually the case?" he asked curiously. "I'm sure they would have washed their hands and sanitized and everything."