You're Really Good At That
The days following Tobin and Alex’s rather eventful Sunday were a blur. With work, on top of Tobin’s now rigorous training schedule, Alex hardly got to see Tobin, aside from sometimes at lunch and in the mornings before they left and in the night when they went to bed.
**
“That’s it.” She declared one night when Tobin got home from a pickup game at a nearby park.
She had missed Tobin more than she had led on to Kelley previously that day as they watched Tobin perform a checkup on a baby monkey.
“So how’s things at the Heath-Morgan household?”
“They’re … okay” Alex said, leaving out the extremely frustrating topic of Tobin’s ex.
“She hasn’t been around much lately.” Alex confessed, “She’s busy getting ready for her soccer tryout in a few weeks.”
“That’s a pretty good reason.” Kelley said, taking her eyes off of Tobin to study her best friend who obviously wasn’t thrilled about the situation, “But you miss her don’t you?”
“Yeah.” Alex sighed, she was definitely pining for Tobin.
“Dude, you’re fucked.”
Alex sighed again, accepting her fate, “Yeah.”
**
“Huh?” Tobin asked, slightly confused.
“I hardly get to see you.” Alex pouted, wiping the moisture from the vegetables she was cutting onto her apron.
“Is that a problem?” Tobin asked, putting down her things at the corner of the kitchen. Although she already knew the answer to Alex’s question, it’d make things way more interesting if she asked. She wanted to hear Alex say the words.
“Yes it is.” Alex said, stirring her pasta sauce.
Not only was the scene in front of Tobin endearing, but it was also painfully domestic; Something that she hadn’t realized she missed until she saw Alex, wearing a kiss the cook apron looking thoroughly unimpressed with her.
“And why is that a problem?” Tobin played along, enjoying the way Alex got increasingly frustrated with each question she asked.
“I’ve missed you.” Alex admits, compelling Tobin to close the distance between her and Alex, wrapping Alex in a warm, much needed embrace. Those three words placed a feeling of warmth in Tobin’s heart.
“You smell like soccer.” Alex says, after a long moment of silence, voice muffled by the fabric of Tobin’s shirt.
“Sorry.” Tobin says trying to pull away, causing Alex to tighten her grip around Tobin’s torso.
“I didn’t say you could move though.” Alex giggles, causing Tobin to giggle too.
“And you smell like tomatoes.”
“Oh shit, my sauce.” Alex remembers, reluctantly sliding out of Tobin’s arms to check on dinner.
**
“I’ve missed you too” Tobin admitted, as she and Alex sat on their couch, eating dinner.
“Good, because it would’ve been really awkward if you didn’t”
“I –“
“How” They both started at the same time.
“You go first.” Tobin encouraged.
“I’m redeeming my second date ticket tomorrow night.”
**
Their second date proved to be as promising as the first.
They had agreed to do something that was free of any form of competition considering how intense their last date got. Opting instead for a movie and ice cream afterwards.
Tobin and Alex sat in a relatively empty theater; It was a weeknight, and a children’s movie. Yes, a children’s movie. Alex had suggested they watch ‘Finding Dory’, and after a moment of brief contemplation, Tobin agreed, figuring reliving a part of her childhood couldn’t be that bad.
After splurging at the concession stand, the pair made way to the theater, finding seats near the back.
Soon, the lights dimmed and the opening credits rolled across the screen. Tobin noticed immediately that Alex was totally engrossed in the film watching intently and changing her facial expressions at the appropriate moments, it was awfully endearing. Half way through the movie, Tobin finished her bucket of popcorn, with a considerable amount of help from Alex; she was happy to trade the bucket for Alex’s hand instead, and Alex appeared to be happy as well, as a small smile appeared on her lips; It didn’t touch her eyes, Tobin observed, but it sure touched Tobin’s heart. Sighing contentedly to herself, Tobin brushed her thumb once over the back Alex’s hand before losing herself in the movie.
Towards the end, Dory found her parents in an emotional scene that had Tobin shedding a few light tears, she peeked over to Alex who was doing the same. Alex’s eyes met Tobin’s and they shared a laugh.
“I can’t believe I’m crying over a cartoon.” Alex said softly.
Tobin shook her head, “Me neither.” She reached over to wipe the stray tears from Alex’s eyes with her thumb, lightly touching Alex’s face. The gesture carried more meaning than intended, causing a shift in the mood of the evening.
“You’re so beautiful.” Tobin thought out loud.
“You too. More than you know.” Alex admitted, looking Tobin dead in the eyes.
The movie, and their tears now forgotten, Alex leaned in, gently taking Tobin’s jaw in her hands, letting the fingers of her hand tangle in Tobin’s hair. Tobin met her halfway, gently but purposefully connecting their lips. Progressively, their exchange grew more heated as Tobin had added her tongue, daring Alex to do the same to which of course she hastily complied.
Tobin’s mind was swirling; She hadn’t done anything like this in a while, and from what she could remember, it had never felt like this. Alex made her feel like she was on fire, but Alex also made her feel like she was in heaven. Ale- Fuck. Alex was also going to be the death of her, Tobin concluded as Alex removed her lips for Tobin’s mouth, only to place them on the sensitive spot behind Tobin’s ears. Tobin let out a surprised sigh, blushing at the feeling of Alex’s satisfied smirk on her skin. She continued her exploration of Tobin’s body by trailing her tongue down from Tobin’s ear to her neck to her pulse point, where she lightly nipped at Tobin’s skin, earning another sigh from Tobin.
Alex was clearly enjoying herself, reveling in the way Tobin’s heart raced so heavily under her touch. She was nothing short of confident when it came to driving people crazy, and she learnt quickly that she was especially proficient in the Tobin department.
Alex was a bit disappointed though, when her phone dropped out of her lap, and loudly clashed with the floor, rudely interrupting her Tobin time. She reluctantly detached herself from Tobin to pick up her phone before turning back to find Tobin looking completely blissful.
“Hey” Alex said, causing Tobin to slowly turn towards her, with a muddled grin.
“You’re really good at that.”