Open : Well, isn't this a relief?

[venusvandam]

There had been more than a few moments when Venus had threatened to lose hope. She is strong: she knows that. She showed that. It's just that things were so very grim for a while there: no power, food that was difficult to come by, things that chewed other things, all of it could get a lady down.

But, now that things are looking better, well, so is Venus. Now that the sky is back (and as strange as that is and things are just ... better. Showers are so very nice, and so is being able to cook. Between helping Derek to get the fitness center back into order and getting her apartment back into order (though she misses having a reason to sleep with Derek every night), Venus is busy. But when she has a bag of homemade food (chicken and potato salad), she ventures toward the garage where she knows Adam works. She wants to see him! She's missed him! She's worried. So, she hopes he's there. She hopes he's all right.

She hopes they've all come out the other side of all this insanity all right.

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[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Derek laughs at all the corny jokes. Really, this is one the the more tame Adam Sandler flicks. It's mostly poking fun at college football. Plus it has the Fonz in it, Henry Winkler, which Derek figures you can never go wrong with. His mom used to love Happy Days. When Derek was tired or sick he'd curl up on the couch and zone out to the TV show with her.

There are lots of moments when Derek quotes the film along with the actors, saying their lines just the way they say them. He's seen this movie a few times, it's true.

"Once football is back in season," He says, somewhere in the last half of the film. "we should go to that sports bar in town. I don't know how but they seem to get sports from home there."

[venusvandam]

"If they have fried pickles, I will be happy to accompany you there," she tells him, entirely charmed by his overt and deeply-felt enjoyment of the film. "What are your favorite teams?" she asks, curious, massaging the muscles at the back of his neck. Hopefully, he doesn't mind her asking while the movie goes on.

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

He's seen this movie often enough that he doesn't need to pay all that much attention to it. Even so, if Venus wants to talk, he really doesn't mind. He's here with her and for her. She's more important than anything, the most important.

"I like the Giants for football." Derek says, leaning his head forward to give her access to his neck for as much and as long as she wants. "Red Sox on baseball. Spurs on basketball. I usually pick the underdog on any other game and root for them." He'd told her he likes sports. Well, now she knows.

[venusvandam]

"The underdog, mm?" she asks, pressing kisses along the corded muscle of his neck. She likes that about him, actually. How his kindness even stretches into choosing a sports team. "I know precious little about sports. You'll have to teach me."

Does that sound like a come-on? It totally is one, in case there's any doubt.

[ex_bloodcakedarmor707]

Derek grins at that, the movie fading into the background with the conversation and the way she touches and kisses him. It feels good. She feels good. The grin is because he's seen those words for the come-on they are. That makes his insides spark to life just because it's an amazing thing to be wanted and to want in return.

"I'll teach you all about them." He tosses back, every bit as flirtatious. "My best friend back home, she's always saying all sports metaphors are sexy or sex related. Hard to listen to any sports announcers now and not hear the naughty end of things."

[venusvandam]

"Is that so?" Venus asks, amused by that idea. "Well, that will make it more interesting, certainly."

There isn't much room, but she gets closer, still, legs draped over Derek's lap. "Though I do think that you could get at least to second base right now, lover."

Ha!