A/N: Hello everyone and welcome! This is a spin-off series from my My Candy love story 'Opposites Attract' starring Nathaniel and Lucy, my OC. These are a bunch of drabbles I come up with about the pairing. Will update whenever. Rated T for mild adult themes. This chapter is as far as I'll go (for now, I guess). Will change rating if anything major pops up. Enjoy the first story :)
Stress Relief
"Nathaniel!" Lucy Brown called. The dark-haired girl was standing in the bedroom she shared with her boyfriend, Nathaniel. She had come home from work at the bank late that day and had just finished showering when she opened her and Nathaniel's wardrobe.
"Yes Lucy?" Nathaniel asked, appearing in the doorway.
Lucy turned to him and crossed her arms in front of her. She had a towel wrapped around her body and another wrapped in her hair. Despite the fact that they had been living together for months, Nathaniel still blushed around her when he saw his girlfriend almost naked.
"Nathaniel, what did you 'fix' this time?"
Nathaniel sighed and scratched the back of his blonde hair. "I organised my clothes and when I finished with that… I organised yours…" He told Lucy.
Lucy wasn't really angry or irritated; she had gotten used to Nathaniel extreme cleanliness and odd habits. More than once she had come home to find him vacuuming the apartment for the second time that day. She had asked him if they should see a doctor, just to make sure he didn't have any phobias but Nathaniel assured her that it was normal; when he was stressed, he cleaned. The boy had been under a lot of stress lately, with graduation coming up and his nervousness for final exams. Nathaniel was one of those 'what-if' people; "Lucy, what if I don't get enough to become a lawyer?" "What if I get sick and have to miss an exam?" "What if I'm not prepared?" "What if I fail completely?" Lucy always comforted him, of course. He was the smartest person she knew and his grades were completely through the roof.
But that still didn't stop Nathaniel from stressing out like any other normal human being.
"How exactly did you organise them this time?" Lucy asked, turning back to the wardrobe. Nathaniel was silent before replying. "Alphabetical order by the material used to make them." He replied. Lucy chuckled. "I don't even know what materials were used to make my clothes. You couldn't have made it easier for me?" She joked, digging through the wardrobe for something light to wear. "I have to keep your wits up." Nathaniel replied with relief. He knew that Lucy wouldn't be angry or upset, but he promised himself to try and stay away from her personal items.
"You know what Nathaniel; I think you just need something to take your mind of everything." Lucy said. "Like what?" Nathaniel asked. Lucy picked out her pyjamas and accidently dropped a few things on the floor of the bedroom as she removed them from the wardrobe. "How about you chill on the couch? I'll be right out…" Her voice trailed off as she reached for her pair of ripped jeans. Well, what used to be ripped jeans. The tears had been sewn shut neatly.
Lucy looked back at Nathaniel who offered a crooked smile. "Sorry?" He offered. Lucy smirked and shook her head. "Yeah, you are in desperate need of stress relief. Go sit on the couch, I'll be there after I change." She said, throwing her jeans on the bed. Nathaniel cringed and was tempted to go and fold them up but obeyed, walking out of the bedroom and shutting the door. Lucy stared at her pyjamas before throwing them next to her jeans. She turned back to the wardrobe and opened the last drawer.
No matter how many times Nathaniel had organised the wardrobe, Lucy made him promise not to touch the last drawer on her side unless he had permission. He knew what was in there; Lucy had showed him a while ago. But he respected her not to touch it, all the same. She took out the leopard printed lingerie her friend Rosalya had given her for her 17th birthday and discarded her towel to put it on. She quickly laced up the strings on the front of the corset, tying it into a bow shape. She dried her hair as best she could before grabbing a bottle of coconut scented lotion and exiting the bedroom.
Nathaniel was sitting on the couch watching TV. The news was on and he was listening intently to the government's rumoured change in some law before noticing Lucy. He did a double take and then blushed. Lucy loved the fact that he blushed so easily. She thought it was terribly cute.
Lucy walked over and sat next to Nathaniel on the couch, unbuttoning his shirt. It slid off his smooth skin easily and Lucy threw it somewhere behind her. "You look…" Nathaniel was cut off as Lucy kissed him. When she broke away, Nathaniel lowered his voice. "Sexy." He finished.
A few months into their relationship, Nathaniel had become an expert in intimacy. He got used to their closeness; he touched Lucy in the right places and learned to kiss well that she was breathless almost always afterward.
"Turn around." Lucy told him, reaching for the lotion. Nathaniel turned. Lucy squeezed the lotion onto her hands and pressed them on Nathaniel's back, slowly massaging him. She felt him tense before relaxing as she rubbed small circles on his shoulder blades, going lower down after a while.
"How does it feel?" She asked, inhaling the coconut scent. "Good…" Nathaniel whispered. She applied more lotion and more pressure, which Nathaniel seemed to love. He arched his back instinctively.
"What are you thinking about?" Lucy asked him, snaking her hands up to his shoulders. Nathaniel reached for her hand and pulled it to his lips, kissing it. "You." He replied.
Lucy smiled and continued to massage his back.
"My turn." Nathaniel said after a while, turning to face Lucy. "Huh? No, this is for you. You're under a lot of stress." She told him. Nathaniel looked at her with lust in his eyes, a look reserved only for Lucy. He smirked before lowering his head to the strings of Lucy's corset. He took one of them in his mouth and raised his head, pulling the string with him and letting the knot unfurl.
Lucy almost forgot how very talented Nathaniel was with his mouth.
Nathaniel drew his hands up Lucy's front to grab her shoulders and turned her so that her back was facing him. Her corset was sleeveless and her shoulders were bare. He pushed her long hair away before applying the lotion on his hands and rubbing Lucy's shoulders. Lucy sighed happily and tilted her head to the side, enjoying the feel of Nathaniel's hands.
After a while Lucy turned around and she and Nathaniel kissed again. He lay back on the couch and lightly held onto her body as she positioned herself on top of him. The lotion bottle had been long forgotten, being accidently flung somewhere. Meanwhile, the news was playing the weather update.
"You can expect warm days in the week ahead with tops of 30 degrees celcius. Tonight is looking to be very hot so paramedics are warning everyone to keep cool and stay hydrated."
"Tonight is going to be hot, Nathaniel." Lucy told him in between kisses. "I imagine it will be." He replied, smiling into her lips. Nathaniel's hands tightened on Lucy's waist and he sat up. Before she could ask what he was doing, Nathaniel had her in his arms and stood up. He was skinny but muscular and Lucy held onto his neck while he carried her to the bedroom, the television reminding everyone once again to keep cool.
"Morning Nathaniel." Lucy greeted when she saw Nathaniel open his eyes. The two were lying in bed, a thin blanket covering them. The news was right; it had been a very hot night.
Nathaniel blinked a few times before smiling. "Good mornin' Lucy." He said with a slur. Nathaniel and mornings just didn't click well together; the best description of him when he woke up was that he was hung-over. After a few minutes, he would settle back into the usual Nathaniel everyone knew.
"Feeling better?" Lucy asked. Nathaniel was fully awake now and didn't even need to answer; Lucy knew that he would be feeling absolutely fine. Nevertheless, he nodded and buried his head into Lucy's hair, inhaling the fruit-scented shampoo. "Thanks Lucy." He said. Lucy grinned. "Anytime babe." She gave him a quick kiss before snuggling into his arms.
From that day forward, every time Nathaniel was stressed out, all Lucy needed to do was put on her lingerie, grab her lotion and let her fingers to the talking.