Aftermath [Serena]

[Philip Romano]

Lip closed his eyes, inhaling deeply through his nose as he laid back, his head hitting the pillow. He honestly wasn’t sure if they were going to make it to his room, but now he was happy that they did. He always got sleepy afterward; not tired enough to actually fall asleep, but tired enough to not want to move for a bit. His bed was also really comfortable, so that might have something to do with it as well.

And now he could add picking someone up at a mall to his list. That was definitely a new one. Then again, Lip hated the mall so he never actually actively tried to take someone home with him when he was there. But really, that made it all the more impressive. At least to Lip it did.

He blinked sleepily, letting out a lazy yawn as he placed his hands behind his head. His chest was bare, but he'd thrown the sheets haphazardly over the lower half of his body. He didn't even know what happened to their bags; probably tossed aside in the living room or on the couch. He’d have to hang that shirt up later, but right now it definitely wasn’t a top priority.

His gaze drifted over to the silver-haired girl lying next to him, definitely not as energetic as before, but still wide awake. More awake than Lip was, but he wasn’t going to fall asleep. That would be rude. “Was that the workout you were hoping for?” He asked, a lazy smirk forming on his lips as he stretched his arms up.

[Serena Varsair]

That was nice. Not the best she'd ever had or anything, and Serena really barely knew Lip, so the closeness and friendship wasn't really there. But he had charisma and a decent body and that was just about enough for her, at least today. It had been over a week since she'd last been in bed with a guy anyway.

Too lazy to go for clothes right at the moment, she laid slightly curled, elbow and head on a pillow, knees almost to her stomach. Sheets covered all of her but one arm and her head, her neck and part of her chest peeking out. As Lip yawned and finally moved his arms up, she made movements to get closer to him, careful to keep the sheet between their respective skins.

As he looked to her, she grinned, eyes wide open from everything, "It was worth the time..." She stretched and put her hand on his chest, hoping he'd let her move a bit more into his body before he put his arm down. Despite her energetic nature, there was something nice about relaxing with someone, in their arms, close to one another.

"You seem to be happy..." She said, not even necessairly expecting an answer. If he had let her get close to him, she would have moved the sheets enough for her upper body to be bare as it went against him, her lower body still too tangled to touch his. Pulling some of the sheet with her exposed arm, she sighed, "Definitely a nice little workout."

[Philip Romano]

Lip had never really been a huge fan of cuddling, at least not with the people he was hooking up with. It wasn’t that he actively avoided it, but he really could take it or leave it. It was mostly because he didn’t want to give someone the wrong idea. Cuddling was usually something you did with someone you were in a relationship with or at least dating, not with someone you were just fucking. Lip liked to keep a clear line between the two.

That being said, he didn’t necessarily mind when Serena moved closer to him; he didn’t move away, but he didn’t move closer either. She didn’t seem like the person who would get too attached, so he was really bothered by the physical contact, but he didn’t spur it on.

He chuckled at her comment, shaking his head. “You know, you should write Hallmark cards. I’m sure they’d love to hire you.” He was joking, obviously. It was worth the time wasn’t usually common after-sex conversation. Lip wasn’t offended, he actually thought it was kind of amusing, refreshing. Definitely different from other girls he'd slept with.

Of course he was happy. What guy wasn’t happy after sex? For guys, almost all sex was good sex. It might not have been mind blowing, but it was definitely still good. Probably would have been better if he got a blow job or something, but apparently not everyone was into that. Whatever. “It was fun.” He concluded.

“I take it you like exercising.” It wasn’t that hard to see; she talked about it a lot. She was always bounding around, so he supposed she had to let all that energy out somehow. Lip really didn’t think of it as that much of a workout, since he never really associated the two together. He supposed it made sense, since both were sweaty and tiring. He preferred the actual gym or the pool though. Swimming was probably the most intense workout he’d get out of all his options.

[Serena Varsair]

While not unusual that a guy wasn't into cuddling with her, she couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed because she had been in the mood to do it. She didn't need it, but it was nice...Lip just didn't seem to be interested. Giving him one more press of her chest against him, she pulled away, holding the sheet around her body once more. So much for relaxing...

"Not the kind of writing I'm into, but I'll be sure to think about it..." She said in response to his joke. She deserved to be made fun of for saying that, but she just didn't feel anything for him that would make her say different. "Would you prefer, 'Oh Lip, that was so divine, your such a big example of man'...or maybe, 'Oh how I wish you would screw me forever...'" She couldn't help but let sarcasm and variations of her accents intermingle into the sentences as she half-teased him.

Leaning to the edge of the bed, she slid out, slowly untangling herself from the sheets while continuing to look at Lip occasionally. She hardly cared if he saw her as she was getting out. He had already seen the full package anyway. "Fun? I sure hope so, otherwise I'd be scared as to what that grunting really meant." She said with a small grin to him, before she would've briefly disappeared from his view as she semi-fell to the floor.

Quickly walking around the bed, she found her top and her underwear and started to put them on, hopping on one foot as he mentioned exercising, "Oh really, how could you tell?" Serena said, knowing full well she had mentioned it a little more than usual. Sometimes it was hard not to be on her mind, "It's not that I like it. I don't hate it...but it hates me. If I don't get enough exercise, my muscles atrophy. If I do exercise, this is the best I can get," As she finished the clasp on her top and motioned down to her thin, soft, fairly beautiful, but certainly not athletic body. "I'm just happy my powers don't take away these all that much if I don't eat enough," she said with a quick lift of her chest before she climbed back on top of the bed.

Turning onto her back, as she laid near him, she added, "If I didn't have my powers, with the amount I eat and exercise, I'd weigh twice as much and have the best leg muscles you've ever seen on a girl."

[Philip Romano]

“You should. It could be a new line of greeting cards; people’ll eat that shit up.” Lip said, an amused smirk etched across his face as his eyes drifted back up to the ceiling. Those detached endearments were the new sense of humor to have apparently. “But maybe you should leave the sweet talking to me.” He said, with a wink. While he appreciated all compliments, Serena’s were very dramatic. Clearly, she was joking, but Lip was known for his silver-tongue, both in and out of the bedroom.

Lip’s eyes drifted back toward her when he felt the bed shift. His lack of movement seemed to have given her the picture. “You know, some girls find my grunting very enticing.” Not that anyone had ever told him that specifically, but they’d never complained. But he had been told that his voice was one of his most attractive features, among other things.

“Oh, just a lucky guess.” By the way she talked about it, it really seemed like the workout was the only reason why she was here, and the only reason why she had sex in general. Whatever. Everyone had their own reasons. Apparently her’s were so her muscles didn’t waste away. And here Lip thought he had it bad with a few nosebleeds and sore throats. They used to be worse, but were more manageable now.

“That would be a shame.” He said, his eyes drifting down to where she lifted her breasts slightly before coming back up to meet her face as she crawled back in his bed.

“If you didn’t have your powers, would you still eat and exercise as much as you do now?” He doubted she would, if the only reason she did it now was to keep her powers under control. “You should try swimming. Might be a good way to release some of that energy you keep talking about.”

[Serena Varsair]

"Yes, you certainly talk sweet, I'll give you that," Serena said, finally acknowledging how much his voice affects her...well, anyone really. She was certain that it was at least 75% his powers, but that didn't mean it was easy to overcome. Either he hadn't tried particularly hard, or her brain moved too quickly to track his voice in a way that made his power work, but she hadn't really swooned at any point. Maybe been a bit more ready and open to him than she usually was, but...

"If it means you had a good time, than I find them attractive too..." Serena couldn't help but feel a bit prideful about her performance. She wanted it to be worthwhile, as it was meant to be a nice thing for friends that is also fun for her. If the friend isn't enjoying it, then it's really not that fun for her either.

"Maybe, I don't know. I like being in shape and all. I suppose I would probably play video games more...and sleep a lot more..." Serena said lazily as she laid and looked at the ceiling, wishing she could fall asleep now.

[Philip Romano]

“So I’ve been told.” He chuckled, staring back up at the ceiling. He’d heard it from multiple people, though most of the time he wasn’t really even actively using his abilities. Over the years, it was easy to tell the weak-minded from the strong-willed based just off of how they reacted to his voice, among other things. Still, he rarely used his abilities to have sex with girls. He really only used them when he wanted something though, or when a situation wasn’t really going his way. Besides, Serena had basically thrown herself at him right at the beginning, so there wasn’t really a need to step it up a notch.

“Don’t worry, I did.” He said, glancing back over at her with a smirk. Really, who wouldn’t have? It was pretty hard for a guy to have a bad time having sex with a hot girl, especially one as…experienced as Serena. He couldn’t imagine anyone having a bad experience with it. “What about you?” He asked. He never really dwelled on whether or not his partners had a bad time, at least not for too long. Girls were complicated, and sometimes the shyer ones didn’t always have a great time. He’d never really gotten any complaints though and he had a reputation to uphold.

“Sleep is pretty great.” He said, with a sigh. Lip loved sleeping. His earlier years of college were usually spent sleeping in until noon, sometimes later on the weekends if he was out the night before. He would have spent a lot more time sleeping in during high school too if he didn’t have swim practice.