new york wolves } { of telenovelas and betting against your brother

[hereditare]

Esposito: [and they totally slept in since it was their day off, and he is very, very happy to wake up to see Laura curled up against him. He smiled and reached down to pull some hair out of her face. He knows it's late, and he's fine with that]

Laura: [hums softly as she turns and curls into him more, pressing in closer and exhaling slowly]

Esposito: [chuckles and he reaches over to look at his phone, trying to get an idea of the time at least. No texts, no voicemails, and it's almost the afternoon. It was shaping up to be a very nice day. He put the phone down and leaned over to kiss her cheek]

Laura: [her eyes open at that, one hand coming up to rub her eyes] Do we have to be awake now?

Esposito: Nah, but it's almost lunchtime. Wasn't sure if you'd be starving at this point.

Laura: [hums as she considers for a moment, before wrinkling her nose] No, I could eat.

Esposito: I picked up stuff for sandwiches on my way home last night at the deli along with some salads. That work for you?

Laura: Sure. Sounds good.

Esposito: Good. [leans over her and kisses her though]

Laura: [happy pleased noise as she kisses him back, one hand moving to his shoulder]

Esposito: I mean, if you're not totally hungry, we could work up that appetite a bit.

Laura: [small smile] Mmmm - I'm not opposed to that either.

Esposito: Didn’t think you would. [and he's going to roll over on top of her, taking his time kissing her and letting his hands explore]

Laura: [and she will take her time as she kisses him back, letting her hands run over his shoulders and down his back]

Esposito: [and it's not going to take long before he's ready for round... four at this point?]

Laura: [probably something like that, they are clearly making up for lost time]

Esposito: [and maybe one day, he'll get to stay on top]

Laura: [maybe. one day. a long, long time from now]

Esposito: [and when they are done, he just looks up at her, hands on her waist and grinning] Girl, you really are amazing, you know that?

Laura: [grins a bit as she stretches out on top of him] You're pretty awesome yourself.

Esposito: [goes to run his fingers through her hair before wrapping his arms around her shoulders] If we hadn't just worked up a nice appetite, I'd be good staying like this all day.

Laura: [hums softly, shifting to let her head rest against his shoulder] Maybe another day.

Esposito: Something to look forward to. Well, ready for lunch? [and that's a playful spank on her butt]

Laura: [snorts before rolling off him] Alright, alright. Let's eat.

Esposito: [and he's getting up, reaching for his sweats.] I'll go set out the spread. Meet me in the kitchen.

Laura: Okay. [and she will stretch out a bit as she lets him leave before starting to fumble for her clothes]

Esposito: [and there are good deli meats and cheeses, mustard and mayo, potato and macaroni salad out on the table with hoagie rolls. Also a few mini bags of chips. He's just getting the plates down when she joins him] I hope I get enough.

Laura: [she glances over the spread as she makes her way over, wearing her jeans from the night before but one of his shirts instead of her own - it was there on the floor, she didn't go rifling for it] Yeah, that should be plenty.

Esposito: [no, he's just going to admire that because she looks hot in his shirt.] Well, help yourself. Ladies first.

Laura: [smiles a bit at that before nodding] Thank you. [and she'll go about fixing herself a nice sandwich]

Esposito: [and he is going to make sure the living room is clean and he will be flipping through the channels and lands on Temptation Island and totally leaves it on]

Laura: [once she finishes with her plate, she glances up and ... tips her head to the side slightly] Temptation Island?

Esposito: Yeah. I um... it's good background noise.

Laura: Mmm-hmmm. [she's skeptical that it's just background noise, but she'll let him believe she believes it]

Esposito: [and he's going to just go and make his sandwich.]

Laura: [settles on the couch, watching the screen intently for a moment before] Huh. I would not have expected Guadalupe to go for Pepe instead of Pepi. [totally casual, like it's no big thing]

Esposito: You'd think that, but Pepe treats her better and Pepi is only after her inheritance. [ooops, yeah that just happened]

Laura: Mmmm. [glances up at him with a bit of a smirk] I don't know. I think the chemistry's better the other way around.

Esposito: [he comes walking back with his plate, sitting next to her. Nope, the jig is up] Oh yeah, it's totally hot, but she's going to pay for it.

Laura: Mmm-hmmm. [and she's just going to sit there smirking at him]

Esposito: What? [challenging look] A guy not allowed to like soap operas?

Laura: Not at all. I think it's adorable.

Esposito: [and she gets a smirk back at that] Really?

Laura: Mmm-hmm. [shifts a bit so that she's sitting closer] So catch me up.

Esposito: [and yeah, he knows this storyline by heart and totally tells her it all] However, you want to watch something really hot, there’s one on Telemundo that's better.

Laura: [will totally give him her undivided attention] Oh really?

Esposito: Yeah. You understand Spanish fluently?

Laura: Si.

Esposito: Bueno. [and he's going to change to Telemundo where they can watch his favorite soap that the DVR is totally recording no judgments]

Laura: [none at all, and she follows pretty well, despite her getting a little caught up on the speed that they talk every so often]

Esposito: [and he will be there to explain. And eventually move all the food to the table in front of them so they can graze]

Laura: [it's the best for all of them, really. And once she's done eating major food she'll shift a bit, pressing her back against his side an kicking her legs up on the couch so that she can snuggle against him that way]

Esposito: [and once he's done, he'll shift so she's more against his chest and they are snuggling on the couch]

Laura: [perfect. she is super comfortable, so it works out well for everyone]

Esposito: [and there is no work to interrupt them. And the Telemundo soap operas just pass by all afternoon]

Laura: [eventually she may doze off a bit against him, feeling relaxed and comfortable and safe, which she has a hard time with these days. She's still getting used to having someone do for her what she does for everyone else]

Esposito: [he will happily take care of her like that, just keeping her close and quietly watching TV not to disturb her.]

Laura: [it'll be a couple hours before she'll jerk awake, startled and blinking for a moment as though she doesn't know where she is]

Esposito: Shhh, girl I got you. You're safe.

Laura: [glances back at the sound of his voice before groaning softly] How long was I out?

Esposito: [looks at his phone] Almost three hours. Didn’t realize I wore you out that much.

Laura: [laughs a bit before shaking her head] Well you are very good at that.

Esposito: You just keep telling me that. [however, he is free now and can start cleaning up the mess]

Laura: [stretches a bit before getting up to help him]

Esposito: So when do you need to be heading home?

Laura: [pauses as she glances down at her watch] Probably soon. I said I'd be home for dinner.

Esposito: Well then, you should probably grab that shower. [he knows how this works]

Laura: [nods slowly] Probably. [takes another step closer as she leans in to kiss him] Even though I always forget to bring my own stuff and wind up going home smelling like you anyway. [though forgetting may be more like "forgetting"]

Esposito: I'm sure the only one complaining 'bout that is Derek.

Laura: Extensively.

Esposito: Yeah, well maybe he needs to focus on his own relationships and lay off yours.

Laura: I couldn't agree more.

Esposito: You don't by chance know anything about that, do you? [there is so an office bet]

Laura: [shakes her head] As far as I know, he intends to become a monk, or something similar.

Esposito: Oh no, we can't have that. I got money on him and Beckett.

Laura: [nods because yep, she is on that train]

Esposito: Payout right now's around a grand if it goes my way. Maybe more. It’d be a nice little vacation away. [if you're willing to help him tip the tables his way...]

Laura: [nods a bit] It could be. [and she would definitely be willing, if she had the first idea of how]

Esposito: So if you happen to get any insider info, just keep me in the loop, alright?

Laura: I will keep my eye out.

Esposito: You're the best.

Laura: [smiles a bit before leaning in to kiss him again] I'm gonna go shower.

Esposito: [and he'll hold her close to extend that kiss a bit before he nods] You do that.

Laura: [she nods a bit, staying close for a little bit longer than she has to before heading off again]

Esposito: [and he's going to go clean up and then get into his gym clothes so he can walk her to the subway and go for an indoor jog]

Laura: [and a few minutes later she emerges showered and dressed, pulling her wet hair up on top of her head] Ready?

Esposito: Yup. [and off they go]