She didn’t have any nightmares so she never woke up to sneak into Hank’s room.  But that did not mean she slept alone, this time Hank sought her out.  A soft knocking gently woke Cindy up and her eyes glowed so she could see.  A dark shadow fell across the room and Hank stood there uncertainly.

“Can I stay with you?” he whispered and she grinned in the dark, he shut the door behind him walked into her clean room.

“Hi there, tiger,” she replied as she shifted so he would have room, “I’m glad you came.”

“I couldn’t sleep without you,” he murmured pulling her up for a kiss, “no nightmares?”

“No, I didn’t have one for once,” she said as she settled herself against him completely contented, “sorry.”

“Why are you apologizing, dearheart?”

“I wanted to have one so I could sleep with you, Hank.”

“Maybe we should just pick a room and stay there together,” he muttered.

“Sounds like a plan to me,” she idly played with her fur, she loved how soft it felt.

“Can I ask you something, Cindy?” he queried and when she did not reply he took that it was a ‘yes’, “When you first saw me…why did you smile?  Most people would have flinched, did someone warn you or something?”

“Why do you ask?” she asked.

“Just curious, scientific mind and all,” he muttered as he ran his fingers through her hair.

“I thought I was in heaven when I saw you, such a beautiful man…I thought you were an angel,” she said truthfully and he chuckled, “I’m serious.”

“But why would you think that?  Almost all of the X-men flinched when they first met me,” he murmured.

“Because, love, you shined,” she ran her hand up and down his chest and abs, “and your voice was sexy, touch was gentle… I had to be in heaven.”

“You think my voice is sexy?” he asked amused his deep voice rumbling in his chest, vibrating against her cheek.

“I think you are entirely sexy,” she replied leaning on her injured hand so she could kiss him, “I love everything about you, inside and out.”

He was lost for a moment in her kiss and pushed away gently, “You really shouldn’t lean on your wounded arm like that.  Doesn’t it hurt?”

“It does,” she simply stated, settling herself against him once more, “but pain…I have been used to it all of my life.”

“That isn’t good,” he murmured gently caressing her injured arm, “I don’t like that you are used to it.”

“I don’t either,” she said and fell asleep with him playing with her hair.

 

 

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“So what do I need to do with it, Doc?” she asked the next day as he took her cast off.

“Physical therapy,” he replied and she made a face, “I could always make it worth it.”

“Worth it?  How?”

“I could always shower you with kisses if you are good or in pain,” he suggested raising an eyebrow.

She giggled, raising both arms to him and he stepped between them and leaned in for a soft kiss, which ended more passionate than intended.   She was his drug, he could not get enough of her.  Her touches, her kisses, her in general, Henry would do anything for her if it meant she would never leave.

She cleared her throat and said, “Okay, that sounds good.”

“Okay,” He breathed looking into her dark brown eyes, “we’ll start slow.”

She wasn’t sure what she was talking about so she just agreed and then Hank understood his own double talk, “Only light things on your bad arm.  You can do some minor stuff with your mutant ability if you want, but I suspect you’ve been doing it anyway, haven’t you?”

She blushed and nodded with a guilty look on her face, “Yeah, I’ve been bad.  Also I always propped myself up with my arm too.”

He sighed and shook his head, “What am I going to do with you, Cindy?”

“Love me?” she suggested innocently, earning another sweet kiss.

He sighed and said, “Well, I guess I’ll just have to…now won’t I?”

“I hope you do it with a little more enthusiasm than that,” she muttered blushing slightly.

He leaned so his face was brushing against her and his eyes spoke volumes as he replied, “I have more than a “little” enthusiasm for you, my dear, don’t you worry.”

Her blush darkened and she kissed him more passionately than before, oh how she loved kissing him.  She loved how her tongue would caress his canines…his sharp fangs.  How his mouth would taste sweet….

“Oh, I have something for you, for lunch,” she said breaking away suddenly.

“Really?” he asked not caring, pulling her into another kiss.

“Yes,” she mumbled knowing that waiting was becoming more and more futile, “I need to go so you can work.”

“I don’t want to work,” he growled pulling her closer to him so he could kiss her neck and she shivered with pleasure.

“Yeah, I know, but Jean will be coming in for her…” he kissed her so she would stop talking.

“Well, I can always come back later,” Jean replied from behind Hank.

“Hi, Jean,” Cindy called out cheerfully.

Hank straightened his lab coat and cleared his throat, “Hello, Jean, I’m sorry for keeping you waiting.”

“Oh, don’t worry about it, it was rather cute,” the red head said with a grin and looked at Cindy, “You were great last night.  I had no idea….”

Cindy knew instinctively what Jean was alluding to and nodded, “Thanks.”

“I’ll see you later, right, pet?” he asked looking down at her, she grinned and nodded.

“Of course,” she said as if it was the most obvious thing in the world, “Bye Jean.”

“Bye!” the red head called out to the petite Asian woman who disappeared out of med bay.

“I am sorry for keeping you waiting, Jean,” Beast said as the red head settled herself on the examining table.

“Don’t be,” Jean Grey replied with a wave of her hand, “You know she really loves you?  More than that Trish woman ever did, you were never this happy with that bitch before.  With Cindy…you don’t care about anything…you lose yourself in her and she does the same with you.  It’s cute, I love to watch you two together.”

“Yes, I um had that realization last night when Trish was there…” Hank was flustered he was never used to so much attention.

“I’m glad,” Jean replied with an easy smile, “You two are perfect together.”

“Thank you, Jean,” he muttered, “So ready for your lesson?”

“Yes, yes I am,” she said and they both went into his lab to do some work.

 

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“Baby?” Cindy said softly as she knocked on Hank’s office door.

“Hi,” he was behind her and she did not jump, she turned around and smiled up at him, he clucked his tongue when he saw the heavy burden she was putting on her arm and he took it, “what did I tell you?”

“Sorry,” she shrugged, grinning up at him, “come on let’s eat.”

They entered the office and she waited for him to take a seat with the basket on the table.  She quickly took things out of it, before he could say anything.  He perked when he saw the dessert, along with the twinkies but she put them in the fridge.

“I made some pasta salad, lemon-herb roast chicken, and tiramisu made out of twinkies…oh and twinkies in case you don’t like the tiramisu,” she said and he grinned at her.

“Twinkies, I love them almost as much as I love you,” he was excited and touched that she would go to so much trouble for him.

“Good, I would hate to be jealous over a food product,” she said, “I brought some sparkling grape juice.  I couldn’t go out to buy the wine like I planned.”

“It’s all perfect, everything is,” he said and pulled her to him, kissing her softly.

“I love you too, tiger,” she mumbled against his lips, “I love kissing you…I can never get enough.”

“I would have to say I agree with you,” he replied, her stomach growled, and he chuckled, “let’s eat.  Can’t have my favorite patient be hungry now can I?”

They ate together, the meal was great, but mostly they enjoyed each other’s company.  When dessert time came around, Cindy was grinning.  She gave him a slice and she had some of her own, but before he could move she took his fork, took some, and fed it to him.

“So?  What do you think?  It’s okay?” she asked uncertainly.

He moaned softly as the coffee flavor burst on his tongue, he took her fork and fed her as well.  She in turned sighed with pleasure, yeah she was good, “I should be feeding you, love.”

“We can always take turns,” she said and he consented so they did just that, enjoying the sweet Italian dessert.

 

 

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