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Beth doesn't really know what the plan is today, but she's not worried about it either. Whatever they end up doing, she knows she and Jason will have fun. They always do when they get together, and she's looking forward to being able to try climbing another rock.

This time around, she dresses more carefully for the excursion. She wears shoes that are tighter and a little smaller, better for climbing the rock face. She's wearing a pair of exercise tights and a tank top, because she knows it's going to be warm, and Beth isn't usually one for working out a lot, but she'd bought these clothes just for this. She wants to be prepared. She wants Jason to be proud of her.

All she knows for sure is that she's meant to meet him at his place and they'll go from there. She has a water bottle, a little backpack with some snacks, and she's purposely not letting herself think about what they might do after they climb a rock.

Because she very clearly remembers their conversation at the beach that day. They haven't talked about it since then, but she's pretty sure they had both been talking about two things at once and she's excited. Nervous and excited both. Maybe tonight won't be the night, but maybe it will. She's not going to get ahead of herself, but she's not going to count it out either.

"Hey," she calls out when she's close, expecting him to probably be out in his garden. "Jason?"

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Jason's never going to admit it but he's really glad she came first because he would have felt foolish and a little like a failure if she hadn't. As it is, she starts to coming and Jason takes that as permission for him to come so he thrusts into her a few more times, shallow and erratic before he gasps and buries his face against her neck while he comes.

It's not the most elegant of things, not the prettiest or anything but it feels really good and Jason would be utterly content to just stay in that moment for the rest of his life if he could.

Beth can feel it when he comes, she can feel the way his muscles tighten, the way he thrusts deeper inside of her and she arches up into him, her leg still tight around his hip. As she exhales slowly, her arms relax around him and she turns her face into his neck.

She could lie here all evening, she thinks. Eventually they'll have to move, Carl and Judith will come home, but for now she's perfectly content right here.

"Wow," she says softly.

"That's encouraging," Jason murmurs, hiding a smile against her neck. He knows he'll need to move soon because he doesn't want to make her uncomfortable but he's just too comfortable and this is too nice for the moment. He sighs and presses a kiss against her neck.

"You're all right?" he checks.

"I'm real good," she promises with a little laugh, pulling her head back just enough so she can look at him. With her head pressed into the pillow, she strokes her hands down Jason's back again and smiles at him.

"Are you all right?" she asks. She suspects he's just fine, too. Overall this has been a really nice day and she doesn't think it's too presumptuous to think Jason likely feels the same way. They've come a really long way from where they started all those months ago.

"I'm perfect," Jason tells her with a quiet laugh. He finally moves, sliding off of her just enough that she can breathe but he stays close, pressed against her side. "It was -- I hope it was all right."

He hasn't exactly been all that active for the last long while. So, he hopes it wasn't completely terrible or boring.

Beth laughs then, turning a little so she can press a kiss against his shoulder before she tilts her head to look up at him.

"All the sounds I was makin' didn't let you know it was more than just all right?" she asks, grinning. Her arm drapes over Jason's chest and she closes her eyes, cuddling up close to him for a moment. She knows they'll need to get up and clean themselves up, but she wants to wait a little while longer.

Then suddenly her eyes fly open again and she looks up at him. "Was it all right for you?"

"It was more than all right," he says, smiling over at her. "I just wanted to make sure -- I hadn't been with anyone in awhile. I didn't know if it was, what is the saying, just like riding a bicycle?"

Yes, bring that into it, Jason, that's perfect. He winces and shakes his head. "I'm terrible at pillow talk."

Beth laughs and strokes her fingers against Jason's chest, then says, "Just like ridin' a bike. Don't worry, you remembered all the important stuff and you didn't fall off."

She's being a little silly, but she doesn't care. Right now, lying here with him all warm and comfortable and sated, she thinks it's allowed. Darrow can be really complicated at times, but she'd promised herself a long time ago to do her best to enjoy the good things when they come her way and Jason is certainly very good. She doesn't want to dwell on anything else. Just be in this moment.