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Jude stood over the stove, making some chicken soup. The night sky was covered by light, but thick snow. It was stunning, Lynn watched them fall as she gripped her cup of hot chocolate. These peaceful moments always go by so quickly, so she wanted to take it in as much as she could. She wished Jude would just be done cooking already so he could come over and talk to her though. They didn’t get to spend much time together like this. Lynn was working and going to school at the same time, while Jude is working overtime a lot at his shop.
Finally it was done, she looked up at Jude with a small smile as he came over with the bowls. The warm steam hit her in the face, a little shocking but it felt nice. Jude giggled seeing her reaction. Her face went red and she hid her smile. Jude laughed even more, spilling some of the broth on himself.
“Oh.! Are you okay, love?”
He took a quick, deep breath, “Yeah, I’m fine. A little hot water won’t kill me!”
“I think it’s a little bit more than hot water…” She took the spoon and lifted some out. She took a sip and it burnt the back of her throat. She coughed a bit, but still she smiled.
He quickly put his bowl down and put his hand on her arm, “You okay, Lynn?!”
She started to laugh again, “Oh so now the warm water is a big deal?”
He blushed at her teasing, “Well it’s different, your organs are a lot weaker than skin.”
“Mhm”, she nodded mockingly before going back to eating her soup.
The soup felt homely, it was welcome since they had both been away from home for so long. The snow still rained down endlessly, but looked so soft and fluffy. It looks so pretty now but it would still be a pain to shovel out Jude’s car in the morning. They ate it silently, simply content in each other's company.
Finally finished, they sat awkwardly. Jude was usually an awkward person, he was used to this feeling, but to Lynn it was almost unbearably uncomfortable.
“The snow's so beautiful. Do you wanna go outside?”
“What? Can’t we enjoy it from inside here…? It’s pretty cold.”
“To play in it.”
“Oh! Alright.” He chuckled a bit.
Lynn quickly slipped on her jacket, it was that dirty blue she adores. Jude stood there, hands in his, waiting for her direction.
She turned around, a sassy look on her face. “Are you just gonna sit there and wait for me to throw the snow at you from the outside!?”
Jude’s face flushed a little, “What?! No! I was waiting for you to go outside first… To give you a head start…”
“Mhm.” She mockingly responded before running outside.
He quickly rushed after her, just in a t-shirt! She hunched down and grabbed any snow she could. The heat from her hands made for great snow balls but made her hands shake. She threw it as hard as she could at Jude and it hit him directly in the face. He gasped in shock. The cold burned his nose. He backed away, wiping his face. Before he had time to react he was already pelted with another one.
She was laughing so hard she couldn’t make another. Jude took the opportunity to throw one back at her. She stood there for a second before laughing again. He ran up to her but before he knew it he accidentally knocked her over! Before he fell on her though he stopped himself with his hand. A small cry escaped from him before he flipped himself over beside Lynn, both of them now laying next to each other in the freezing snow.
“Are you okay?! Is your arm okay?!” She said, turning to him.
“Yeah… Well it hurts but I'll be okay!”
“You better be. I would rather you have fell on top of me than risk your wrist like that.”
“Well… I think I’m way heavier than you. One of us was gonna get hurt and I’d rather it be me.”
“You’re probably just 50 pounds heavier or something… Anyways, why the hell didn’t you put on your jacket?!”
“Uh… Forgot. Anyways I think I need to cuddle with you for warmth before I freeze to death…” He said with a light tone.
“Mhm.” She said, extending her arm out for him. He put his head on her shoulder. They both watched the snow lightly fall and blow in the wind for a bit. Jude started to tremble in Lynn’s arms, the cold finally getting to him no matter how hard he fought it for her. Lynn wouldn’t say it but it was starting to get to her too.
“Do you wanna go inside? I’m worried about how cold you are.”
“Well… If you want to, I don't mind.” Jude responded with a trembling voice.
“I don’t think we have a choice. I don’t want you freezing to death!” She laughed, getting up and then offering a hand to help him out.
He groaned in pain, “Shit… My knees locked.”
Lynn laughed guiding him inside. Both of them were covered in snow but luckily her jacket was water proof. Jude felt awkward just watching her ruffle through her cabinets.
“Do you have any new clothing?”
“I have a hoodie…”
“Not even a jacket? Just a hoodie?!” She laughed a bit from shock.
“I didn’t think we’d be outside much with the weather. I don’t usually wear winter jackets.”
She scoffed a bit, and finally found what she was looking for. She came and dragged him over to the bathroom. He obediently followed her wherever she took him. She ruffled his hair with the towel, making sure it was completely dry, then gently wiped the towel down his arms and legs.
“I have some oversized shirts you can wear well your pants and shirt are drying, though I don’t think I’d have pants that fit you.”
“I can survive…” He laughed a little, his face completely flushed. “Can I dry you off too?”
“Hmmm. Sure!” She smiled a bit, her face also a bit red. “Though after you change. I’m not letting you stay in soaking clothing! You’ll catch a cold!”
“Sure sure.”
They go to Lynn's room, Jude tenderly holding the towel. She ruffled through her draws, looking for the right shirt. After a minute of looking and pulling out shirts and putting them back she finally found it. She threw it straight at him. When she left the room Jude started to change. The shirt fit weird but it didn’t matter. The snow soaked through his pants though.
“Hey Lynn…” He called out. He poked out of the room, just in her shirt and boxers. “The snow soaked through my pants… What should we do?”
Lynn walked up and started to feel up his hips, “Seems like we have similar hip widths. Wanna wear some of my underwear?”
Jude blushed even more, he tried to hide his face. “Uh… Sure. Is there any pairs you don’t want me to wear?”
“My expensive ones are in the upper left drawer. Don’t wear those. Besides that, any are fine.”
He nodded and went to grab the 1st one he saw.
Finally he was able to dry her off. He gently dried off every inch of exposed skin than her hair. He had trouble deciding how to dry it due to its curly texture, he didn’t want to damage it! He was very delicate with it, making sure not to be too rough.
After all of that, both of them were exhausted. They cuddled up on her couch, watching whatever was on tv and enjoying each other's warmth. However desperately they didn’t want this night to end, it had to, so they were just trying to enjoy it as much as they could. Jude buried his head into Lynn. These moments passed so quickly when they were with each other.