Val lifted Ash's shirt all the way off. He took the opportunity while her arms were in the air to turn around and face her. She grinned at him, then went back to kissing and sucking on him, around his neck and shoulder, and down around his chest a little.

"It's probably good for me," Ash said. "That everything with us isn't all lust and puppy-love."

"Some of that too," Val mumbled between kisses.

"Some, yeah. And it's great. But I like that there's some stuff that's not that. Like you being all mom-y and stuff. I probably need to find a little more stuff like that still."

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