"Feeling restless?"
Marshall never turned as Lee came up behind him. He gazed through the screen door, his focus on nothing in particular. A recent rain had dropped the temperature to more bearable levels, and the cooling breeze that blowing into the house was a welcome visitor. Thirsty birds dipped their beaks in the water-filled bowl of the concrete bird bath; turtles rimmed the edge with stony gaze and dragonflies circled the pedestal. A rabbit shot across the grass, his companion haring after him; both were quickly lost to view.
"Mmm, what makes you think so?"
Marshall felt Lee press against him, his hands flat against Marshall's hips, his head resting on Marshall's shoulder familiarly.
"Maybe 'cause I know you? And maybe 'cause I been watching you prowl around the house for onto a half hour now. You sit at your desk, then you get up. You go into the kitchen, then you come back. If I didn't know better, I'd say you've got a case of cabin fever going on."
"Cabin fever?" Marshall turned his head slightly to meet Lee's deep blue gaze. "Isn't that what people get when they're shut up for long periods of time with nothing to do? I'm not exactly a shut-in here, you know."
"I know that." Lee's voice was low and well-modulated, and Marshall loved its every cadence. When Lee pitched it just right, shivers slid through Marshall's body in rapid succession. Just listening to Lee often turned Marshall on.
Today was no exception.
"And I have plenty to do.
We
have plenty to do."
"That we do," Lee agreed. His palms rubbed lightly over Marshall's hips. "But sometimes it's nice to get out and about."