004 ☥ ska me crazy

[socoolbrewster]

Well this could be worse.

[In the background, a creepy male voice and an organ are providing accompaniment; Ed seems more amused than anything else.]

Do you ever think as a hearse goes by that you may be the next to die? They wrap you up in a big white sheet, from your head down to your tiny feet.

...I could've done without waking up to Coldplay, but whatever. At least whatever's doing this has a sense of humor?

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[socoolbrewster]

[You...seriously? You know that's not going to work, right? Because he's just going to follow you. And keep poking.]

No, I'm calling you poke-able. It's fun. Like a squeeze toy.

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[charring]

[Nope. Nope, she's had enough. She has his hands, now, and is trying to hold them away from her sides. And the fact that she follows has brought him really, really close which she's now hyper aware of.

Hi, Ed. How are you? There's a Charlie with your hands pulled behind her back and her face about a half inch from yours. And she's staring, both nervous that you're there and almost expectant, like she's hoping for something to come of this but she isn't sure what.]

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[socoolbrewster]

[Um. Hello. Personal space, where did you go?]

Bitch.

[But he doesn't really mean it; it's more breath than word, and more than half teasing besides. He stares back, uncertain, then seems to almost take a breath to replace the last before closing the remaining space, brushing lips against hers hesitantly, solid enough to be purposeful but brief and light enough where he'll dismiss it as an accident if it doesn't go over well.

It's too soon, maybe, there's a voice nagging as much in the back of his mind, but with what happened in the desert it feels like much longer, like they've known each other forever already. It seems...right somehow.]

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[charring]

Yes. Yes, I am.

[And she has more of a retort, more smart-ass behavior that just comes with the territory of being Charlie but

...did that just happen? Really?

Whoa. Charlie blinks, cheeks flushing from surprise but something in her doesn't give her time to process that at all. It's pure reaction, pure Charlie to just 'do' and not 'think' when she's kissing him back. Her hands have released his wrists and have gone to the sides of his face. She's the one to close the distance again, her kiss a bit more sure than his and lasting only slightly longer before she pulls away a fraction.

Yeah. That just happened. And she's fine with it.]

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[socoolbrewster]

[He's dropped his hands to her waist again most of the way through, partly for something to do and partly to keep her close, and when she pulls back he looks surprised, as if he hadn't expected...either of their actions, to be honest. But it's a pleased sort of surprised, like a prior thought realized, and he closes the gap again for another, pulls back almost musingly before claiming a second, this one longer, more lingering, before he returns the space with an amused smirk.]

You're still a bitch.

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[charring]

[She grins, still a bit flushed and he could probably hear how much her heart was racing right now. She was enjoying the little surprises today brought. The revelations of feelings between her and Ed. The kissing that just occurred. How it actually felt right. She almost leaned in for another, stopping when he called her a bitch and she leaned back again, eyebrow raised before she shakes her head, trying to pretend that isn't amusing at all.]

Call me that again and I think I'll be done with kissing you for a good long while.

[Lies. Such lies.]

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[socoolbrewster]

Hey, I'm just saying. Human handcuffs? Kind of bitchy.

[He is so not buying your words, McGee. Not even a little bit. It's why he's grinning so widely, among other reasons.]

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[charring]

And poking me is rude. [Because you totally minded it, Charlie. Whatever. She grins at him, though, pressing a small kiss on his lips.] Besides, what if I'm the type to kick while being tickled?

[She's not. She just squirms and wiggles and flails but no kicking.]

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[socoolbrewster]

[He leans in after the kiss ends, resting his forehead against hers, and it's a little weird to be looking at her this way but whatever.]

I think I would have noticed by now? Just a thought.

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[charring]

[That's fine by her. She tilts her head slightly and carefully, trying to not break contact. Her nose brushes his lightly and she smiles.] But what if I'm just really good at hiding that?

[Charlie. Don't even try that. It's bull and you know that.]

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[socoolbrewster]

...Really. You sure about that?

[Oh hey. It's another poke and a smirk.]

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[charring]

[There's a laugh, a hint of a whine behind it as she grabs at his hands again, holding them well away from herself now.] Stop. That's starting to get a bit annoying. And, anyway. Weren't we going to watch a movie?

[Nevermind the fact that it's oh-fuck thirty in the AM and you're tired, Charlie.]

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[socoolbrewster]

Maybe.

[And now it's his turn to initiate a kiss, still brief, but more certain, more lingering, and he doesn't immediately put some distance in afterwards.]

But then you got distracting.

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[charring]

I got distracting, huh? How so?

[Oh, hey. She's kissing him again, too. How about that? And her hands had let go of his to circle around his waist again. Charlie, this is why you were distracting, which she probably knows but still. She had to ask]

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[socoolbrewster]

[That's okay, with his hands released he only wraps one around her waist, rests the other on her back to keep her close, and returns the favor, a little deeper this time. God you are so frickin' distracting, McGee. It's unfair.]

We could always multitask. If you're serious about that movie.

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[charring]

[Oh, more of that please. Charlie returns the kiss just as deeply, if a bit hesitantly.]

I just want to spend time with you. Not really bothered with how.

[She's pretty sure they'd end up using the movie for background noise, anyway. Especially if they keep kissing, which she's fine with doing. More than fine. She brushes her lips against his, slightly teasingly before kissing him gently.]

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[socoolbrewster]

You do know that's not a very helpful answer, right?

[Not that he really minds; he's perfectly happy being distracted for...a while.]

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[charring]

[All the smirking. She starts towards the couch, pulling Ed with her.] I live to be the biggest pain in the ass. You'll learn this soon enough.

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[socoolbrewster]

[When they reach the couch he drops down into it, tugging her after him, and really if they're doing the movie thing he should let her deal with it or something, but he'd much rather pay attention to her anyway, if the way he pulls her in for another kiss is any indication, that silly teenage "OMG THIS COULD BE THE LAST ONE EVER" undercurrent beneath it.

...Hey, she's the first girl who's ever been interested, he's allowed to be a little concerned about keeping her around.]

Well at least you advertise the fact, so I can't say I wasn't warned.