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Gwendolyn Montgomery (gwennie) wrote in heroing,
@ 2009-04-28 22:48:00

Who: Gwendolyn Montgomery and Melinda Bobbin
What: lunch
Where: Hyde Park Corner to Greek restaurant
When: Tuesday; noon
Status: Incomplete

Gwendolyn had really been looking forward to lunch that afternoon. This week, Gwen was on in the mornings and had been willing away the hours on the journal system when she'd noticed Melinda's offer. Mel generally ate her meals at work whilst Gwen either skipped or would catch a quick bite with mates following her morning shift or shortly before she was to work. As such, Gwen jumped at the chance to spend some time with Melinda.

Following her shift, Gwen grabbed her things and headed off tot he apparition spot in the Ministry lobby. She arrived in her tiny flat moments later and rushed into the shower. She showered in record time, and got ready, slipping into the outfit she'd planned in her head at work and once she was ready, disapparated to a back alley behind the tube station entrance. Glancing around to make sure she hadn't been seen, Gwen made her way along the small road then out toward Wellington Arch.

Gwendolyn grinned as she spotted Melinda standing not too far off. She didn't run, though she did increase her pace so she was at her girlfriend's side in mere moments. "Darling! Hi!" she said, flashing Melinda a smile as she leaned in and quickly brushed her lips against hers. "Missed you all morning," she said with a giggle as she slid her hand into Melinda's and glanced around, as if she could see the restaurant somewhere.

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stirclockwise
2009-04-29 09:06 am UTC (link)

Eating lunch at work was a bit of a tradition of Melinda's. Lunch was not so much lunch as it was a reason to get work done while eating food. Occasionally she would go to lunch meetings with other executives, or to make a deal with someone, but generally her desk was her favorite lunch time place. In fact she packed a lunch every morning except when she knew she would be forced to eat lunch with others.

But even she could have a whim once in a while. It had looked so nice from outside her window and she wanted to see Gwen. Lunch somewhere in Muggle London was perfect, they did not have to be just 'old school friends' there. Still muggle London meant that Mel's robes had to go. Notifying her secretary that she was heading out to lunch, she apparated home and changed quickly into a cream blouse and trousers. Once that was settled, she apparated to their regular meeting point.

She was not waiting long at all before Gwen showed up. Smiling brightly she she saw her, she leaned in to meet her a the quick kiss. "Missed you too, love. You have a pleasant day?" she asked, squeezing Gwen's hand gently as she started walking towards the restaurant.

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gwennie
2009-04-29 11:55 am UTC (link)

Gwendolyn smiled at Melinda and nodded her head in agreement. "I'm sure you did," Gwen said, laughing. She was certain that Mel had spent all of her morning busy working, and probably didn't even notice it was nearing noon until her secretary advised her as much. "and I'm sure you didn't spend all morning being a big bad boss," Gwen teased as she glanced over at Melinda.

"But yeah, my day's hasn't been bad at all. Nothing epic though. How's work going?" Gwen asked, intertwining her fingers with Mel's as they walk along the pavement. "Tell me it's been exciting?"

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stirclockwise
2009-05-01 10:10 am UTC (link)

Smirking, she shook her head lightly. She had a hard time imagining herself as a big, bad boss. The idea in itself was amusing. Yes she expected work to get done, and done well, but she was hardly as bad as some of her counterparts. "Oh yes, I didn't spend my morning scaring underlings into submission. And they don't have a picture of my up on their walls with devil horns drawn on."

Something a simple as walking hand in hand was what Mel cherished. This sort of behavior was not acceptable where people might recognize her. But out here, lost in a sea of muggles, it was safe. "My day has been as exciting as paperwork and will continue to be that exciting. But I'm glad you had a pleasant one."

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gwennie
2009-05-01 06:32 pm UTC (link)

Gwen smiled over at Melinda as she spoke. She found the idea fairly amusing. As difficult as Mel could get, considering all of the fights they'd gotten into in the past, Gwen could still never see her as a bad boss. Strict perhaps, but hardly the boss form hell. "I dunno, love, you can be fairly wicked with me," Gwen teased, watching Melinda out of the corner of her eye.

Giving Melind's hand a light squeeze, Gwen found herself smiling ever so slightly. She did love being able to hold Melinda's hand, act like a real couple. granted they were walking through throngs of people, but Gwen wasn't bothered. "Sounds lame, love. Sorry. It'll be a good day though, I think."

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stirclockwise
2009-05-06 12:02 pm UTC (link)

Squeezing Gwen's hand, she brought it to her lips and kissed it lightly. "Love, if I was wicked in that fashion towards my employees, I'm afraid I would be piled with sexual harassment complaints." No, at work she was generally quiet. She said what needed to get done and then expected it to be so. If a mistake happened she wanted to know how it could be fixed, without worrying too much about blame.

"It's already a far more pleasant day than it had started from." she mused, being perfectly honest. Gwen had two major effects on Melinda. She even drove her mad beyond belief or she lifted up her spirits more than Melinda thought a person actually should.

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gwennie
2009-05-06 03:13 pm UTC (link)

Gwen smiled softly as Melinda kissed her hand. She found herself just a little giddy at the common gesture. "You're probably right. Besides, I'd much rather you sexually harass only me," Gwen added with a little giggle as she bit her lower lip. They needed to do this more often. As much as muggles irritated her, there was something just so nice as being with Mel out in public.

"I couldn't agree more, just wish you didn't have to go back to work," she said, smiling over at Melinda once more. Part of her wanted to suggest that they go back home, but at the same time, she wanted to get on to their lunch too.

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stirclockwise
2009-05-10 11:46 am UTC (link)

"I'd rather I only sexually harass you as well. So it seems we are in agreement on something for once." she mused fondly. For a moment she could forget all those other girls, all the fights they got into. This was a nice, peaceful, wonderfully normal moment. And for a brief time she could imagine that every day could be like this.

Heading towards the entrance of the little hole in the wall restaurant, she smiled. "I have to go back to work. There's too much to be done to leave it to my underlings. It wouldn't get done properly."

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gwennie
2009-05-10 12:15 pm UTC (link)

"One of those rare but lovely things," Gwen said with a wide smile at her girlfriend. They arrived at the restaurants moments later, and Gwen headed inside, pulling Mel in after her. She paused at the doorway and slid her arm around Melinda's waist.

"surely you can spare me a little time after lunch for a little dessert," she whispered as she leaned in and kissed Mel's neck. The kiss was brief as a host arrived seconds later to seat them.

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