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adipucey (adipucey) wrote in finnigans_rpg,
@ 2015-08-12 13:33:00

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character: adrian pucey, character: alicia spinnet

RP: We need to talk
Who: Alicia and Adrian
What: Adrian's confused and worried
Where: Adrian's flat
When: Wednesday 12th August, evening
Rating: SFW for now

Adrian had been left confused and concerned by Alicia's note asking him to look at houses with her, but she had agreed to come over to talk over dinner. He'd set aside his work early to tidy the apartment and made a simple meal of ziti and chicken scampi. Once it was finished, he'd set a bottle of white Elvish wine to chill and poured himself a small glass of whiskey to settle his nerves while waited.

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_alicia_
2015-08-12 11:08 pm UTC (link)

Alicia’s cheeks heated up when Adrian laughed. She was touched and overwhelmed and feeling a little foolish for not having thought of it. But why would she have thought about it? This was Adrian’s flat, his workplace, his man cave. Of course, he had a lot of reasons why it would be a good idea, even if she was relatively sure that he was thinking them up on the spot.

And he kept talking. “It’s a good thought,” she whispered and leaned in to kiss him, wanting to erase that touch of insecurity she sensed in him. She loved him, and he was right; she knew how much he loved her, though she hadn’t known that he didn’t like the quiet after they had left. Frankly, she’d thought he relished it. “You had me a why not,” she smiled as she nodded. “We can try, see how it goes?”

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adipucey
2015-08-12 11:14 pm UTC (link)

He nodded, unbelieving. She was saying yes? "It's not like you wouldn't have a place to go back to if it... if it didn't work." He couldn't help but stumble over that last bit. He couldn't imagine anything not working with them. He did know, though, that it would be an adjustment.

"When were you hoping to leave the house? And, oh, what do you think the kids will say? I know there's no yard and it's a lot less space, and there's me, of course." What steady ground he'd gained when she said yes disappeared again. What if the twins didn't want to?

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_alicia_
2015-08-12 11:22 pm UTC (link)

”Shh,” Alicia shushed gently, touching her finger to Adrian’s lips. “I’ll be keeping the house, but not as a back-up, because I’m not saying yes just to think it might fail. I’m saying yes, because I love you and because I believe we can make it work.” It was just that right now, the logistics of it wasn’t clear to her, but that would all be sorted out during the planning that would come later.

“I hadn’t set a date for when, just… when I found the right place,” she assured him. “And I haven’t a clue what Isla and Liam will say, but I will talk to them, listen to them, and let them weigh in on this, too. However…” Her smile warmed and she gave his hands a gentle squeeze. “They adore you and they already love it here. It’s not like the yard back in Kensington is huge. There’s the park here, and they can still go to both the Spinnets and the Fawleys from here. Just like from the house.”

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adipucey
2015-08-12 11:26 pm UTC (link)

Adrian smiled again and leaned in to kiss her, tender at first and then more insistent, feeling delighted and warmed and... so friggin' happy he could have danced, shouting, on the roof of the building if asked.

"I suppose I'll start by spending my weekend cleaning out the storage on the first floor. I might as well make use of the space and finally move my potions work down there. Sort of like I should have done when this gorgeous blond came storming over to tell me I was stinking up her office," he grinned.

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_alicia_
2015-08-12 11:37 pm UTC (link)

Alicia chuckled into the kiss, a chuckle that turned into a soft hum as the kiss grew insistent. She loved this, loved seeing Adrian this happy, loved feeling this happy. For once, though, she did listen to the more rational part of herself that told her to look past the rush of delight and joy, to not be blinded by this. But even when she did that, there wasn’t that tightness that came from making a decision she wasn’t completely certain about. Hell, she’d felt more uncertain about buying a pair of shoes than she did about this, and that had her smiling even brighter.

“Gods, she was such a bitch, but she was right,” Alicia grinned back at Adrian, and gently nudged her nose against his. “And she’d be happy to help you with the cleaning if you need it.”

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adipucey
2015-08-12 11:41 pm UTC (link)

Shaking his head he said, "No, this is a project I should have done ages ago. You've got school starting now and the kids and now all of this to think about, too. I'll do the cleaning and movie. Plus, if the twins wanted to help we'd have to tell them no just for safety and I'd hate to have to do that." He stood back up and moved back to his space at the table.

"We should eat," he said, still feeling nearly giddy. He took a drink of his wine, and thought, "You know, I'll have more space down there, I might even be able to do more, and if the kids wanted to start learning basic potions work, they could have their own space down there, too." The more he thought of it, the more he realized he should have thought of moving his space down there ages ago.

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