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Tweak says, "r u avoiding me?"

mm_j (mm_j) wrote in morningstar_mnr,
@ 2010-01-17 15:12:00

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rhiannon, tristan

Rhiannon, Harvey and Tristan; Laundry Room; Sunday
Rhiannon had gotten down to the laundry room a little early, but she supposed it didn't matter as she had loads of laundry to do. She'd learned that the main cause of that particular problem was Harvey, who seemed to think that the only way to get something done correctly was by getting dirty in the process.
She looked to where he sat on the floor, quietly talking to his green army men and smiled as she dumped pair after pair of tiny little man pants into her laundry, then glanced down at her low rise jeans, lipstick red shoes and white gauze tank top again, hoping she didn't look too sloppy for Tristan.

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mm_j
2010-01-18 04:47 am UTC (link)

"Sure," she said with a smile, trying not to let her stomach leap. She was sure he didn't mean like a real date, just more of an outing with him and her and Harvey, which was fine too. Hell, as far as she knew he could have a girlfriend or a wife, so she didn't let herself entertain the thought any further.

She moved in front of him and put her hands on the buttons as instructed, feeling the heat of him along her back and struggling to pay attention to what she was doing.

"Like this?"

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mm_phreak
2010-01-18 05:00 am UTC (link)

He nodded, his head near her shoulder. "Mmhmm. Now when the ball comes down you tap the buttons for the paddles." The ball came down on the left and his hands pressed on hers over the button.

On the right side he covered her hand with his too. It just seemed right. His body pressed against hers lightly and he watched over her shoulder. His eyes may have moved to look at her chest briefly, but not more than once and not for long.

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mm_j
2010-01-18 05:12 am UTC (link)

Rhiannon's breath caught a little at the feel of him pressing on her all over like that, but she fought the urge to press back into him. He wasn't much bigger than her, maybe an inch, but he was broad and strong and warm and smelled amazing and it was nice to be touched, no matter how briefly or how casual, by someone that wasn't her three year old nephew.

She pressed the button when he indicated and slapped the ball around until it went in the hole, then squeed and did a little dance against him before looking over her shoulder.

"Did it!"

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	mm_phreak 2010-01-18 05:18 am UTC (link)
	He smiled and stepped back just a little so she could do her dance. "See there Harvey, even Aunt Rhi can learn it." He was trying to rationalize in his head where they were, why they were here and why he couldn't ask the things he wanted to know. Even more so why he couldn't touch the things he wanted to touch. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mm_j
2010-01-18 05:28 am UTC (link)

Harvey had been watching his aunt's interaction with Tristan with rapt interest and he smiled when Aunt Rhi did her silly little dance.

"Can Tristan show me now, Aunt Rhi?"

Rhiannon realized that the game was over and Tristan had dropped his arms, but she was still practically leaning back against him. Flushing slightly she nodded.

"Sure, baby. Of course." She went to help him down from the game then walked over to get his stool and set it where she'd just been standing with Tristan.

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mm_phreak
2010-01-18 05:41 am UTC (link)

Tristan put more quarters in the pinball machine and explained to Harvey how to play. Except his arms didn't quite reach both paddle buttons. "How about you take the left one, and I'll get the right one?" Tristan asked. When Harvey nodded, Tristan pulled the plunger back and sent the ball pinging through the bands.

He was a little sad that his student had changed, but being close to Rhiannon made him think about the failures he'd had in his life. The distant ones with Allie and the not yet over ones with Anastasia. So far, Rhiannon and Harvey here were like an odd mix of the lifes he could have had with those two women rolled into one.

The ball rolled down to the right side of the machine, but Tristan had been lost in thought and didn't flip the flipper in time.

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mm_j
2010-01-18 05:50 am UTC (link)

"Awww," Harvey said good naturedly when Tristan missed.. "Were you using your imagination?" he asked tristan, using both hands to create a rainbow shape in the air. "You missed the ball!"

Rhiannon had been sitting on the edge of the pool table texting her agent about some new designs when she heard Harvey and looked up.

"Oh, watch out. Now he's quoting Sponge Bob."

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	mm_phreak 2010-01-18 06:10 pm UTC (link)
	Tristan shook his head. "Kinda. Squidward here forgot you couldn't reach both paddles. I guess I imagined you bigger where you could reach. But that's okay you'll get there in time." Just like every other kid did. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_j 2010-01-18 07:16 pm UTC (link)
	Rhiannon laughed and Harvey turned back to the game, producing the other quarter from his pocket that Tristan had given him and putting it in the game. "Are you sure you haven't had enough, Harvey?" she asked skeptically, then looked to Tristan. She didn't want Harvey to burn the guy out so she stood. "I can take over if you need me to?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_phreak 2010-01-18 09:21 pm UTC (link)
	Tristan shook his head. "I can get it. Just got a little distracted was all." He pulled the plunger and put the ball into play when he saw Harvey was ready, then paid attention as it bounced around managing to keep it in play for a while. "Unless you want to..." He said after the ball had dropped behind the paddles. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_j 2010-01-18 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Rhiannon moved in closer to him and bumped her hip slightly with his. "I don't have to. I'm just giving you an out clause if you need one," she said, soft enough that Harvey wouldn't hear over the dings and music of the game. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_phreak 2010-01-18 10:28 pm UTC (link)
	Tristan nodded then shifted away a little. "See that. Aunt Rhi liked it enough to want to play more." He said with a chuckle, thankful for a little distance. He could get his mind completely off the memories if he had some space. "Thank you." He said softly to Rhiannon, hoping she didn't think Harvey was overwhelming him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mm_j
2010-01-18 10:44 pm UTC (link)

She winked back at him. "No problem," she said and then pulled the plunger with a loud "Pchooooo!" noise that made Harvey laugh. The ball came toward her paddle and me made high "Meeep!" noise every time she hit the button, which made Harvey laugh harder and make a grunting noise whenever he hit his button.
Kids could always be contented with sound effects, Rhiannon had discovered early on.

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	mm_phreak 2010-01-18 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Tristan had retreated to the doorway, not too far away. Leaning against the frame he crossed his arms in front of him and watched them play. He wondered if Rhiannon knew her ass shook from side to side as she shifted to hit the flipper button. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mm_j
2010-01-18 11:33 pm UTC (link)

They finished up the game and Harvey whooped, jumping off of the stool and doing a little dance in the middle of the arcate that made Rhiannon laugh. She walked over and scooped him up, holding him upside down and carrying him that way as she walked toward Tristan.

"Are you all done, Stinkerbutt?" she asked as she tickled the inside of his knee, making him squirm and laugh hard.

"Nooooo," Harvey squealed between giggles. "Let me uh- uh- up," he said, laughing too hard to speak.

Rhiannon smiled and picked him up properly, kissing his cheeks and holding him against her.

"What do you need to say to Tristan?" she asked as they paused in front of him.

"Thank you," Harvey said obediently.

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	mm_phreak 2010-01-18 11:43 pm UTC (link)
	Tristan grinned as he ruffled Harvey's hair. "No problem kiddo." He looked up to Rhiannon. "The washers are probably finished by now. We should go check 'em out." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mm_j
2010-01-19 12:18 am UTC (link)

Harvey grinned at Tristan and smoothed his hair back down with one chubby hand before he rested his head on Rhiannon's shoulder and hugged her neck.

Rhiannon smiled at Tristan and rubbed Harvey's back as they started down the hall back toward the laundry room.

Once they were inside, she sat Harvey on the ground and pulled his army guys from her pockets. "You're in charge of those, now. Okay?"

Harvey nodded and Rhiannon looked back to tristan before looking away. That mouth... She'd bet he was an amazing kisser.

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	mm_phreak 2010-01-19 01:56 am UTC (link)
	Tristan walked back down to the laundry room, and sure as anything the washers had stopped. He opened the lids of the two his laundry was in, then started the swap over to the dryers. "Army guys, huh? I used to have a whole bucket full of those when I was little." He'd kept them around for a while though, stashed away in their bucket for a while. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_j 2010-01-19 02:00 am UTC (link)
	Rhiannon nodded, smiling as Harvey lined up his guys and started smacking them down. "He does too. Have a whole bucket, I mean and thank God because they're the most mobile and small of his toys, so he takes them everywhere. Always has at least one in his pocket. Doesn't seem to do much other than talk to them and smack them down, though." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_phreak 2010-01-19 03:08 am UTC (link)
	He nodded, unsure if he should tell Rhiannon what he'd done to his while Harvey was with ear shot. "They're handy to have, that's for sure. Dunno if they're better or worse on the foot than Hot Wheels cars are though." He'd had a collection of those too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_j 2010-01-19 03:22 am UTC (link)
	"About the same," Rhiannon said with the knowledge of someone that had stepped on plenty of both in her day. "So, do you have any children, Tristan?" It would be feasible, she decided, since he was so good with Harvey. "Or, uhm, are you planning on having any with your wife or girlfriend?" Always good to know, right? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mm_phreak 2010-01-19 04:02 am UTC (link)
	He shook his head. He didn't have kids, nor did he have plans to anymore. "Nope. Just me, on my own. Never found anybody good enough I guess." He thought he had once before, but things hadn't worked out. He was kinda glad now that they hadn't had kids. It would've been a hard time for Tristan to maintain the same lifestyle he'd led now if he'd had kids. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

mm_j
2010-01-19 04:17 am UTC (link)

Her stomach tightened just a little at the admission he was single, but would it really matter if he wasn't?
Her chances stayed about the same.

"Oh, well that's too bad," she said for lack of anything better to say and Harvey all of the sudden yelped and took off running to Rhiannon, climbing up her quickly and burying his face in her neck.

"Sweetie," she said as she held him tight. "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

"Man in black," Harvey whispered and Rhiannon looked around, then quizically at Tristan.

"Where?"

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mm_phreak
2010-01-19 04:40 am UTC (link)

Tristan turned when he heard Harvey yelp. Man in black? He hadn't met any men in black recently. "Johnny Cash? Where?" He asked trying to make light of the situation.

They were in the basement, and Tristan was less skeptical now than he had been when he moved in. Somebody had told him the basement had some bad business in it, but he hadn't seen it himself. "It's okay Harvey." He said softly, hoping to help soothe the boy.

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mm_j
2010-01-19 04:46 am UTC (link)

"Sweetie, there is no man in black," Rhiannon said gently.

"Yes there is," Harvey insisted from her neck and Rhiannon shook her head.

"It was just your imagination tricking. Remember how that happens sometimes? Look. You're here with me and Tristan. Look around and tell me if you see him."

Harvey slowly lifted his head and looked around, then shifted to look around in the other direction. "No," he finally said and Rhiannon nodded.

"Good. Okay. Now do you want to go back and play with your army guys?"

Harvey nodded and Rhiannon sat him down. He hesitated for a moment and looked around, but once the coast appeared to be clear he made his way back over to his toys and started playing again, although with less enthusiasm this time.

"He has a huge imagination," Rhiannon said, watching him with a little wrinkle of concern on her brow. "The doctor says it's because he's so intelligent for his age, but... Wow. The stuff that kid comes up with sometimes."

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