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Coop (existing) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-10-13 22:17:00

Who: Lisa and Roger
What: doting on Brighton and NOT being awkward
Where: Roger's apartment
When: Tonight!
Rated: TBD

Lisa hesitated. She looked down at herself to make sure she looked nice. It was the advice of some people she was friends with to look fantastic at this dinner. She wasn't exactly sure why, but something about showing him what he was missing out on. It sounded pretty petty to her, but she followed through with it anyways.

Taking a deep breath, she finally knocked. Holding the warm pan of lasagna (Brighton's second favorite meal, because she wasn't going to bring mac and cheese after Leanne), she waited for Roger to open the door. She had a key, but felt it more appropriate to refrain from letting herself in.

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	existing 2009-10-14 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	"Seems like a sensible idea, considering," she answered, though she couldn't help feeling slightly hurt by it. He obviously realized his mistake and decided not to repeat it. She took a sip of water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:45 pm UTC (link)
	"I used to only hurt myself by drinking too much..." he wasn't sure he needed to say more than that. He felt awkward saying more than that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 03:49 pm UTC (link)
	He didn't need to say more. She understood. He was hurting her. She nodded but didn't know what else to say. Instead, she took another sip of water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:50 pm UTC (link)
	"How've you been?" He asked before quickly occupying his mouth with a drink of water. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

existing
2009-10-14 03:53 pm UTC (link)

"I've been okay." She didn't really know how much detail to go into. She definitely wasn't going to tell him about the pregnancy scare. That would just make his night worse. "I needed some extra money, so Marcus moved into my spare room. And I've been working as many hours at the cafe as I can." She'd been picking up extra shifts left and right to keep from thinking about how miserable she was. "What about you? Apart from Brighton, I mean."

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 03:57 pm UTC (link)
	He shrugged. "Just working. Not much else to it. Minimal socializing. Working, coming home, reading to Brighton at night." He wondered, silently, if Marcus threw toast at her when she forgot to change the toilet paper. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	Sometimes. "Well. I wouldn't be opposed to babysitting again so you could have an adequate social life." She hated to offer, but as cheesy as it sounded, if Roger found someone he was happy with, then Lisa would be happy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 04:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Maybe I can get Leanne MacFusty to babysit some night and you and I can hang out," not that he'd know what to do hanging out with Lisa without Brighton there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

existing
2009-10-14 05:05 pm UTC (link)

Lisa couldn't hide her excitement. Mostly, because she hadn't been smiling until that point. "That would be great!" She said, with maybe a little too much enthusiasm. Though, what they'd do was beyond her. So far, they only managed to talk about Brighton or have sex. They really had no middle ground.

"I mean. I love Brighton and babysitting him, but it would be a nice change to get to spend time with people my own age."

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 06:40 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah, exactly. And most of the people I'd normally go out with are really bad influences." They tended to get him piss drunk and then ditch him for some slutty girl. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 08:49 pm UTC (link)
	"Yeah. I just take advantage of drunk men..." She though, but realized she said aloud. She blushed a deep red and took another sip of her water, looking away from Roger. After a moment, she spoke again. "I'll try to be on my best behavior." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Well," he said blushing, "Don't take full credit. I hazily remember pinning you to my dresser." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Lisa cleared her throat nervously. "I wasn't complaining," she said quietly. "And I was supposed to be the responsible one, so for that I apologize." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 11:39 pm UTC (link)
	"And I was too drunk to have much manual dexterity. So for that, I apologize." It was a slight dent to his ego that her memory of his sexual prowess was sloppy kissing and impatient shagging. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-14 11:45 pm UTC (link)
	"We're a pair, huh?" She shot a goofy smile his way and leaned back in her chair. It was actually quite funny, if you got over the initial shock and total not-funny part of it. The fact that they were talking about it so readily, or just talking about it in general put her mind at ease. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-14 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	He chuckled and sipped his water. "All I'm saying is, I'm usually better than that." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-15 12:11 am UTC (link)
	If Lisa had had water in her mouth, she probably would have spit it out. At his comment, her face turned the deepest shade of red it had ever been. She couldn't help it. Now, she was, against her will, wondering how good he actually was. "I hope so," she said, trying to sound cheeky. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-15 12:21 am UTC (link)
	"I was that bad, huh?" He, too, blushed. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-15 12:24 am UTC (link)
	She nearly knocked over her water. "What? No. I mean. I was satisfied. I was joking. You-- I-- You know. It was just...fast." She mentally slapped herself. It wasn't fast, just rushed. She liked to take her time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-15 12:27 am UTC (link)
	He put his hand over hers. "It's alright. Really. It took me a week to even remember bits of that night. I don't expect I was very memorable." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-15 12:29 am UTC (link)
	"It took me a month to forget about it..." Lisa said without thinking. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-15 12:39 am UTC (link)
	"Oh." Roger wasn't sure what else to say. Now he wasn't sure if he could pull his hand away, because that would mean something, so he left it there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-15 12:43 am UTC (link)
	She pulled away for him, standing to put her glass in the sink. "We can go out for dinner sometime, or something. It'll be fun." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-15 12:53 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah. Something besides Brighton's favourites for once." Roger finished his drink and went to the sink too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-15 01:28 am UTC (link)
	She rinsed her glass and began washing it. "We can go somewhere nice. Where we can dress up." She chanced a glance at him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)