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Tweak says, "R-E-S-P-E-C-T!"

Coop (existing) wrote in my_rpg,
@ 2009-10-25 23:12:00

Who: Lisa and Roger
What: pseudo NOT date
When: tonight!
Where: Lisa's flat to start, then wherever Roger takes her
Rated: TBD

Lisa heard a knock. It seemed entirely too soon for Roger to be there. She had hardly finished her make-up! She wasn't even wearing shoes! Cussing quietly to herself, and angry at Marcus for choosing tonight to go out with his friends, she hurried. "Coming," she called, trying not to make him wait too long at the door.

She slipped on a pair of modest heels to match her dress and fastened her earrings as she walked towards the door. Composing herself, she shook her hair and exhaled. Then, she opened the door.

The first thing she noticed was that Roger looked nice. "Hi," she said after a few seconds of staring.

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	existing 2009-10-28 04:36 am UTC (link)
	Lisa laughed. She could picture it. "I make the best macaroni and cheese," she said, without a hint of doubt in her voice. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-28 04:40 am UTC (link)
	"You know," he said, with a slight touch of amusement in his voice. "I think you're my best friend." Most of his friends only went out drinking with him, leeching off of the girls who came sniffing at Roger. Then there was Leanne. She was a new friend. Lisa was the one who was always there for him. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-28 04:43 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah?" Besides Marcus, Roger was probably her best friend as well. Not many girls wanted to hang out with Lisa. She wasn't the gossip type, she didn't follow Quidditch or Witch Weekly and she spent most of her time at the hospital or at Roger's with Brighton. There wasn't a whole lot of time for girl bonding. "I think it's mutual." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-28 04:47 am UTC (link)
	"Brighton really missed you," he said. He was a little better at this kind of dancing. He'd done some ballroom dancing lessons as a kid. Roger stepped back, raised his arm, twirled Lisa, and pulled her back in close. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-28 01:21 pm UTC (link)
	"He did?" Lisa asked, once she was close to Roger again. "I really missed Brighton too." Which was true. She did. He was a great kid. He'd been raised right. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Roger dipped Lisa, and while he was holding her up he said, "See, I'm better at this kind of dancing anyway." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 12:43 am UTC (link)
	"You're fabulous. I didn't know what I was missing." She gave him a coy grin. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

learnedinthelaw
2009-10-29 01:45 am UTC (link)

Roger hesitated. When he pulled her up from the dip he was a bit awkward. He had resolved to start being better to himself, to allow himself to be happy. The heavy drinking, the isolation, all of it had to stop or he'd make himself and Brighton miserable. Nothing and no one was guaranteed to be here tomorrow, right?

But would he forget her if he moved on with his life?

Roger had stopped dancing. He was stuck in thought, his arms around Lisa.

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	existing 2009-10-29 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Lisa furrowed her brow. Roger had stopped dancing. "Roger?" She asked, not sure what was wrong. Seconds ago, he'd been fine. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 02:35 am UTC (link)
	"You look lovely tonight," he said as a stall for time. She really did look nice. The dress had a flattering shape. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 02:40 am UTC (link)
	Lisa was confused. She blinked a few times. "Thank you." A beat. "What's wrong?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 02:43 am UTC (link)
	"I-- I want to kiss you," he said honestly. Roger was waiting for her reaction to that. He was guessing that, after the issues before with drunk Roger, Lisa would be put off. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 02:46 am UTC (link)
	Her breath caught in her throat. What was so wrong with wanting to kiss her? They were getting along great, laughing and dancing. Yet, he seemed to have some sort of internal battle going on. Was it that hard to just lean forward? "So do it," she whispered. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Roger thought, sorry Julie, before tipping his chin forward and catching her lips. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 02:55 am UTC (link)
	Lisa's eyes fluttered close. Her heart felt like it was under attack; it was beating so hard. Her head was swimming and she was in absolute bliss. It was a gentle kiss, sweet, unlike the drunk ones months earlier. It was perfect. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 02:58 am UTC (link)
	After a while Roger forgot his guilt and started to enjoy the kiss. He parted his lips and slipped his tongue past them. He tightened his arms around her. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 03:01 am UTC (link)
	Her hand gripped his shoulder where it sat. Her other hand wound up to his hair. Her own lips parted and she pressed her tongue against his. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 03:06 am UTC (link)
	Roger finally broke the kiss, his eyes looking a little heavy now, his cheeks flushed. "So I guess this was a date." His eye was starting to look pretty purple. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

existing
2009-10-29 03:12 am UTC (link)

She would have smiled but her eyes fell upon his eye and she frowned instead. "Oh Roger. That looks terrible." She made a face. "Does it hurt a lot? Maybe we should get the ice or-- oh! I think I have some bruise reduction cream from the Weasley's store." She paused thinking. It was sitting on her night stand. She would apparate home and get it. Yes. Roger needed it much more than she did. "I'm going to apparate home real quick and get it for you."

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	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 03:15 am UTC (link)
	Roger held onto her wrist. "Don't worry." He pulled her back close to him and flashed that winning smile-- even though half of it hurt. He nuzzled against her ear. "I'm a little rusty at actual dating, so I'm going to do stupid things like get decked by guys twice my size." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 03:18 am UTC (link)
	Lisa smiled, letting herself get pulled back. "Does that mean we're dating now?" She tried to keep the happiness out of her voice until he answered. His nuzzling was making it hard, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 03:23 am UTC (link)
	"Well, we just went on a date and I'm not trying to kick you out the door." The kiss had started sweet but it hadn't been long before tongues were involved and Roger's "On" switch had been flicked. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 03:33 am UTC (link)
	"You're right. You're practically begging me to stay longer." She turned to press a gentle kiss to his good cheek. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	learnedinthelaw 2009-10-29 03:45 am UTC (link)
	"That's right. I've got the flat to myself, I can stay up as late as I want." He sounded like a teenager, not a Dad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	existing 2009-10-29 03:46 am UTC (link)
	"Oh really? I thought I was the babysitter? I can make you go to bed right now." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)