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Tweak says, "It was love to me."

Alec McDowell (smartalec) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-06-23 23:28:00

Entry tags:

alec mcdowell, navi

Who: Alec and Navi
What: Surprises
When: Tonight
Where: Their Apartment
Warnings: TBD

It was driving him crazy. The waiting. Making him more and more anxious with each passing second. Alec wasn't sure that he'd ever been this nervous in his life, not even during the escape from Manticore, which was saying something. He found himself pacing around the living room, which was only making Turbo fidget in his cage, wondering what was wrong with one of his owners. It wasn't as if this was something new. It'd been in his mind for awhile. Going through with it was something else entirely.

Navi would be getting here any second. She was already on her way, he knew that much, and she'd said she was only a minute or two from the apartment. Taking her advice he had heated up some milk in the microwave and was now drinking the contents of the glass. His heart was racing within his chest and he was pretty sure that his hands were sweating. She was almost there..he knew it, could feel it.

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	heyheylisten 2008-07-10 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	She grinned and wrapped her arms around him a little tighter. "You're better than me. I don't even know how." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

smartalec
2008-07-10 08:48 pm UTC (link)

"Mm, maybe not yet, but you have this crazy talent at being good at whatever you try." It was something that Alec enjoyed watching. There were still a lot of things that he was sure Navi hadn't tried, but being there to witness it, and seeing her progressively become better at it, was something that he'd come to appreciate.

"Like right now." He was moving slowly with her, not really caring about anything else, just wanting to enjoy the moment. "You're becoming more beautiful with each passing second."

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	heyheylisten 2008-07-10 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	Navi blushed and buried her head in Alec's chest. "Nuh-uh," she countered, knowing it wasn't a very good argument. But his compliment made her smile, and she tiptoed up to kiss him. "Because you're not the most handsome man alive." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

smartalec
2008-07-10 09:10 pm UTC (link)

It was something that he loved to do, making Navi blush, to see that almost shy smile appear on her lips when it happened. It was a pretty overwhelming feeling when you started to know someone that well. To be able to pick up on even the slightest of things. It was something that he knew he'd spend a life time learning with her.

"I can't believe you're really going to be my wife. That I'm going to have a wife. I use to be content just staying out o Manticore's sight. Now I'm going to have a wife and a house. It's pretty amazing."

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	heyheylisten 2008-07-10 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Navi curled up a little closer at the mention of Manticore. "They're never going to get you again. Ever." She smirked up at him, giggling. "You're going to have a wife and a house and maybe some cats and um. You know." She hadn't really discussed kids until that point, but she was pretty sure she wanted some. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

smartalec
2008-07-10 09:29 pm UTC (link)

"I know, baby. I don't even think they exist here." Alec figured if someone was after him, they woulda caught him by now, and he wasn't going to be looking over his shoulder all the time anymore. "Cats? I like cats. Must be the feline in my DNA." Of course he could pick up on what she was implying after cats too. Kids wasn't something he'd ever given any thought to before he'd met Navi. It had seemed completely insane that he'd ever have one, at least, intentionally.

"Little bundles of joy, huh? I would think it was crazy before..but with you...a family is the best thing possible. Some day, I wouldn't mind another addition."

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heyheylisten
2008-07-10 09:32 pm UTC (link)

"They'd better not." She would've figured out a way to destroy it if it had. Slowly.

She giggled at him liking cats, and she nodded enthusiastically. "They're smarter than dogs, I think. And I like smart things. Like you." She kissed his chin, giggling nervously at his reaction to her proposition about kids.

"You think? I mean, no time soon - I wanna be with you for a while. But someday. Super fast part fairy flying superkids."

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smartalec
2008-07-10 09:45 pm UTC (link)

"They're a thing of the past and I'm fairly certain it'll always be that way." Even when they had been a threat, Alec hadn't let Manticore dictate the way he lived. His philosophy had always been if you weren't putting your heart on the line, you weren't really living.

He smiled brightly at her when she giggled. There were very very few things that Navi did which weren't extremely cute. "You do like smart things, huh? And here I thought you were marrying me for more than my brains." He was teasing and he poked her gently in the ribs.

"If I'm sure of anything, that'd be it. How lucky any kid would be to have you for a mother." Really, Alec was nervous about it, only because he'd never had any kind of parent figure in his life. He had a drill sergeant. "You forgot the super beautiful. I mean, you're stunning, and I'm not so bad on the eyes either."

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heyheylisten
2008-07-10 09:50 pm UTC (link)

Navi ran her fingers over his cheek, nodding. "Still. I don't want you to ever be scared. You've got me, and I'll fix things if they show up. Promise." Navi was very smart, possibly too smart for her own good, and she had no doubts that if she turned those smarts toward destruction she'd get the job done.

"Of course I'm marrying you for more than your brains. You're hot too." She giggled and squirmed when he tickled faintly.

Laughing when he talked about their future child, she fluttered up to give him an Eskimo kiss. "Beyond just genetics, Alec - you're sweet. You're kind and patient and wonderful. Even if you don't know."

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smartalec
2008-07-11 10:24 pm UTC (link)

"I don't have anything to be scared about. I have you around now." Alec wasn't saying it just to say it. He knew in his heart that Navi was willing to do anything to ensure his safety. It did mean a lot to him, but in his eyes, she was the most pure and beautiful creature in the world, and he wouldn't let her do anything to taint herself. Even if she was defending him.

"As long as you know it." He winked at her and then flashed a small smile.

They were going to be married soon and someday they would have a family of their own. It put a lot into perspective. "Navi, baby...we're going to be married..spend the rest of our lives together...I think you should know the entire truth before. It's not fair to you if you don't." Taking a small breath, he kept his composure, looking at her. "There's...there's a lot of blood on my hands. Whenever Manticore wanted something cleaned up, they brought me in...I was always the garbage man. Cleaning up their dirty work. I use to think that was it. Any time the universe needed some blood spilt, just hit up Alec, he'll do it, right? I'm never going to let it be like that again. You...your my chance to make things right. Redemption. I can be a good man when I'm with you."

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heyheylisten
2008-07-12 08:09 am UTC (link)

Navi had let her feet touch the floor again, and had moved her arms back up around Alec's neck when he started to make his confession. She wrapped her arms around him a little tighter and swallowed hard. "I don't know a lot about this Manticore place, but I can guess. If they made you, and they wanted to use you, I'll bet they did stuff to keep you in line. And if you're doing something because you're scared of Manticore hurting you, the blood's on their hands, not yours. You don't need redemption, Alec, you needed someone to free you. I mean, I understand why you'd regret that - you were the gun, so to speak, but Manticore pulled the trigger, baby. I wouldn't ever blame you." She nuzzled her head into his chest to keep from crying. Just the thought of some shadow group of evil people manipulating her proud, perfect boyfriend made her cry.

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	smartalec 2008-07-12 12:47 pm UTC (link)
	Alec wrapped up tightly in his arms, holding her against his chest, wanting nothing more than to just become a part of her right then. "As long as you believe in me, I don't care about the past." That was really what changed a lot of things for him. Having someone that honestly believed in him, that thought he was a good person, that loved him the way Navi did. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

heyheylisten
2008-07-12 12:50 pm UTC (link)

Navi was a little teary, even though she hadn't noticed that her eyes were wet, and she nodded against his chest. "Of course I do. I'll always believe in you. You're..." She couldn't think of an adjective that was appropriate in scope for him, so she ust looked up and kissed him. "You're Alec. You're who I'm going to love for forever and ever. Even when we're both gone, people will be able to tell that we loved each other. So it'll be for forever." She let her head nuzzle into his chest again, sighing.

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	smartalec 2008-07-12 01:02 pm UTC (link)
	"No one else I'd rather be stuck with for eternity." Alec said in a soft voice, sliding his hand back into her hair when she nuzzled her head against his chest, wanting her to feel safe and secure like the way she did him. "I just didn't want to keep anything from you." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

heyheylisten
2008-07-12 01:05 pm UTC (link)

Navi smiled at the warm hand in her hair and nodded. "I know, and thank you for telling me. But anything you did doesn't change who you are now. It's a part of your past, and if it makes you who you are now, in a weird way I guess it should've happened. Not that I want it to. But I'm just trying to say that it doesn't matter what you did or who you were, I care about you now and in the future."

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smartalec
2008-07-12 01:16 pm UTC (link)

Alec brushed a few strands of hair away from her face as he looked down at her, giving a slight nod of his head, understanding what she meant. "A lot of things that happened, sometimes I wish I could change them, but I'm afraid if I did, I wouldn't end up where I am right now. And there's nothing in the world worth trading that for. Whatever happened in the past, it was worth it, just to get here with you."

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	heyheylisten 2008-07-12 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	Navi tiptoed up to kiss him, pulling him as close as she could to let him know that she was there, that she was always going to be there, and that he had nothing to worry about. She felt her fingers curling lightly in his hair, and she sighed contentedly. They were always going to be together, she could feel it. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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