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Bernie Rhodenbarr is a talented lad (theburglarwho) wrote in valarlogs,
@ 2012-07-27 09:58:00

Entry tags:

!complete, barbara gordon (batgirl), bernie rhodenbarr

Who: Bernie Rhodenbarr and Barbara Gordon
What: She's making him dinner
When: Thursday night, after this exchange
Where: Barbara's place
Rating: PG, probably, some flirting from Bernie.. Will update if more!
Status: In Progress

Bernie didn't need Artie to tell him he was being ridiculous. He was an old bookseller and an appreciative customer had offered him dinner. He'd known Barbara for years, and while he'd flirted with her before--in a harmless, gentlemanly way--this was the first time he'd ever been invited over. It was much more sensible to take it at face value; She was grateful he was bringing his cat over to slaughter vermin, and was making him dinner in thanks.

Still, he couldn't help a bit of schoolboy excitement. She'd welcomed his offer of wine, and hadn't shot down his flirting yet. Of course, she could simply be in shock from the earthquakes and the invasion of the furry creatures. Best not to assume anything. He would simply expect a nice dinner, good wine, and pleasant conversation occasionally punctuated by the shrieks of Raffles' prey.

At Barbara's door, Bernie leaned on the bell with an elbow. In one hand he carried the Pinot noir, and under the other arm was Raffles.

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barbara_g
2012-07-27 04:40 pm UTC (link)

Barbara felt like a nervous young girl about to embark on a first date, which was ridiculous in all ways but true nonetheless. She'd known Bernie for a while now, ever since discovering his treasure trove of a shop and it had soon become one of her favorite places to spend any free time she had. She'd considered inviting him over on a number of occasions but it had never seemed to be the right time. Or she had talked herself out of it. Maybe she should be grateful for the internet - there was less time to consider what you were saying and clicking send or post was so much easier.

She shook her head; he was expecting a thank you dinner, she told herself, nothing more. Honestly, she was old enough to know better. Not that it had stopped her trying on half her wardrobe before settling on a simple black dress. Okay, her favorite black sleeveless Prada dress with a round neck, belt detail at the waist and pleated skirt but still it was comfortable and she looked nice in it. Though she had kicked off her shoes while she bustled about in the kitchen.

Soft classical music played quietly throughout the large house via her internal sound system so when the door bell rang she heard it straight away. She made her way to the front door, checked her hair, which she had curled softly, and, minimal, make up in the mirror quickly before opening the door with a smile.

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theburglarwho
2012-07-27 05:10 pm UTC (link)

Bernie smiled back at her, feeling an odd sense of relief. He hadn't known her to dress like this for no reason. Perhaps this was a date. That might have made someone else more apprehensive, but Bernie was more relaxed knowing they were on the same page. "You look lovely," he said, offering her the bottle of wine.

The black shirt had been a mistake, Bernie realized, thanks to Raffles. Still, cat hair or no, Bernie knew his strengths, and was able to dress himself better than most of his peers. The shirt fit him well, and managed to look stylish even without a tie. He'd obviously put more care into his appearance tonight than he did at the shop. His shoes were particularly nice.

Raffles, apparently aware they were at their destination, jumped down from Bernie's arms and darted past Barbara into the house.

	theburglarwho 2012-07-28 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	Bernie picked up his glass, pondering for a moment. There was her beauty. A beautiful woman was always worth toasting. Or they could hope for the store's quick recovery. Then there was a yowl and a high pitched trill from a nearby room. Bernie smirked at the intrusion. "To Raffles?" She was the reason for the evening, after all. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	barbara_g 2012-07-28 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	"You're very welcome here on any ground shaking occasion" she told him with a grin of her own. Barbara wasn't the most practiced when it came to flirting, in fact she rather thought she was bad at it but with Bernie she found it came slightly easier to her. "Thank you" she replied, "It's simple but I always find those are the meals people tend to enjoy more" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	barbara_g 2012-07-28 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	Barbara blushed but smiled her thanks at the compliment, another yowl followed by a couple more squeaks interrupted her reply. She chuckled, "Raffles will deserve a treat after all the hunting she's doing" Barbara said, "If word gets around you'll be loaning her out to everyone will a furry problem" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	barbara_g 2012-07-28 10:13 pm UTC (link)
	"I don't think I've come across it" she admitted, "I don't get as much time to shop as I'd like". There was always some sort of board or business meeting to attend, she really needed to actually reduce the ones she actually attended rather than just thinking about it. "I'm glad I don't have to worry about dinner competition" she replied with a smile. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)