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[How they get from kissing at the front door all the way through her place to her bedroom, he's really not sure. He's not paying attention to that, to things like walking or avoiding furniture or even closing the door behind him, so hopefully she is. Or was. It's too late to go back now, he's not letting her go. Raleigh really did just intend to kiss her goodnight, and then go-- it's the first real date and he is sometimes a Gentleman who wants to do The Right Thing.
But then the kiss deepened and she made this noise and he had to find out how to make her do it again, had to slide his fingers into her hair and pull her closer.
There's the bed right there behind his knees and this is Raleigh sitting down without being prompted though he's sure she would, pulling her down with him because he doesn't want to stop kissing her even for a few seconds.]
But then the kiss deepened and she made this noise and he had to find out how to make her do it again, had to slide his fingers into her hair and pull her closer.
There's the bed right there behind his knees and this is Raleigh sitting down without being prompted though he's sure she would, pulling her down with him because he doesn't want to stop kissing her even for a few seconds.]
[ she's a little less all caught up in their kiss as raleigh is, if a little less caught up meant that she had the mental capacity to close the door (but not lock it) and maneuver them through her apartment so that only the back of her knees and shins collided with coffee tables and door jams, and that only she stepped on max's drool slathered. and she might have a bruise from colliding with the doorknob, but she also has his fingers tangled in her hair, and she gets to have her hands running over his chest, his shoulders, his neck. she can finally map out the cut of his jaw with her hand, and chuck resolves to map it again with her mouth once they finally tire of teasing each others tongues and licking along each other's teeth.
he has what's left of her lipstick smeared across his mouth, and they both still kind of smell like italian food and soda, but it's strangely...sexy? it's something, and she almost doesn't know what to do with it, to do with him, but he goes easily onto her bed and she comes easily down with him. there's little grace involved in straddling his thighs, and she nearly knees him in the crotch because she was trying to unbuckle her shoes at the same time. but crisis averted, chuck can settle in his lap and kiss him hard, deep, fast for a few more seconds before leaning back for air. ]
I hope you don't think, [ she pants, all pasta sauce and hazy eyes. ] That just because we're in my bed, that we're going to fuck.
he has what's left of her lipstick smeared across his mouth, and they both still kind of smell like italian food and soda, but it's strangely...sexy? it's something, and she almost doesn't know what to do with it, to do with him, but he goes easily onto her bed and she comes easily down with him. there's little grace involved in straddling his thighs, and she nearly knees him in the crotch because she was trying to unbuckle her shoes at the same time. but crisis averted, chuck can settle in his lap and kiss him hard, deep, fast for a few more seconds before leaning back for air. ]
I hope you don't think, [ she pants, all pasta sauce and hazy eyes. ] That just because we're in my bed, that we're going to fuck.
[Kneeing him in the crotch would be a sure way to end this evening. Little Raleigh thanks her knees for staying the hell away from him. While Raleigh the Man slides his hands up her back, laughing breathlessly at her and that accusation and does he look like a creep who expects sex on the first date?
Don't answer that.
His fingers tangle in her hair again, directing her close so he can nip at the side of her neck.]
I didn't bring anything anyway. [You know, like protection. Because he really was going to be a gentleman tonight.]
Don't answer that.
His fingers tangle in her hair again, directing her close so he can nip at the side of her neck.]
I didn't bring anything anyway. [You know, like protection. Because he really was going to be a gentleman tonight.]
Good. Means you're not presumptuous or anything.
[ if he's talking about condoms, she has a mess of them in her bedside table, and probably a few more in the box under her bed (old ones from her early teens, nestled along with her mother's wedding band, some baby pictures, and a gun because she is the classiest of classy ladies). but she doesn't tell raleigh any of that because of precedent, and because it'd be cruel and teasing to say 'oh I have a lot of condoms and we're in my bedroom but we still can't have sex haha'. and after narrowly avoiding the knee-to-crotch escapade, she's not really keen on chancing ruining the mood again. not when he's so sweetly kissing at her neck.
his fingers catch on a few snaggles in her hair and chuck makes a low, breathy sound as she tips up her head so he has better access to her throat. ]
I'm not going to blow you, either, [ she breathes at the ceiling. ]
[ if he's talking about condoms, she has a mess of them in her bedside table, and probably a few more in the box under her bed (old ones from her early teens, nestled along with her mother's wedding band, some baby pictures, and a gun because she is the classiest of classy ladies). but she doesn't tell raleigh any of that because of precedent, and because it'd be cruel and teasing to say 'oh I have a lot of condoms and we're in my bedroom but we still can't have sex haha'. and after narrowly avoiding the knee-to-crotch escapade, she's not really keen on chancing ruining the mood again. not when he's so sweetly kissing at her neck.
his fingers catch on a few snaggles in her hair and chuck makes a low, breathy sound as she tips up her head so he has better access to her throat. ]
I'm not going to blow you, either, [ she breathes at the ceiling. ]
Did I ask you to? [Raleigh retorts and bites at her neck harder like it's a punishment or something. Which really makes no sense because he'd actually like her to blow him-- someday.]
Someone's got a one track mind. Haven't you ever just-- [Hang on, he needs to worry her skin between his teeth.] made out?
Someone's got a one track mind. Haven't you ever just-- [Hang on, he needs to worry her skin between his teeth.] made out?
[ just made out?
...what? who just makes out? there's making out that leads to sex, making out that leads to blowjobs and/or handjobs, and then making out that leads to a few choice words and generally blue balls and tense relations. there's never really ever been making out that just...stays making out in her experience. (maybe she's only ever been making out with the wrong people...) ]
No? [ which was supposed to be a statement but comes out a lot more like a question than she mean it to. that's his fault. his and his distracting mouth that causes goosebumps to rocket up her arms. damn him. ] I mean, not usually.
...what? who just makes out? there's making out that leads to sex, making out that leads to blowjobs and/or handjobs, and then making out that leads to a few choice words and generally blue balls and tense relations. there's never really ever been making out that just...stays making out in her experience. (maybe she's only ever been making out with the wrong people...) ]
No? [ which was supposed to be a statement but comes out a lot more like a question than she mean it to. that's his fault. his and his distracting mouth that causes goosebumps to rocket up her arms. damn him. ] I mean, not usually.
[Huh.
Raleigh just holds his mouth against her neck for a moment, thinking about that and then he smiles after a moment. Like it's a personal challenge to him now. Never just made out with someone, huh. He likes sex, don't get him wrong, but sometimes he likes just kissing and not expecting anything.
He starts up the side of her neck, leaving a trail of kisses like breadcrumbs until he gets back to her mouth and the way he kisses her, it's slow. It's quiet and taking his time and just do it like this for tonight, Chuck.]
Raleigh just holds his mouth against her neck for a moment, thinking about that and then he smiles after a moment. Like it's a personal challenge to him now. Never just made out with someone, huh. He likes sex, don't get him wrong, but sometimes he likes just kissing and not expecting anything.
He starts up the side of her neck, leaving a trail of kisses like breadcrumbs until he gets back to her mouth and the way he kisses her, it's slow. It's quiet and taking his time and just do it like this for tonight, Chuck.]
[ he kisses her like —
...well, chuck doesn't really know and doesn't really have a lot to compare it to, because while she's had plenty of people kissing at her neck, nibbling on her ears and bumping noses with hers before, it all somehow manages to feel different with raleigh becket. different. better? maybe, the jury is out because she's still held in suspense and confused about this no expectations stuff. part of her is waiting for him to do a 180 and change his mind, and another part of her is enjoying the intense goose bumps crawling up her back.
the kiss he plants on her mouth is... soft. dry. adoring, but innocent and, dare she call it, chaste. it's loving, but they're too early in dating to think that, and that's not the word chuck is going to apply to it even in her head. she's just going to tip her head back, encourage him to nip at her pulse again, and close her eyes. ] You kiss all the girls like this? [ she drawls, garbled with preoccupation and want. ]
...well, chuck doesn't really know and doesn't really have a lot to compare it to, because while she's had plenty of people kissing at her neck, nibbling on her ears and bumping noses with hers before, it all somehow manages to feel different with raleigh becket. different. better? maybe, the jury is out because she's still held in suspense and confused about this no expectations stuff. part of her is waiting for him to do a 180 and change his mind, and another part of her is enjoying the intense goose bumps crawling up her back.
the kiss he plants on her mouth is... soft. dry. adoring, but innocent and, dare she call it, chaste. it's loving, but they're too early in dating to think that, and that's not the word chuck is going to apply to it even in her head. she's just going to tip her head back, encourage him to nip at her pulse again, and close her eyes. ] You kiss all the girls like this? [ she drawls, garbled with preoccupation and want. ]
What answer is less likely to get me in trouble?
[The truth is-- no. Not since high school. Because he hasn't been with anyone he's been that serious about since then and one night stands and quick flings don't really lend a lot of time to just making out with a girl and worshiping her neck just for the sake of doing it.
It's way too early to throw the love word around but in the same vein of honesty, he already knows that he's starting to fall for her.]
[The truth is-- no. Not since high school. Because he hasn't been with anyone he's been that serious about since then and one night stands and quick flings don't really lend a lot of time to just making out with a girl and worshiping her neck just for the sake of doing it.
It's way too early to throw the love word around but in the same vein of honesty, he already knows that he's starting to fall for her.]
Maybe just don't answer, [ she hums, and then dissolves almost immediately into unwilling giggles because whatever he's doing — ] That tickles.
[ and she doesn't like being reduced to a giggling mess, so chuck ducks her head to catch his mouth with hers again. it's all teeth and tongue and a little too sloppy (raleigh kisses sweet, chuck kisses dirty) , and there's a lot of pushing too. she wants him on his back so she can sprawl across him, press her breasts to his chest and sweep her hair to one side while mapping his collar bone with her free hand.
provided he doesn't go trying to answer her hypothetical questions, chuck's quite content to kiss all along his face for a good fifteen minutes, but eventually has to duck her head and yawn into his neck. ]
[ and she doesn't like being reduced to a giggling mess, so chuck ducks her head to catch his mouth with hers again. it's all teeth and tongue and a little too sloppy (raleigh kisses sweet, chuck kisses dirty) , and there's a lot of pushing too. she wants him on his back so she can sprawl across him, press her breasts to his chest and sweep her hair to one side while mapping his collar bone with her free hand.
provided he doesn't go trying to answer her hypothetical questions, chuck's quite content to kiss all along his face for a good fifteen minutes, but eventually has to duck her head and yawn into his neck. ]
[She is pushy and half the time, it really annoys him. But when she's manhandling him into a better position for kissing and pressing against him like that-- yeah he can get on board with that. Raleigh takes the break to suck in a deep breath and run his fingers through her hair, looking down at her.]
For the record-- no. I don't.
For the record-- no. I don't.
[Chuck's been the girl next door ever since Raleigh can remember. She's a couple years younger than him, so for the first five years or so, he didn't think anything of it when he, Jazmine, and Chuck would spend all day chasing each other around the neighborhood. Not until Yancy hit a certain age and girls had cooties according to him and crap. Yeah. Clearly they did and it was a pretty easy choice for Raleigh.
Follow Yancy or stick with the girls.
That summer Yancy taught him how to fish and throw a punch and by the end of it, he forgot that he was ever that close to his little sister and the neighbor girl. They like different things anyway. By the time high school rolls around, Chuck is suddenly into every sport under the sun and Raleigh is bad at playing with a team and better at hitting people with his fists. She is taking advanced classes and he's failing biology.
And Chuck is hot. Raleigh has no idea when that happened but he's definitely staring at her instead of taking the trash out while she gets the mail.]
Follow Yancy or stick with the girls.
That summer Yancy taught him how to fish and throw a punch and by the end of it, he forgot that he was ever that close to his little sister and the neighbor girl. They like different things anyway. By the time high school rolls around, Chuck is suddenly into every sport under the sun and Raleigh is bad at playing with a team and better at hitting people with his fists. She is taking advanced classes and he's failing biology.
And Chuck is hot. Raleigh has no idea when that happened but he's definitely staring at her instead of taking the trash out while she gets the mail.]
[ her parents immigrated while her mother was pregnant, and apparently after a whole lot of hustle and bustle in the air force, all herc hansen wants to do is build his wife a chicken coup, a tree house for his kid, and a couple single flyer planes for himself. angela gets her coup, herc gets a rented unit on the nearby airstrip full of working glider planes and a shed full of small remote control models, and chuck gets a tree house that she and jazmine becket practically live in the first summer that raleigh and yancy decide boys and girls need to play different games. they play (decapitate) barbie dolls, and play with their mothers' pearls and lipstick. later in life they make snow angels and christmas cookies in their family kitchens, and play dates evolve into hanging out, and they study together and carpool and chuck tries to drag jazmine into the soccer scene, but the other girl is more of an observer so they settle for her just coming to all of chuck's matches. it's a pretty good friendship, albeit tested when her mother dies when chuck's ten, and she does a complete personality 180.
it's been a couple years since that; there's no species war to distract her father, and his hefty military pension means he can take the summer off and they can go back to australia after the funeral, and all in all, chuck hansen is a lot more well adjusted than she would be if she'd climbed into a robot and gone to war.
jazmine has two older brothers that used to be nice. now they're not mean, but they're very detached and uninvolved with their sister's life, and by proxy, their neighbors, but that's fine. chuck's an only child anyway, and wasn't expecting anything too special from befriending them or worming her way into their family. but it also means she doesn't have much context for the way raleigh becket is staring at her right now (which she catches over the top of a postcard) and can't tell if he'd mean mugging, or if she's got something on her face. they're about fifteen feet apart, so she reasons she has to talk loudly. but it still comes out a little louder and more defensive than she means to. ]
What?
it's been a couple years since that; there's no species war to distract her father, and his hefty military pension means he can take the summer off and they can go back to australia after the funeral, and all in all, chuck hansen is a lot more well adjusted than she would be if she'd climbed into a robot and gone to war.
jazmine has two older brothers that used to be nice. now they're not mean, but they're very detached and uninvolved with their sister's life, and by proxy, their neighbors, but that's fine. chuck's an only child anyway, and wasn't expecting anything too special from befriending them or worming her way into their family. but it also means she doesn't have much context for the way raleigh becket is staring at her right now (which she catches over the top of a postcard) and can't tell if he'd mean mugging, or if she's got something on her face. they're about fifteen feet apart, so she reasons she has to talk loudly. but it still comes out a little louder and more defensive than she means to. ]
What?
[He's staring. He's staring like a creep and he should stop doing that but he can't. It's like he's a stupid deer caught in the headlights and she's the car coming to hit him and-- actually she might and totally would hit him, if he remembers her right so blink, Raleigh.
Fucking blink.]
Uh-- [Get rid of the trash bag in your hand too, you fucking moron.]
Nothing. Sorry. When did you get back?
Fucking blink.]
Uh-- [Get rid of the trash bag in your hand too, you fucking moron.]
Nothing. Sorry. When did you get back?
[ he says nothing, but she's going to keep eyeing him suspiciously because that nothing sounds a whole lot like something, and he's not sharing. she tips up her head up in preemptive defiance, and narrows her eyes but doesn't poke at him any further. ]
Two nights ago.
[ that's a lie, she's never not going to pick at him or on him. one month with her uncle and grandmother has her drawling like a cocksure aussie. ]
Didn't you notice Jaz doesn't have Max anymore?
Two nights ago.
[ that's a lie, she's never not going to pick at him or on him. one month with her uncle and grandmother has her drawling like a cocksure aussie. ]
Didn't you notice Jaz doesn't have Max anymore?
[Let's be honest-- Raleigh hasn't actually said more than seven words to Jazmine all week. Max spent the whole time in her room anyway, and the door to Jazmine's lair is always, always shut. Which is fine because he doesn't want to see what she has in there.]
Didn't even notice she had him for a while, honestly. That's a good dog you have there.
Didn't even notice she had him for a while, honestly. That's a good dog you have there.
[ this is a nice, safe, casual conversational topic they can discuss at length without anyone getting angry or anyone getting hit. ]
Yeah, he is, [ she agrees with more pride than any parent could ever have in their child. ] He might eat your homework, but I trained him to do that, so I'm not gonna apologize.
[ and then because she's a nervous parent who glances back up her lengthy driveway: ]
He really wasn't any trouble?
Yeah, he is, [ she agrees with more pride than any parent could ever have in their child. ] He might eat your homework, but I trained him to do that, so I'm not gonna apologize.
[ and then because she's a nervous parent who glances back up her lengthy driveway: ]
He really wasn't any trouble?
Really.
[Max stole some of Yancy's socks and hid them around the house and then peed on them-- but that just made Raleigh cackle with laughter. And he didn't have to think about feeding the dog, because he fucking sucks at feeding himself half the time.
So yeah. It was fine for him.]
Better watch out, I might steal him.
[Max stole some of Yancy's socks and hid them around the house and then peed on them-- but that just made Raleigh cackle with laughter. And he didn't have to think about feeding the dog, because he fucking sucks at feeding himself half the time.
So yeah. It was fine for him.]
Better watch out, I might steal him.
[ way to ruin her cheerful demeanor, chuck goes from joking to serious and jetlagged and murderous in about 0.004 seconds. ]
I helped my uncle gut a crocodile last week, and could sure as hell do the same thing to you if you tried.
[ she's brandishing a postcard from her dad's london friend at him like she'd use the edge of the card paper to do it. ]
I helped my uncle gut a crocodile last week, and could sure as hell do the same thing to you if you tried.
[ she's brandishing a postcard from her dad's london friend at him like she'd use the edge of the card paper to do it. ]
Yeah, you get it. [ chuck's mean, and nodding at him like he's an idiot in need of a great deal of condescension. but at least she's dropped the arm brandishing the post card, right? no paper cuts for raleigh becket today, folks. though she seems to have grown tired of entertaining his lesser intelligence, and tucks the mail securely up under her arm before turning back towards her house. ]
I'll be keeping an eye on you, [ she tosses over her shoulder as a belated thought. ] See you around, Ray.
I'll be keeping an eye on you, [ she tosses over her shoulder as a belated thought. ] See you around, Ray.
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