Five-Minute Flirtations 5/6
Five-Minute Flirtations
Author:
blumvale
Artist:
cylin
Verse: XM:FC - AU
Word Count: 15,909
Characters/Pairings - Alex/Hank, (Raven/Janos mentioned)
Beta - the lovely, amazing, fantastic and every word in-between Mondays_eyes - thanks so much hun!!
Rating - PG-13
Summary: Raven convinces Hank to try speed dating. Initially, Hank is quite wary about the whole thing. Once at the bar, the first person he meets is Alex, the bartender. While Alex lends his ear to Hank’s dating woes, the two men grow closer until Hank realizes, maybe speed dating was the best idea Raven has ever had.
“So you’re not gonna believe my weekend.” Raven sat down next to Hank in the teacher’s lounge. “That guy Janos, I told you about him yeah?” Hank nodded. “Ok well Friday night, he takes me to this salsa lounge. It was ah-may-zing.” Raven emphasized each syllable. “He’s a fantastic dancer. And let me tell you,” Raven lowered her voice. Then she nudged Hank’s side to make sure he was paying attention. “He was even better in bed.”
“I really don’t need to know that.” Hank laughed, enjoying his peanut butter and jelly.
Raven didn’t let that deter her. “We ended up spending the whole weekend together. He made me breakfast Saturday morning and we spent the whole day and night,” she winked, “In bed. Then Sunday we had brunch and then we went bowling.” Raven grinned brightly. “I can’t remember the last time I went bowling. And it was so fun. He totally kicked my butt, but I did get a strike our first game.”
“Sounds like you had a good time. When are you going to see him again?”
“Oh I dunno. We had a lot of fun but… We’ll see. If he calls me, I’m not gonna say no. But I’m not gonna call him.”
“I really don’t understand you. You told me he a nice guy and you obviously-“ Hank cut off when his phone signaled that he had a text. Looking over, Hank smiled, though he was a little confused.
“I’m guessing from that look, that’s not from Bridget. But seriously, maybe you should change your number if she keeps messaging you.”
“No,” Hank shook his head. “It’s from Alex. He must have put his number in my phone when we had dinner.”
“Alex? The bartender from the speed dating place?” Hank nodded. “Hold up. You’re telling me you had dinner with the bartender? When?”
“Friday night.”
“I thought you were having dinner with Alison Friday night.”
“I was supposed to but she canceled at the last minute. So I went back to the Dublin Pub, Alex was there and we hung out.”
“Wow.” Raven smirked, looking amused by this turn of events. “Where’d you go?”
“The Greek Corner. His little brother works there and Alex wanted to check in on him.”
“You went out to dinner and you met his brother. Honey, don’t you think you’re moving a little fast?”
Hank frowned. “What do you mean? We’re just friends, Raven.”
“I dunno. He saved you from having another lonely Friday night.”
“Yes, because my date canceled on me,” Hank quickly pointed out.
“Eh,” Raven shrugged her shoulders. “This is the same Alex you went on and on about after speed dating night.”
“Only because I embarrassed myself with some stupid comments.”
“Yeah, I’m well aware how much you agonized over those stupid comments. Obviously he didn’t care if he wanted to take you out. Did he pay for dinner?”
“We went dutch.”
“Oh,” Raven deflated slightly. “Well what’s he say?” She looked pointedly at the phone.
“Oh… um,” Hank opened the message. He smiled at the message but then stopped himself. He didn’t want Raven to read anything into it.
“Well?”
“He wants to know if I’m available for dinner. He probably wants me to help Scott with his college search.”
Raven’s eyebrows rose high up on her forehead. “You’re helping his brother?”
“It’s not like I’ve never helped a student look into college before.”
“Yeah, one of your students. Alex’s brother, Scott, you said, he doesn’t even go to this school. Honey, if you’re really just friends you better make that clear to the bartender.”
“There’s nothing to make clear. Seriously, Raven, I think you’re reading this completely wrong. We hung out a couple times and I’m doing his brother a favor. It’s not a big deal.”
“Fine but don’t come crying to me when you realize you’ve broken the poor guy’s heart.”
Hank rolled his eyes and went back to his sandwich. He didn’t respond to Alex until he was back in his classroom, away from Raven’s prying eyes.
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“I hope you like spaghetti and meatballs,” Scott said when he answered the door. After Hank had confirmed dinner, Alex had texted him his address and a time to arrive. “Alex can’t cook for shit, but even pasta he can’t screw up too badly.”
“Watch your mouth,” Alex called from the kitchen.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Scott called back. “You can put your jacket there,” he pointed to a chair next to the door. “We should eat pretty soon.”
“Cool.” Hank said as he pulled his coat off. He’d made a point of changing before heading over. He didn’t want Alex to tease him for his clothes, so he wore jeans and a navy button-down. Scott flopped down on the couch, his attention fully focused on the television. Some movie that Hank didn’t recognize was on so he shuffled into the kitchen. “Well hello, Miss Summers,” Hank teased when he saw Alex standing next to the stove wearing a frilly yellow apron. It felt good to be able to tease Alex back for a change.
“Oh, shove it, bozo.” Alex retorted, but his words had no bite. “Dinner will be ready in five.”
“Oh, I brought something.” Hank went back into the living room and grabbed a box from underneath his coat. “Neither of you have food allergies right?” He questioned when he went back into the kitchen. Alex shook his head and Hank continued. “Good. I brought chocolate cake.”
“Ah, Scott’s kryptonite. He’ll probably make you an honorary Summers by the end of the night.” Alex laughed, but an odd feeling bit at Hank’s insides as he remembered his lunch with Raven.
‘We’re just friends,’ Hank mentally chided himself. He wasn’t going to let Raven’s comments ruin his night.
“Thought that was your job,” Scott said out of nowhere. Hank hadn’t noticed the boy enter the kitchen. Hank moved out of the way as Scott grabbed plates and silverware to set up the kitchen table.
“Can I help?” Hank asked.
“No worries. I got it.” Scott replied as he set the place settings up.
“Perfect timing. Scott, put a pot holder down on the table and we can dig in.” After Scott did as he’d been asked, Alex put a pot of meatballs in tomato sauce on the table. After straining the pasta, he dished some out onto everyone’s plate. “Take as much sauce and meatballs as you want,” Alex said with a grin. Scott didn’t hesitate and piled his plate high with food. He’d already started to demolish his food when Hank served himself.
“Dude, human bites. We’ve got company.”
“Yeah, ok,” Scott replied, his mouth full of food. But he did slow down.
Hank chuckled, watching the two brothers interact. When they simultaneously looked at him, he explained, “You kind of make me wish I had a sibling.”
“No you don’t, really,” Alex countered but his grin gave him away.
“Well, my parents had me kind of late so a little brother or sister was out of the question. Besides, they both worked and didn’t really have a lot of time for children in the first place. We actually get along a lot better now than when I was a child. They didn’t really know how to relate to a kid.”
“That sucks, man,” Alex said after a moment.
“Yeah, he’s right.” Scott cut in. “Mom was awesome when I was little. She’d make chocolate chip cookies and I’d help. And then I’d get to lick the spoon. It was awesome.” He took another large bite of pasta.
“And now we know where his chocolate addiction came from,” Alex teased with a smile.
“Well, then you’re going to love the cake I brought.”
Scott’s face lit up. “And now I get the honorary Summers comment. Dude, you are so in.”
“I’m honored.” Hank grinned.
When they were done eating, Scott claimed his job was done for the night since he had set the table. This left Alex to do the dishes. But since Alex had cooked, Hank insisted it was fair for him to do the cleanup. When Alex protested, saying Hank had brought cake, they agreed to split the job. Hank washed and Alex dried and put the dishes away.
Standing side by side in front of the sink, Hank felt the knot in his stomach growing again. It seemed somewhat intimate, standing in the other man’s kitchen, washing dishes. When Alex reached in to grab a plate Hank was rinsing, he touched Hank’s hand and paused.
“Scott likes you,” Alex said quietly.
“He’s a good kid, just like you said.”
“Yeah he is. He’s a good judge of character too. Though unintentionally bribing him with chocolate works in your favor.”
Hank felt his mouth go dry. He numbly wiped at his face, unsure of what to say. Alex’s laugh startled him.
“You got some soap suds…” Alex reached up and touched Hank’s face. Hank looked down at the other man and gulped. Neither of them moved and then-
“Are you two done yet? It’s cake time!” Scott bellowed from the living room. He’d turned the TV back on and yelled over dialogue of whatever he was watching.
Startled, Hank took a small step back from the sink. At the same time, Alex brought his hand down. The moment was broken.
Hank wasn’t sure if he should be frustrated or relieved.
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Author:
blumvale
Artist:
cylin
Verse: XM:FC - AU
Word Count: 15,909
Characters/Pairings - Alex/Hank, (Raven/Janos mentioned)
Beta - the lovely, amazing, fantastic and every word in-between Mondays_eyes - thanks so much hun!!
Rating - PG-13
Summary: Raven convinces Hank to try speed dating. Initially, Hank is quite wary about the whole thing. Once at the bar, the first person he meets is Alex, the bartender. While Alex lends his ear to Hank’s dating woes, the two men grow closer until Hank realizes, maybe speed dating was the best idea Raven has ever had.
“So you’re not gonna believe my weekend.” Raven sat down next to Hank in the teacher’s lounge. “That guy Janos, I told you about him yeah?” Hank nodded. “Ok well Friday night, he takes me to this salsa lounge. It was ah-may-zing.” Raven emphasized each syllable. “He’s a fantastic dancer. And let me tell you,” Raven lowered her voice. Then she nudged Hank’s side to make sure he was paying attention. “He was even better in bed.”
“I really don’t need to know that.” Hank laughed, enjoying his peanut butter and jelly.
Raven didn’t let that deter her. “We ended up spending the whole weekend together. He made me breakfast Saturday morning and we spent the whole day and night,” she winked, “In bed. Then Sunday we had brunch and then we went bowling.” Raven grinned brightly. “I can’t remember the last time I went bowling. And it was so fun. He totally kicked my butt, but I did get a strike our first game.”
“Sounds like you had a good time. When are you going to see him again?”
“Oh I dunno. We had a lot of fun but… We’ll see. If he calls me, I’m not gonna say no. But I’m not gonna call him.”
“I really don’t understand you. You told me he a nice guy and you obviously-“ Hank cut off when his phone signaled that he had a text. Looking over, Hank smiled, though he was a little confused.
“I’m guessing from that look, that’s not from Bridget. But seriously, maybe you should change your number if she keeps messaging you.”
“No,” Hank shook his head. “It’s from Alex. He must have put his number in my phone when we had dinner.”
“Alex? The bartender from the speed dating place?” Hank nodded. “Hold up. You’re telling me you had dinner with the bartender? When?”
“Friday night.”
“I thought you were having dinner with Alison Friday night.”
“I was supposed to but she canceled at the last minute. So I went back to the Dublin Pub, Alex was there and we hung out.”
“Wow.” Raven smirked, looking amused by this turn of events. “Where’d you go?”
“The Greek Corner. His little brother works there and Alex wanted to check in on him.”
“You went out to dinner and you met his brother. Honey, don’t you think you’re moving a little fast?”
Hank frowned. “What do you mean? We’re just friends, Raven.”
“I dunno. He saved you from having another lonely Friday night.”
“Yes, because my date canceled on me,” Hank quickly pointed out.
“Eh,” Raven shrugged her shoulders. “This is the same Alex you went on and on about after speed dating night.”
“Only because I embarrassed myself with some stupid comments.”
“Yeah, I’m well aware how much you agonized over those stupid comments. Obviously he didn’t care if he wanted to take you out. Did he pay for dinner?”
“We went dutch.”
“Oh,” Raven deflated slightly. “Well what’s he say?” She looked pointedly at the phone.
“Oh… um,” Hank opened the message. He smiled at the message but then stopped himself. He didn’t want Raven to read anything into it.
“Well?”
“He wants to know if I’m available for dinner. He probably wants me to help Scott with his college search.”
Raven’s eyebrows rose high up on her forehead. “You’re helping his brother?”
“It’s not like I’ve never helped a student look into college before.”
“Yeah, one of your students. Alex’s brother, Scott, you said, he doesn’t even go to this school. Honey, if you’re really just friends you better make that clear to the bartender.”
“There’s nothing to make clear. Seriously, Raven, I think you’re reading this completely wrong. We hung out a couple times and I’m doing his brother a favor. It’s not a big deal.”
“Fine but don’t come crying to me when you realize you’ve broken the poor guy’s heart.”
Hank rolled his eyes and went back to his sandwich. He didn’t respond to Alex until he was back in his classroom, away from Raven’s prying eyes.
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“I hope you like spaghetti and meatballs,” Scott said when he answered the door. After Hank had confirmed dinner, Alex had texted him his address and a time to arrive. “Alex can’t cook for shit, but even pasta he can’t screw up too badly.”
“Watch your mouth,” Alex called from the kitchen.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.” Scott called back. “You can put your jacket there,” he pointed to a chair next to the door. “We should eat pretty soon.”
“Cool.” Hank said as he pulled his coat off. He’d made a point of changing before heading over. He didn’t want Alex to tease him for his clothes, so he wore jeans and a navy button-down. Scott flopped down on the couch, his attention fully focused on the television. Some movie that Hank didn’t recognize was on so he shuffled into the kitchen. “Well hello, Miss Summers,” Hank teased when he saw Alex standing next to the stove wearing a frilly yellow apron. It felt good to be able to tease Alex back for a change.
“Oh, shove it, bozo.” Alex retorted, but his words had no bite. “Dinner will be ready in five.”
“Oh, I brought something.” Hank went back into the living room and grabbed a box from underneath his coat. “Neither of you have food allergies right?” He questioned when he went back into the kitchen. Alex shook his head and Hank continued. “Good. I brought chocolate cake.”
“Ah, Scott’s kryptonite. He’ll probably make you an honorary Summers by the end of the night.” Alex laughed, but an odd feeling bit at Hank’s insides as he remembered his lunch with Raven.
‘We’re just friends,’ Hank mentally chided himself. He wasn’t going to let Raven’s comments ruin his night.
“Thought that was your job,” Scott said out of nowhere. Hank hadn’t noticed the boy enter the kitchen. Hank moved out of the way as Scott grabbed plates and silverware to set up the kitchen table.
“Can I help?” Hank asked.
“No worries. I got it.” Scott replied as he set the place settings up.
“Perfect timing. Scott, put a pot holder down on the table and we can dig in.” After Scott did as he’d been asked, Alex put a pot of meatballs in tomato sauce on the table. After straining the pasta, he dished some out onto everyone’s plate. “Take as much sauce and meatballs as you want,” Alex said with a grin. Scott didn’t hesitate and piled his plate high with food. He’d already started to demolish his food when Hank served himself.
“Dude, human bites. We’ve got company.”
“Yeah, ok,” Scott replied, his mouth full of food. But he did slow down.
Hank chuckled, watching the two brothers interact. When they simultaneously looked at him, he explained, “You kind of make me wish I had a sibling.”
“No you don’t, really,” Alex countered but his grin gave him away.
“Well, my parents had me kind of late so a little brother or sister was out of the question. Besides, they both worked and didn’t really have a lot of time for children in the first place. We actually get along a lot better now than when I was a child. They didn’t really know how to relate to a kid.”
“That sucks, man,” Alex said after a moment.
“Yeah, he’s right.” Scott cut in. “Mom was awesome when I was little. She’d make chocolate chip cookies and I’d help. And then I’d get to lick the spoon. It was awesome.” He took another large bite of pasta.
“And now we know where his chocolate addiction came from,” Alex teased with a smile.
“Well, then you’re going to love the cake I brought.”
Scott’s face lit up. “And now I get the honorary Summers comment. Dude, you are so in.”
“I’m honored.” Hank grinned.
When they were done eating, Scott claimed his job was done for the night since he had set the table. This left Alex to do the dishes. But since Alex had cooked, Hank insisted it was fair for him to do the cleanup. When Alex protested, saying Hank had brought cake, they agreed to split the job. Hank washed and Alex dried and put the dishes away.
Standing side by side in front of the sink, Hank felt the knot in his stomach growing again. It seemed somewhat intimate, standing in the other man’s kitchen, washing dishes. When Alex reached in to grab a plate Hank was rinsing, he touched Hank’s hand and paused.
“Scott likes you,” Alex said quietly.
“He’s a good kid, just like you said.”
“Yeah he is. He’s a good judge of character too. Though unintentionally bribing him with chocolate works in your favor.”
Hank felt his mouth go dry. He numbly wiped at his face, unsure of what to say. Alex’s laugh startled him.
“You got some soap suds…” Alex reached up and touched Hank’s face. Hank looked down at the other man and gulped. Neither of them moved and then-
“Are you two done yet? It’s cake time!” Scott bellowed from the living room. He’d turned the TV back on and yelled over dialogue of whatever he was watching.
Startled, Hank took a small step back from the sink. At the same time, Alex brought his hand down. The moment was broken.
Hank wasn’t sure if he should be frustrated or relieved.
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