The Causeway and Points Beyond, Wednesday Evening

[glacial_witch]

Karla wasn't sulking. Not at all. That would be ridiculous. Sure, just because her boyfriend of two years had left three days before their anniversary and then hadn't called at all today was no reason to be upset. Neither was the fact that when he had finally gotten around to gracing her with a phone call, it was to ask if Karla would run down to

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[not_a_parakeet]

"Bloody ridicuwhat?"

It would have been unfair to say that Warren was smirking where he was standing. But there was a definite hint of triumph in his grin at the sound of Karla's cry.

"Surprise," he added, pushing away from the car to walk over and kiss her. "You didn't think I'd forgotten, I hope?"

[glacial_witch]

[not_a_parakeet]

"Smart little guy," Warren chuckled, glancing at Nemi and reaching up to give him a gentle scratch on the head. "And pretty conspicuous. Good thing he's tiny, hm? Isn't it? Is it a good thing you're tiny, little guy?"

They had reservations, but really, Warren should have known that Karla would have the dinosaur with her.

[glacial_witch]

Well, if someone had informed her that they had plans for the evening instead of letting her think that she was on her way to pick up a spare...whatever it had been...maybe she would have left him at home!

And dressed in something nicer than beat up jeans and one of his button-up shirts.

"Tiny?" Karla asked. "I guess it is a good thing, otherwise you'd probably still be missing a chunk, Healing factor or not."

[not_a_parakeet]

"Well, yeah. It's hard to heal if you've been swallowed whole," Warren mused. "I guess I lucked out with this little one, didn't I?"

Oh, he so had.

"I'm not interrupting any big plans for the day, I hope?"

[glacial_witch]

"You are," Karla informed him haughtily. "It's my anniversary and my boyfriend went off to college, so I'd intended to spend the evening with a large bowl of ice cream and sulking. Maybe head down to Caritas later and flirt with someone until I feel better."

About half of that was true.

[not_a_parakeet]

"Well, you're more than welcome to flirt with me over ice cream," Warren laughed. "I'm pretty sure the place we're going has that, you know."

Because if they didn't, he'd pay them to.

[glacial_witch]

"You'd let me flirt with you?" Karla asked, finger-walking her way up his chest. "But whatever would my boyfriend say?"

[not_a_parakeet]

"I'm sure he'd be very jealous. You are, after all, one hell of a woman."

He was slipping his hands around her waist, now. Could anyone really blame him?

"But I'm pretty sure I can take him. He's a bit of a pushover."

[glacial_witch]

That finger was sliding back down now, lingering by his hip. "That's what you think," she said. "But I hear he can get a nasty temper when it comes to his lady. He might surprise you if he thinks you're taking liberties."

[not_a_parakeet]

"Taking liberties?" Warren would have put a hand to his forehead if they weren't both occupied, resting on her hips and all. "I hope he's more reasonable than to just jump to assumptions like that."

A pause.

"Even if I totally am. I'm a college guy with a high school girlfriend now. He has to know how many ideas that gives me when I'm around you."

[glacial_witch]

"He may, but I sure don't," Karla said, raising her face up to his for a kiss. "You're going to have to let me know what kind of ideas you've got. Seems only fair, don't you think?"

Nemi beeped from her shoulder to suggest that he certainly thought so. Or that he was going to go after the fly he'd seen buzzing around. One of those.

[not_a_parakeet]

"I suppose it does," Warren mused, happy to take her up on that kiss, beeping nemicolopterus or none. "Perhaps we can discuss it over crepes?"

Somebody had today alllll planned out, yes.

[glacial_witch]

Karla looked down at her clothes and then over to where Nemi was doing an amazing impression of a bumblebee as he tried to get a little higher off the ground. "I don't know if I'm quite dressed for crepes," she pointed out. "Unless you intend another private picnic somewhere...?"

[not_a_parakeet]

"Paris," Warren replied, grinning shamelessly. "And there's a dress in the car for you."

A beat.

"We'll be taking a portal to Paris, though. For as much work as Ben and Tony put into it, I still don't think we'd be able to cross the Atlantic in time to make our reservation if we were to drive there."

[glacial_witch]

Karla raised an eyebrow. "Oh? One of my own dresses or did you get all fancy on me and run out and get me a new one?"

If it was the latter, Karla would be very surprised. And impressed. Especially if it fit.

"Paris? We're going to Paris? What's there?" Besides it being the most romantic city in the world. Even Karla knew that. And considering the wrapped gift that was currently burning a hole in her pocket.