Fic: Spread Your Wings 8/9
Title: Spread Your Wings
Author: Mary Griggs
Fandom: DWP
Pairing: Miranda/Andy
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,400 words in 9 parts
Summary: Andy appears in Miranda’s home and grows a pair…a pair of wings.
Author’s Notes: Lauren Weisberger and 20th Century Fox are the true owners; I'm just letting the ladies play in my sandbox for a while.
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit. ~Mae West
Andy took her computer out of the box and had plugged it and settled on the couch when the girls arrived. After much discussion on the movies to watch and snacks to eat, they settled in beside her.
“What’s that?” Caroline asked.
“My new computer.”
“Cool.”
Cassidy wondered, “Are you going to work in here?”
“I was hoping to play with it and hang with you guys. If that’s okay?”
In a dull voice, Cassidy said, “Yeah, its okay.”
“What is that tone for?”
“I just…I guess I just wanted you to pay attention to us.”
Andy nodded at the insecurity. “No problem.” She set the computer on the floor and turned slightly on the couch. “You’ve got it.”
“Wow. That was easy.”
“I want you two to know that you are important to me. Work or other things will not come between us.”
Both girls smiled and snuggled close. Andy enfolded them in her arms and her wings and they settled in to watch the film.
As the credits rolled a few hours later, Caroline said softly, “We don’t mind that you sleep with Mom.”
“Really?” Andy whispered back.
“Yeah. She sleeps better with you here.”
“What do you mean?”
“We wake up when she wanders into our room at night.”
“She paces through the house for hours.”
“Sometimes she doesn’t even come to bed.”
“Yeah, we find her sleeping at her desk downstairs.”
The girls passed the conversation back and forth and Andy nearly got dizzy trying to keep up with which one was talking. “And now that I’ve been here?”
“She slept in yesterday.”
Cassidy nodded. “We woke up before her for the first time in, like, forever.”
“Do you sleep better with her?” Caroline asked.
“I don’t remember all the nights since…um, since the wing thing but last night was the best sleep I’ve had in recent memory.”
“That’s cool you can fly.”
“I don’t know about that.” Andy spread her wings. “I only barely left my feet yesterday.”
“You nearly blew us off ours.”
“And it wore me out.” Andy rolled her shoulders. “It will certainly add a new dimensions to my exercise regime.”
“Exercise is boring. How about we play a Kinect game?”
“What do you have?”
“We have the sports package with volleyball, soccer, ping pong, track and field and bowling, as well as the UFC Personal Trainer.”
“What’s that?”
“Mixed martial arts.”
“That sounds like fun but I don’t know how good I’ll do. I was pretty clumsy before I got these wings to even further through off my balance.”
“It is new to us, too, so we’ll all learn together,” Caroline said as she jumped up to start to the program.
#
Miranda could hear the music and the laughter and it drew her from her work. Standing in the door, she smiled to see the three pieces of her heart gyrating and gamboling on the cleared space between the couch and the television console.
It was Andy who noticed her first and she was struck again by the young woman’s beauty as she stood there, panting from exertion, her cheeks flushed and brown eyes flashing. Miranda stalked to her, never breaking eye contact. She felt her own cheeks flush as she asked, “Caroline, isn’t there some decent music in the cd player?”
“You got it, Mom.”
Miranda inclined her head slightly and held out her hand. “May I have this dance?” she asked.
Smiling, Andy stepped closer and took her hand. “As long as you don’t mind me stepping on your toes.”
“Nonsense. You have never failed to rise a challenge, Andrea. Yours now is to waltz.” Miranda took Andy’s right hand in her left and slid her other hand around her back. “Move with me,” she breathed as she stepped off on her left foot.
They danced together in the small space like they had practiced the choreography for years. It was a pleasure to feel the heat of Andy’s body against her. There was tease and torture in the flow of their steps and spins. It only took the slightest pressure of her fingertips for Andy to respond to her cues to twist and turn and twirl.
“I knew you could do it,” Miranda whispered.
“Because, in your arms, I feel like I’m floating on air.”
Miranda smiled at her and then heard her children cheering. She looked at them at they were both bouncing and clapping their hands.
“Show us how to do that!” Caroline demanded.
Nodding, Miranda released her partner and they both took a child. Miranda counted off 1-2-3, 2-2-3 to give them the measure of the music. “Turn your shoulders and your feet will follow,” she said, after seeing how stiff her children were.
Soon, both sets of dancers were gliding across the floor. They would occasionally bump each other or falter but Miranda was proud at how quickly her children picked up the new skill.
Before another waltz began, she had them switch partners. This time, she took Cassidy around the room. While she didn’t have a facility for music like her sister, she was still graceful in her movements.
They switched partners once more. Miranda was very happy to have Andrea back in her arms. By her quickened breath and heightened color, it seemed that she was pleased as well. As the song ended, she couldn’t help but laugh at Andy’s pout.
Pulling her close, she said, “Tonight, we will take this dancing horizontal.”
“Are you alluding to the dance with no pants, Miranda?” Andy threw her head back to laugh.
Miranda laughed with her. “I love you,” she said softly.
They leaned toward each other but stopped at the stereo “Aww” from Caroline and Cassidy.
Miranda raised her eyebrow. “However, we’ll continue this later. Without the peanut gallery.”
“Oh, goody,” Andy husked. “I can hardly wait.” She winked at the girls and asked Miranda, “Will you join us for a movie?”
Miranda agreed and they spent the rest of the afternoon snuggled together on the couch.
Author: Mary Griggs
Fandom: DWP
Pairing: Miranda/Andy
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,400 words in 9 parts
Summary: Andy appears in Miranda’s home and grows a pair…a pair of wings.
Author’s Notes: Lauren Weisberger and 20th Century Fox are the true owners; I'm just letting the ladies play in my sandbox for a while.
I'm no angel, but I've spread my wings a bit. ~Mae West
Andy took her computer out of the box and had plugged it and settled on the couch when the girls arrived. After much discussion on the movies to watch and snacks to eat, they settled in beside her.
“What’s that?” Caroline asked.
“My new computer.”
“Cool.”
Cassidy wondered, “Are you going to work in here?”
“I was hoping to play with it and hang with you guys. If that’s okay?”
In a dull voice, Cassidy said, “Yeah, its okay.”
“What is that tone for?”
“I just…I guess I just wanted you to pay attention to us.”
Andy nodded at the insecurity. “No problem.” She set the computer on the floor and turned slightly on the couch. “You’ve got it.”
“Wow. That was easy.”
“I want you two to know that you are important to me. Work or other things will not come between us.”
Both girls smiled and snuggled close. Andy enfolded them in her arms and her wings and they settled in to watch the film.
As the credits rolled a few hours later, Caroline said softly, “We don’t mind that you sleep with Mom.”
“Really?” Andy whispered back.
“Yeah. She sleeps better with you here.”
“What do you mean?”
“We wake up when she wanders into our room at night.”
“She paces through the house for hours.”
“Sometimes she doesn’t even come to bed.”
“Yeah, we find her sleeping at her desk downstairs.”
The girls passed the conversation back and forth and Andy nearly got dizzy trying to keep up with which one was talking. “And now that I’ve been here?”
“She slept in yesterday.”
Cassidy nodded. “We woke up before her for the first time in, like, forever.”
“Do you sleep better with her?” Caroline asked.
“I don’t remember all the nights since…um, since the wing thing but last night was the best sleep I’ve had in recent memory.”
“That’s cool you can fly.”
“I don’t know about that.” Andy spread her wings. “I only barely left my feet yesterday.”
“You nearly blew us off ours.”
“And it wore me out.” Andy rolled her shoulders. “It will certainly add a new dimensions to my exercise regime.”
“Exercise is boring. How about we play a Kinect game?”
“What do you have?”
“We have the sports package with volleyball, soccer, ping pong, track and field and bowling, as well as the UFC Personal Trainer.”
“What’s that?”
“Mixed martial arts.”
“That sounds like fun but I don’t know how good I’ll do. I was pretty clumsy before I got these wings to even further through off my balance.”
“It is new to us, too, so we’ll all learn together,” Caroline said as she jumped up to start to the program.
#
Miranda could hear the music and the laughter and it drew her from her work. Standing in the door, she smiled to see the three pieces of her heart gyrating and gamboling on the cleared space between the couch and the television console.
It was Andy who noticed her first and she was struck again by the young woman’s beauty as she stood there, panting from exertion, her cheeks flushed and brown eyes flashing. Miranda stalked to her, never breaking eye contact. She felt her own cheeks flush as she asked, “Caroline, isn’t there some decent music in the cd player?”
“You got it, Mom.”
Miranda inclined her head slightly and held out her hand. “May I have this dance?” she asked.
Smiling, Andy stepped closer and took her hand. “As long as you don’t mind me stepping on your toes.”
“Nonsense. You have never failed to rise a challenge, Andrea. Yours now is to waltz.” Miranda took Andy’s right hand in her left and slid her other hand around her back. “Move with me,” she breathed as she stepped off on her left foot.
They danced together in the small space like they had practiced the choreography for years. It was a pleasure to feel the heat of Andy’s body against her. There was tease and torture in the flow of their steps and spins. It only took the slightest pressure of her fingertips for Andy to respond to her cues to twist and turn and twirl.
“I knew you could do it,” Miranda whispered.
“Because, in your arms, I feel like I’m floating on air.”
Miranda smiled at her and then heard her children cheering. She looked at them at they were both bouncing and clapping their hands.
“Show us how to do that!” Caroline demanded.
Nodding, Miranda released her partner and they both took a child. Miranda counted off 1-2-3, 2-2-3 to give them the measure of the music. “Turn your shoulders and your feet will follow,” she said, after seeing how stiff her children were.
Soon, both sets of dancers were gliding across the floor. They would occasionally bump each other or falter but Miranda was proud at how quickly her children picked up the new skill.
Before another waltz began, she had them switch partners. This time, she took Cassidy around the room. While she didn’t have a facility for music like her sister, she was still graceful in her movements.
They switched partners once more. Miranda was very happy to have Andrea back in her arms. By her quickened breath and heightened color, it seemed that she was pleased as well. As the song ended, she couldn’t help but laugh at Andy’s pout.
Pulling her close, she said, “Tonight, we will take this dancing horizontal.”
“Are you alluding to the dance with no pants, Miranda?” Andy threw her head back to laugh.
Miranda laughed with her. “I love you,” she said softly.
They leaned toward each other but stopped at the stereo “Aww” from Caroline and Cassidy.
Miranda raised her eyebrow. “However, we’ll continue this later. Without the peanut gallery.”
“Oh, goody,” Andy husked. “I can hardly wait.” She winked at the girls and asked Miranda, “Will you join us for a movie?”
Miranda agreed and they spent the rest of the afternoon snuggled together on the couch.