Bring a Fictional Character and Give Thanks!

[moonette1]

Setting: A modest beach house on a bluff overlooking a sandy beach. The house has a patio and a grassy area before the bluff begins, and there is a long, rickety staircase leading down to the sand. The kitchen is rustic and warm and opens to a family room with big picture windows looking out onto the ocean. The table is set for a Thanksgiving

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[rosathome]

Girlyswot stretched out luxuriously in her featherbed (yes, really!) feeling incredibly thankful that she didn't have to get up and go into class today. Strong, warm hands were rubbing slow circles into her back, drawing away every last vestige of tension.

'Mmmmm,' she sighed happily.

'Don't get too comfortable,' Charlie warned.

'Why not?'

He leaned over to kiss her temple. 'Moonette's party.'

'Oh.'

'It'll be fun. She promised, remember? No flangst.'

Girlyswot grinned happily. 'I remember. Although we'll have to be careful.'

'Careful?'

She rolled over to face him. 'Yes. You remember that time you came to visit me and started behaving so strangely?'

His jaw tightened in memory.

'Well, you and I know what happened, obviously, and Moonette knows but no one else does. Not yet.'

Charlie lay back in the bed, shaking his head and laughing.

Girlyswot whacked him. 'What's that for?'

He put out one strong, freckled and scarred arm and pulled her firmly against him. 'It's never straightforward with her is it?'

Girlyswot started laughing too. 'No. She likes conflict. It makes for a better plot. That's why my stories are never as interesting. I just like people to get on with each other, and make sensible decisions and be happy.'

Charlie stroked her cheek. 'That's fine with me.'

'Charlie?'

'Hmmm?'

'We don't have to be at the party for a while, do we?'

[tdu000]

"Enough of that! We want a party." TDU raps loudly on Girlyswot's bedroom door. "Young(ish) Albus is sorting out Moonette's wine 'issues' and has provided (different) ginger nuts."

[rosathome]

*raises eyebrows at TDU through the door*

[tdu000]

'Good trick if you can do it,' thought TDU.

"Get dressed and go to Moonette's before I send the heavies round!"

[rosathome]

'Who do you think her heavies are?' Girlyswot hissed at Charlie under the covers.

He shrugged, shoulders shaking with silent laughter.

'Maybe she'll bring Jamie Fraser,' she fantasized. 'Or Niall, or...'

'Hagrid?' suggested Charlie, hiding behind a pillow.

Girlyswot rolled her eyes, but she was laughing too. 'Oh, very well then. Get dressed.'

'We should probably have a shower first,' he pointed out.

[tdu000]

*Hagrid would be very heavy and would probably kill the 'romantic' moment (if I haven't already!).*

TDU groaned as she heard the unmistakable sound of the shower. It could be hours before they got out of there (*Oh for a world without water restrictions!*). She gave in and returned to the party. "I have excellent news for you," said Young(ish) Albus. "The wine is now all at a palatable temperature. What would you care to try first?"

"Merlot," replied an exasperated TDU, as she collapsed into one of Moonette's comfortable sofas. "I did my best to get them here but they reall do have one-track minds."