Aedeline had a near impossible time tracking down a gift for Jim, and actually found it easier to find something for Mike. Still she had figured out at least one thing, whether or not it was actually appropriate or not was yet to be seen. Still it sat in the box on her dresser atop the flatter box for Mike. They had been up there for the past two
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Finishing the report he'd been working on, he saved it and turned around in enough time to watch her wrinkle her nose at the disaster area that was the other side of their quarters, strewn with everything from clothes to sheet music to books.
"Yeah... he needs a maid doesn't he.""Only time Jim ever tried to kill me for *real* was the time I straightened up for him." Mike joked. "Have him show you his 'filing system' one of these days...believe it or not, he can locate ANYTHING in that pigsty, in under five seconds ( ... )
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At Addie's remark, Mike shrugged. "I dunno...thought I might head for the mainland..."
"Stats, dude." Jim called out.
Mike just rolled his eyes, moving to rummage through his foot locker for a shirt he wanted to wear. "Give her the damn present already and quit grilling me."
Jim mock pouted at the ceiling, then smiled. "Fine...Addie, my love, my reason for living, the apple fritter of my eye...that ring ain't all I got to give you for Christmas." He paused, sitting up on his elbows and smirking when Addie was dislodged a little from his chest. "You 'n me are goin' on a trip."
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Mike sided with her in a manner of speaking and then there was a slight mishap when Jim shifted up with Addie still resting against him. Her lips tightened in a line as she glared at Jim for a moment, then shifted almost immediately when he mentioned a trip. Laughing nervously she glanced to Mike, "I really hope we're not crashing your party Mike."
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"Dude!" Mike laughed, craning his head to glance back in Jim's direction.
"Brunette, huh?"
"Ass."
"You love me. Anyway, we're not going to the mainland." Jim replied, giving Addie his attention again with a smile as he sat up completely, catching her in his arms and shifting her so she sat in his lap. "You 'n me are going to Earth, you sexy, sexy wench. And I hope you got yer passport in order, 'cause we're doing a little globe-hopping."
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Her brow furrowed a bit trying to stop the mountain of things she had to do from piling up in her brain, then laughed realizing that was the second gift that he had given her that she had freaked out over, "I mean..." her smile bright and lighting up her eyes, "When can we go?"
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He withdrew with a grin as she outlined her work, laughing as she proved him almost completely right. "Do I know my girl, or do I know my girl?"
"For instance," he went on with a wicked gleam in his eye, "if I play observer? You're gonna jump my bones right here, and get us all delayed." He paused, sitting up and slowly clambering to his feet. "Which is why I'm gonna help out, 'cause I'll be damned if I waste a second of time I could be spending showing you the family homestead and seducing you in some of the most romantic spots in Dublin."
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