I've been good this year... honest!

[no_russianbride]

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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[irish_sherlock]

"Trouble, thy name is Jim Riley." Jim smirked, leaning up just enough to kiss the tip of her nose before collapsing back again.

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."

[no_russianbride]

Addie had to smile at Mike for his attempts to get Jim off his case about whatever was his reason for all the trips to the mainland. She had to laugh because Jim seemed pretty sure it was a girl that was keeping Mike so distracted and the less than obvious request for information amused her, "Leave him to his little tryst."

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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"I do." Jim replied with a grin. "I want to meet her."

"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."

[no_russianbride]

Addie wanted to feel bad for Mike, but knew full well that after all these years Mike knew what he was in the middle of with keeping things from Jim, and she was going to be of no help to him at this point. Opting to just let them finish their exchange she waited until Jim returned his attention to her to finish his statement. At the mention of Earth she shook her head, "Back home? When? I mean... I have shifts still this coming week, and with everything else thats been going on around here?"

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?"

[irish_sherlock]

"Tomorrow." Jim declared with a grin. "I talked to Shep about it...got your schedule changed around. As for where we're going..."

He reached up as he spoke, unhooking his St. Jude medal and stringing her housekey onto the chain as he went on. "You 'n me are heading for Ireland for a solid week. I got a little place in Dublin that we can crash at, we can see the sights...trust me, it's gonna be a blast."

That caught Mike's attention as he glanced over at Jim. He'd known about the trip, but didn't think he'd be using the house. "Dude?"

"Dude."

"Seriously?"

Jim rolled his eyes, hooking his necklace back around his neck. "Did I stutter?"

Mike just blinked, then grinned. ""Shout when you pass her the rock, bro."

"Whatever."

[no_russianbride]

There were a few subtleties that Addie still hadn't exactly mastered between the brothers, and the 'Dude' exchange was one of them. Mostly because it could have meant any number of things, and even the tone only slightly helped her out on this one. She just watched though, like a really short tennis match.

When it seemed to be done, she took her moment to bask in the planning that had become Jim, "So when did you get all organized and stealthy? I mean going to Shep, rearranging my shifts? I didn't know either... very," there was a pause for Addie to steal a kiss, "... very stealthy."

[irish_sherlock]

"Well that's 'cause I had Mike talk to Shep, but I totally made him do it." Jim replied brightly, grinning. "See? I totally couldn't get caught doing anything I didn't *actually* do."

"And Jim claims I have an honest face...whereas his is dirty and deceitful." Mike quipped.

"Dude, totally...whoever said identical twins were identical was a dirty rotten ratfink liar."

"You're hopeless." Mike laughed, shaking his head.

"Yeah, love you too, baby brother." Jim smirked, finishing with his chain and settling it securely against his chest, with the St. Jude medal laying in front of the housekey, which lay comfortably against his chest.

"Well?" he asked Addie with a grin. "Whatcha think...do I look delectable? Or merely sexy?"

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Addie just laughed glancing down at Jim, "Yeah... it's classy... well it's something at least. Reminds me of growing up actually. Latch key kid and all. Of course you aren't going to be letting yourself into my apartment in Madison to start setting up the dinner table for your younger brother to start his homework right?" Addie grinned over to Mike for a moment, watching him finish packing his stuff up.

"He's leaving us alone again. That bodes very well for you Mr. Riley. I have my suspicions that it is boding very well for the other Mr. Riley as well. Now of course I am not so vocal in my curiosity as to what the mainland has that Atlantis does not... but I think Jim hassles you enough for me too. If he dies though? I mean Wraith... or even a mishap where Rodney finally cracks under all that pressure? I am fully prepared to step in. Just so you know," Addie reassured him.

[irish_sherlock]

Jim flashed her a mock pout, adjusting the ky where it sat against his chest. "Maybe..." he teased

[no_russianbride]

Addie was more than amused as Jim rattled off nicknames of the Athosians that lived on the mainland. Most of the girls Addie had met through Teyla and she knew the actual names of them, and by the rather themed nicknames that Jim gave them she could try to piece together which was which, of course Altoid... that was 'curiously strong' and that could only be a few of them. The tall dark and athletic wasn't exactly helping either. Most the Athosians weren't tall.. generally

[irish_sherlock]

Jim chuckled as she kissed her way up his neck, talking at the same time, causing a pleasant vibration against his skin. He tilted his head back for just a moment before straightening again to kiss her, wrapping his arms tight around her waist to pull her closer.

"I suggest lots of stretching and warmups to prep ourselves." he quipped, walking his fingers ticklishly up her back. "Reduce the risk of injury. And I suggest that *you* pack warmly for the trip, Dublin is colder 'n a witch's tit this time of year. Y'know...except for all the nudity. We'll be indoors for that, and my place has *excellent* heating."

[no_russianbride]

Addie laughed then rested her head against Jim's chest exhaling softly, "I am the from Wisconsin Jim, I know all about cold weather, the layered look? I practically trademarked it as Addie!Wear."

Folding her hands atop his chest she shifted until she could rest her chin on the backs of her hands, "See the layers also just make it that much more frustrating for you when you are trying to get to that nudity part that you seem a bit fixated on."

[irish_sherlock]

"And here I thought AddieWear was Tuesday panties on a Friday." he teased, reaching up to deliberately poke her ribs ticklishly. Grinning as she squirmed away from his poking, he regarded her with mock severity as she pointed out the disadvantages of layers when it came to getting her naked.

"Well, see, that's the beauty of my place in Dublin. Can we say big, romantic, *warm* fireplace?" he grinned. "Because I most definitely got one. Yet sadly, I have yet to complete the romance novel cliche, because there's no bearskin rug. But the Persian rug I got is *very* comfortable when you have a few pillows and a nice flannel blanket handy."

[no_russianbride]

Smirking at him she let her smile broaden a bit, she was still a bit overwhelmed with the notion of just packing up and heading out to Ireland at the drop of a hat. She knew she hadn't even done laundry yet, which of course meant that instead of laying around with Jim she should be doing laundry and packing clothing... a thousand things other than just smiling at him while he goes on about rugs.

Of course her mind isn't quite so eager to let her drift off into detergent and dryer sheets just yet, "Tuesday on a Friday? Sounds about right. Wanna check? It's Sunday though, so I could take bets as to what day my ass thinks it is though."

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"Probably thinks it's Wednesday." Jim leered, leaning in to playfully blow a raspberry against her neck. "And bein' that Wednesday is Hump Day and you just offered to let me check, I'm gonna stop before Little Jim gets the better of me and nothing ever gets done. Fun takes work, and work takes packing, which *I* already did. You, however? Don't have *any* clean clothes, I'm thinking at least three reports to get in before we leave, and have to cancel a lunch date with Teyla before we head for Earth."

At her look, he could only grin. "You never have yer laundry done, I was *on* two of those missions you need to submit reports for, and Teyla told me about the lunch date when I was bragging about the trip." he confessed. "So no raggin' on me and the fact that nobody but me ever notices anything."