MCA0: Sunday Night

[needsaparrot]

Xander's got an e-mail home open, half-written, as he lounges on the couch with the laptop. Oddly, it's not to Willow, this time - not that it's always to her, but she tends to get the bulk of them due to BFF privileges.

This time, though, it's to the other best friend.

Dear Buffy:

So I met Bridge's parents. His mom pulled a knife on me. Good

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[bridge_carson]

*Bridge* is going somewhere though. Like to Xander's apartment. And knocking on the door. As you do.

[bridge_carson]

"I am not!" Bridge says defensively. "He was! And then I... may have glared at him a little."

[needsaparrot]

Xander blinks at him for a moment, then giggles. ...Manfully. Really. "Seriously?"

[bridge_carson]

"Yes?"

[needsaparrot]

"Have I mentioned in the last two minutes that I love you?" Xander grins.

[bridge_carson]

"Not in the last two minutes, nope," Bridge replies.

[needsaparrot]

"I love you. Also trust me, you are not in competition with Andrew. Or, y'know. Anybody anywhere."

[bridge_carson]

"Good," Bridge says, grinning widely at that. "Because in case you haven't noticed, I'm sort of in love with you a lot."

[needsaparrot]

"It might've caught my attention a couple times." There might be a Xander slouching sideways on the couch in such a manner that his head ends up in Bridge's lap.

In the not-dirty way.

[bridge_carson]

"I'm very subtle about it," Bridge replies, and ooh, head in lap. Which necessitates a hand absently running through Xander's hair.

[needsaparrot]

Which necessitates one of Xander's eyes going unfocused. Which would be disconcerting if he weren't wearing a patch over the other one.

"Mmmhhmm. Me too." Then a blink. "I'm not, am I? Too subtle?"

[bridge_carson]

Bridge shakes his head, his free hand reaching for Xander's, twining their fingers together. "Even if I couldn't hear you think it, I'd know."

[needsaparrot]

"Good. 'Cause I wasn't sure if you heard that thing I told your mom about nine billion and forty-seven? But I was under-reporting there, just in case they thought I was sucking up."

[bridge_carson]

"Note how I didn't even use a number," Bridge points out. "'Cause they don't go high enough. Well, infinity I suppose. Infinity and one, maybe."

[needsaparrot]

"Well, mine was on a scale of one to ten," Xander points out right back.

[bridge_carson]

"Well, I *suppose* I can make a concession in that case," Bridge says, after pretending to think it over.