couples_therapy Session 1 (Prompt 1)
So, tell us about your first kiss.
My first kiss? With anyone in particular?
With Owen.
Oh.
Well, it was Christmas Eve. Although, I suppose, it would actually be more accurate to say that it was Christmas Day, since it was around 3am when we finally staggered out of the Hub.
Owen and I were waiting for a cab outside the Millennium Centre. I think Suzie, Ianto and Jack were still inside. I can't remember exactly why we'd all stayed in the Hub, rather than migrating to a bar of some sort. None of us were sober enough to do much if a disaster did occur, apart from Jack. I don't think he has the capacity to get drunk, no matter how much he actually consumes.
We're not here to talk about Jack, Toshiko.
I'm sorry.
I ... I had this stupid sprig of mistletoe that Suzie had given me. She'd fixed it up in the centre of the Hub, but handed it to me as we were leaving, with a ridiculous wink that made all the blood rush to my cheeks. If it hadn't have been for the alcohol, I'd probably have died of embarrassment.
The alcohol was also the only thing that gave me the courage the lift up the mistletoe and hold it over our heads. It was freezing cold, although it wasn't raining. For once. Despite the alcohol induced bravery, my hands were shaking.
I don't think Owen realised what I was doing at first, but he caught on eventually. He grinned at me, and then, with the cabdriver shouting at us to get a move on, he kissed me.
And?
And? There is no 'and'. He didn't even remember it the next day. I shouldn't have got my hopes up.
My first kiss? With anyone in particular?
With Owen.
Oh.
Well, it was Christmas Eve. Although, I suppose, it would actually be more accurate to say that it was Christmas Day, since it was around 3am when we finally staggered out of the Hub.
Owen and I were waiting for a cab outside the Millennium Centre. I think Suzie, Ianto and Jack were still inside. I can't remember exactly why we'd all stayed in the Hub, rather than migrating to a bar of some sort. None of us were sober enough to do much if a disaster did occur, apart from Jack. I don't think he has the capacity to get drunk, no matter how much he actually consumes.
We're not here to talk about Jack, Toshiko.
I'm sorry.
I ... I had this stupid sprig of mistletoe that Suzie had given me. She'd fixed it up in the centre of the Hub, but handed it to me as we were leaving, with a ridiculous wink that made all the blood rush to my cheeks. If it hadn't have been for the alcohol, I'd probably have died of embarrassment.
The alcohol was also the only thing that gave me the courage the lift up the mistletoe and hold it over our heads. It was freezing cold, although it wasn't raining. For once. Despite the alcohol induced bravery, my hands were shaking.
I don't think Owen realised what I was doing at first, but he caught on eventually. He grinned at me, and then, with the cabdriver shouting at us to get a move on, he kissed me.
And?
And? There is no 'and'. He didn't even remember it the next day. I shouldn't have got my hopes up.