MCA #0, Friday Night

[needsaparrot]

Xander is typing an e-mail. As you do.

To: wrosenberg@councilofw.co.org.uk
From: purplefrog@yahoo.com
Subject: This, That, Other

1. Parker got mugged. And sent me Pepper Vodka. You should e-mail her and ask who you can turn into a toad. Even if you don't do that toad-turny thing anymore, just the threat would make her feel better, I think.

2. Yeah, still helping with re-constructing the school. Also got to put my hand in with some repair work on the Principal's house.

3. Mel may actually like Twinkies more than I do. Plz to check if this is sign of apocalypse, y/n? While you're checking, got anywhere yet on whether we can get her home?

4. Bridge wants me to meet his parents. Help.

5. .............Now would be a good time to mention we're dating again, wouldn't it.



Well, ok, Xander is staring at the screen with his finger poised over the delete key. But that's sort of like typing, right?
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[OOC: For the Space Cadet who doesn't wear yellow. Not that Xander doesn't love her too. Just not in the same way. Really, really not in the same way.]

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[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

Bridge had slept through most of Thursday, somehow. And Friday. But he was awake now and had a *lot* of energy and so here he was, knocking on Xander's door and bouncing a little. Just a little. Really.

[needsaparrot]

Oh look, a distraction! Xander leaves the laptop open on the coffee table and goes to answer the door.

"Hey, you. Long time no see." ...What? It's been a day. That's a long time.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Hi!" And that bouncing might've turned in to pouncing.

[needsaparrot]

Xander might've not exactly minded being pounced. "I missed you at lunch today."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I know, I'm sorry," Bridge says apologetically. "I kinda... missed classes and stuff yesterday too," he admits, embarrassed.

[needsaparrot]

Xander stares. "Did you get eaten by a locker?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"No," Bridge says. "Just my bed. Um. Not literally. But my head hurt and my blankets and stuff were comfortable and... well. I'm awake now."

[needsaparrot]

"Clearly." Xander grins the grin of the just-pounced, and closes the door behind Bridge. "I was just--" He heads for the couch. "Um. Sending an e-mail."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Yeah?" Bridge isn't far behind. "Who too? About what? I'm being nosy. Sorry!"

[needsaparrot]

"To Willow. Uh, Big Willow." Not that Xander's informed her of that new nickname. What with not having informed her of where it came from due to not having informed her of.. um. "A bunch of stuff?" he finishes slightly evasively. Then blows that by adding, "Likethefactthatwe'reanusagainwhichIkindahadn'ttoldheryet."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Oh," Bridge says, and there's maybe a teeny tiny flicker of disappointment in his expression, but it's only there for a moment, and then it's gone and Bridge is leaning his head against Xander's shoulder. "But you're telling her now, right?"

[needsaparrot]

Well, he is now yeah. Xander didn't miss that look. No delete key for him. "Yeah, I am." He hits Send, then slides the laptop away and leans back. "Not even sure why it took so long."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, we've been busy with... stuff," Bridge shrugs. "And it's kind of big news. Bigger than last time, in a way."

[needsaparrot]

"It is pretty big. ....Not dirty." Xander scratches his ear. "You know, there's nowhere to go but down, from that statement."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Nowhere to go but down, huh?" Bridge repeats with a snicker, looking up at Xander.

[needsaparrot]

Xander silently pounds his forehead against the back of his hand a couple of times. "Apparently when it comes to not-dirty, I suck."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"...Now you're just doing it on purpose," Bridge says mock-accusingly.

[needsaparrot]

"I am not! ...Maybe." Xander twitches one corner of his mouth up, then adds in a more serious tone, "It is a big thing."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"It's easy, sometimes," Bridge says carefully. "To pretend that the Island is the whole world, sort of. But there's people who aren't here whose opinions matter and what are you going to say if she writes back and says she... doesn't approve, or something?"

[needsaparrot]

"I don't think she will," Xander says, which isn't a lie, but it's also not an answer. "But if she did, I'd say..."

What? He rubs at the bridge of his nose.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

And he's torn between wanting to know and not wanting to push. "Yeah?" he says gently.

[needsaparrot]

"That I love her, but it's my life." Xander's hand slides off his knee and finds one wearing a leather glove. "And I know who I want to share it with."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"You know what I haven't done lately?" Bridge says thoughtfully.

[needsaparrot]

Xander is fairly sure that's not a non-sequitur, because it's Bridge, so he goes with it. Sort of. "Flown a kite?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"No! Well. Yes. But that's not what I meant," and Bridge is fairly sure that Xander knew that.

[needsaparrot]

Xander knew that, yes. "What haven't you done lately?"

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Said how much I love you."

[needsaparrot]

"Pretty sure you have." Xander grins. "Unless you're using a really stingy definition of 'lately.' Like 'in the last five minutes.' "

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Well, I haven't seen you since Wednesday," Bridge points out. "So it's been at least since then, you know."

[needsaparrot]

"Well, okay, point. But it's not like I forgot, in two days." Or, y'know, six years.

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I know," Bridge says. "I like saying it, though."

[needsaparrot]

"Well, if it floats your boat...." Xander hasn't actually let go of Bridge's hand; now he runs a thumb along the palm. "I guess I could stand to hear it a couple bazillion more times or so."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"I love you," Bridge says with a grin. "And as for the rest of those couple bazillion times, I'm gonna spread them out a little, because otherwise we'll be sitting here for a very, very long time."

[needsaparrot]

"Dunno that I necessarily mind that idea," Xander says. "...Though eventually there'd have to be bathroom breaks."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"And food," Bridge points out with a laugh, because he's a guy and thus that detail is important.

[needsaparrot]

"I love you too." After a second, Xander adds, ".....even before you said the thing about the food, in case that wasn't clear."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"That is good to know," Bridge says, seriously.

[needsaparrot]

"Wouldn't want you to think I liked, say, Twinkies, more than you. I mean it's a hard choice, but..."

[bridge-carson.livejournal.com]

"Twinkies aren't very good at this, though," Bridge says, and leans in to kiss Xander.

[needsaparrot]

Xander kisses back with much more fervor than a Twinkie would. "Well, no," he agrees after a bit. "They tend not to put much energy into it."