St. Eubrie: 516 Peach Avenue (349 hits)
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Submitted by Arizhel (View user info) at 2006-09-13 21:15:22 EDT
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The first light of morning through the window woke Kevin, and he squinted against the glare. Why the hell were the blinds open, anyway? All at once, the previous night hit him, and he sat bolt upright in bed. Lifting the covers gingerly, he could see that he was, indeed, in his birthday suit. Of the woman from the night before, there was no sign, but there -was- a decidedly delicious smell coming from the kitchen. Coffee. And bacon. Did he have bacon? Kevin didn't think he remembered having bacon at all, so the smell of bacon coming from his kitchen was a bit surprising, to say the very least. Not really alarming, per se, but definitely surprising. Coffee was a lot less so, as he always kept a good supply of it around.
Gathering one of the blankets loosely around his waist, he got up to close the window. This one, unfortunately, faced a similar window on the neighbor's house, and the last thing he needed was the kids next door getting a glimpse of all the goods. Come to think of it, he didn't remember leaving the window open. Or the blinds. They were usually shut, though he wasn't in the habit of locking the windows.
Now that the window was closed and the blinds blocking the view, he took the time to look around the room. His clothes were in a pile by the bed. Well, most of them, anyway. One sock had come to rest in front of the door to the half-bathroom attached to his bedroom. It wasn't a very -large- bedroom, but still, one sock ending up over there in the doorway was comical enough to elicit a chuckle from the janitor.
Shaking his head, he made his way over to the dresser, picking out a non-descript pair of grey sweat pants and a t-shirt to wear for the time being. After all, he'd still need a shower yet, so no use in dressing up. And after last night... well, there was really no reason to put on airs in front of his guest. Not right now, in any case. Comfort is the name of the game this fine morning, and a fine morning it was as Kevin made his way out into the hallway leading to the kitchen.
Now that he was out in the hallway, a faint sizzling sound could be heard. His bare feet didn't make much noise at all against the carpet as he emerged from the hallway into the kitchen, only to be confronted with last night's guest. Her back was to him, her slim figure covered up by one of his shirts, and she remained, by all appearances, completely oblivious to his presence in the room. Taking advantage of that fact, Kevin slipped up behind her and slid his arms around her waist, slouching over a bit so that he could kiss her neck.
She obliged him by squealing in surprise, then bursting into laughter. "God, you scared the daylights out of me," she said after a few moments, turning her head so she could kiss the end of his nose. She leaned back against him for a moment, closing her eyes, his cheek resting lightly against her cool, blonde hair. "I'm going to burn breakfast if we keep this up," she observed, then slipped easily out of his grasp and went back to tending the pan full of bacon.
"Where'd you get that, anyway?" Kevin inquired, one brow quirked upward as he watched her watching the bacon. "I didn't think I had any."
"You didn't," she replied. "I went to the market this morning. I noticed something weird on the way out, too. The power's still out at the KwikSnak, or at least it was the last time I checked. It was out last night, too. No idea what's going on over there, but at least it cuts down on the traffic, hm?"
"You got it, babe," was his reply, followed by a chuckle. "I'm glad to see someone else on this street feels the same way I do about that. Uh... speaking of living on this street..." An awkward pause ensued, punctuated by Kevin rubbing the back of his neck with one hand. "When do you... have to be home?"
"He's away on business for the rest of the week," she replied, looking over her shoulder at him, and nibbling nervously at her lower lip. "But I can't stay for the whole week... he's due to call later today. I... I just had to come though, Kevin. I had to."
"Did you?" Kevin replied, a mischievous grin sneaking onto his face. "Come, I mean?"
Her reply started off with a short laugh. "What, are you kidding me? At least twenty-five times. Maybe even thirty."
Kevin made no reply, but instead reached over to tickle her, a move which was met by a dismayed squeal, followed by more helpless laughter. "No, cmon, I've gotta watch this or I'll burn it. Oh, dammit, it's starting to burn already..."
After rescuing the slightly over-crisped bacon, she smirked up at the janitor. "Go sit down and quit being so grabby. Not that I mind so much, but we'll never eat at this rate, cause I still have to make the eggs."
"Yes, ma'am," Kevin said, sketching a salute and starting over toward the table. "Just let me inform you that that shirt looks a lot better on you than it does on me."
She brandished the spatula in his general direction and shook her head. "I'll ma'am you." She plucked at the oversized t-shirt, chuckling. "It's a bit big on me, but I like it. Oh, hey, make sure you pour me a cup of coffee too, before you go in there. We'll have breakfast, and we'll... talk things over, okay?"
"You got it."
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Submitted by Crystle (user info) at 2006-11-02 17:45:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Submitted by LT (user info) at 2006-10-07 07:39:18 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Arizhel (user info) at 2006-09-13 22:53:43 EDT (#)
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Hah. Apologies! I had completely forgotten.
The grammar Nazi in me wants to punctuate it.
Excuse me while I put him back in his cage.
Submitted by stok (user info) at 2006-09-13 22:38:25 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-13 22:08:52 (#)
Ranking: 2
In case no one remembers the original. St Eubrie has no period
after the t. :)
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Submitted by UnderOathMeal (user info) at 2006-09-13 21:55:45 (#)
Ranking: 2
I had actually forgotten about St. Eubrie until this.
Thank you ... very well written.
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Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-13 21:54:59 (#)
Ranking: 2
People, this is good stuff. Whip out some good ratings.
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fuck off cunts eubire is shit and so are youse
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-13 22:08:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
In case no one remembers the original. St Eubrie has no period
after the t. :)
Submitted by UnderOathMeal (user info) at 2006-09-13 21:55:45 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I had actually forgotten about St. Eubrie until this.
Thank you ... very well written.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-13 21:54:59 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
People, this is good stuff. Whip out some good ratings.
Submitted by Arizhel (user info) at 2006-09-13 21:52:33 EDT (#)
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Sorry!
Things got weird.
They're less weird now.
I think.
Muahaha.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-09-13 21:36:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Don't wait so long to post part three. . .