➹BEEPER

[intheblanks]

"It had better be an emergency."
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[intheblanks]

[He replies with a slow smile.]

They're all my favourite.

[synanthrope]

No they're not.

[She knows. She watches him.]

I took out one of the cars. For you to drive.

[intheblanks]

[And it's true, but he rarely has complaints.]

Back to the beach?

[synanthrope]

Wherever you like.

[She offers him the key]

Its your birthday.

[intheblanks]

Maybe we should just see where we end up.

[He stands, offering a hand to her.]

Someone else gave me a present. Clothes.

[synanthrope]

[She takes his hand and stands]

Nice clothes?

[intheblanks]

[His free hand scoops it from his jacket pocket, holding it juuuust out of her reach.]

[synanthrope]

[She's staring at it]

Those aren't nice clothes, Robert.

[intheblanks]

It was thoughtful.

[He'd wear it happily. He will.]

[synanthrope]

It's ugly.

[She's so matter of fact about it.]

[intheblanks]

It's patriotic. No burning it when I'm asleep.

[In fact, he could take his other tie off right now and...]

[synanthrope]

I wouldn't burn it.

I would just shun you when you choose to put it on.

[intheblanks]

[Which he's doing, awkwardly, one handedly as they walk. He at least gets it draped around his neck.]

Even for a birthday kiss?

[synanthrope]

Do you want me that close to it?

[intheblanks]

[He tugs it straight.]

mm-hmm.

[synanthrope]

[She swings around and leans in for a kiss]

[intheblanks]

[As a rule he keeps PDAs fairly rare, but today he's not brief about kissing her back. He is, however, a little smug about it.]

Thank you.

[synanthrope]

Happy birthday.

[intheblanks]

[He nods, and lets her lead him to the car.]

[synanthrope]

[The car is sitting there in the cold, but luckily the street is salted. It'll mean a whole cleaning when she gets back, but she doesn't mind]

[intheblanks]

[Maybe she'll have help. He gets her door.]

Next year, we should pick up a wreck and get it some decent winter tyres.

[synanthrope]

I don't like wrecks. Unless you mean for me to fix it.

[She slips into her seat]

[intheblanks]

Shame to wreck something that wasn't one to begin with. There are some interesting tracks up the mountain.

[synanthrope]

I had a jeep. I could get access to it again.

[intheblanks]

Who has access to it now?