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Post by PeroxidePirate on Mar 19, 2011 12:18:23 GMT 10
Title: First Date (3) Rating: PG Wordcount: 195 Pairing: Team Protector (Kel/Maura) Round: 1/C Summary: Kel enjoys her lunch.
“I’m a little disturbed by the tree,” Kel admitted, as she made herself comfortable on the tower floor. “Do you think he can hear us?”
“Don’t be worried, please,” Maura insisted, settling across from her. “I don’t care if he can — he lost his chance to have a say in my life.”
“I suppose he did.”
“So relax, Kel. Just sit back and enjoy your lunch.”
It was a stunning meal, especially for something Maura had referred to as, “a little picnic” — better than almost any repast Kel had eaten since the war began. There were slices of fresh crusty bread, sharp cheeses, and intriguingly spiced sauces to accompany them. There were several varieties of crisp Dunlath apples, and little turnovers stuffed with succulent roasted pheasant, and honey-sweetened cakes. The vessels Kel had first taken for waterskins instead held apple cider and raspberry wine. For a while Kel did forget to wonder about the tree; she barely remembered to talk. She just enjoyed the food.
When she looked up and saw Maura, sunlight shining on her freckled cheeks, looking at Kel as though she was something wonderful, she barely remembered to eat.
QC by: inthefire
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Post by Rosie on Mar 19, 2011 16:40:39 GMT 10
The last sentence fills me with delight.
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Post by Lisa on Mar 19, 2011 23:15:20 GMT 10
Eeeee. The food sounds yummy (I should've eaten breakfast before reading), and Maura's expression is even better!
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