Theodoric's of York, Tuesday evening

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova hung around outside waiting for Blair to show up. He had wanted a big bang, she was going to give him a big bang. Not dirty. A big bang for which she had actually gone and checked over EarthForce regulations before coming here. Just in case.

Now, he just had to show up and they would . . . big bang.

Not dirty.

[[For Blair, mostly, but open nonetheless.]]

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[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova hid a snerk at that, turning her full attention to Blair as she squeezed his hand back just as hard. "Hey, hey, chief, you gonna be okay?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Whoa. Whoa. Whoawhoawhoawhoawhoa." Blair laid still as the guy finished up and gave him a pat on the shoulder to make him move. Then he curled up a little and panted. "Sure. I'm fine. Don't why you even have to ask."

"It's possible I might throw up, but I'm fine."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova rubbed his shoulder, not letting go of his hand. "Breathe, Blair. Take some nice deep breaths, just take a minute." She glared at the piercing guy as if this was his fault. He spread his hands and gave her a 'hey, I warned the guy!' look.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair took a few deep breaths. "I am relaxed. I am relaxed. I am relaxed." After a couple of minutes he stopped panting and looked up at Ivanova. "Okay. That was fun. R-r-ready for your turn?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"Fun?" Ivanova raised an eyebrow, but nodded, biting her lip. "My turn. And you are not going anywhere. Close your eyes if you want to, but I'm holding your hand whether you like it or not."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair glared at the guy as he practically salivated over Ivanova. "No way, Ivanova. I'm watching everything. If someone's hand gets a little too friendly I'll be piercing someone's ass."

He grinned and bounced a little as the man turned away to don new gloves. "How was that? Did that scary enough?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova nodded seriously as she pulled off her shirt and bra, shivering a little bit in the cold. "Very good. I would have been scared." She grinned at him. "But then again, I'm a twinkie, remember?"

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Total twinkie." Blair said squeakily and blushed as he tried to not stare. Yeah, he failed at not staring.

The guy turned around and grinned at Blair's staring and snapped his glove loudly. "Okay then, ya ready for this?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova definitely noticed the staring. She just straightened a little and looked at the guy levelly, holding out her hand for Blair to take. "Do I get a two or are you going to be a jerk to me, too?"

He chuckled. "For you, baby, I'd give you three or four."

Ivanova added a bit of threat to her look. "Two will suffice."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair took Ivanova's hand and held it tightly. "Just breathe, Susan. It's really quick."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova's hand tightened on his as the gun neared.

"One . . . two . . . BAM!"

Ivanova hissed, squeezing her eyes shut and gripping Blair's hand with crushing force. "Fuck," she squeaked. "Fuck fuck . . . ow."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair's eyes widened when Ivanova clamped down on his hand. Holy cow, she was strong!

"Breathe! Breathing makes it better!" Blair reached over and laid a hand on her cheek. "Just give it a second."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova took a few deep breaths, focusing on Blair's face until the nausea passed and she remembered to untangle her hand from his. ". . . whoa," she said finally.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair decided that seeing Ivanova hurt was his new least favorite thing. Leaning forward he kissed her forehead. "Yeah, whoa indeed."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova offered him a smile. It might have been the sudden pain playing with her mind, but she thought she might have caught some of that. "Hey, I'm okay. I've been blown up before, you know."

The piercing guy just gave her a strange look. She ignored him.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

"Blown up, faced a giant gremlin, killed zombies and snow monsters and you're still a twinkie." Blair gave her another kiss and smiled. "How's it feel?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

"The kisses make it better," she said with a grin before taking a fortifying breath and sitting up, looking around for her shirt. It was rather chilly in here. "I am not a twinkie," she protested absently.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair grabbed her shirt and held it out to her. "Kisses make everything better...twinkie."

Blair waited until she had gotten her arms through the shirt before moving around to stand in front her. "Here, let me help you with the buttons." He moved her fingers away and buttoned the bottom button before looking up at Ivanova. "I don't..you were all hurt...I mean..."

Trailing off he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers. It was awkard and inexperienced, but Blair put all his feelings for Ivanova into it and he pulled away after a moment, licking his lips slightly and whispering in amazement. "You taste good."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova's eyes had widened when he leaned in and then fluttered closed. He wasn't the best adept kisser, but . . . it was still the kind of kiss that made her heart start to pound. And from Blair, of all people.

. . . not that she had minded. No, not at all, really. She swallowed and licked her own lips, smiling almost nervously. "So do you."

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair blushed and he absently reached out and straightened her shirt. "I...I'm...I..."

He took a breath and looked at her steadily. There was so much running through his brain right now and he didn't know how to explain any of it. You're leaving tomorrow, maybe for good. You're the best friend I've ever had. You're beautiful. I want you to remember me. I couldn't let you leave without kissing you. You taste really good.

"I'm not going to apologize."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova looked down. After everything she'd said to him, every sexual innuendo and every blatant come on, those small words could make her smile and blush.

"Good," she said. "Because I'm not sorry it happened, either."

She definitely wasn't going to be forgetting it any time soon, either.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair nodded. "Are we going to be all weird now? Did..." He paused for a moment. "We're still us?"

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

Ivanova pulled him into a swift hug as they turned to leave, looping her arm though his. "Yeah, we're still us." A better us. Her lips were still tingling. She looked at him sideways, smirking. "What was going through your head when you decided to kiss me like that?" she asked almost teasingly.

[lovechildblair.livejournal.com]

Blair paused a moment and took stock of how her arm felt in his. He was a little embarrassed over the kiss and still sore from the omgpain. But the overwhemling feeling was contented comfort of closeness with his friend. He knew that even if Ivanova left and didn't come back until years later when she was showed up in Cascade that they would always be friends.

"I was thinking how beautiful you were, how amazing it was that you did this for me, how I never wanted you to be hurt." Blair paused and looked at her seriously. "How you're leaving tomorrow. How I may not see you again. How you're the best friend I've ever had."

[suzotchka.livejournal.com]

How was a girl supposed to respond to something like that? It was more than she had gotten from some men who had proposed to her. She leaned in and rested her head against his - he was too short to rest her head on his shoulder without some interesting neck angles - with a pleased smile.

"I think I love you, Blair," she said, and she wasn't even really joking.