The Perk, Thursday Afternoon

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor had ordered a cup of hot mint cocoa and was sitting happily at a table.

Until he realized they'd given him a spiced coffee instead. He didn't want spiced coffee. He was in a mint cocoa mood. He'd had his hearts set on it. He'd come here especially for it.

And they'd gone and cocked it all up. Stupid apes.

He begrudgingly sat, sipping the spiced coffee. He'd point out the mistake later. After he'd drunk more of the wrong drink.

[ooc: Ooopen!]

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[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

Look at that, Jane is starting her day with coffee instead of booze.

Yes it's afternoon and she's starting her day.

What?

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor smiled at Jane and waved.

Was that a pang of guilt on his face? Possibly, possibly.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

Jane got her coffee and joined him.

"Something wrong Doc?"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Oh, nothing, nothing," the Doctor said. "Get a chance to test out your Christmas present?"

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Thought about shooting some rocks off of... Larger rocks down by the beach. But it would probably make those fellas in the white armor antsy, so I figured I'd go to the shooting range at the Sheriffs store... If she'll ever fucking open it."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Shameful of her, preventing you from fully enjoying Christmas," the Doctor said. "So..." He swirled the coffee in his cup for a moment, thinking. "That date."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Right. Dinner." she took a sip of her coffee. "Where did you want to go?"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Oh, Cafe Fina is a nice place," the Doctor said. "Proper and fancy and local and everything."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

Jane had been discussing the meaning of the word "date" with Apu... But that couldn't possibly be it.

Right?

"Yeah, I been there once. Limey kid works there. Good kid."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Limey... oh, Mister Dornez," the Doctor said. "He's definitely an interesting one. Good abs."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Ya don't say? I didn't see his abs. Just his ass in those tight fancy pants... It was a nice ass... If a bit to young for the likes of me."

Mind you, she's only 25 herself. So, not to young by very much by the standards of her day.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Oh, well, not interested in the boy in that way, anyway," the Doctor said. "Though age differences aren't so much of a bother. Given that the one between us is rather substantial, as well."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"You don't look a day over 300."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Charmer, you," the Doctor said with a smile. "You say the nicest things."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, no body fuckin' talks purtyer then me." she grinned.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor was seized with a sudden impulse, which he acted on.

And attempted to kiss Jane on the cheek.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

Jane on the other hand turned her head because she was about to say something.

Aaaand then kinda forgot what it was.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor sort of forgot as well, and reached a hand up to Jane's face as he deepened the kiss.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

It takes a moment but Jane actually starts to relax.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

And after that moment, the Doctor pulled back, a smile on his face. "Well, that was unexpected."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Why, are your shoes uncomfortable?"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"I wouldn't mind doing that again, me," the Doctor said.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"I... Wouldn't have any objections... If ya did..."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor smirked at Jane. "No objections, hmmm?"

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

Fidgety much?

"Uh... No?" she said. "Should I have?"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Oh, just wondering," the Doctor said. "You seem awfully afraid of saying you'd like for me to do it again."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"... I ain't afraid."

She lies.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"Then why don't you say it?" the Doctor asked.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Iwouldnotfuckingmindifyoudidthatagain."

There, she said it.

...

Holy Fuck she said it!

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

Well, that wasn't good enough for the Doctor, sadly.

"Wouldn't mind is a far cry from like," he said.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"..."

It really doesn't occur to him that some people are just from a different time and place sometimes does it?

"Make up your fucking mind Doc." She said angrily getting up.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor stood up. "Jane, sorry," he said, reaching after her to try and grab her hand.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

Jane pulled her hand up and away from him.

"Oh 'sorry'? Sorry for what? Like I'm some Five-Cents-For-Two-Touches cunt you can pay off with a 'sorry' and an extra penny?"

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"You really think I think of you like that?" the Doctor said, pulling his hand back. He plunged his hands into his jacket pockets. He tried to think of something else to say, but couldn't.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"I don't even know what the fuck I'm thinking. You kissed me. And... I..." Jane is likewise at a complete loss for words.

"You kissed me."

It wasn't accusatory, or a question, or even a statement of a fact.

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

"I did," the Doctor said. "Because I like you, Jane. I respect you."

He wasn't gonna bring out that other l word, though.

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

It probably would have been better if he had.

"Well... I like and respect you too Doc. Very much..."

Because right now all she had to go on was the fact that she'd recently met 8 other versions of this man, one of whom had kissed her because of his shoes, and the other seven had varying degrees of the same reaction. Which meant he'd been liking and respecting her for nigh unto a millennium before he even met her.

So did he think he was kissing her or some penny-dreadful character?

"I gotta get to the shop."

[nine-and-ears.livejournal.com]

The Doctor nodded. "I'll... see you tonight, Jane."

[courtincalamity.livejournal.com]

"Yeah."