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[Good. Maybe Chuck wants him to be angry, maybe he wants a good, solid fight from him because there's no one else that pushes back like Raleigh does and he likes that.
He glares at Raleigh as he unscrews the top of the bottle and following in his partner's shining example, takes a drink from it.]
Yeah? Since when are you the expert on that?
He glares at Raleigh as he unscrews the top of the bottle and following in his partner's shining example, takes a drink from it.]
Yeah? Since when are you the expert on that?
[Sometimes debatable.
Plans that involve arching up and kissing his stupid, stupid mouth, which is exactly what Chuck does. So this only happens when they're both on the better side of drunk and come tomorrow, he's going to go back to his girlfriend like nothing happened here.
It's nice anyway, right? And it's not like Becket is getting any from anyone else so he can't be picky.]
Plans that involve arching up and kissing his stupid, stupid mouth, which is exactly what Chuck does. So this only happens when they're both on the better side of drunk and come tomorrow, he's going to go back to his girlfriend like nothing happened here.
It's nice anyway, right? And it's not like Becket is getting any from anyone else so he can't be picky.]
Nah, you wouldn't. You're like the boy who cried wolf.
[ Satisfied, Raleigh pats Chuck on the ass, as if to say good game and rolls out of bed. He offers Chuck a hand to help him out. ]
[ He's not hearing any complaints.
Raleigh's definitely not giving any complaints either, except that maybe the angle for kissing is a little awkward, so Raleigh shifts over Chuck to settle more of his weight on his knees, turning the awkward bump of their mouths into a proper kiss. When Chuck arches up, Raleigh catches Chuck's hips and keeps him there.
And shut up, Raleigh can totally get it up with someone else. But he -- inexplicably -- wants it with Chuck more than he wants it from any random chick he could pick up at this party, so maybe he holds Chuck to him a little tighter than he means to right off the bat. The existence of Chuck's girlfriend is supremely irritating, always has been for reasons Raleigh doesn't really want to get into with Chuck, ever, but marking Chuck up for show's always been one of their big no rules, no matter how badly Raleigh wants to.
Just to -- he doesn't know. Make it so that there's proof that something did happen here, or whatever.
It keeps up like that until Raleigh has to break away for air, pressing a couple of light, biting kisses to Chuck's neck, nothing that'll leave bruises tomorrow. ]
[ That wouldn't be unwelcome, is all Raleigh's saying.
Raleigh openly ignores Chuck, humming like he's found something that really, really interests him, leaning forward on his arms again. He traces a finger along the line of Chuck's jaw, and then proceeds to press a couple of slow, sloppy kisses to the places he's touched, avoiding Chuck's mouth, like a brat. ]
[Why does there need to be proof at all? Why do they have to talk about this with anyone else, because you better fucking believe that Chuck still thinks of himself as straight. Straight with a broken compass when he's drunk or something. If that's what he has to tell himself to sleep at night.
He can't explain why he likes this... thing with Becket so much. Why Raleigh has him breathing heavier and tipping his head to the side so he can do more of that to his neck.]
Don't you leave a mark, dumbass. [Or why he has to say shit even though he trusts that Raleigh won't.]
He can't explain why he likes this... thing with Becket so much. Why Raleigh has him breathing heavier and tipping his head to the side so he can do more of that to his neck.]
Don't you leave a mark, dumbass. [Or why he has to say shit even though he trusts that Raleigh won't.]
[Fuck it. You shithead. You're a total cocktease. And your stupid abs are unfair.
Chuck grabs him by the hair with one hand and puts another on his shoulder and he twists and tugs and pulls and then pushes until Raleigh is firmly underneath him and he's got him pinned there with his hips and that hand still on his shoulder to get him from squirming too much.
And then he's just going to look at you, Raleigh. How's your medicine taste? Bet it's bitter.]
Chuck grabs him by the hair with one hand and puts another on his shoulder and he twists and tugs and pulls and then pushes until Raleigh is firmly underneath him and he's got him pinned there with his hips and that hand still on his shoulder to get him from squirming too much.
And then he's just going to look at you, Raleigh. How's your medicine taste? Bet it's bitter.]
[ He almost withstands it - holding still as if to not startle himself into emotion again but, at the last second, his face tightens and gives way to anger. Chuck has no right --
He does, perhaps, but. For the first time tonight, Raleigh wants to put distance between him and Chuck, and even Raleigh knows that would be a bad idea. He doesn't know what the best idea is, here.
Tearing that bottle from Chuck's hands isn't one of them, but he flexes his hands behind his back anyway. ] We're all fucking experts.
He does, perhaps, but. For the first time tonight, Raleigh wants to put distance between him and Chuck, and even Raleigh knows that would be a bad idea. He doesn't know what the best idea is, here.
Tearing that bottle from Chuck's hands isn't one of them, but he flexes his hands behind his back anyway. ] We're all fucking experts.
[ He makes a face, but moves to take the soda anyway. It's flat when he drinks it, but has some again anyway after he's tried the whiskey.
Raleigh pulls another disgruntled face, licking his lips with a super attractive smacking noise to chase away the taste. ] Ugh.
Raleigh pulls another disgruntled face, licking his lips with a super attractive smacking noise to chase away the taste. ] Ugh.
[ Mmmm-hmmm, that long, proper kiss works its magic well enough -- Raleigh likes kissing him; Chuck might be an asshole sometimes (she knows him well enough to know that he's not as much of a jerk-ass as he likes to come across), and that proves to be a nice, proper distraction.
While other women would be upset that Chuck isn't all that invested in children, Raleigh is relatively pleased about it -- he likes Percy well enough, and that's pretty much a-okay with her. And so just for being a pretty good husband (in his own way), Raleigh rewards him with what's pretty much an hour's worth of great sex that consisted of a blowjob and her letting him top. And then the one time after they had another quick round in the bathroom just because.
It was great, it was delightful, and it leaves Raleigh happily sore when she stretches beside him lazily, naked as the day she was born -- to turn the baby monitor back on again. Well, all's peaceful on the Percy front. ]
Tonight's our lucky night.
While other women would be upset that Chuck isn't all that invested in children, Raleigh is relatively pleased about it -- he likes Percy well enough, and that's pretty much a-okay with her. And so just for being a pretty good husband (in his own way), Raleigh rewards him with what's pretty much an hour's worth of great sex that consisted of a blowjob and her letting him top. And then the one time after they had another quick round in the bathroom just because.
It was great, it was delightful, and it leaves Raleigh happily sore when she stretches beside him lazily, naked as the day she was born -- to turn the baby monitor back on again. Well, all's peaceful on the Percy front. ]
Tonight's our lucky night.
[ Raleigh snorts; yeah, they're mostly over it, but -- it's still sort of a sore spot, you know? Raleigh's still frowning, she knows he's joking, but those memories. ]
We fought over a guy once. She slept with someone I liked. [ Raleigh didn't move quickly enough, when he flirted with them both and she had his number. ]
That was years ago, but.
We fought over a guy once. She slept with someone I liked. [ Raleigh didn't move quickly enough, when he flirted with them both and she had his number. ]
That was years ago, but.
[ Three weeks later, and Raleigh is mostly back to being obnoxiously energetic; she'd been particularly determined to regain muscle mass and working through activities of daily living for both her physio and occupational therapy; even the speech therapist had cleared her within the first couple of weeks.
She hated being in the wheelchair, she'd hated the slow progress at first, hated that her husband and son and father-in-law had to see her in the state she was in, but she was lucky to come out of the accident this well when others wouldn't normally have made it.
Chuck had been extraordinarily devoted, patient where she thought he wouldn't be -- his temper still frays, especially when he thinks she's pushing herself too far too quickly -- but she wants to come home. At the very least, a few good things had come out of the accident, right? Herc and Chuck are looking to be repairing their relationship. It's slow, but she's quietly pleased to see that the both of them are making an effort, at least.
Finally, the day comes when she can be discharged, and Raleigh doesn't even spare the wheelchair, the quad stick, or the walking stick a second glance -- she won't be needing any of those anymore, thank you. It's a surreal experience, packing her bag, but she manages well, and thanks the nurses and the attending doctor, as well as apologising for Chuck, too. She knows how the man can get.
Now, where had Chuck gone off to? ]
She hated being in the wheelchair, she'd hated the slow progress at first, hated that her husband and son and father-in-law had to see her in the state she was in, but she was lucky to come out of the accident this well when others wouldn't normally have made it.
Chuck had been extraordinarily devoted, patient where she thought he wouldn't be -- his temper still frays, especially when he thinks she's pushing herself too far too quickly -- but she wants to come home. At the very least, a few good things had come out of the accident, right? Herc and Chuck are looking to be repairing their relationship. It's slow, but she's quietly pleased to see that the both of them are making an effort, at least.
Finally, the day comes when she can be discharged, and Raleigh doesn't even spare the wheelchair, the quad stick, or the walking stick a second glance -- she won't be needing any of those anymore, thank you. It's a surreal experience, packing her bag, but she manages well, and thanks the nurses and the attending doctor, as well as apologising for Chuck, too. She knows how the man can get.
Now, where had Chuck gone off to? ]
[ ...And they say that women overreact. Raleigh pauses, raising her eyebrows at him. ]
Keep pounding the potatoes, honey. [ She's on the side of reconciliation, okay? No matter how long it takes -- she hates seeing Chuck so miserable and so angry. ] Besides, he's not my type.
[ She moves past him, giving his butt a nice slap that signals that that particular conversation is over for the time being, while she retrieves more plastic gloves. Shoving filling up a turkey's ass is a lot less fun than is advertised on the packet. ]
Let's just have a civil dinner today, okay?
Keep pounding the potatoes, honey. [ She's on the side of reconciliation, okay? No matter how long it takes -- she hates seeing Chuck so miserable and so angry. ] Besides, he's not my type.
[ She moves past him, giving his butt a nice slap that signals that that particular conversation is over for the time being, while she retrieves more plastic gloves. Shoving filling up a turkey's ass is a lot less fun than is advertised on the packet. ]
Let's just have a civil dinner today, okay?
[It's what Chuck is aiming for. To push and push hard until Raleigh fights back. He likes it when Raleigh fights him, as sadistic as that sounds but he also knows exactly where to hit when he wants to hurt someone. So he takes a drink and rolls his eyes.]
You're full of shit.
You're full of shit.
[Don't you slap his ass like he's a piece of meet, Becket.
Chuck is scowling at the potatoes like they also said that he should reconcile with his father too and he's going to pummel them for the very idea.]
... if he says something I make no promises.
Chuck is scowling at the potatoes like they also said that he should reconcile with his father too and he's going to pummel them for the very idea.]
... if he says something I make no promises.
[Don't apologize for him, Raleigh what the fuck. He works with these people, they know him and they know that they had to be extra on their toes when it came to his wife if they didn't want to be yelled at by one of the cardiologists.
Things are okay with him and his dad. Herc's at home with Percy now, because it's just easier to move things around when there isn't a toddler gumming up the works. And Chuck wants to get Raleigh out of there nearly as fast as she wants to leave herself. He wants her to be ready and safe but even he would agree that she is, but she's not going to push herself at home and go back to full speed today or so help him, he's taking the kid and leaving her.
He's actually checking on one of his patients while she's packing up, just a quick check in to adjust a med and then he's coming around the counter for her.]
Ready?
Things are okay with him and his dad. Herc's at home with Percy now, because it's just easier to move things around when there isn't a toddler gumming up the works. And Chuck wants to get Raleigh out of there nearly as fast as she wants to leave herself. He wants her to be ready and safe but even he would agree that she is, but she's not going to push herself at home and go back to full speed today or so help him, he's taking the kid and leaving her.
He's actually checking on one of his patients while she's packing up, just a quick check in to adjust a med and then he's coming around the counter for her.]
Ready?
[Yeah he definitely knows he's being rewarded when she lets him get on top. And when she goes for another round of it in the bathroom without even checking the baby monitor first but it's okay, their kid is still sleeping. Probably wore himself out with all of that naked running around. It takes energy to strip, kid, he understands.
Chuck nuzzles her at the same time he pats her ass. Like good game. How's it feel, Raleigh, huh? Not that great is it.]
Yeah, maybe he's exhausted from all that adorable screaming he did.
Chuck nuzzles her at the same time he pats her ass. Like good game. How's it feel, Raleigh, huh? Not that great is it.]
Yeah, maybe he's exhausted from all that adorable screaming he did.
[ She laughs, drowsy and contented, draping an arm over his waist with a languid grace. She's exhausted in all the best ways, so much so that she doesn't mind him patting her ass, so long as he keeps it up with the nuzzling. ]
All the ad --
[ And then it starts, the incredible escalation of a crying toddler having just woken up from a nightmare, clear and vivid over the baby monitor. Raleigh winces. ]
Go on, that's your son.
All the ad --
[ And then it starts, the incredible escalation of a crying toddler having just woken up from a nightmare, clear and vivid over the baby monitor. Raleigh winces. ]
Go on, that's your son.
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