“Nine,” Alex agreed. The more he thought about it, the more he realized he was being ridiculous. In any branch of the military, you were going to find people who got a little bent out of shape. It came with the job and normally you just shrugged it off and moved on, going to see someone only if was enough to impact what you were supposed to do. So he was overreacting.
But it meant that he could see Bass tomorrow and it was a marginally better excuse than anything he was likely to come up with at the spur of the moment.
And maybe it was a good thing being ridiculous every now and again.
“If we’re lucky, we might get out for lunch,” he teased. “We’re probably looking at dinner, though.”
Bass didn't mind the overreacting. He might be a bit embarrassed tomorrow, but he could also tell the doctor that he had a match coming up and just wanted to make sure he was in top shape. So long as it looked like caution before doing something he didn't have to do, so that it wouldn't risk making it hard to do something he did, no one would think it was too strange. That was responsible fighting, not malingering or anything.
It was nice to have someone worried, even if just over his shoulder. Miles worried about the big things, obviously, but he'd never had the little moments. So, Alex got a smile.
"Well, either way, I'll need food, so...I'll have to take you out to say thank you."
And there it was. Apparently Alex wasn't the only one who was thinking of this as a date and Bass apparently wanted a second one. Or maybe he didn't consider this a date and wanted a real one. Either way, it made Alex smile, first a slow one and then a real grin.
Yeah, so maybe this had started with him talking about someone else giving him a blow job. Well, he'd already figured out that Bass was a little...he didn't know how to explain it. He was Bass and the longer he actually spent time with Bass, the more interested he was.
"It sounds like we have plans."
And maybe he'd even dress up a little. Not to be noticeable, just to...look good.
"Sounds like we do." Bass returned the smile with a grin of his own.
He hadn't dated in a very long time, and it was a little unnerving how pleased he was by the prospect. His plan had been to hit on the hot young airman, see what came of it. He'd known he liked Alex in passing, sure, but the idea of actually getting to know him, to play with the idea that this might be something worth pursuing for more than a night...he hadn't really expected it. But he wasn't at all sorry.
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Date: 2019-07-18 06:19 pm (UTC)But it meant that he could see Bass tomorrow and it was a marginally better excuse than anything he was likely to come up with at the spur of the moment.
And maybe it was a good thing being ridiculous every now and again.
“If we’re lucky, we might get out for lunch,” he teased. “We’re probably looking at dinner, though.”
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Date: 2019-07-24 02:19 am (UTC)It was nice to have someone worried, even if just over his shoulder. Miles worried about the big things, obviously, but he'd never had the little moments. So, Alex got a smile.
"Well, either way, I'll need food, so...I'll have to take you out to say thank you."
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Date: 2019-08-01 04:12 am (UTC)Yeah, so maybe this had started with him talking about someone else giving him a blow job. Well, he'd already figured out that Bass was a little...he didn't know how to explain it. He was Bass and the longer he actually spent time with Bass, the more interested he was.
"It sounds like we have plans."
And maybe he'd even dress up a little. Not to be noticeable, just to...look good.
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Date: 2019-08-06 03:09 am (UTC)He hadn't dated in a very long time, and it was a little unnerving how pleased he was by the prospect. His plan had been to hit on the hot young airman, see what came of it. He'd known he liked Alex in passing, sure, but the idea of actually getting to know him, to play with the idea that this might be something worth pursuing for more than a night...he hadn't really expected it. But he wasn't at all sorry.