The House in Limbo City, Late Wednesday Afternoon

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Anders was cooking dinner for Kathy.

That wasn't exactly an unknown even, but it was still rare enough that he kept double-checking the recipe for tofu tacos as he sliced and seasoned. There was already dish of black beans and a basket of chips and salsa on the table, and plenty of cold beer in the fridge for them both.

He poked at the tofu in the pan one more time, satisfied to see a dark sear forming on the underside, and called up to his girlfriend.

"Dinner looks like it's almost ready!"

[OOC: For the girl, please!]

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"And your set is especially nice," Anders told her, winking back. "Nice rear between them, too."

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"All the better for grinding against you," Kathy said, giving him a flirty wink. "Whether we're dancing or not."

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"Why, Miss Li," Anders said, reaching under the table to squeeze her knee. "Are you flirting with me?"

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"Always," Kathy said, shameless. "You're too pretty not to flirt with. You think I'm getting anywhere?"

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"I think there's, oh, maybe a 90 percent chance I'm going to let you take me home tonight," Anders said, laughing. "Higher if Ronin doesn't distract us."

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"Don't worry," Kathy said with a grin. "We can just send him to snuggle Dante. He'll love that."

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"Dante, or Ronin?" Anders wondered. "Or both of them?"

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"Dante, entirely," Kathy said, eyes dancing with mischief. "Who wouldn't love eighty-pounds of dog draped over them?"

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"At least it'll mean he's not spending the night alone," Anders grinned at her. "I love when we're all together, but sometimes it's nice to get you to myself."

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Kathy couldn't stop her smile. "Exactly," she said, her hand settling over the one he'd placed on her knee. "Sometimes I just don't wanna share. Not you or your attention."

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"I feel the same way," Anders told her, feeling a thrill from the warmth of her hand. "You deserve my undivided attention once in a while."

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"So, any plans for that undivided attention after dinner?" Kathy asked, bottom lip caught between her teeth as she smiled.

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Anders finished his beer before he answered. "Get you naked and use my tongue on you until you scream?" he suggested. "If that works for you."

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"And here, I was thinking small, like waiting until we were watching TV before going down on you," Kathy said, not bothering to hide the heat that leapt into her gaze. "But I'm willing to go along with your idea."

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"If you want to watch TV, we could," Anders said, voice mock-nonchalant even as his eyes matched the heat in Kathy's. "I haven't watched the new season of Dark Reflection"

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"You know?" Kathy said, thoughtfully. "That sounds like fun, but I really think you were onto something with your first idea."

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"I thought you might like that one," Anders said, glancing over the table. "Let's have dessert now, and clean up later."

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Kathy finished her last taco, scooping up the remnants of guacamole off her plate, and then pushed her chair back. "So which one of us is dessert?" she asked, leaving her chair to eel into his, straddling his lap with a grin.

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"How corny would it be if I said you, because you're sweet?" Anders wondered, hands moving up Kathy's thighs.

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"One day, you two nerds'll catch on that there's nothing too corny or too sappy to make me happy," Kathy teased, nipping at his ear.

"...Though now I realize you might have literally meant dessert and need to pause in case there's cake or something I hadn't noticed."

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Anders shook his head, feeling the soft brush of Kathy's hair against his cheek.

"I think we still have some ice cream," he offered. "But to be honest, I want that almost as much as I want to watch Netflix."

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Kathy chuckled, continuing to kiss down his neck. "Ice cream and chill can come later," she murmured. "After you and I do."

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"Well-played," Anders murmured, and brought his hands higher yet on her legs, feeling the smooth skin under her skirt.

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"May not be quite the cunning linguist you are," Kathy said with a smile far too gleeful than the jokes necessarily deserved, "but I've gotten a little bit of practice in, here and there."

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"You're a good teacher, too," Anders praised as his fingers edged toward where the hem of her underwear would be. "You have me speaking in all kinds of tongues."