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thesupersmellerAfter a little bit of time to think at Milliways, Gus slips back through the locker door and instead of going home he boots up the computer and gets to work on the expense report from the rare coin theft they'd wrapped on. Try as he might, he couldn't forget about what he'd told Demeter when he got to visit her again - how half of what was on his mind wasn't about the Devil and it wasn't about being alone... it was about missing Shawn. And their office of all places is probably the worst place to get that sort of revelation when every time he opens his eyes there's a little piece of what they've built over the years.
Not that his apartment is much better.
On a whim, he takes a break from Excel and sends Shawn a text:
Busy tonight?
Not that his apartment is much better.
On a whim, he takes a break from Excel and sends Shawn a text:
Busy tonight?
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Date: 2012-07-03 05:29 am (UTC)Mmmm, tacos.
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Date: 2012-07-03 09:09 pm (UTC)Gus lets out a soft laugh and it occurs to him how nice it is to actually laugh. A real laugh. Not the nervous, throat closing gotta do something to look normal laugh.
"Maybe 'You Got a Friend in Me'? We could totally duet that up."
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Date: 2012-07-04 04:27 am (UTC)They're getting closer. He can definitely smell the tacos.
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:09 am (UTC)It was kind of fun that way, though that did lead to that one time doing the Kenny Rogers/Dolly Parton version of "I Will Always Love You" and Shawn is no Dolly.
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:17 am (UTC)"Random is always a viable option."
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:28 am (UTC)"I am not singing anything embarrassing. I've had a enough shame lately... I'm not gonna look like an idiot in front of drunk - potentially cute girls."
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:48 am (UTC)"Relax, man, you totally get veto rights."
That's how much he loves you, Gus.
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:51 am (UTC)Which is in itself probably a bad idea, but it's better to have Shawn as a monitor than no monitor at all. He's pretty sure that he won't run into any ladies quite as bad as The Devil, but he's not taking his chances on possibly getting killed again by picking up a woman in a bar.
"Don't let me go home with anyone but you."
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:53 am (UTC)Always. Even if he shows it in some rather odd ways.
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Date: 2012-07-05 05:56 am (UTC)Thankfully, the hurt is promptly replaced by the "Taco Bar is: OPEN" sign in the window as they pull up to a meter.
"I'm thinking T-N-T, Shawn."
Tacos and tequila.
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Date: 2012-07-05 06:10 am (UTC)He holds up a hand for a fistbump as they park.
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Date: 2012-07-05 06:16 am (UTC)He's already unbuckling his seatbelt and getting out of the car - the open taco bar awaits like a lover in the night. He is not about to disappoint her ten feet of tex-mex flavor. Like a true gentleman, he intends to take her slowly, gently... savoring each flavor until he can't wait to get his pants off at home.
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Date: 2012-07-05 06:35 am (UTC)... Gus would so be getting the side-eye right now if Shawn could really read minds.
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Date: 2012-07-05 06:44 am (UTC)Gus smiles as he comes around the front of the car and sets the alarm. "You're a good man, Shawn... thank you."
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Date: 2012-07-05 01:37 pm (UTC)"No problem, man. Let's go get our taco on."
... That sounded less awkward in his head.
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Date: 2012-07-06 06:04 am (UTC)"And on, and on... hello heartburn, I brought my Tums just for you."
Grinning wide, he pushes open door to the busy restaurant and makes sure they're both hooked up with large trays and enough tacos to feed a small village.
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Date: 2012-07-08 03:46 am (UTC)"Dig in, my friend."
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Date: 2012-07-08 04:00 am (UTC)Two massive tacos, a churro and a one margarita in a glass as big as Gus' head later - he's playing with the oversized paper umbrella while he takes a breather.
"Hey, it works..."
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Date: 2012-07-08 04:19 am (UTC)"Amazing what they can do these days, isn't it?"
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Date: 2012-07-08 04:28 am (UTC)He might be a little tipsy - they're pouring 'em really heavy in that kiddie pool of tequila and limeade.
"You wanna take a break and hit the machine before the college guys get a shot - or eat another taco and wait for them to make fools of themselves in front of that table of bachelorettes?"
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Date: 2012-07-08 04:41 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-07-08 05:05 am (UTC)"Light it up, Shawn - let's do this."
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Date: 2012-07-08 05:19 am (UTC)"You ready to hit that Random button?"
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Date: 2012-07-08 05:37 am (UTC)"Oh, there we go..." he points to the monitor and pair of microphones as the title cues up. "You got a friend in me, Shawn."
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Date: 2012-07-08 05:40 pm (UTC)The karaoke gods are smiling on them. He grabs his own mic with a rather dorky move of his own.
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