Early Bird
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ds_flashfictionMissing a couple of deadlines just makes you that much keener! This is just because the last time I put him in Frannie's lipstick he looked so pretty.
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It was harder than I thought, to do this, and easier too. I mean, technically it was a lot of work. I have a reputation for being well-dressed to live up to. But I did it because Benny did it for me.
So here I was getting out of a taxi because I could not drive in the shoes. I could barely walk in the shoes. At the top of the steps I tripped and started to fall ass over turkey only to be rescued by Prince Charming himself, right on cue.
“Are you all right, ma’am? Let me help you … Ray?”
As peeved as I was that he recognised me straight away, I’ve gotta admit that I felt relieved too.
“I hear you needed a date for the big shindig,” I said, waving an arm towards the open door. I could hear music and hoped like hell that I wouldn’t have to dance, because I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t be able to do it backwards.
He gave me one of those tiny smiles of his and damn, I must have done up the girdle thing too tight, ‘cause I was having trouble breathing.
“In that case, I’d be honoured to escort you.”
Benny held out his arm, and as I slipped mine through it I felt the knot of nerves I’d refused to admit to earlier disappear. He led me through the foyer and for the first time tonight I felt light on my feet, almost graceful. Maybe I could manage a dance after all.
A butler-guy waved us into the ballroom after Benny said to him, “Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP and Miss Vecchio,” and hey, I managed not to blush until he turned to me and said,
“You know Ray, if you’d told me you were coming I would have gotten you a corsage.”
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It was harder than I thought, to do this, and easier too. I mean, technically it was a lot of work. I have a reputation for being well-dressed to live up to. But I did it because Benny did it for me.
So here I was getting out of a taxi because I could not drive in the shoes. I could barely walk in the shoes. At the top of the steps I tripped and started to fall ass over turkey only to be rescued by Prince Charming himself, right on cue.
“Are you all right, ma’am? Let me help you … Ray?”
As peeved as I was that he recognised me straight away, I’ve gotta admit that I felt relieved too.
“I hear you needed a date for the big shindig,” I said, waving an arm towards the open door. I could hear music and hoped like hell that I wouldn’t have to dance, because I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t be able to do it backwards.
He gave me one of those tiny smiles of his and damn, I must have done up the girdle thing too tight, ‘cause I was having trouble breathing.
“In that case, I’d be honoured to escort you.”
Benny held out his arm, and as I slipped mine through it I felt the knot of nerves I’d refused to admit to earlier disappear. He led me through the foyer and for the first time tonight I felt light on my feet, almost graceful. Maybe I could manage a dance after all.
A butler-guy waved us into the ballroom after Benny said to him, “Constable Benton Fraser, RCMP and Miss Vecchio,” and hey, I managed not to blush until he turned to me and said,
“You know Ray, if you’d told me you were coming I would have gotten you a corsage.”
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Date: 2003-06-10 02:35 am (UTC)Too cute, really nice to read. :)
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Date: 2009-08-19 11:52 pm (UTC)GLOMP!!!!