The House In Limbo City, Limbo City, Wednesday Evening

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It had been ten days since the kids had left and Kathy was mostly back to normal. The fact that it was the end of the semester had probably helped a bit in that regard - it was possible to be maudlin and to study your ass off, but it took a lot more energy than Kathy really had to spare.

Her immediate plans for the evening - more studying, finals started on Monday - had been immediately derailed when Dante had declared it a night off, carrying her downstairs to a pillow pile, made from what looked to be every pillow in the damn house. As if that wasn't dirty enough, he plied her with a mixing bowl full of ice cream, whipped cream, and caramel sauce, a similar-sized sundae for him on the other side of the nest.

Ice cream, blankets, pillows, and boyfriend. The perfect recipe to get rid of post-kid and pre-finals blues.


[Dante modded with permission!]

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"It was also winter!" Kathy protested. "Some of that was quality hiding-from-the-temperatures behavior!"

Just, y'know. Not most of it.

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"Suuuuuure," Dante said. "I believe you."

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"So mean to me," Kathy said, rolling over to pick her ice cream up again. "Not believing my incredibly realistic excuses. Just for that, I'm standing on cold tile before coming to bed tonight."

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"I think it's adorable you think you can make those icicles even colder than they naturally are," Dante said, snickering.

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"It's warming up!" Kathy protested. "Soon my feet will be pleasantly cool when we sleep! Like air conditioning, but under the blankets."

That was her story, anyway.

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"Yeaaaaaah," Dante said.

His hand slid down.

And grabbed her foot.

"Man, I can cool a beer with this."

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"Rude!" Kathy declared, which was not the same as 'wrong.' "You gave me ice cream! Of course I'm going to be cold now!"

Which, sure, was a theory.

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"You been rubbing the ice cream on your feet when I wasn't looking?" Dante retorted.

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"Don't kinkshame your favorite girlfriend," Kathy teased, licking whipped cream off the back of her spoon.

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"I can kinkshame if it means I'm gettin' ice cream on my calves at night," Dante retorted.

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"You're one to talk about getting cream on someone's legs at night," Kathy 'muttered', definitely making sure she was loud enough for him to hear.

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"Hey now," Dante said, grinning, and nipped at her neck. "That's a team effort."

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"It's not the cream I'm complaining about," Kathy retorted, shivering. "It's the location. There are funner places to choose than my legs is all I'm saying."

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"Not every night can be bukake night," Dante teased.

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"Not with that attitude," Kathy sniffed.

Then winked at him over her ice cream.

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Dante laughed, sliding his fingers into her hair. "Have I told you you are an awesome girlfriend?" he teased.

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"I thought that this was your way of saying so," Kathy said, smiling up at him with her eyes bright.

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"Maybe," Dante said, grinning. "Feel like I should be maybe amping it up more than just pillows and ice cream, though."

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"I mean, you wanna let me know what you had in mind..." Kathy invited.

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"Hey, hey, I didn't say I had ideas," Dante said, amused. "This is my idea, right here."

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"The absolute worst," Kathy said, setting her empty bowl aside and rolling back over to cuddle up against him, snuggling against his side not unlike Ronin in when he was feeling particularly affectionate. "Hey. I have an idea. You know where the markers are?"

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"Yeah, in the dresser," Dante said, wrapping his arm around her waist. "Want me to go get 'em?"

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"Oh you are spoiling me," Kathy said with a sigh. She bent. Kissed him, tongue tracing the fullness of his lips. "Lose your shirt while you're up, okay?"

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Dante laughed softly. "'Cause you asked so nicely," he said. Kissed her again, just the once, and then scrambled upright.

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Kathy watched him go, lazy and easy on the pillows, already trying to figure out what and where she should start working, watching him with drowsy eyes.