Overland Park, KS, Tuesday Afternoon (Late July)

[vanillajello]

"Woah, what's with the bouncing, princess?" Charmaine asked, looking up from her work on some new tiaras, as Kate came down the stairs seemingly exuding far more energy than she'd exhibited going up them some time earlier.

"Oh, nothing," Kate replied, mock coyly. The grinning probably ruined the effect, but she cared not. "Hey, Mom's still coming to pick you up for that doctor thing?"

"Unless she's turned into someone else, yes," her aunt replied. "Why?"

Yeah, Kate was still grinning. "No reason." Again, it wasn't really believable. She bounced her way to the kitchen.

Charmaine shook her head and went back to her glue and sequins. "Whatever you say, Katie."


[ooc: NFB. For the booooy.]

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[therewaslife]

"She saw my ring," Bod said, wincing again. "And I couldn't lie to her. She knows it's from you. I think you and your aunt stopped further questions but you should be prepared for them."

[vanillajello]

"Then she'll ask questions," she replied, unaffected. "Big deal. I've dealt with worse."

[therewaslife]

"You're very carefree for just having been caught nearly stripping each other by your mum," Bod laughed, shaking his head.

[vanillajello]

"Maybe I'm just being very forward-thinking," Kate pointed out as they entered the house. "Like, that's the past and I'm way more interested in the future?"

[therewaslife]

"And what's the future?" Bod asked, smiling at her now as the tension from being caught ebbed away. "Anything interesting?"

[vanillajello]

"I don't know." She closed the door behind them and smirked. "Is getting back on track without fear of getting interrupted again something you'd call interesting?"

[therewaslife]

"Is there no possibility of any other Gregson appearing suddenly?" he checked though he was already moving closer. "No suddenly appearing Marshall to worry about?"

[vanillajello]

Kate shook her head. "I think Lionel took him to the movies. They'll be gone for hours. And my dad's at work."

[therewaslife]

"Show me our room," he said, lips nearly against hers as he did. He could forget about that interruption previously quite easily. "Take me there."

[vanillajello]

Kate put her hands on his sides and curled her fingers into his shirt so she could start pulling him along with her towards the stairs without losing the closeness, yet. "As you wish."

[therewaslife]

"Your mum says you like me a lot," Bod murmured, smiling as he said it. He walked with her carefully, not wanting to trip either of them. "Is that true, hmm?"

[vanillajello]

"She has no idea," Kate replied, taking a risk with that not tripping thing buy trying to nip at his lip, "of just how much I like you."

[therewaslife]

"How much do you like me?" Bod asked because that was the logical question and because he just wanted to know. He followed her attempts at nipping by trying to lick at her lower lip.

[vanillajello]

It was amazing that Kate didn't stumble when they came to the first step, but they needed to go up the stairs very slowly.

"More than words can properly describe," she murmured. "Enough to be happy if my birthday party consisted solely of you."

[therewaslife]

"Your friends and family might have something to say about that," he said, backing off on kissing her so they wouldn't fall going up the steps. "But, if I was the only one there, I'd do my best to make it the best party you've ever attended."

[vanillajello]

"And see, I'd be just fine with that," she noted, pulling away from him just a bit so she could try and maybe get up these stairs a little more efficiently. And securely. "'Cause it's not about my friends and family. They don't factor into me telling you just how much I like you."

[therewaslife]

"They still might be disappointed in missing your birthday," he said, following her a little quicker now that he wasn't so tangled up with her. "And then they might blame me and I might cry."

[vanillajello]

Kate laughed. "Bod, it was a hypothetical birthday! The point was that I would be happy with just you. It was a declaration of love, stop dragging my disappointed family into it!"

[therewaslife]

"I was just trying to be a gentleman!" Bod explained with a laugh. "I know it was a declaration of love, I just wanted to provide you with all arguments!"

[vanillajello]

"Well, stop it!" she admonished, jokingly. "Before you make me feel like you don't want me to like you that much."

[therewaslife]

"You like me too much to just stop like that," Bod said, smiling widely at her. "And I want you to like me that much. I'd be devastated if you didn't like me as much as you do."

[vanillajello]

"Good," she decided, as they came to the top of the stairs and could see their door not too far away. "Because I have no intention of stopping. None whatsoever."

[therewaslife]

"Even if we have a penchant for getting caught being...together by your family?" Bod asked, stepping closer to her now and smiling. "I might embarrass you into avoiding me."

[vanillajello]

"You could never do that," she assured him in a murmur when he moved closer again. "We can learn to control ourselves better. Or my family will just have to deal."

[therewaslife]

"I honestly don't know if I can control myself around you," Bod admitted, reaching for a light kiss. "I really don't know if I can control myself around you when I've been separated for you like I have."