Overland Park, KS, October 1st

[vanillajello]

October 1st, 2011. Kate's 18th birthday.

Again.

Also, November 1st, 2011. Bod's 18th birthday.

Interdimensional time differences were a pain in the ass, but occasionally they produced fun coincidences like a once-in-a-lifetime joint birthday, and that was why Bod had been invited over to Kansas today.

There'd been much cheer earlier from the Gregsons and their assorted posse, and there'd more family partying later, probably (in her honor, not his). But for now, the outsiders had cleared off to do other stuff, mostly to give Kate and Bod some time alone, and so alone they were, in the kitchen of Charmaine's house, with a birthday cake that was missing whatever pieces her family had already eaten. And Kate was currently adding '+ Bod' at the end of the original 'Happy Birthday Kate' in icing. "Look, I'm making you a birthday cake!"

[ooc: NFB, and for the boooy and some truly epic SP.]

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[therewaslife]

"You are," Bod said, leaning a hip against the counter nearby. "You're truly a gourmet chef, Kate. I feel like you should have your own show on the local food network even."

[vanillajello]

Kate laughed, glancing up from the task at hand. "I know, I'm so talented," she said. "Maybe I should just set my sights on that as a career."

[therewaslife]

"I think you could do anything you wanted to do," Bod decided, reaching out to gently touch her cheek. "Happy birthday again, Kate. I've got a strange sense of deja vu but I'm glad your family got to celebrate with you this time."

[vanillajello]

"Thanks," she murmured, smiling, and looking down. "Happy birthday to you too. On this sort of fake 18th birthday of yours."

[therewaslife]

"We'll probably never know when my actual birthday is," he said, smiling down wistfully at the cake, "but this is good enough. It's as good as I'll get and I've liked this date so far. Even if you were a cat last year, it wasn't bad."

[vanillajello]

Kate put the icing down so she could reach for him now, and kiss his cheek quickly, lightly. "That's good to hear," she said. "'Cause I want your birthdays to not suck. Ever."

[therewaslife]

Bod smiled warmly and leaned into her, grateful they were alone so he could show her that affection and not worry about upsetting her family with the obvious closeness.

"If you're around for my birthdays, they're guaranteed not to be at all bad," he promised quietly. "I haven't really ever had a birthday like this before and that's because of you."

[vanillajello]

"Mm, well I'm glad to be of service," Kate murmured, and kissed his cheek again, wrapping her arms around him. "And I haven't even gotten to your birthday presents yet."

[therewaslife]

"You got me presents?" Bod asked, unable not to sound just slightly excited about that. His arms came around her to bring her closer. "Really?"

[vanillajello]

"Why do you almost sound surprised?" Kate laughed. "Of course I fucking got you presents! I mean, I am currently saving money for something, but I'm your girlfriend, so of course I got you presents. Dumb boy."

[therewaslife]

"I just wasn't expecting presents," he admitted, blushing slightly. "Honestly, I thought you might end up a cat so I just wasn't expecting getting to spend time with you while you were...upright."

She'd been a cat around this time of year so often, he couldn't help it! "I'm not a dumb boy! I'm just...a surprised one."

[vanillajello]

"You thought I was going to be a cat?" That got his shoulder smacked. But only lightly, of course. "Dude, I would've murdered you for jinxing me if that had happened!"

[therewaslife]

"I apologize, I apologize," he laughed, shaking his head, "but you have to admit, you're timing has been precise around this time every year for awhile."

[vanillajello]

"Yeah well I'd been hoping that leaving Fandom would've released me from that particular curse," she replied, wrinkling her nose. "And look, it has!"

[therewaslife]

"You're much more interactive as Kate Gregson, the girl," he said, leaning forward and kissing that wrinkled nose. "I apologize for thinking you might be a cat. I'm much happier that you're not."

[vanillajello]

"I was plenty interactive as a cat, though," Kate murmured, just to argue. With a laugh. "I interacted by sprawling all over your chest."

[therewaslife]

"Yes, I suppose that's true," he mumbled, laughing. "But, I prefer you this way where I can hold you and kiss and you and talk with you and you can still sprawl all over my chest if you'd like."

[And I go to woooork!]

[vanillajello]

"Except now if I try to fit all of me on your chest, I run the risk of crushing your ribs," she concluded, sagely. "But yes, anyway. Not a cat, and I did get you presents."

[therewaslife]

"You wouldn't crush my ribs but I'm glad you got me some presents," he said because he could occasionally be excited about things like that. "I don't get those too often."

[vanillajello]

"You don't get those enough," Kate replied, leaning in for another light kiss, this time actually against his lips. "You've been deprived."

[therewaslife]

"But, I have you now," he murmured, smiling against her lips, "and that's really the best gift I could have ever gotten."

[vanillajello]

"Flatterer," she snickered. "But, right back at you. Muffin. Best gift, I mean it."

[therewaslife]

"Until I buy you a new car, of course," Bod joked, chuckling. "Then, I'll have taken second place."

[vanillajello]

"Ooh, are you intending to buy me a car?" Kate teased him with a smirk. "How luxurious."

[therewaslife]

"Yes, with my disposable income, I am going to buy you a very fancy toy car," Bod said with a straight face. "There won't be much room inside but it will definitely look good."