The bottom step puts her almost even with him, so she doesn't have to stretch too far to reach her arms around his shoulders and pull him close. It's not the immediate suck-fest she had with Jerome, but she's warm and soft and yielding and tooootally open to following his lead.
There's a very obvious difference in the way she is being with him versus the overzealous attack Harleen had gone into with his brother, but it's kind of nice. He sinks rather easily into the kiss, letting his hands wander to rest on her hips.
She grows more assertive as he gains confidence and by the time his hands reach her hips she is pressing close and digging her fingers in his shoulders, practically leaning off the stoop. By the time she pulls away for air, she's a little dazed and giddy.
"I think ... Yeah, I feel good about this." Another kiss, this one punctuated by her fingers in his hair. "Should we head back or make him look?"
Jeremiah suddenly hates the fact that breathing is a requirement of living because he really would have rather not had to end that kiss yet. But she's still touching him and he can't quite get over that she even wants him. "Oh, I'm sure it won't be long befo--"
As if on cue, Jerome bounds over to the two of them. "I was wonderin' where you two lovebirds flew away to." He his arms and rests them on one of Leeny's shoulders, resting his chin on his arms. "So, who's the better kisser? Inquiring minds wanna know!"
"The best kisser is me." Leeny grins and kisses Jerome on the nose, still happily clinging to Jeremiah. She likes the both of them, and they both like her, and surely brothers can work out how to get along... Right?
"Sooooo, um, I probably don't have to go home tonight. Just, ya know, just saying."
"All right, I accept that." He wrinkles his nose a little against the action, but he's grinning anyway.
"Oh- are you sure? We could make sure you--" but Jeremiah's words are cut short when his brother leaves Leeny's side to suddenly slam his hand over his mouth.
"Whatever the end'a that sentence was, eat it," he practically growls at him before dropping his hand and instantly switching gears, spinning back toward Leeny and sliding an arm around her shoulders. "if the lady wants ta stay, she can stay."
She lets Jerome pull her away and giggles as she rests her back against his chest. Her head tucks perfectly under his chin. They were made for each other
And Jeremiah is also here. She's sure she will warm to him just as much with time. Just because the boys are identical doesn't mean their relationships have to be.
"We only just started, and there's so much to figure out. Jeremiah wants to take things slow, I think. What about you, Jerome? Are you a gentleman like your brother?"
Jerome likes the way she seems to just fit against him like that. Like puzzle pieces or something. Fancy.
"Soooo much," he purrs, tilting his head down to nuzzle at her neck. A wild smirk slides across his lips at her question. Not that she can see it, but Jeremiah can, and it's absolutely vile, if anyone cared to ask him at all.
Not that they would. But still.
"Ohh, no, honey," the laugh is more of a cackle and continues into his words-- "I'm all animal." As if to punctuate the point, he barks and growls and snaps his teeth, nipping at her earlobe. Just hard enough to feel it, but he didn't draw blood or anything so dramatic.
You know. Yet. He has to get to know the lady first!
Leeny's pleased little hum cuts off in a squeak and a giggle at the surprise feel of teeth. Oh there is definitely no way Jerome will want to take things slow, and definitely no way she wants him to. God, he's perfect.
"Down, boy. You can show me your animal side later." She has to make sure Jeremiah stays on the hook first, and maybe ... Do they need to make a schedule? Will she finally get to use her cute day planner? She has no idea how to make this work. "... But not much later."
He gives another soft growl before pulling away, "If you insist." But he doesn't want to wait too long. His brother could find something to do for awhile, right?
Jeremiah will just be over here, trying not to look as awkward as he feels. It doesn't work out too well for him, because Jerome knows all the ways to make him the most uncomfortable if he wants to.
Leeny is thoroughly, giddily flustered, and plays with her hair to make herself focus. There's a proper order to these things, and she is a romantic at heart.
"So, what -- I mean, how... Is this going to be like an alternating weekends thing, or what? And-- Oh god, you're going to have to meet my parents." Her nose wrinkles at the thought. "How are you guys with screaming, and dodging kitchen utensils? 'Cause there's going to be a lot of that. Uh, oh! And have you fired a gun before?"
"And the assholes she brings home are worse, so--" Jerome shrugs and spreads his hands. "No, but I want to. You got one?" He asks at her last question, eyes gleaming with a wild fire.
"Oh, yeah, because you need your hands on a gun! Are you insane, Jerome?!"
He throws a glance at his brother over his shoulder and waggles his eyebrows. "Maybe."
"They're not bad, just. Loud. A lot of opinions." She laughs a little nervously, remembering the last time she introduced her parents to a boy. Sure it's funny now, but at the time she was sure she would die of embarrassment.
And this time it will be twice as bad.
"I'm not, like, packing heat, but Pop likes to shoot and he has this whole thing about boys needing to 'protect' me, and he's actually not in jail right now. So. That's gonna happen."
"I'm sure we could make a perfectly reasonable impression on your parents. If someone," Jeremiah gives his brother a Look. "could put even a single modicum of effort into the deal."
"Or!" Jerome shouts, hopping up on the nearest flat surface, both hands up and spreading out, a finger pointing at nothing in particular. "And I'm just spitballin' here, but-- what if Jeremiah does the meet the parents thing." There's a wave of his hand, "He's like every parent's wet dream for a boyfriend for their--" he hops down and moves behind Leeny, hands on her shoulders, head peeking from behind her, voice oh-so put on. "precious baby girls."
"That couldn't possibly go wrong." Jeremiah rolls his eyes.
"Newsflash, bozo, we're identical. They'd never even notice if she was bringin' a different guy over." He shrugs, not at all concerned about any of the actual hundreds of ways this plan could probably go wrong.
Leeny is skeptical about Jerome's plan, but he explains it so theatrically that she watches him with rapt attention. She melts a little when he touches her shoulders and tilts her head back to grin at him upside down.
"I mean, that probably not necessary, but if you wanna do it that way, then 'kay."
She brushes Jerome's hands away and wraps her arms around Jeremiah instead, batting her lashes at both of them in turn.
"But if Jeremiah is going to do the work, then he gets the first sleepover. It's only fair."
Jerome huffs when she pulls away from him, looking a little put out by what looks a little like rejection. "Fine, whatever." He's not sure he likes this whole sharing idea so much when he's not winning.
"If you think he won't totally gate-crash, you don't know him very well." Nevermind the fact that none of them really know each other.
Jeremiah manages a smile at that. At least she doesn't seem to be playing favorites, that might get awfully messy, really fast.
"Whatever you want, toots. I'm the clay, you're the sculptor, make me how ya want me." That probably doesn't even make sense toward the conversation, but does it matter? Not to Jerome.
Leeny's fingers trace over Jeremiah's as she takes the pen and uncaps it with her teeth. She writes her address on his wrist in neat rounded letters. Then, she turns and writes her phone number on Jerome's palm. She caps the pen again and tucks it into her hair.
"Work it out between you two, and I'll go with whatever you decide. My window will be open tonight."
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Date: 2018-09-04 06:36 pm (UTC)The bottom step puts her almost even with him, so she doesn't have to stretch too far to reach her arms around his shoulders and pull him close. It's not the immediate suck-fest she had with Jerome, but she's warm and soft and yielding and tooootally open to following his lead.
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Date: 2018-09-11 08:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-09-12 01:08 am (UTC)"I think ... Yeah, I feel good about this." Another kiss, this one punctuated by her fingers in his hair. "Should we head back or make him look?"
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Date: 2018-09-12 01:58 am (UTC)As if on cue, Jerome bounds over to the two of them. "I was wonderin' where you two lovebirds flew away to." He his arms and rests them on one of Leeny's shoulders, resting his chin on his arms. "So, who's the better kisser? Inquiring minds wanna know!"
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Date: 2018-09-12 02:09 am (UTC)"Sooooo, um, I probably don't have to go home tonight. Just, ya know, just saying."
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Date: 2018-09-12 03:38 am (UTC)"Oh- are you sure? We could make sure you--" but Jeremiah's words are cut short when his brother leaves Leeny's side to suddenly slam his hand over his mouth.
"Whatever the end'a that sentence was, eat it," he practically growls at him before dropping his hand and instantly switching gears, spinning back toward Leeny and sliding an arm around her shoulders. "if the lady wants ta stay, she can stay."
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Date: 2018-09-15 01:28 am (UTC)She lets Jerome pull her away and giggles as she rests her back against his chest. Her head tucks perfectly under his chin. They were made for each other
And Jeremiah is also here. She's sure she will warm to him just as much with time. Just because the boys are identical doesn't mean their relationships have to be.
"We only just started, and there's so much to figure out. Jeremiah wants to take things slow, I think. What about you, Jerome? Are you a gentleman like your brother?"
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Date: 2018-09-17 02:31 am (UTC)"Soooo much," he purrs, tilting his head down to nuzzle at her neck. A wild smirk slides across his lips at her question. Not that she can see it, but Jeremiah can, and it's absolutely vile, if anyone cared to ask him at all.
Not that they would.
But still.
"Ohh, no, honey," the laugh is more of a cackle and continues into his words-- "I'm all animal." As if to punctuate the point, he barks and growls and snaps his teeth, nipping at her earlobe. Just hard enough to feel it, but he didn't draw blood or anything so dramatic.
You know.
Yet.
He has to get to know the lady first!
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Date: 2018-09-24 06:13 pm (UTC)"Down, boy. You can show me your animal side later." She has to make sure Jeremiah stays on the hook first, and maybe ... Do they need to make a schedule? Will she finally get to use her cute day planner? She has no idea how to make this work. "... But not much later."
Well, she's only human.
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Date: 2018-10-08 06:16 pm (UTC)Jeremiah will just be over here, trying not to look as awkward as he feels. It doesn't work out too well for him, because Jerome knows all the ways to make him the most uncomfortable if he wants to.
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Date: 2018-10-08 08:57 pm (UTC)"So, what -- I mean, how... Is this going to be like an alternating weekends thing, or what? And-- Oh god, you're going to have to meet my parents." Her nose wrinkles at the thought. "How are you guys with screaming, and dodging kitchen utensils? 'Cause there's going to be a lot of that. Uh, oh! And have you fired a gun before?"
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Date: 2018-10-22 03:10 pm (UTC)"Pretty good, actually," Jeremiah speaks up. "Our mom isn't so great, either."
"And the assholes she brings home are worse, so--" Jerome shrugs and spreads his hands. "No, but I want to. You got one?" He asks at her last question, eyes gleaming with a wild fire.
"Oh, yeah, because you need your hands on a gun! Are you insane, Jerome?!"
He throws a glance at his brother over his shoulder and waggles his eyebrows. "Maybe."
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Date: 2018-11-01 06:34 pm (UTC)And this time it will be twice as bad.
"I'm not, like, packing heat, but Pop likes to shoot and he has this whole thing about boys needing to 'protect' me, and he's actually not in jail right now. So. That's gonna happen."
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Date: 2018-12-04 06:18 pm (UTC)"Or!" Jerome shouts, hopping up on the nearest flat surface, both hands up and spreading out, a finger pointing at nothing in particular. "And I'm just spitballin' here, but-- what if Jeremiah does the meet the parents thing." There's a wave of his hand, "He's like every parent's wet dream for a boyfriend for their--" he hops down and moves behind Leeny, hands on her shoulders, head peeking from behind her, voice oh-so put on. "precious baby girls."
"That couldn't possibly go wrong." Jeremiah rolls his eyes.
"Newsflash, bozo, we're identical. They'd never even notice if she was bringin' a different guy over." He shrugs, not at all concerned about any of the actual hundreds of ways this plan could probably go wrong.
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Date: 2018-12-05 12:04 am (UTC)"I mean, that probably not necessary, but if you wanna do it that way, then 'kay."
She brushes Jerome's hands away and wraps her arms around Jeremiah instead, batting her lashes at both of them in turn.
"But if Jeremiah is going to do the work, then he gets the first sleepover. It's only fair."
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Date: 2018-12-05 01:08 am (UTC)"If you think he won't totally gate-crash, you don't know him very well." Nevermind the fact that none of them really know each other.
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Date: 2018-12-05 01:52 am (UTC)A sly little grin plays at the corners of her mouth as she glances back at Jerome.
"But it would be pretty funny, so maybe we can play just a little bit?"
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Date: 2019-01-22 09:38 pm (UTC)"Whatever you want, toots. I'm the clay, you're the sculptor, make me how ya want me." That probably doesn't even make sense toward the conversation, but does it matter? Not to Jerome.
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Date: 2019-02-27 04:20 pm (UTC)"Either of you got a pen?"
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Date: 2019-04-01 06:01 pm (UTC)"Oh, I do." Jeremiah produces one and hands it over to Leeny.
Jerome laughs a little, "What a nerd. But a handy nerd, so I guess it's all right." he winks.
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Date: 2019-04-23 03:45 pm (UTC)"Work it out between you two, and I'll go with whatever you decide. My window will be open tonight."
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Date: 2019-07-08 10:30 pm (UTC)Jerome smirks, "All right. See you then, toots." He doesn't let her get away before he snatches another kiss from her suddenly. "I'll be there."