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As requested a date just without the interruption. I couldn't come up with something funny or crappy enough, sorry. This is one of the few things that I was undecided about. So, feedback would be great, but I'm not begging. ;) Enjoy!

One Shot: Lunch Date (~930 words)

three months into their relationship

He waited for her in the empty schoolyard, wanting to surprise her. (The four of them had just gotten back from a three-week-mission.)

He heard the bell ring loudly, before the first students filed out of the building, eyeing him curiously.

They all had seen him before, picking Aleksandra Daniels - the new girl - up.

Everyone knew they at least had a thing for each other but his long-stretched absences made them question the stability of their relationship.

Ignoring them, he surveyed the crowd, looking for only one particular student.

Suddenly he found himself ambushed by a blonde she-devil who kissed him more passionately than she probably should around here. (Not that he was complaining.)

She whispered an excited: "You're back!"

He chuckled. "Yes, Princess."

She stood on her toes, tuning everyone else out, and proceeded to kiss him again. His arms found their way around her waist, holding her close. She pulled his head down slightly for better access.

"I missed you, birdbrain. Why didn't you call to let me know you were coming home?"

"I wanted to surprise you. And it worked perfectly."

She smiled. "Yes. But what if I had...practice tonight?"

"Then we'll have to make the most of the time until tonight. Are you free for a late lunch with me?"

"I might be." She sent him a coy smile.

He grinned. "What do you feel like? Pizza? Pasta? Fish n' Chips?"

"Why don't we do the touristy thing and get the traditional fish n' chips? We could share."

Wordlessly he kissed her again, softly. She gently stepped out of his embrace, holding his hand in hers.

Tom's amused voice broke their bubble. "I'm guessing you won't bike back with me then?"

"You are guessing correctly. See you tomorrow!"

"Have fun, Alex!" Lou yelled across the schoolyard when they were almost out of ear shot.

She blushed, slightly embarrassed. He laughed, stealing another kiss.

They were sitting on a bench by the Thames, watching people and ships go by. It was very peaceful in a way. The sun had broken through the clouds, warming their faces.

She had pleaded sharing and sold it to him, so now their fingers were brushing against each other not-quite-accidentally when fishing for another chip (or fry).

He noticed that she seemed to be thinner than before he left and she ate less than what he was used to from her. "Are you okay?"

"Yes," she knew what he was worried about.

"Mission. I was captured for two weeks... They forgot that you have to regularly provide food for your guests. It's better now, though."

He studied her and nodded, accepting the explanation. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"No. Not yet. Right now I just want to share fish n' chips with my sweet boyfriend who returned from his own mission."

"It went well, besides Lemming getting shot. We'll be on leave for a while now."

A smile reappeared on her lips, reaching her eyes. "That's good news. Well, besides the idiot getting shot."

He grinned. "How was school?"

"Tom's new girlfriend annoyed Claire so much she threatened to kill her during lunch break if she didn't stop laughing about his corny jokes." She grinned slightly evilly.

"I'm guessing you don't like her too much?"

There was a mischievous twinkle in her eyes now that they were talking about something other than work.

"No. She is more annoying than anything you could ever pull off on sugar. And I mean after three or four chocolate bars."

His eye brows rose.

She grinned and nibbled absent-mindedly on another chip. "Other than that you only missed my amazing winning goal last week. We won three to nil."

"Congrats!"

She blushed again. "Thanks. We're having a good shot at finals if we continue like that."

He was back to worried as a thought occured to him."Was it alright for you to play after...?"

"Yes. I only played for a little while in the second half."

She leaned on him, closing her eyes for a second.

He kissed the top of her head. If he could, he would stay like this forever.

"What were you up to?" she wondered.

"We were supposed to retrieve someone in the middle of nowhere. Nothing big or special. It just took a while to get there, make sure the person was actually still in the area and find a good entry point. Lemming did something really, really stupid which incredibly annoyed Wolf. Basically it's his own fault that he got hurt. He thought he could throw the plan out of the window and just go in blind."

A smile tugged on her lips. "You did the same thing in Germany."

"Only after you tried to take multiple assassins down on your own. And I had five highly-trained guys in protective gear behind me. He didn't."

"He is an idiot," she mumbled. Then she winked at him. "You know, I kind of want to prank him. He's being oh-so high and mighty."

Now they were both in their elements. Pranks were a specialty to both. And together...

Let's just say, Lemming had another thing coming for him.

PS: Anyone recognize the part from one of the flashbacks in HTRYLH? Virtual brownies for everyone who knows what I mean!