Room 414 [Friday Night]

[wannabehunter]

If you'd asked her yesterday morning, Jo would have said that she'd reached a point where Fandom couldn't surprise her any more.

Then her dad had shown up, and suggested she and Edmund go to dinner with him.

Mom had never mentioned he was so good at interrogations.

[For the fellow interrogatee. Getting NWS in comments]

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[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"No," he said too quickly to be calm. "All I'm saying is that it complicates things drastically."

[wannabehunter]

"And we wouldn't want things to get complicated, would we."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"It's a bit late for that." The way he was looking at all of her now was definite not a glance.

[wannabehunter]

Jo grinned. "Then it probably wouldn't matter if someone else was to complicate things by losing their shirt."

And by someone else, she meant him.

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

He eyed the handcuffs. "How do I know you won't attack the moment I'm distracted?"

[wannabehunter]

"You'll just have to trust me."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund firmly planted his tongue in his cheek, knowing that in this particular case that wasn't going to end well but there was no way of getting out of this without trusting her or insulting her. He undid his top button and the buttons at the cuffs of his shirt and then moved to pull the shirt over his head.

[wannabehunter]

For once tonight, Jo was being good, and did not attack Ed while he was distracted.

She could always attack him later instead.

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

The shirt off, he cautiously put it down and raised an eyebrow. "What were we arguing about? Because I feel like I wasn't done yet."

[wannabehunter]

"Handcuffs."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Yes, and now you have them. Might I ask your intentions?"

[wannabehunter]

And now Jo was the one distracted. "Something to do with nakedness and beds."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

He shifted his weight to lean forward. "Wasn't that what got us into this mess in the first place?"

[wannabehunter]

"But we're not going to talk about this to anyone. Or near any squirrels."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"Especially to your father."

[wannabehunter]

"Definitely not."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

He moved to kiss her lightly on the cheek. "You were saying something about nakedness was it?"

[wannabehunter]

"And beds," Jo added, turning her head to kiss him. "Nakedness, beds and handcuffs."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"All things," he said in between fleeting kisses, "that seem to have brought us trouble before." He brushed his hand back and forth across her leg. "And yet we keep coming back to this."

[wannabehunter]

Jo traced her fingers up his arms. "I guess we're just made for trouble."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

"You are," Edmund replied. He trailed light kisses along her jaw down to her neck, brushing aside her hair. "I'm perfectly respectable."

[wannabehunter]

Jo moaned lightly, tilting her head to give him easier access. "Or at least that's what we'll tell anyone who asks."

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

Edmund nipped at her collarbone before going back to kissing her neck. It was already warm in the room but now he was flushed. Then, without warning, he pulled back and stood to kick off his shoes and remove his pants. She did demand nakedness, after all.

[wannabehunter]

That she had, and thus she was feeling appropriately appreciative of it.

She showed her appreciation by moving to remove her own pants. They were in the way of nakedness after all.

[once-a-traitor.livejournal.com]

His stomach did a flip and any remnants of grumpiness had been thrown out the window as he tried to fight back a grin. He succeeded by swallowing hard and moving to climb on top of her and guide her back against the mattress. "Terrible influence," he murmured.