Food could be a thing.

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"I hope so." Wesley tightened his arms around Spike briefly, then stepped back a bit. "Could I interest you in dinner of some sort? If nothing in the house appeals, we could always go out."

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[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike was sorry to lose the contact between them, but he let go when Wesley moved away. "That's your call," he said. "I'm fine with some more blood and whatever's in the kitchen, but I'm happy to go out if that'll tempt you to eat a proper meal."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"It's not important," Wesley dismissed. "We may as well eat something here and get an earlier start on the evening, in that case."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

An earlier start had the potential for an earlier return, so Spike nodded. "Sounds good."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

As they started toward the kitchen, Wesley was suddenly aware of how thin the cheap carpeting was underneath his bare feet. "Maybe we should just move house," he said.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike blinked, surprised both by the change of subject and the still startling thought of the two of them actually living together. "Why's that?"

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"Because then we could pawn the closet problem off on someone else," Wesley said, with a small grin.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike chuckled. "Though you never know when it might be useful again. Pays to plan ahead."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Wesley went straight to the freezer and opened it, looking at the relatively instant meals he'd purchased. "We might find a place that suited you better. Something closer to a tunnel entrance, with fewer windows, for example."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike was speechless for a long moment. He wasn't used to anyone offering to adapt to his needs. "I don't expect you to change your life for me," he finally managed to say.

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"It would be nice to have a fresh start," Wesley said, taking out a teriyaki chicken meal that looked good and closing the freezer. "A place that was both of ours, instead of just mine. Don't you think?"

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When Wesley looked up at him, Spike realized that he was coming rather close to gaping. It was such a tempting thought, though when things fell apart, as they had to, it would be that much more difficult for them both. "Yes," he said somewhat hoarsely. It was the only answer he could give.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

The startled expression on Spike's face was so appealing that Wesley dropped the bag onto the countertop and moved over to pull Spike into his arms. "You'll have to stop doing that," he said, mock-sternly, then kissed the vampire.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Once Wesley's lips met his, Spike broke free from his daze enough to return the kiss enthusiastically, pouring his gratitude and his love into the gesture. It was nearly impossible for him to believe that Wesley's suggestion was real, but there was no question how much he wanted to have a place to belong with someone who loved him. With Wesley.

"Stop doing what?" he asked when their mouths parted again.

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"Looking so distractingly kissable," Wesley said, brushing his lips against Spike's again.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"I can't help it if I'm irresistible," Spike said, but his small, pleased smile took away from the attitude of his words.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"Well you'll have to try or I'll never manage to get anything productive done." Wesley gave Spike one last, very thorough kiss, then deliberately stepped back and opened a cupboard to retrieve a pan.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"Hmm, what's my incentive again?" Spike asked, unable to get the smile to leave his lips.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"That you prefer that I not be skeletal from lack of nourishment?" Wesley suggested, his tone making it clear that he was joking.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"Right." Spike pulled back one of the chairs at the table and took a seat to keep out of Wesley's way. "I'll try to tone down my charm, then... at least until you've eaten."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"So after I've eaten is a different story?" Wesley asked, adding a small amount of cooking oil to the pan and starting it heating.

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"Then there isn't as much reason not to distract you, is there?" Spike replied, leaning back in his chair.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"None at all." Wesley smiled gently in Spike's direction -- it was odd but pleasant to be flirting at all, let alone with actual intent -- and rummaged in a drawer for a pair of kitchen shears.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"So what do you find the most distracting about me? Just so I know what to try to control," Spike said with mock earnestness.

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Wesley suspected that Spike was wearing one of the expressions that would make him want to go over for another kiss, so he didn't let himself look, and instead cut open the bag of stir-fry and poured its contents into the pan. "Your smile," he said thoughtfully, finally answering.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike's smile grew, and he made no attempt to stifle it. "Yeah? Might have a problem there, pet, since I seem to smile a lot around you."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

It took true effort not to look at Spike. "And the way you say that," Wesley told him, getting out a wooden spoon. "Although I've already mentioned that before."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"Sorry," Spike said, though he very clearly wasn't. "No smiling. No talking. Want me to go into another room?"

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"No, you have to entertain me," Wesley said, stirring the food as it started to sizzle.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike snorted. "Seems like you're plenty busy already," he said, gesturing to the stove despite the fact that Wesley wasn't looking at him.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"If this were entertaining, I'd do it more often." Wesley risked a glance at Spike and grinned ruefully.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"What do you want me to do, then?" Spike asked, leaning back further and crossing his arms comfortably over his chest. The smile remained on his face as he watched Wesley cook. "Where's the line between keeping you company and distracting you?"

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"Talk to me," Wesley suggested.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"What about? I doubt a hundred-twenty-plus years of death and destruction is of that much interest even to an ex-Watcher." Spike paused, thinking. "Though I did see some brilliant concerts."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm happy to hear anything you'd like to share," Wesley said honestly. He poked at the cooking food again.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike shrugged. "Somehow I don't think a story about partying with Joey Ramone after a gig at CBGB is going to be thrilling for you."

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Wesley turned and looked at Spike. "Tell me about Drusilla. The good parts -- the things that you like remembering."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Spike studied the surface of the table as he considered the subject. "Dru could be very loyal," he said finally. "Not that she always was, of course, but when she wasn't talking to the furniture or running off with chaos demons her little family mattered to her most. I think she was happiest when the four of us were together, but even when it was just me and her she always had this light in her eyes, even when we weren't killing. She loved to be loved." He straightened up slightly and pulled back from those melancholy memories, since that desire to be loved had taken her out of Spike's arms as well as kept her in them. "And she was never dull. I might have had to tie her down to keep her from going out to pick flowers at noon, but that could be fun, too." Looking up, he grinned slightly.

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

Wesley smiled back when Spike's eyes met his. "So you liked that she was unpredictable."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"Most of the time," Spike replied. "But, then, I was pretty unpredictable, myself. I liked never knowing what she'd come up with next."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure she felt the same way." It was odd, trying to think of Drusilla from this perspective, but Wesley suspected it might help him understand Spike more fully. "Loyalty is important to you."

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"Dru did surprise herself a lot, that's true," Spike said with a brief grin. "As for loyalty, it's uncommon enough it's worth noting."

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"Do you really think so?" For some reason the thought disturbed Wesley, so he turned back to stir the food again.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

"In my experience, yeah." After a moment of reflection and re-examination of the surface of the table, Spike added, "Well, loyalty to me, anyway. Other people seem to get a lot more of it."

[wesleysgirl.livejournal.com]

That comment caused Wesley to feel more empathy than he liked to admit to. "And sometimes you don't feel that's warranted?" he asked carefully.

[flaming-muse.livejournal.com]

Continues here (http://www.livejournal.com/community/reality_bends/22888.html).