Audrey

“Yeah, J.C.! They’re super nummy! ‘Sides, Syd might eat all of ‘em if you’re don’t hurry up.”

“I doubt it; Syd eating them all, I mean.” Cue an eyebrow raise. “Ooooo, made-from-scratch biscuits. Always the best kind!” J.C. clapped his hands together and stood up, looking to Audrey. “Shall we?”

“Not very.” she answered, taking a bite of her cookie, “Maybe abooooooout….halfway into the kiss? If you want, I can leave again, so you two can get back to it.”

J.C. smiled and blew a bit of air out of his nose. “It’s alright, munchkin. Just give us a bit more warning next time, alright? Knock or something.” 

“ ‘Kaaaaaay. You guys wanna get some of those bikkies? They’re nuuuuuuuummmyyyyyyyy~”

Short and sweet, always a good way to start. Reading her body language, he pulled away when she did.

“Don’t worry, s-so have I.” he admitted, sheepishly.

Cue a young sounding “Aaaaaaw~!” coming from the doorway.

J.C. gave her a sort of  “Austin Powers” kind of smirk before chuckling a taaaad bit deviously.

“Well, if you insist~”

Slowly and gently, the young man brought his lips to hers; a state of pure bliss coming over him and a serene expression on his face.

Heeheeheeheeheeheehee, “couple”~ He had to admit, it had a nice ring to it.

He chuckled as well, “Oh, you know how it goes. We’ll be here, ready to spill our guts out over something, kiss, or embrace each other in a sort of bear hug, and then someone will end up showing up. …Oooooor there’s a combination of a small crash, an ‘I didn’t do it!’, and a ‘I’m telling!’, and some resulting general kerfuffle.”

He smirked a bit, “Buuuuut, seeing as it’s the holidays and Syd and Kat really try hard to be good around this time of year, I’m shooting more towards the former.”

If this were a movie, a stadium full of people would’ve cheered, fireworks would’ve exploded, and the chorus to Händel’s Messiah would’ve been playing in the background.

J.C. couldn’t tell whether his heart was beating at an exponentially increasing speed or whether it had stopped altogether. His normally goofy smile had morphed more into a genuine, sentimental one. Walking over, and putting one of his hands on Audrey’s, his hazels met her greens and he gave her a nod.

“I’d like that very much.”

‘Something other than…’

Oh.

Oh.

OOOOOOOH!

Lord, if his heart wasn’t pounding before, it sure as heck was now.

“Iiiiiiiiiiii’m not against it.” he replied, a genuinely sweet smile sprawled across his face. “What did you have in mind?”

The young man’s cheeks went a further shade of pink, letting out a somewhat goofy-sounding giggle. Whether that was from thinking that Audrey was as cute as a kitten in a little hat or that was just the feeling he got whenever she was around was uncertain.

Probably both, in all honesty.

“Weeeeeeeeeell, I meaaaaan….that’s kiiiind of self explanatory. I do love you, of course. Hmm, maybe I don’t need those treats, ‘cos you’re already sweet enough. And pretty smart. Aaaand beautiful…” 

He nodded in response to her question. “Yeah; figured they could do more unpacking later. Get some of the basics or immediate necessities out first, then work on the rest of it later.”

At the mention of Syd…well, being Syd, he chuckled and shook his head. “Of course. Treats, eh? I could use a couple myself…of course, I’ve…ah, got one hangin’ out with me already, but ah…” His cheeks turned a light shade of pink at his little comment. “You want to get some? Th-the treats, I mean.”

The little redhead let out a small “HURK!” of surprise  (despite not being choked by her shirt) as she was reeled back in. “But…! But…! But…! The faster I get down there, then…the more cookies I can have!”

“You have to save some for other people, ya know.” Kat piped up. “ ‘Sides, if you hog all of ‘em and don’t listen to Audrey, that’ll be evidence for gettin’ you on the naughty list.”

Despite wanting to yell in frustration, Syd took a deep breath in and slowly, but somewhat painfully, released it. “Ooooookaaaaaaaaaaaay.” 

This time, Kat took the lead as they made their way towards the stairs, saying something about pretending to walk down them as if she were royalty.

Meanwhile, J.C. had gotten a moment to himself, as Charlotte and Roger had made their way to be with Mr. and Mrs. Davis. Upon hearing a knock, his head perked up. Seeing it was Audrey, he gave her a smile. “Hey, what’s up?”