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Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow ([personal profile] ikissdhimbck) wrote2011-06-25 11:40 am

AU: Oakville, Texas. The morning after.

**NOTE: This is part of a plot arc that was meant to occur in Milliways over the Spring/Summer of 2011 in Bar Time. It has since become an AU, and should be treated as a standalone plot not associated with any game, and not fitting into Kate's continuity.**



Kate doesn't sleep well. Once she gets to her room and undresses (for the last time tonight), slips on her chemise, and slides into bed (alone), she finds she can't stop playing their conversation out again and again. As she stares at the ceiling in her darkened room, driving their words so deep into her memory it'll be a while yet before she can erase them, she finds herself growing more and more agitated.

Stupid man.

Stupid drink.


Stupid her.


She wakes up later than she normally does. The light outside her window is already starting to yellow, hinting closer to seven o'clock than to six. She rises and gets dressed, mind still cranking, making sure she looks a smidgen more 'respectable' than when they first rode in. More womanly. More businesslike. And by the time she's finished she has a rehearsed speech all set in her mind. This constant arguing is pointless, and she won't do it anymore.

She steps out into the hall, catching sight of her wearied boots on worn and shabby carpeting. The rug was likely quite fine in its day, but like the knotted old wood it's trying to hide it's grown bedraggled and thin. She contemplates knocking on his door and quickly dismisses the idea. Her day doesn't hinge on whether or not Gene Hunt is happy with her.

She makes her way down to the dining room where the senorita from yesterday is cleaning shot glasses and tumblers, asks for a hot breakfast, and sits herself down at a table.

"Has my associate been down this mornin'?"

"No, ma'am. Only you."

Kate nods.

And waits.



By noon Gene still hasn't come down. She wonders if this is ordinary for him, but she's run out of reasons to linger in the bar without looking like a fool. She leaves a few coins for the barmaid, and debates whether she should go on and head out and just hope he gets the idea whenever he comes to. No. Things are mendable, ignorable, and shouldn't be left to fester simply because of their pride.

She scales the stairs and stops in front of his door, takes a breath, and resists rolling her eyes. She reminds herself that this is the last time this is going to happen. By god, this is the last time. And she knocks.

There's no answer.


She knocks again.


Perhaps he slipped out early, and no one noticed he left? She figures he wouldn't bother to tell her, especially if he's upset about last night. He could've just decided to take a look around town, or — 

Her heart sinks.


Or he could've gone back to The Bar.


She opens his door — it's unlocked, just like he said it would be — and takes a look inside.

"Gene?"

He's definitely not here. Perhaps it should be comforting to note that his bags are still in the room. It doesn't look like he bothered to pack or clean up. But he's gone, along with his coat, which leaves only two equally unhappy possibilities. He's gone back to Milliways, left, had enough of her and this; or he's out, and likely been out all night. All night with...


She rubs at her forehead. Sighs heavily. Sits on the edge of his bed and just... just sits.

Her rehearsed apology and the amendment she planned to offer suddenly feel utterly childish. She feels utterly childish, for so whole-heartedly believing she was going to set things right. For actually believing, after so many failed attempts to overcome her doubts, her worries, this  —  this curse she can't ignore despite how fervently people tell her to, that she could get it together long enough not to mess another good thing up.

She considers feeling angry. For the briefest second, she does. But then all she feels is disappointed. It was never going to be part of the deal to let him in enough for her to get hurt. She wasn't going to care when everything went to hell. And eventually it would, she knew that, and that was okay. It is okay. This all blew up in their faces, just like it was always going to. And she's still okay with it. It's fine.


Just don't mind the gnawing ache in the pit of her stomach.
the_gene_genie: (Bar - Kiss With Kate)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 03:22 pm (UTC)(link)
'Furious,' he mutters, his mouth moving up to her jaw, and then along towards her ear, trailing soft, open-mouthed kisses in its wake.

'Can' you tell?'
the_gene_genie: (LoM - Bwuh?)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 04:27 pm (UTC)(link)
'Really?'

He pulls back a little to see her face. He has no idea whether she's joking or not, but that doesn't stop him starting to undo the little buttons on the front of her blouse.

He wasn't intending this to happen. All last night, in the bar, he was telling himself that it wasn't worth it. But now, it's all he wants.
the_gene_genie: (Bar - Hand on Chest)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 05:12 pm (UTC)(link)
'Yeah.'

He says it without hesitation, but as soon as the last button's done he's pushing it off her shoulders, her hand on his wrist or not.

It has to be said, it had never once occurred to him that Bar wouldn't let him back out to here again. If it had, he wouldn't have gone.
the_gene_genie: (Bar - Kiss With Kate)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
'Oh.'

He lips at her throat, hands covering her breasts over her underwear, squeezing lightly.

'Well, I did.'

Simple as that, to him. He could've stayed away, he didn't, and now they're here and doing this. Nothing else really matters to him, or if it does, it can wait until later. After, hopefully.
the_gene_genie: (Bar - Standing With Kate)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
'...I s'pose I should jus' be grateful you're laughin' now, an' not when I've got me kecks off.'

Though, to be perfectly frank, that doesn't tend to happen. But there's always a first time, and she would be the exception to the rule.

His fingers tug at her chemise, encouraging her to take it off for him. His mouth never moves to kiss along her collarbone, pressing his teeth lightly to the bone which is all too obvious.
the_gene_genie: (LoM - Ow/Deep Thought)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 08:01 pm (UTC)(link)
He nearly asks why. For a split second, a flash of annoyance is there but even he's not sure why. And he couldn't give a damn, really. Here, across the corridor, in the stables, on the bar. Doesn't care.

'C'mon then.'

He taps her lightly on the arse, pulling back and rubbing his other hand across his jaw.

'I can shave if you want. If you can wait that long.'

He'd rather not but heigh ho, sacrifices must be made.
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[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 08:22 pm (UTC)(link)
'You'll like it even better where it's gonna end up.'

She doesn't have to pull him up. He rises easily at the first tug, and for a second he looks like he's going to pull her in for a kiss. But he stops and pulls his key from his pocket instead.

'You go first. It won' look weird, you comin' out of your own room.'

Just in case there's anyone out there.
the_gene_genie: (LoM - Heh/Smirking/Good One)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 08:52 pm (UTC)(link)
He chuckles quietly and runs his hands down her shoulders to her waist, standing behind her, pressed up her back.

'I'm not plannin' on stayin' in here more than abou' three seconds, luv. You make it soun' like there has t'be an hour between us.'
the_gene_genie: (LoM - Heh/Smirking/Good One)

[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-27 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
He bends slightly, and kisses the top of her head with a small smile.

'Get goin' then. I'm right behind you.'

Literally.
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[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-28 04:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Gene is completely unfazed, even when the person at the bottom of the stairs starts coming up. He just locks her door quickly and leans against the wall, lighting up a cigar and looking for all the world like he's waiting for her to emerge. He gets a bit of a strange look from the man who walks by, but a glance at the door and a roll of eyes seems to translate through the centuries, and the bloke grins at him in understanding.

That little encounter out of the way, he just waits until he hears him go into another room, and then walks into his own.
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[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-28 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
He stops by the doorway, leans on the wall again and pulls on his cigar, taking a moment to appreciate the view. She makes a pretty picture and he can feel himself start to heat, the anticipation stepping up a notch. After a moment, when his eyes rake over her, up and down, he turns back and locks the door behind them.

The cigar gets stubbed out, and somewhere on the way over to her the waistcoat hits the floor and the rest of his shirt buttons get flicked open. His hands come to rest lightly on her shoulders befores sliding down her arms and stopping on her hips.

'Sure this time?'
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[personal profile] the_gene_genie 2011-06-28 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
'Yeah.'

He was sure last time, but there's no way even he's going to say that.

The suspenders drop, and his fingers bunch in her chemise, pull it upwards. When it's over her head and off, he leans down to kiss her. It's gentle but insistent, no hesitation in it.

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