Pangolin Cabin: outside, after lunch

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker had a date for later in the day with Jarod, but for now? More of the political thriller that Liz had loaned her, and sunlight. Yay for sunscreen, lawn chairs, and short shorts.

[for time_agent, but also open to other interaction]

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[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack stopped a couple of feet away from Parker's chair and shoved his hands in his pockets. "Hey, Parker."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Your Jack-ness." She pulled her shades down. "How goes it?" And wow, that was uncomfortable body language from him.

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack gave her a half-smile. "It goes. How about you? You look like you're enjoying yourself."

He wanted to go over to her, but for reasons he wasn't entirely sure of, he stayed where he was.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker curled her legs under her, making a space for him on the lawn chair. "Sit down, no need to hover over there like that. And yeah, I'm perfecting the art of goofing off. Janet should be thrilled. At this rate, I'll never have an ulcer attack again."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack settled next to her, leaning his shoulder against hers. "It looks like you're getting very good at it. Which is a relief, because I really don't want you to have another ulcer attack. Hearing about the last one was bad enough."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

She made a face. "Wasn't much fun for me, either. A week in the clinic was boring, boring, boring. The food was worse. So bland." Parker shrugged. "I'm more careful now, honestly. And when I'm not, various people give me looks." She smiled. "Just wandering around, visiting cabins, are we?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Good," he said with a mock-glare. "Because I don't want to be visiting you somewhere that sound's that boring." Jack stretched his legs out in front of him. "No, not wandering. I was actually looking for you." He paused. "I called CJ this morning."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Ohh." That explained the discomfort. "How did it go?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"It was fine." Jack shifted, leaning into her. "She was very happy to hear from me. Recognised my voice and everything," he said, sounding surprised. "I'm going to see her."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Of course she recognized your voice." Parker poked him in the side. "She loves you, she calls you Chip, she's your mom. That's how it works. And yay! When?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Hey!" Jack twitched away from her with a laugh. "Be gentle. And soon. Today, actually. She arranged for a car to pick me up from the mainland this evening." He shook his head, looking slightly baffled. "She doesn't mess around does she?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Noooooo, she doesn't." Parker grinned. "You will like her. Even if she doesn't feel like your mom. Isabel and I both like her, what does that tell you? I think she hoped you and I would get serious, sometimes. Even though we both told her it wasn't gonna happen." She tilted her head. "I could do worse for mother-in-laws, definitely." She rubbed the back of his hand. "You'll do fine."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack blinked in surprise and burst into laughter. "You and I, what, married? Oh, that would work. Halfway through the honeymoon, you'd be planning where to hide the body!" Still laughing, he shook his head. "Of course I'll do fine, it's me. When don't I do fine?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker grinned. "If we both hadn't run off with waiters and cabana boys by then, yeah." She considered him carefully, and said, "I don't know, when don't you do fine? I've only seen it a couple times."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Or both," he replied, matching her grin. "And that puts you one up on me. There's definitely something to be said for not remembering the times you got it wrong. Let's you be much more smug."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker stuck her tongue out at him. "I will so start making up stuff soon, you wait and see." She grinned. "CJ tried to give you a birthday party for every one she wasn't there for, back in February. It was a blast. She'll probably roast the fatted lamb, or the D.C. equivalent, when you get there."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"Parker, anything you make up is bound to enhance my reputation, so I have no problems with that." Grinning, he bumped his shoulder against hers. "From the sounds of it I may never come back. I might decide living the high life out there is the way to go."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker scowled, then leaned over and pinched him, not very hard. "No joking about that! You don't get to disappear again! Even if it's with your mom. Got it? I will hunt you down!"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack ducked away with a laugh. "Does that mean you'd miss me if I was gone?"

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Yes," Parker glared at him. "And damn you for making me say it, Jack." She pouted. "I'm not showing you the letter I wrote you, never ever ever. You don't deserve it."

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

Jack wrapped his arm around her and squeezed, grinning gleefully. "I know I don't deserve you, Parker, but I'm damn glad I have you."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Pffttt." She pushed him away, but grinned. "Yeah, well, that's obvious." Parker grinned. "Add anyone else's names to the list of conquests and good buddies lately?"

[anextimeagent.livejournal.com]

"You know I don't kiss and tell, Parker. Or do anything else and tell, for that matter," he said, looking very smug. "But it's been a good week."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"You tell if they say it's okay!" Parker protested. "And if it's just dates! Come on! Tell meeeee!" She leaned over, tickling him. "Telllllll! We haf vays of makink you talk!"

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth wasn't shifting to hide books from Parker.

Not at all.

What ever gave you that idea?

"Hey, Parker."