MHA #2 | Wednesday Evening

[defenderofdesmoines]

After she wrapped up visiting Summer at the bar (which had not included just the one beer she had been thinking, but she still didn't think God was going to mind), Annie headed across the street to Diego's apartment. Partially because she didn't want to trek all the way across town (it was so far when it was this cold) to her own place, but also because, you know, it had been like a matter of hours since she'd seen him, and she'd been sort of busy today with training and going to church on the mainland, and she was gross like that.

She'd sent a text to let him know she was on her way, but she also called out a cheerful, elongated, "Heeeeey, you," as she let herself in.

[obviously this is for the guy omg.]

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[defenderofdesmoines]

It would probably be even cuter when she was more distracted about it, too.

"Then we're fixing both of those," Annie decided loftily. "How opposed are you to embarrassing hats?"

[knife_bender]

"Are you messing with me again?" he asked.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"So that's a no on hats," Annie interpreted with a little smile. "I'm only messing with you a little. I mean, the last time you had me walk you through a fun experience, we went to see Santa Claus."

Like, that's where you set the bar, Diego. This was your fault.

[knife_bender]

"Yeah, but the last time I wasn't in contact with a sibling." And you know Five would make his life a living hell if he found out.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Please, I would never share this kind of thing with Five," Annie assured him with a little frown. "I won't even show him your Santa pictures, I promise."

Five wasn't nearly nice enough to her to get that kind of privileged content out of her. Now, if Annie met, say, Klaus or Allison, that would be different.

[knife_bender]

"I know you won't," he said. "But he's sneaky."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"All my cute pictures of you are on my phone, and I bet he doesn't know how to use those," Annie pointed out, lightly tracing her fingertips up along his neck. Other than the Santa prints she'd bought, but surely Five would never find those! "What about wearing a Hawaiian shirt? You could wear it open. That'd look less touristy." But also still kind of touristy, if in a hot way.

[knife_bender]

"I suppose a Hawaiian shirt is on the table," he said. "That's not too bad."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"And then I could wear it later," Annie suggested with a smile, leaning in to kiss him again.

You know. Later.

[knife_bender]

"I never considered how sexy a Hawaiian shirt could be until now," he joked.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"You have to think outside the box, Diego," Annie murmured, moving to nuzzle his neck a bit. "All I've been thinking about is how we can make Hawaiian shirts sexy."

By tossing them on the floor next to the bed, for example.

[knife_bender]

Diego smiled, tilting his neck to get more of that, yes. "I've definitely been doing something wrong, here."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I've also never had sex on vacation." Annie thought he might find that relevant. "So that's a new experience we can walk each other through."

'Walk' was potentially not the most apt verb to use here.

[knife_bender]

"Well now I'm really excited," he said, running his hand along her thigh. "And even more grateful you didn't give up sex for the next forty days."

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I could never," Annie assured him, nipping lightly at his earlobe and curling herself closer to him. "Not with you around, anyway."

The cursing was going to be difficult enough around him as it was.

[knife_bender]

"You're going to make me blush," Diego said before kissing her again.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"I love making you blush. It's kind of a challenge," Annie told him, and maybe it was time for her to just go ahead and move up into his lap while she kept kissing him? Annie thought so, anyway.

[knife_bender]

Diego thought that was an excellent turn of events. He placed his hands on Annie's waist just in case she got any ideas about leaving. "Just like making you curse is gonna be a challenge?"

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Best of luck," Annie replied, looping her arms around his neck. "I think I'm going to be more successful."

Though really, she could count the times she had seen Diego blush on one hand, and at least once had involved Five comparing Annie to their mom. So it wasn't like she was especially counting on making it happen, either; she was more just determined not to give in on the cursing thing.