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They almost died in Mexico. Again.
If it wasn't for a hell of a lot of luck, a plan that came together, and Murdock's ability to not get everyone killed landing an enemy helicopter at base they wouldn't have been "almost".
It's not the first time that's happened... not even the first time this year. But, it's the first time since Borneo, at least.
Face wasn't shocked when Hannibal shoved a set of keys in his hand - or told him to take the weekend and get a shower and sleep in real bed before reporting back to base. They earned a little R&R. He's not even particularly shocked when Murdock climbs in the jeep with him. It's not like they've got much of anyone else to get into trouble with, and things have been pretty much all right since the incident he's "forgotten". He is, however, a little surprised at the energy vibrating the small hotel room when they walk inside.
Double occupancy, second floor next to the ice machine and overlooking the pool.
Before the door even hammers shut behind them, he's dropped his rucksack on one of the queen beds and is peeling off his dirty green t-shirt on the way to the blessed shower.
If it wasn't for a hell of a lot of luck, a plan that came together, and Murdock's ability to not get everyone killed landing an enemy helicopter at base they wouldn't have been "almost".
It's not the first time that's happened... not even the first time this year. But, it's the first time since Borneo, at least.
Face wasn't shocked when Hannibal shoved a set of keys in his hand - or told him to take the weekend and get a shower and sleep in real bed before reporting back to base. They earned a little R&R. He's not even particularly shocked when Murdock climbs in the jeep with him. It's not like they've got much of anyone else to get into trouble with, and things have been pretty much all right since the incident he's "forgotten". He is, however, a little surprised at the energy vibrating the small hotel room when they walk inside.
Double occupancy, second floor next to the ice machine and overlooking the pool.
Before the door even hammers shut behind them, he's dropped his rucksack on one of the queen beds and is peeling off his dirty green t-shirt on the way to the blessed shower.
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:18 am (UTC)He wraps his hand around Face's, holding on briefly before taking the bottle.
"Want me to do your hair?"
He knows how fussy Face is about his grooming habits, but it doesn't hurt to ask.
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:29 am (UTC)"No, uh... I'm pretty sure you've got enough of a mess on your hands there..."
He takes two steps back, snapping open the cap with an easy twist to finish the job.
"If you want afterward we can do matching mani-pedis and a facial."
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:40 am (UTC)"Ooh, can we eat ice cream and gossip about boys too?"
Brats.
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:49 am (UTC)He's quick to scrub the shampoo through his hair, lathering up a whole lot faster than he would were he not absolutely certain it wouldn't really matter what it came out looking like.
"I'm secure enough in my masculinity I could totally go for some rocky road and... uh... I've got some choice words about a corporal who shall remain nameless for the sake of a slumber party."
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Date: 2013-03-06 06:58 am (UTC)"Rocky Road's good. Cherry Garcia's better though."
... How'd they get on this subject again?
"Scoot, you're hoggin' the water."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:03 am (UTC)"You realize there's not a move I haven't seen..." Or used.
He pushes closer, ducking his head into the water to wash away the suds - and maybe steal another kiss that his brain tells him is damn near forbidden.
"If you want to be close to me, just say it."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:14 am (UTC)"Yeah, okay..."
He turns them both, reversing their positions so that he's under the showerhead.
"But I do need to shower too."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:21 am (UTC)And right now, he's so not a soldier.
"We'll get there," he lets his arms lazily encircle Murdock's waist after snagging the second bar of soap, peeling it open with one hand. "Just relax."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:29 am (UTC)This should be so much easier than it is.
"You don't have to hide from me, y'know."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:33 am (UTC)"I don't know what you're talking about," he purrs, scrubbing over his friend's chest with practiced ease.
"This is our blowing off steam weekend, right? If we're gonna do this - we're gonna do it right."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:44 am (UTC)Now's probably not the best time to try and open that box... but he's going to anyway.
"You get so wrapped up in your cons you forget who you are underneath."
He sighs, shivering at the tender touch.
"I'm all for blowin' off steam, and if that's all you want that's okay, but you don't have to pretend."
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Date: 2013-03-06 07:52 am (UTC)As it were.
"I'm just me, man." He brushes a kiss into his wet hair, "You know me."
It's a truer statement than the brushoff he wants it to be, but it makes it easier for him to concentrate on the feeling of solid flesh and soft bruises under his fingertips.
"I just thought maybe it's time we make good on whatever's been going on since Borneo."
Because that's where it started. Really.
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Date: 2013-03-06 08:00 am (UTC)"Yeah.. I know you."
He returns the kiss before ducking back under the shower for a minute.
"Now can we put all that aside and do what we came here to do?"
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Date: 2013-03-06 08:05 am (UTC)They're clean enough. The rest'll make it off eventually.
He reaches for the faucet, leaving one arm comfortably at Murdock's hip - turning the water off with a simple twist.
"Towel?"
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Date: 2013-03-06 08:11 am (UTC)Some of the steam is already starting to dissipate as he reaches out for the hotel-provided towels. He swipes one down Face's back, reaching a little bit lower than he had previously, before handing it to him.
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Date: 2013-03-06 08:15 am (UTC)"Tease... cute..." he murmurs, quick to dry off before stepping out toward the door.
"You figure out which bed you want to defile first?"
He's got a whole lot of steam to blow off after that kind of mission.
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Date: 2013-03-06 08:28 am (UTC)They're pressed together now, a tangle of limbs and terrycloth, with one of the towels still trapped between them.
"... Did you just call me cute?"
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Date: 2013-03-06 08:35 am (UTC)He nuzzles up against him, kissing along his jaw. "Crazy... cute... not so far apart."
He's not even sure what he's saying, but he's in the delicious zone of skin against skin and his pulse is jumping right back where it was when they were taking friendly fire on the chopper maybe an hour before.
"Dangerous."
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Date: 2013-03-07 07:18 am (UTC)Some of that manic energy is bubbling up again. He kisses back fiercely, concentrating on the spot where shoulder meets neck.
"You're pretty cute yourself."
He's teasing, but only a little
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Date: 2013-03-07 07:29 am (UTC)"So I've been told..." he murmurs, dragging his fingers across Murdock's lower back. "I'll believe it from you, though."
And he means it, Murdock wouldn't lie to him - he's kinda sure Murdock has a hard time lying to anyone.
"Kiss me again, like you did in Borneo."
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Date: 2013-03-07 07:39 am (UTC)"How you ever get laid with lines like that..."
But he tilts his head so their lips meet, gasping as the movement brings them even closer.
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Date: 2013-03-07 07:44 am (UTC)He takes the kiss slowly, sliding his tongue along chapped lips before tasting him again - letting himself enjoy the more sensual side he'd missed before. Usually with men it wasn't like this - the few he'd been with had never been intimate, just sex. No strings, no actual concern for what they were getting out of it. It was about him. This time... not so much.
"Mmm, I mean it..." he murmurs against Murdock's lips when they break for breath; "we should have, then. You know?"
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Date: 2013-03-07 07:48 am (UTC)Even with his brain fogged in the head of the moment, he thinks he gets it though..
"It's okay." He rests a hand on Face's chest. "We're here now."
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Date: 2013-03-07 07:50 am (UTC)He lifts the towel, tugging the fabric tight between them. "And you are over dressed for the occasion..."
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Date: 2013-03-07 08:15 am (UTC)He slips back off the bed momentarily to get rid of the offending piece of terrycloth. It's weird, feeling this exposed, but there's no one he trusts more.
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