mynameisbruce: After going to Val's party for bit, Bruc

Bruce Wayne (

mynameisbruce) wrote,
@ 2004-12-25 23:55:00

After going to Val's party for bit, Bruce returned to the bar to look for Cordelia. She had promised him she would stay with him for Christmas.

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	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	She's waiting by the bar, with a small overnight bag over one shoulder and a mug of coffee in one hand. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	"Cordelia," he says happily, and hugs her. "We go upstairs now?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 09:13 pm UTC (link)
	You bet. She flourishes a room key, and takes his hand to head for the stairs. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	When they get upstairs, they find a cozy little suite with two bedrooms and a sitting room. There is a fireplace in the sitting room with a fire crackling merrily. Bruce puts down the packages he is carrying and turns to Cordelia. "Do you want your present now?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 09:32 pm UTC (link)
	She smiles. Sure. Do you want yours now too, then? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 09:36 pm UTC (link)
	"No, I can wait." He pulls a package out of the pile. The wrapping is a little clumsy, but that's ok. "Here." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Cordelia beams, takes the package and carefully unwraps it. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	It's a scarf. A very long, colorful scarf. Bruce waits expectantly to see what she thinks. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	She looks delighted, and promptly wraps the scarf around her neck and shoulders. It's lovely. Thank you, Bruce. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce looks very pleased with this indeed. "You're welcome!" He snuggles close to her and then unexpectedly yawns. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 09:55 pm UTC (link)
	And I think that means time for bed. She unwraps the scarf from around herself and folds it carefully, then begins gently herding Bruce toward one of the bedrooms. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce lets himself be herded. He sits on the edge of the bed and looks at her sleepily. "Tell me a story?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	Ready for bed first. She busies herself for a few minutes with helping Bruce out of his clothes and into his pajamas and getting him tucked into bed, then sits on the edge of the bed next to him and begins the story. He's asleep before she's halfway through. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

mynameisbruce
2004-12-25 10:31 pm UTC (link)

Bruce dreams of happy things. It's a blessing of a sort, because it means he's not worried. Even when he dreams of them, it doesn't hurt. He doesn't remember in the morning, either.

When he wakes, there is a small crystal beside him. He doesn't question it, just picks it up and carries it out to the sitting room with him. He assumes Santa's been here.

He sits looking at the crystal for a while before he goes to knock on Cordelia's door. He knows adults don't like to get up *too* early, but now's not too early, right?

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	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 10:46 pm UTC (link)
	Cordelia's found a crystal too, but has left it on her bedside table for now. She hears the knock at the door. Come in, Bruce. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	He opens the door a crack and comes in carefully. "Merry Christmas," he says. "Presents now?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 11:02 pm UTC (link)
	Presents before or after breakfast? Like Bruce, she is still in her pajamas (grey ship knits, in her case). (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 11:08 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce thinks about this. He wants presents now, but he's also hungry. "After." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 11:15 pm UTC (link)
	Cordelia smiles a mischievous smile, and reaches for her bag. I thought you might say that. And she produces, wrapped in an insulating foilpack and still warm, a plate of traditional brillberry tarts. They make these for Winterfair on Barrayar. I think you'll probably like them better than groats. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	He perches on the bed, and waits to handed one. They smell really good. "I think so, too." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 11:27 pm UTC (link)
	There's also hot coffee in one thermal flask, and cold milk in another. Cordelia serves out breakfast, and there is a companionable silence broken only by munching sounds. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-25 11:47 pm UTC (link)
	Eventually, Bruce looks up at her. He's tried to be neat, but there are little smears of brillberry around his mouth and on his hands. "Much better than groats." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-25 11:49 pm UTC (link)
	Cordelia, still chewing, hands him a napkin. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-26 12:02 am UTC (link)
	He takes it and wipes the filling off his face, but licks his hands clean before wiping those. Some things die hard. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-26 12:08 am UTC (link)
	And ... present. Cordelia dusts the crumbs off her lap, reaches for her bag again, and hands Bruce a rectangular box about a foot long on its longest side, wrapped in pale gold paper. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-26 07:27 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce rips into the paper happily and gets out the box, which he opens with glee. Inside is a model spaceship. "Cool! Thank you." (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-26 07:33 pm UTC (link)
	It's a model of the Rene Magritte. The last ship I captained. See, these panels slide back so you can see the bridge and the engine room... (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-26 08:38 pm UTC (link)
	Bruce slides back the indicated panels and looks at the interior of the ship with delight. He swoops the ship back and forth a few times, and then looks at Cordelia. "Downstairs now?" (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-26 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	She looks at him, still in pajamas, and down at herself (likewise still in pajamas), and purses her lips thoughtfully. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-26 08:42 pm UTC (link)
	"Please?" Bruce could care less about running around in pajamas. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	veryvorkosigan 2004-12-26 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	She grins at him, and swings her legs off the bed and to the floor. All right, then. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)

	mynameisbruce 2004-12-26 08:52 pm UTC (link)
	He takes her hand and leads her out into the hall and downstairs to see what's under the tree for them. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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