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[oom] Couldn't Conquer The Blue Sky
May. 6th, 2009 08:36 amNow it's the same room but everything's different,It's been a week.
You can fight the sleep but not the dream. Weather With You / Crowded House
Kim came to visit and the trip to the zoo somehow turned into a shopping trip downtown. He isn't quite sure how that happened, but it was nice to spend time with her. He had worn a new jacket he'd picked up at a friend's store out in Woodland Hills, and she got in her head that a new jacket required new shirts and new shoes. His wallet paid the price, but it was fun, playing dress up with his little girl.
Even if he was the doll being dressed up.
Lenora met them for lunch at the Farmer's Market, the vast sprawling complex of shops and stalls that was nothing like the once a week produce market he'd taken Veronica to.
"What's her name?"
Lenny's question brings Mills up sharp. "What?"
"Her name. What's her name?"
"Who's name?"
"C'mon, dad." Kim thumps him in the arm playfully. "You haven't bought a new jacket since before the wedding." Lenora & Stewart's wedding. "So? What's her name?"
"Maybe I have a job interview," he muses over the top of his iced tea glass.
Lenny rolls her eyes and scoffs. "Bryan, it's about time you started seeing someone."
"I'm not seeing anyone." He is clearly the worst operative in the history of any government service anywhere, as he can't help but smirk at both of them.
Kim's laugh rings in the covered courtyard, and it's one of the most wonderful things he's ever heard. Lenny just smirks and sips her mineral water, watching him with a look that makes him wish he'd never let her go in the first place.
Mills looks down, his smile wistful as he wonders just what it is with him and formidable women.
[oom] Taking Ellen to Washington, DC
Mar. 31st, 2009 02:40 pmMills bought the plane tickets through Casey's girlfriend, which, of course, meant that word of his trip got back to Casey and the rest of the guys.
"She's just a friend visiting from Alaska. She'd never been to DC before and I thought I'd escort her."
Bernie laughs at his terminology. "Where did you meet this girl, anyway, Bryan? Online?"
Mills shakes his head and laughs, sipping on his beer. "Nah, at the bar believe it or not. Which is odd now that I think about it because she can't be much older than Kimmie. I think she's in town to stay with her uncle for awhile.
"Anyway, she sounded like she needed a vacation. And it's cherry blossom season."
The guys all "oooOOOOooooo" in unison over that.
"Shut the fuck up and eat your steak before it gets cold," Mills says, grinning and blushing a little.
~~~
Mills' door from Milliways empties onto a fairly decent alleyway off Ventura Blvd. There's a few neon signs and the spring night is just shy of warm. Someone is playing a saxophone badly at the end of the alley, and someone's dog barks from a parked car.
"Our flight doesn't leave for a few hours. Do you want to stop and eat something before we go?"
He left room in the itinerary for her to adjust to his world, and give her time to make up her mind on a final go-no go.
"She's just a friend visiting from Alaska. She'd never been to DC before and I thought I'd escort her."
Bernie laughs at his terminology. "Where did you meet this girl, anyway, Bryan? Online?"
Mills shakes his head and laughs, sipping on his beer. "Nah, at the bar believe it or not. Which is odd now that I think about it because she can't be much older than Kimmie. I think she's in town to stay with her uncle for awhile.
"Anyway, she sounded like she needed a vacation. And it's cherry blossom season."
The guys all "oooOOOOooooo" in unison over that.
"Shut the fuck up and eat your steak before it gets cold," Mills says, grinning and blushing a little.
~~~
Mills' door from Milliways empties onto a fairly decent alleyway off Ventura Blvd. There's a few neon signs and the spring night is just shy of warm. Someone is playing a saxophone badly at the end of the alley, and someone's dog barks from a parked car.
"Our flight doesn't leave for a few hours. Do you want to stop and eat something before we go?"
He left room in the itinerary for her to adjust to his world, and give her time to make up her mind on a final go-no go.
[oom] Restless
Feb. 17th, 2009 12:56 pmSam wants me back in Lahore. I told him no. I'm supposed to meet Kim next week for lunch, and I can't be jetting off halfway round the world at the drop of a hat anymore.
I'll take work around here, but I need to be here for her if she needs me.
Things are different now. Better. And I'm not going to jeopardise that because I'm feeling restless.
Found a new bar, full of potential, down off the Boulevard. They even have a pool table, and an outdoor range. Don't ask. Anyway, it's a suitable diversion for now.
I'll take work around here, but I need to be here for her if she needs me.
Things are different now. Better. And I'm not going to jeopardise that because I'm feeling restless.
Found a new bar, full of potential, down off the Boulevard. They even have a pool table, and an outdoor range. Don't ask. Anyway, it's a suitable diversion for now.
