Jason "Tech" Landon (thisismyweapon) wrote in marvel_nextgen,
@ 2011-08-14 15:25:00

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Happy Birthday, Not really (Sammy)
Once they got back from the mission, Jason had been looking forward to a long nap, and maybe a cold brew or two for his birthday. No crazy drinking this year and no fuss made about his getting older; he just wanted to relax and maybe convince Sammy to have tea with him, rather than coffee.

His father's death changed all of that.

Gran called him the morning after he'd gotten home a few days ago to give him the news. Jason didn't know how he should feel; on the one hand, it was his father who had passed away. On the other hand, his father had dropped him off at Gran's house one night when he was three years old and he only heard from him on the rare Christmas or birthday. Jason was ashamed to admit that, short of his grandmother's photos of their family, he couldn't really call Carter Howard's face to mind.

And now, on his birthday, he was going to hear from his father ever again. He'd have to tell Jake.

He sat at the table in his quarters with the first bottle of beer in the first twelve-pack he'd purchased for his twenty-fifth birthday. He wasn't sure he could drink all of them, but he figured he'd give it the old college try, even if he'd never been to college.

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	sammyfury 2011-08-16 07:58 pm UTC (link)
	"You would still be Jason," she said firmly. "You're a good man. That wouldn't have changed." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-17 12:51 am UTC (link)
	He smiled at her and gave her a kiss on the lips. "You really do believe the best about me, don't you, Sammy?" Jason asks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-17 01:06 am UTC (link)
	"You haven't given me a reason not to believe." She smiled and touched his face. "I'm sorry about your father, but don't torture yourself for his choices. You make your own." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2011-08-18 11:42 pm UTC (link)

He let himself relax under her touch for a bit.

"Thank you, Gorgeous. I needed the pick-me-up." he says.

"So...about those burgers? Those and a few beers before bed ought to do the trick. Don't worry about cake, though. Gran will be sendin' us one in the next day or so. I heard her bakin' when she called to wish me happy birthday, but she tried to pretend she wasn't." he grins.

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	sammyfury 2011-08-19 07:41 am UTC (link)
	"I know just the pub." Sammy finger combed his hair back from his face. "The team is in downtime now. Have you thought about visiting your grandma for a few days?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-21 03:01 am UTC (link)
	"Yes, I have. I was wonderin' if a certain agent woman wants to come with me. I am offerin' a bribe of takin' her dancin' among other fun activities." Jason says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-21 03:19 am UTC (link)
	Sammy grinned. "Considering how well I made friends the last time they're going to let me back in?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-21 03:22 am UTC (link)
	"Hey, you have Gran's seal of approval. Jess's too. I think that qualifies you for a return engagement." Jason smiles. "Will you come with me, Gorgeous? I'll even throw in swimmin'." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-21 03:35 am UTC (link)
	"I'd love to for a couple of days. I might have to come back early. Classes are starting soon and I have one that I actually have to attend rather than do it all online." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-21 04:02 am UTC (link)
	"Then I promise only to interrogate you for a couple of days...though you could easily end your interrogation by tellin' the Mad Scientist what he wants to hear." Jason says sweetly, kissing her on the cheek. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-21 04:08 am UTC (link)
	"You mean, something like," she leaned in to whisper in his ear, "I'm wearing edible underwear. Tastes just like Wildberry Skittles." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2011-08-21 04:13 am UTC (link)

There is very sharp intake of breath as Jason gasps at Sammy in shock...and barely disguised intrigue. She should still be this good at flustering him after a year!

"Baby, if that were true, this would be the single greatest birthday in the history of man. No debatin'.

And since I don't know if I can believe you, I'm gonna have to ask you to stay the night so I can conduct testin' to find out." Jason says.

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sammyfury
2011-08-21 04:23 am UTC (link)

"Call it an exploratory interrogation. I'm learning what the Mad Scientist wants to hear." After a year in her company, and she can still fluster him. She wasn't quite sure if it was a good or bad thing, but ahead was an evening of burgers, beer, and dessert.

"Seriously Jason, I'd love to go with you for a few days, but not if I'll intrude. You and your grandma seem to have some things to talk about with your father's death."

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	thisismyweapon 2011-08-21 04:26 am UTC (link)
	"I would really like it if you came along, Sammy. It would be easier for me to talk about what's happened with you there. Besides, I'll need to go to Leavenworth and tell Jake, and I /definitely/ want you there for that." he says. "I have developed tactics to deal with you, too, Agent Fury. Remember that. I am ruthless. Ruthless, I say!" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-21 04:29 am UTC (link)
	"Ruthless, right until the second we're naked, and then you're..." she grinned. "Not ruthless. You got me for your trip. I'm all yours." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-21 01:38 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey now, naked is a different state of bein' altogether. Can't fault me for not bein' so ruthless lookin' at a naked woman." Jason says. "Naked Secret Agents make bein' ruthless hard. But I do the best I can." he grins. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-21 03:52 pm UTC (link)
	"Sure I can, depending on the naked woman." She leaned in to kiss him. "I'm going to get dressed and then we'll go out for dinner. Ten minutes?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-21 05:58 pm UTC (link)
	Jason kissed her and smiled. "Ten minutes and then dinner, Gorgeous. I'll be ready by then." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

sammyfury
2011-08-21 11:30 pm UTC (link)

When Sammy said she was dressing for dinner, friends knew it meant she was deciding which sidearm would be easy to conceal under her shirt and where to put the spare clips. She wasn't a purse type woman, but she had a few tricks to conceal her favorite gun.

It was eleven minutes when she appeared, cleaned up and ready to eat. She was hungry, and the Slaughtered Lamb awaited.

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thisismyweapon
2011-08-22 04:03 am UTC (link)

Jason is ready in nine, but he knows that Sammy has tricks to hide her guns and leaves her to them. When she shows up ready to go, he looks her over and tries to guess where the gun is.

He'll have to keep guess in mind for later.

"Now, dinner." he grins.

They arrive at the Slaughtered Lamb a bit later and get a table. Jason orders an iced tea and smiles at Sammy across the table.

"Thank you for joinin' me on my birthday, Baby. I appreciate it."

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	sammyfury 2011-08-22 05:05 am UTC (link)
	The birthday boy with iced tea. Sammy hesitated only a second before ordering a beer for herself. She was in the mood to relax and by extension, help Jason relax. "Thank you for letting me spend it with you. How does it feel to be older and have survived your first year in SHIELD?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

thisismyweapon
2011-08-24 03:12 am UTC (link)

"I feel like an agent, finally. I know I've got a long way to go, but...I like bein' apart of a team. I like it when people come to me with questions and I can give them answers." Jason says, sipping his iced tea.

He could wait until they got back home to have a beer, but it really wasn't important to him to have one now. He wasn't feeling like his world was falling apart.

"Thanks for givin' me the chance, Sammy. You probably had a ton of people you could have tapped to do this, but you took a chance on me and I'm grateful." he says.

"Besides, it gave me the chance to get to know you and your love of coffee. Which I will someday parlay into a love of tea as well. I have see the future and it will happen."

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	sammyfury 2011-08-24 06:56 am UTC (link)
	"Tea? What color is the sky in your world, babe?" Sammy grinned, settled back and rubbed the toe of her shoe against his under the table. "Noooooo, a ton of people couldn't do what I've asked of you since the first day you came onboard. I think we took a chance on each other, even with our incompatible beverage issues." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	thisismyweapon 2011-08-24 10:23 pm UTC (link)
	"The sky in my world is the same color as those eyes gorgeous eyes of yours, which is why I'm certain that you'll like tea, too, someday." Jason smiles. He takes another sip of his iced team, reaching out to take Sammy's hands. "Yes, we are incompatible beverage wise and you shoot the guns while I make 'em, but I love you anyway." he says. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sammyfury 2011-08-25 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Why do tea drinkers try to convert convert coffee drinkers?" She smiled back. He had good hands. She quite liked to feel them around hers. "Beverage incompatibility is a small thing. Love surely can let me overlook your tea drinking way." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)