Saturday night, Alex and Lorna

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Lorna apologizes for being busy; Alex gets a letter from U of H. They are typically adorable together. Look here not for plot. Diabetics need not apply. Apologies for the poor French.



"Qui. Merci, Marcel. Je vous adore. Vous etes magnifique. Qui, qui, je sais." Lorna pushed the door to the suite open, most of her attention on the phone to her ear. She laughed. "Adieu." Still chuckling, she flipped the phone closed and tucked it into her back pocket. She immediately looked around for her boyfriend, feeling guilty that she'd neglected him all week.

Hoping she would be by soon, Alex was sitting on the couch in the living room. His head was in his hands as he kept looking at a letter sitting on the coffee table. A closed envelope with the University of Hawaii logo on it.

Lorna smiled when she saw him. "Ah, mon coeur." She went to the couch and curled up next to him. "I'm sorry, love. I don't mean to be non-present, just the wedding and all. What ya looking at?"

He turned for a moment to give her a quick kiss and wrapped an arm around her. "I promised I wouldn't open it without you..." Leaning forward a bit, Alex picked up the letter to show her who it was from.

Her stomach twisted nervously. "Right, right. Okay. So are you going to open it now?" Her arms snaked around his waist, fingers curling into the soft cotton of his t-shirt.

"I don't know...if I wait will you stay longer with me before going back into wedding planning mode?" Alex smirked at her before giving her a quick kiss and tearing it open with a finger. Then he paused to take a deep breath. "Here we go..."

Lorna poked him sharply for the dig before taking a deep breath of her own, holding it as though it would bring good news. Transfers got acceptance letters sooner so her own entrance was already decided though there were still a lot of details to work out. Not that she'd be going anywhere if the letter wasn't what it should be.

Closing his eyes for a moment, Alex reached in and pulled out the letter. He scanned it quickly before a large grin blossomed on his face. "I got in..." He said softly in disblief before he said a bit louder. "I got in!"

Lorna sat up and grabbed at the letter, "Let me see!" She scanned it quickly then tossed it away to give him an exuberant kiss, "We're going to Hawaii, love!"

Laughing, Alex wrapped his arms around her neck to return the kiss. "See, aren't you glad I pulled you away from party planning?"

"I said I was sorry!" Lorna mock-protested, moving so she could sit on his lap. "I came as soon as I could and yes, you were right, I should have been here sooner. This is much cooler than any wedding planning for other people ever."

Alex grinned and nuzzled her nose. "Good, I'm glad I still rank on your list of priorities." He kidded as he held her on his lap.

"You rank at the top," she said, quite seriously, "Even if it doesn't seem like it right now, with the planning and all, I wouldn't be gone like this if I didn't know you'd be here when I got back." She kissed his forehead, "You're my home, you know."

"I will always be here when you come back, no matter here in New York or in Hawaii." He leaned in kissed her softly. "Always."

She kissed him back, sliding her hands under his t-shirt and tugging it up. "I know you will. But you know, I haven't really seen you in days. You're asleep when I get in most of the time." She smiled at him before leaning back enough to pull his shirt off.

Who couldn't help but grin at that. "Yes that is very true. I think I've seen you more in my dreams then I have awake..." Squirming a bit, he helped her remove his shirt, revealing his suit underneath. Alex gave her a bashful shrug. "You're going to have to get up for me to get any farther..."

She made a face. "Do you think Forge would freak if we asked him to make this a two piece suit?" She lowered her head to kiss his throat before reluctantly pulling away and standing up.

Laughing, Alex stood up and made short work of his shorts and containment suit, sitting back on the couch in the boxer briefs he had to wear under his suit. Making a show of lounging, he used a finger to wave Lorna forward. "I think he would just a bit..."

"Well, I guess we shouldn't traumatise him then." She crawled back into his lap, knees to either side of him. She pulled her hair around one shoulder and lowered her mouth to his throat again.

Closing his eyes, Alex had to concentrate when he spoke. "What, you don't like having your boyfriend almost naked..."

Lorna laughed against his skin, "Did I say that? Of course, I like it. It would just be nice to have the options." Her hands stroked down his chest lightly. She spoke quietly, barely audible. "Get my hands on you faster."

He laughed softly, hands moving up her back and under her shirt. "You know, this isn't fair...you are too dressed."

She sat up slightly, smirking at him. "So you want your shirt back?" she asked teasingly.

Glaring through his bangs, he took the opportunity to rid her of her own shirt. "Now that's getting better..."

"Oh, is that what you wanted?" Lorna smiled sunnily and gave him a playful kiss on the cheek, "All better now then?"

"Considering that damn phone on yours is going to go off any minute, it's as far as I'll go, if you promise me more later..." He wiggled his eyebrows playfully so she would know exactly what he was talking about.

"I don't think I'll get…" The buzzing in her pocket interrupted her and she gave him a look, "You're not really a pre-cog and just haven't told me, right?"

"And drive myself mad like half the mansion? Nah I'm just that good." Playfully he pushed her away. "Take it, just make it up to me later, kay?"

"I don't want to wait til later." Lorna pouted even as she glanced at the phone number. A wicked smile crossed her face and she flipped the phone open with a quick wink at Alex. "Allo?" The florid Frenchman on the other line launched into a flurry of ideas that she interrupted after a moment. "Je suis tres desolée, monsieur mais j'ai un bel homme ici." She listened for a moment then giggled, "Oui, oui. Je n'oublie pas." She closed the phone again. "Chef Marcel says hello. And that I shouldn't let a man be more important than my cooking."

Giggling at Lorna's actions, he picked her up and headed for the bedroom. "Then shall we make this quick before we get in too much trouble with Chef Marcel?"

Lorna made a show of turning off her phone and tossing it aside, "I've been busy for a solid week and I'm going to have an even worse one next week. It had better as hell not be quick." She laughed and kissed him. "Got it?"

Smirking, Alex nodded. "Yes ma'am!"