Kansas City, MO | Friday | December 26

[therewaslife]

It was the day after Christmas and Bod was exhausted. Yesterday had been busy and hectic (and good) which was why Bod was taking today to sprawl on the sofa in front of the television. It wasn't something he usually did but today just seemed like a perfect day for it.

Seamus was flopped on Bod's chest, head tucked under his chin which served to both keep Bod warm and give Seamus a comfortable place to sleep. Bod wasn't asleep (not yet) and was flipping idly through television channels in an attempt to find something decent to watch.

There were a lot of movie marathon, a lot of holiday television show marathons and even some sports. Bod settled on a movie he hadn't seen before and sighed. Hopefully, he wouldn't fall asleep. He didn't want to be up all night.

[NFB but open for the usual things]

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[vanillajello]

Kate was probably not going to be much help with that. She flopped down next to him (and partly on him, because lazy) on the couch with a great big sigh.

She had not changed out of her pajamas at any point today.

[therewaslife]

"Oof." It was a delayed, amused sounding word and he shifted Seamus a bit so he wouldn't get smushed. "Tired?"

[vanillajello]

"Mmmmmmm."

That was probably some kind of a yes. She was busy happily smushing her cheek against his shoulder.

[therewaslife]

Bod brought his arm around her and started sliding his fingernails up and down her back.

"Did you enjoy your Christmas?" Where he'd spoiled her yet again.

[vanillajello]

As was only right. "Mmm." Oh, guess she should supply some actual words, too. "Yes. It was good. I like that Marshall made it back here okay."

They didn't see each other at all often enough, these days.

[therewaslife]

"It was good to see him," Bod agreed with a brief, easy nod. "Maybe we can go visit him in a few months."

[vanillajello]

"We should." Her nod was a little more firm and thorough. "I mean, I'm still convinced he has a secret booooyfriend, and I wanna meet him."

And probably give him a hard time. Lovingly.

[therewaslife]

"Just meet him?" Bod asked because, yes, he knew Kate and knew what she probably wanted to put the poor potential secret boyfriend through.

[vanillajello]

"And all that naturally goes with that."

She smiled winningly. Perfectly innocent.

[therewaslife]

"For some reason, I think Marshall might suspect his hypothetical secret boyfriend is in for an interrogation and that's why he's keeping it quiet," Bod said, rubbing his fingers through Kate's hair.

[vanillajello]

Her hair was getting pretty long again. Not hippie-long, but it was past her shoulders. And currently a wavy mess. "Pfff. I just want to talk to him! Like a nice, good big sister."

[therewaslife]

"And what would you and his boyfriend talk about?" he asked curiously. "The weather?"

[vanillajello]

"The weather, how school is going, whether he's suitable for my kid bro and is treating him like the amazingly awesome Midwestern prince that he is..."

Oh, that was super smooth.

[therewaslife]

"Uh huh." Bod laughed and shook his head. "You might scare the poor boy off before he and Marshall have even had a chance at connecting."

[vanillajello]

"Nah, I trust Moosh to keep him hidden away until he knows the guy can take it," Kate argued. "If the guy can't deal with me then he has no business being in this family."

[therewaslife]

"Are you saying there's someone to fear more than you in the Gregson clan?" Bod asked, teasing and laughing all at once.

[vanillajello]

"Try anyone in Mom on a bad day." Sure, the bad days were way further apart these days than they had been back when she'd been in high school, but still. "If someone can handle me being nosey, they can probably deal with T with grace, too."

[therewaslife]

"T's just unique," Bod joked, going back to rubbing her back with his fingers now. "She has her own, special style."

[vanillajello]

"And what's Buck, hmm?" Kate wondered, cuddling up to him and sneaking a hand to give Seamus a few scritches.

[therewaslife]

"Masculine and protective," Bod said after a moment.

[vanillajello]

"He's an ass," countered Kate. "He's the assiest ass you've ever met."

[therewaslife]

"He has his moments," Bod said, snickering. "He's not all bad."

[vanillajello]

"Nah, he's not," she agreed with a quiet sigh. "But you gotta admit he can be kind of difficult."

[therewaslife]

"True but I think that can be said about T and Alice too," he replied. "You're difficult sometimes. So am I."

[vanillajello]

Kate snorted and looked up at him. "Oh, English Muffin, you are nowhere near the level of badness the rest of us are."