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Don't pay the fool in the cell no mind. Seems like the papers and news never catch onto the small details when a madman gets loose: like the way he never shuts his trap.

[Private to town lawmen]

Any trail on Edelyn - [Pause. Awkward pause] Ma's attacker? I been a bit preoccupied. [And he looks a little sheepish.] What about that shootin'?

[Private to Steph]

You near town?

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Near enough. You alright?

I wanna see you.

Where are you?

Anywhere you can meet me.

You got a room, Mister Hero?

[Fumble. Pause.] Pa's out.

When's Pa gonna be back?

Door's got a lock.

Barrin' that, I got a blanket and we got a usual spot under the stars.

I'll come to you, we'll figure it out from there. It might be a bit chilly for a night under the stars.

I like that plan.

I'll be over as soon as I can.

[ And she does mean soon. When she said 'close enough', what she really meant was just the edge of town. She comes around the back way to his house and knocks quietly on the door. ]

[And she isn't waiting long at all, because he's been holed up and pacing. Dick finally let him be, an all he's done is beat himself up. But Steph always had a way of brightening a room, and he tugged teh door open with his goo arm, smiling a little at her.]

Come in.

[ She starts out smiling, practically falling into his arms for a hug by habit before stopping and pulling back, face aghast. ]

Tim! What happened to your arm?

[He reached for her with his good arm, ducking his head.] It's just grazed, really. Dick just made a fuss about it, honest.

[ She takes a look at the wound herself, but he's right, it doesn't look too bad. If nothing else it isn't bleeding anymore. She sighs, and then grabs him for a quick kiss. ]

You stupid little hero of mine. Don't you go getting shot before we can make it official. [ But she doesn't give him time to answer, following that up with two more quick kisses and she squeezes his shoulders. ]

Now what about this room I've been hearing about?

[He just tugs her close and holds her for a moment, because hell, that was a scare. But he smiles, and draws back, reaching for her hand.] It's got a lock and everything. [And a bed, but. You know. He heads for the stairs.]

[ She follows close behind, almost afraid to get too far away from him after finding out he was shot. ]

I'm impressed. Tell me more.

[He's not letting go of her hand, for his part. And at the head of the stairs, he leads her down a short hall.] There's a dresser. S'a nice dresser.

What else?

[ Once they get to the door, she leans against him, just a little bit. Just enough to let him know she wants him to hold her. ]

[And he does, dropping her hand in favor of wrapping an arm tightly around her. His other hand is on the door knob.] Might be a bed.

[And he's leaning down to kiss her.]

[ She meets him for that kiss, standing there outside his door and treasuring the fact that he's alive and it was just his arm that was hurt for a long moment before pulling away. ]

Show me.

[He doesn't say anything else. Usually he'd ask if she was sure, if she wanted to wait till they were lawfully wed, but right now, all he wanted was to be with her, as close as he could be. So he pushed open the door and stood aside to let her in - though he never really let go of her waist.]

[ She pulls him with her inside the room, not sparing much thought for the door other than to make sure that it was closed. She saw enough to see where the bed was, and leads him to it. She doesn't want to lose any more time with him. ]

[Tim paused enough to make sure the lock was thrown, though he fumbled at first. He wasn't about to be the reason they wasted more time, and when they reached the bed, he settled a knee on the mattress, hands sliding over her back.]

[ They're close, but she doesn't want him to back out on her this time. She moves to get his shirt off. ]

[He hesitates, like he might be thinking of doing just that - but it might just be because it's a little harder to do with his arm. Off goes the shirt, and he reaches for the buttons on her dress.]

[ There isn't much left to say after. Stephanie tangles her legs in his and rests her head against his good shoulder, giving it a small kiss. ]

I love you.

[Not much at all. Tim's busy staring at the ceiling, wondering if he should feel like he'd just made a mistake, and was surprised that he definitely didn't. So he smiled a little crookedly, wrapping his arm around her.] I love you too.

[ She sighs happily, settling in his arms. She could lay like this forever. ]

[WELL TOO BAD, you don't get that luxury because siblings exist to ruin your life. So Dick is innocently heading upstairs to see if you're still taking it easy and maybe even to suggest heading out to do something since you're not actually that injured and MAYBE even apologize for making a fuss.

Knock knock, lovebirds. :|]

Tim? You in there?

[Oh. God.

Tim's eyes shot open wide - and he'd just been thinking about sleeping, too - and he sat up abruptly, shooting Steph a look. Hell.]

Hold on a minute, [he yelled, then cursed himself for saying anything at all. He slid out of bed, grabbing for his pants before leaning back in to kiss Steph quickly.]

Shh. [Then, with his pants half on and hiding behind the door, Tim cracked it and stuck his head out.]

What?

[ Steph takes the covers with her and rolls off the bed as quietly as possible. Let Tim explain the missing covers, she doesn't have time to put on her clothes and the bed's the only hiding place.

Although she does have to stifle a giggle. It's all very exciting. ]

[Dick raised an eyebrow, TOTALLY OBLIVIOUS to what he's stumbled in on because lol Tim having sex what is this, NOT MY LITTLE BROTHER.]

What's got you all bothered?

[Worst. Brother. Ever. :|] What? Nothin's got me bothered, I ain't bothered. [That shifting and fumbling is Tim tucking himself into his pants. Go away Dick. :|]

[You mean best brother ever.] Uh-huh. [Trying to look into the roommmmm.] You got another pet in there you're tryin' to figure out how to convince Pa to let you keep?

Dick, I haven't done that in at least near a decade, I'm just- I was sleepin'. What'd ya wake me for? [NO LOOKING. :|]

Wanted to see how you're doin'. I didn't realize you were sleeping since it's been well over a decade since you've had a nap. [BUT I R CURIOUS.] You gonna let me in?

[And this is where eloquence shorts out.]

Uh. No.

Why not? [WHAT ARE YOU HIDING FROM MEEEEE.]

Because I'm gonna, um. Go back to bed. So I'll. See you later? [HIS LACK OF VIRTUE, DUH.]

Tim, c'mon. What are you hiding in there?

Nothing, Dick, honest. I swear. [This Tim is not the best liar.]

Man been keeping 'is 'ead down. But far as I can tell, it ain't anyone we know for a long time in this town.

Course not. Always seems to be the newcomers.

[ Pause. ]

Usually, yeah.

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