Rich Hall, Yale [after Friday Night Dinner]

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Anakin shut the door to Rory's suite with the kind of careful precision that only meant he really wanted to slam it until it fell off its hinges.

"Tell me I don't have to go back to that house."

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"After the first part of the night? I'd say it's a requirement," Anakin replied, making a face. He put the Chinese bag down on the floor and waved two spoons over to his hand before sitting next to her. He smiled. "And skirts remind me of the summer."

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"Well, that dress reminds me of Grandma asking if I'm turning into Mom," she replied, rolling her eyes and taking a spoon.

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Anakin leaned across to kiss her softly. "I don't think I got enough credit for not tipping the salad course onto her head for that," he said with a small smile.

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"You get so much credit. Mom appreciates you being awesome, by the way," she murmured, kissing the corner of his mouth. "And so do I."

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"That's the only one I really care about," he admitted softly, pouring the vodka over the ice cream and holding out a spoonful towards her.

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"I've never had vodka and ice cream," she said thoughtfully before leaning forward and taking the bite.

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"If it's disgusting, we can toss it in the orange juice," Anakin said with a smile.

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"It's not bad," she remarked, blinking a little.

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"Really?" Anakin said, sounding surprised. "I was just looking for the booze, honestly."

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"Strong but with the ice cream, I'm not like, dying over here," she said, nodding.

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"Good," Anakin said, scooting a little closer and snagging a spoonful for himself.

"You're going to be okay?" he asked softly.

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"Yeah." She kissed his cheek. "I mean...yeah. It's just frustrating."

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Anakin shifted so he could wrap both arms around her and pulled her back against his chest. "More ice cream?" he asked, holding it in front of both of them.

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"You have to ask?" she replied, tilting her head back to kiss his jaw.

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He made a contented little noise. "I just wanted to check before I ate it all," he teased, dripping a bit onto her nose before kissing it off.

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"Mmm, that is a mean threat," she decided, frowning very sternly indeed.

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Anakin dabbed a bit of the ice cream onto her lower lip and then helpfully removed that as well. "I'm a very mean person," he murmured.

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"You are," she agreed, nipping his lower lip in return.

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He let out a happy little sigh. "This is much better than the last dinner," he said, snugging her a little closer.

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"Most things are, since the last dinner was horrific," she murmured, cuddling close.

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Anakin held out another spoonful of ice cream. "We should do this more often," he said. "Date nights, not horrible dinner with your grandparents."

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"Yeah, we kinda never really...date anymore," she said thoughtfully.

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He kissed the top of her head. "Not that we ever really got through movies anyway," he said with a chuckle. "Real food now? And something to drink?"

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"Real food!" she agreed.

And after some Chinese food, and lots and lots of vodka, Rory was definitely not feeling any pain anymore.

"Do I look like I have a baby in me?" she wondered tipsily, poking at her flat stomach.

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"Not even a little," Anakin assured with her with the elaborate solemnity of the pretty plowed. He tipped over to kiss her stomach. "Not that you won't look very adorable in the very, very far off future."