Hello!
These one-shots are in response to an idea on tumblr from "dreamlily123". Since I don't have a tumblr, I can't respond on tumblr, so I posted this here. If dreamlily123 is reading this and would like me to take this down, I will ASAP. Here is the prompt that she posted.
I know something happening twice, isn't really a trend, but I feel like a running joke in Scorpion is going to be Toby & Happy getting interrupted in "big" moments. Like all the time.
I mean, their first -almost-kiss was interrupted
And so was Toby's "Happy Quinn, I am in L-" * Que the fire extinguisher*
Imagine future "big moments" getting interrupted
- They go on their first date - Walter calls and they have to go save the world
-Moving in together- Bad guy steels the boxes.
- Takes a pregnancy test- Somehow it gets broken before finding out the results. (Drops it, and Toby steps on it, cause he's a spiller and clumsy)
- Someone's about to propose - a bird swoops down and steals the ring (absurd but I couldn't think of anything else, but wouldn't that be funny?!) Or Walter smashes it like the other couples, to make a smoke bomb.
These need to be written!
I took one of the parts out because I would like to keep this story rated K-T, but thank you for your idea, dreamlily123! I hope you like this!
Obviously- there are spoilers ahead. Scorpion does not belong to me!
**I received some constructive criticism from a Guest that I should change a minor detail at the end. If you are following this story, sorry if you thought this update was a new chapter. The next chapter will be soon, and I am always open to constructive criticism!**
"So then I said, 'Dude, that's so four score and seven years ago.'"
Happy could no longer contain herself and broke out into a fit of giggles. She tried to recollect herself by taking a sip of her Coca Cola. Happy nodded at the shrink, who was proudly sporting a smile from making Happy laugh at his story. Happy opened her mouth to speak as her laughter died into a smiling smirk.
"That's a good one," she said, "But how could you have gotten into a rap battle with Abraham Lincoln? He was alive way before you were born."
Toby threw his hands up in the air and laughed.
"That's the point of the game!" He took a sip of Dr. Pepper before continuing, "You're supposed to make up a story that makes no sense and present it in a way that makes it believable."
Toby and Happy had finally decided to go on a date a week after the forest fire case. Since Toby "won" the bet, Happy got to decide where to go. Since the both of them hated fancy dinner-dates, she decided on dinner at their favorite pizza place and a movie afterwards. They had already sat down and ordered their meal when Toby suggested that they play a game. Since Happy and Toby were best friends, they knew almost everything about each other, so the game was a good fallback for their first date.
"It's your turn," Toby said, "Make it good."
"Alright, alright," Happy replied, slapping Toby lightly on the arm, "give me a second to think."
Happy turned her face skyward and faked contemplation. Toby's heart melted at the sight, but he kept his feelings hidden for Happy's sake. Finally, Happy turned back to Toby and began.
"So there was this one time I had dinner with the king."
Toby raised an eyebrow and leaned in towards Happy.
"Tell me about it."
Happy sat back and told her tale.
"We had been friends for a long time. This king wasn't your average monarch. He enjoyed rock music and donuts and wore a stupid hat as his crown."
Toby smiled as he noticed the allusion. Happy rolled her eyes and continued.
"We met just after his nasty break-up with the queen. He was heartbroken, but he put aside his issues to help me recognize and cope with mine. That meant a lot to me, so we became very close friends. For a long time, I wanted nothing more than that."
Happy suddenly felt very uncomfortable. She knew she needed to admit her feelings at some point, but she was starting to regret doing so now. Thankfully, the waiter interrupted her and dropped off their pepperoni and sausage pizza. After serving Happy a piece, Toby took one for himself and nodded for Happy to continue.
"But..." her voice trailed off as she tried to gather her nerve. After fighting an inner battle with herself, her defenses won and she gave up.
"He pulled some strings, made a few bets," Happy lightly sighed, "We had dinner, and it was nice."
Toby noticed Happy's nervousness as she reached the end of her story, and his heart deflated a little when she did not follow through with her confession. But Toby quickly caught his composure. He knew it was hard for Happy to admit her feelings to the world, so he planned on letting her take her time.
"You know," he added, "that reminds me of this one time I had dinner with a beautiful princess."
It was Happy's turn to raise an eyebrow. Toby smirked and locked eyes with the guarded mechanic.
"Her name is Happy Quinn."
Happy's heart fluttered and she felt a blush rising to her cheeks. A grin was threatening to form on her lips. She shoved a bite of pizza into her mouth to try to cover her bluff, but she knew that the shrink had received the message. They looked into each other's eyes with a million things to say. But the words were left unsaid as Toby's phone broke the silence. Their eyes reluctantly broke contact, and Toby reached for his phone. He placed the device against his ear.
"What, Walter?" he began speaking in annoyance, "What could you possibly want?"
"We have a case," Walter replied in his usual monotone voice, "I'll explain everything when you get here. You aren't busy, are you?"
"No, not at all," Toby replied, his voice practically oozing with sarcasm.
"Good," Walter replied, completely missing Toby's implication, "I'll see you and Happy in ten minutes."
After hanging up with Walter, Toby turned back to Happy, who had already gotten their hardly touched pizza boxed.
"Duty calls," she said to Toby. He nodded and sighed, handing his credit card to the waiter before Happy could say otherwise.
"Aren't I supposed to be taking you to dinner?" Happy argued.
"As if I would let you pay for our first date," Toby countered.
"More like 'almost-date'," Happy replied with a smirk. Toby grinned and signed the check before heading out to the car. As they pulled out on the road, Toby turned and looked at Happy.
"You know," he started, "you did leave a few major plot holes in your story."
Happy looked down and her feet and bit her lip. Toby smiled, genuinely smiled, and leaned over to press a gentle kiss on her forehead. As they sat next to each other, Happy's hand found Toby's. The car fell into a comfortable silence before Happy murmured.
"Thank you, Toby."
After working all night on the case, Happy and Toby crashed at Toby's apartment. Exhausted and starving, they indulged in reheated pizza and ice-cold soda. They tried to find something satisfying on television, but nothing worthwhile was on at four in the morning. Finally, they settled on renting Men in Black from On-Demand. Halfway through the movie, Happy fell asleep on Toby's chest with a smile on her face.
That was a little short, but the prompt kind of called for the story to be shorter. I think brevity is the key. Leave me a review if you liked it!
The next chapter will probably be Happy and Toby kissing in front of the team for the first time. Someone will cut them off, but I won't spoil it for you!
I wasn't sure what movie to put for them to be watching at the end (I'm not very literate in thrillers and things like that), but if anyone has any better ideas then send them my way.
Stay tuned.
