There may or may not be more chapters coming, I just had to get this one out. The idea was too cute to not publish.
Alice and Hatter are property of SyFy. Why does SyFy get all the good men? That tart!
She opened up his closet door and her shoulders slumped. Not a leather coat to be found, no velvet, no bright colors, no loud prints; everything in the closet was subdued, nothing said "Hatter".
"Are these your clothes?" Alice asked in disbelief.
"No, they're Jack's. I haven't had any time to get new ones; what with saving your arse and all" he teased.
Then she spotted it. Draped over a chair in the corner; her co-. His coat. She walked over to it and ran her hands over the soft maroon velvet. She slipped the jacket on and inhaled his scent. A sudden delicious idea popped into her mind.
"Hatter." She turned to look at him. "I just need to use your restroom for a minute" She said trying to quash the goofy grin that was threatening to take over her face.
"The loo's right over there" he said pointing to a door on one side of the room.
She smiled sweetly and made her way into the bathroom, closing the door behind her. Slipping the jacket off, she hung it on a hook on the door and looked in the mirror. She still couldn't believe he was actually here…in her world. Remembering that first reunion in her apartment, she touched her mouth. Even now she could feel his lips on hers and knew she was doing the right thing. She slipped her shoes and socks off her feet, being careful as to not make a lot of noise. Next went her jeans and then her top. She looked in the mirror again; thanking God, the white queen, or whatever that she had worn a frilly set of under garments today. She slipped the coat back on, buttoning it up. She flushed the toilet and turned on the water in the sink so that he wouldn't suspect anything.
She opened the door quietly to find him with his back towards her, looking out the window.
"So...we've done pizza. Now what?" she said in her most sultry voice.
He turned around to see her leaning against the doorway and she could have sworn that she saw his jaw drop. He looked her up and down; as he had in that first meeting in his tea shop. She felt a little self-conscious for a minute when his gaze settled on her bare legs, but the butterflies in her stomach melted away when she saw that sexy smile slowly spread across his face.
"Well, there are lots of other things we could do" he said, making his way leisurely across the room; voice husky with the promise of things to come.