Leonard can remember the pep-talk that Jim gave him before he set off for his first date with Harry, only three days after their first meeting and night together. He'd say he had been nervous but dammit, he is not a teenager!
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(Flashback)
Leonard was pacing. It wasn't something that he generally made a habit of but he thought that he could allow an exception this one time. Excepting the day of Joanna's birth he could hardly remember the last time he had felt so nervous.
He was about to go on a date with the woman he had sex with within an hour of meeting her. A girl half of the cadets in the academy wanted and the other half wanted to be . A girl with lustrous black hair, a cracking body and deep, sparkling emerald eyes. Even Jim had been impressed.
He couldn't recall the last time he had been on a date. After he had married Jocelyn it had been mainly hurried sex and late nights at the hospital right the way up until he had walked in on her in bed with her boss whilst she had been supposed to be looking after Joanna. Whom she had left with their neighbour. Leonard asks himself almost everyday why in the hell the courts allowed Jocelyn custody when she so obviously didn't have a maternal bone in her body.
Amused blue eyes tracked Leonard as he walked up and down, up and down their small dorm room. 15 paces. Stop. Turn. 15 paces. Stop. Turn. Rinse and repeat until you receive the desired result.
Evidently, Jim had finally had enough of his pacing because he exasperatedly spoke up, "Bones, I didn't know why your so nervous, the girl obviously likes you. I mean heck she seduced you within 40 minutes of being introduced. That's gotta say something, huh?" Here he paused with a contemplative look before announcing, "besides, you've been married, you must have done this sort of thing before."
Leonard levelled Jim with his customary scowl, "Jim, much as I 'preciate your efforts, I told you how Jocelyn was, do you think it likely I took her on many dates, God Jim, what if I mess up with Harry? I really like her."
Jim cringed patently agreeing with Leonard's first point, before turning serious again, " Bones I don't and won't say this often so listen up ; you are a great guy. A great friend. And you will have a great date. Harry obviously likes you so just relax and let yourself be the big softie we know under your prickly, prickle exterior," Jim flung a grin his way with the last statement.
Leonard slowly nodded his head, "thanks Jim, I'll do that." With that and one final pat on the shoulder and a 'good luck' from Jim he turned to the door and walked out.
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He can also remember how his breath caught in his throat when he caught sight of her walking towards him over the plaza outside her accommodation block where he was waiting (anxiously) for her.
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(Flashback)
Leonard was waiting by the fountain in the centre of the plaza. It had some sort of underwater lights system which turned the water different colours as he watched. The warm 'Frisco air carried a slight spray over from the fountain, a light mist that hung lightly in the air. Leonard was looking to the fountain once more when he was snapped out of his reverie by the light tapping of heels against the cobbles.
As he looked up Leonard felt himself freeze as he caught sight of Harry walking towards him. She looked more than beautiful, she looked ravishing. A blue silk dress stopped around mid thigh showing a lot of long golden-tanned legs. The gold embellishment round the waist and neckline of the dress drew attention to her long, graceful neck and slim waist. It was topped of with gold shoes and jewellery as well as a large smile which made her eyes shine and her nose crinkle.
He cleared his throat and said somewhat roughly, "you look absolutely beautiful Harry, gorgeous, in fact." Harry smiled beatifically at Leonard as she reached him and took his arm lightly as she allowed him to steer her in the direction of the restaurant he had reserved a table at.
"Thank you," she said, seeming genuinely pleased at his compliment, "You look wonderful also." Leonard blushed which harry smiled slightly at before approaching the door of a hovercab nearby. and helping harry in.
As they sped of towards their destination Leonard snuck another look at Harry and thought that maybe Jim didn't give such bad advice at all.
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Harry and Leonard's first date went astonishingly well and the conversation flowed over dinner. Leonard can remember telling Harry about Joanna with trepidation which quickly turned to relief when harry exclaimed that she loved kids, not having had any brothers or sisters growing up.
In return, she told him about her desire to make her own way in life rather than relying on the fortune her parents had left her (Leonard was honestly gob-smacked when she told him the amount) or the family business, Potter Stellar Cartography (they were amongst the first people to map out the stars after humanity took their first tentative step into space all those years ago, people still hired them to date to map out previously unexplored areas.)
After Leonard had walked her home later that night, he had not hesitated to agree after she had invited him up to her room, stating that her room-mate, Gaila was out, 'on the pull' as she termed it.
Waking up in the morning with Harry's head pillowed on his chest and her long, curly hair strewn across him Leonard had mused that, in fact, Jim gave brilliant advice.
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A.N: Thank you to my reviewers, I have had a request for Harry finding out she was pregnant, and Leonard being a worrywort so I'll try to do that next, not sure when it will be up though as I have my AS French oral exam on Tuesday.
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There are lots more outfits on that site that I have created with this fic in mind, pleas feel free to look at them, they are each named for the situation I want her to wear them in.
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Rosanna. :D