"This one looks good," Mary-Lynette frowned up at the listings. "But…I like the look of this one, too. I saw the preview last time with Mark."

"Mare," Ash smiled, amusement plain on his face as he squeezed his girlfriend's waist gently. "You've been debating with yourself for the past ten minutes. Why don't we just watch both?"

"Oh!" Mary-Lynette looked up at him in surprise. "But, Ash…you've seen this one, right?"

She indicated the poster to her left, unsure. It was a good idea, but she worried about him being bored. Ash smiled, leaning forward to lightly press his lips to hers, ignoring the titters and wolf-whistles that erupted immediately around them at the action.

"I'm fine," he assured her. "I just want us to spend some time together on a real date for once, and not hankered by Mark or my sisters."

Mary-Lynette squeezed the hand on her waist and smiled up at him.

"Yeah, it's kinda nice to be out together like this, huh?"

"Yeah," Ash smiled back at her, nodding towards the growing line in front of them.

"So, shall we?" he prompted.

"Yeah, let's go. It'll be fun," she enthused, pulling his hand and steering him towards the line.

*

As Ash handed over the money for the popcorn and drinks, Mary-Lynette hoisted the tub over the counter carefully and balanced it on her hip as she hitched her purse higher up her shoulder. A few pieces started to fall, but Ash caught them in one swift movement and placed them back before taking the tub from her.

"Let me carry this," he said, ruffling her hair. "You can't focus on two things at once."

Mary-Lynette smiled gratefully at him and nodded, though she punched his arm gently for the last comment. Ash was always like that lately; kind, considerate and so affectionate towards her. He'd changed so much.

"What're you thinking?" Ash enquired, winding his free arm around her waist, holding their tickets up to her face so she'd take them. Mary-Lynette smiled and leaned her head back against his chest happily.

"Nothing," she said. "Just thinking about how much I love you. The usual."

"Oh," he nodded, kissing her hair before turning her around to face him. "Well, then, let's get a back seat. Then maybe you can tell me again, properly."

"Ash!" Mary-Lynette punched his shoulder hard as he laughed. "You're a pervert! And we are not getting a back seat!"

"Sure, sure. Come on, Mare."

He took hold of her hand and steered her towards the door of their screening. "Let's go watch your movie."

"Okay," she smiled, squeezing his hand tightly as they walked in.

~Fin~

A/N:- Aww~! Cute date-fic! I imagine that they would be dodging around the sisters and Mark for some privacy, so this was fun to write about. A nice, private date for Mare and Ash at the movies! XX