Penname: Calin-Durus

Original or Derivative (fanfiction): Derivative

Rating/Warning(s)/Note(s): Rated M for language; again no beta.

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Prompt: Phrase Catch - A penny earned saved is a penny earned.


I was so caught up in my book that I hadn't heard Jasper come home until the familiar clink of change falling into the five gallon water bottle broke the silence.

I looked up and smiled as I place my bookmark in my spot before closing the book. "Hey good looking."

He chuckled and removed his shirt over his head. "Hey beautiful, sorry I missed dinner."

I shrugged. "It was just mac n cheese. I was sadder that you missed Lost with me," I teased, jutting my lower lip out in a pout.

He chuckled before sitting on the foot of the bed to remove his work boots. "Did Sawyer die?" he asked.

"Nope," I informed him as I walked on my knees to him, wrapping my arms around his neck. "Guess what though."

He turned his head kissing me quickly. "Obviously good news," he teased.

"Yes! I took the jug in."

He looked over into the direction of the water jug he just deposited change into. "Huh, so you did. And?"

"And… we got almost five hundred out of it."

"Nice... where does that put us at now?" He asked.

I got up off the bed, moving to the desk on the other side of our studio apartment. I pulled the statement from the bank from the stack of paper work and took it to him. "See for yourself."

He took the paper from me, looking it over. I stood there watching him as he read it, his eyes slowly showing the excitement I felt inside.

"We did it… holy shit Ali we did it!" He shouted the last part before sweeping me up into his arm and twirling me around like you see in the movies.

"We did it Jazz! We can finally start looking for a permanent home!"


A/n: this one might get expanded since this is voice that I'm working with. Although I don't know. lol so don't hold your breath (please don't I don't want people dying =P )