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Chris fumbled with his tie again. After several attempts of accomplishing nothing but choking himself, he called for Claire, "Yo Claire!"
Claire appeared in the doorway to Chris's room, "What's up?"
"Wanna help me with this tie?"
She leaned against the doorway, "What's in it for me?"
He grinned, "I won't tell Leon tell Leon about all your old boyfriends."
Claire didn't move, "You never paid any attention to my old boyfriends."
"Oh, yeah? You remember Mr. 'Fifty-year-old but he has a Harley so he must be cool'? Or how about Mr. 'I'll flirt with anything that moves'? Or maybe that one guy you made bail for so he could take you to dinner only so he could get arrested later for beating up that cop? Should I go on?"
"Fine, fine I'll help you with your damn tie."
She walked over and tied his tie. Making the knot extremely tight.
"Claire...Claire, can't breath..." Chris choked out.
"Okay, but before I loosen it, promise never to bring up those boyfriends again."
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Meanwhile, Jill was making a fuss about getting ready on time. Rebecca had come over to help her. And had brought some of her own jewelry to help make Jill look amazing. Jill wasn't one for keeping tons of jewelry around the house.
"Don't you think earrings would be nice tonight?" Rebecca asked, holding up her tackiest pair.
Jill threw her hairbrush at Becky.
"Just a thought," Becky defended.
Jill studied herself in the mirror, "You think Chris will like this dress?"
Becky eyed the silk blue dress, "I think he'll like anything you wear."
Jill looked at the clock, "Oh my gosh! He'll be here in five minutes and I haven't done my hair yet!"
**Ding dong!**
"Someone's early."
"Shut up Becky! Go get the door!"
Jill hurriedly did her hair and went down to see Chris.
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Chris was waiting at the bottom of the stairs chatting with Becky, but he was rendered speechless when he saw Jill.
"Hi Chris."
"Uh...Hi Jill. Umm...these are for you," he said holding out some roses for her.
'Stop stuttering you moron!' Chris's mind ordered.
Jill smiled and took the roses, "Thanks."
Becky snatched the flowers from Jill, "I'll go put these in some water. You two go have fun."
"And what will you be doing?" Jill questioned Becky.
"House sitting."
"BS. You better be gone when we get back," Jill retorted.
Chris immediately picked up on the 'we'.
**When WE get back! Score!** Chris's mind shouted.
"And no going though my stuff," Jill warned Becky, snapping Chris back to reality.
With that, Chris and Jill left for dinner, leaving Becky to 'house sit'.
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Claire looked up at Leon, who was intently watching the movie. He had decided to drop by and 'keep Claire company,' as he put it. She smiled and snuggled closer to Leon. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her.
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Chris took Jill to a nice seafront restaurant just north of town. He knew Jill loved seafood, and, although he hated the food, he found himself having a great time.
They talked about everything from family to past relationships to surviving the terror of Umbrella.
"I remember how petrified I was when I found out Claire went to Raccoon City," Chris recalled, "I thought for sure I'd lost her too."
"Well, she showed you she could kick some serious zombie ass."
They laughed.
**Man, she knows how to lighten up a conversation** Chris thought.
It was Jill's turn to reminisce, "I remember when I thought I had lost..."
**BRING**
"Dammit," Jill swore, pulling her cell phone from her purse, "Hello?...Yeah...What?! Alright, I'll be right over."
Chris tensed. For a moment he thought that there had been a new development with Umbrella. They were just laying low for the time being, waiting for the next Umbrella slip-up.
"I gotta go. Sorry to cut this short."
"What's the problem?"
Jill sighed, "While Becky was 'house sitting' she managed to make enough noise to disturb the neighbors. The cops found her snooping through my stuff and they thought she was a burglar. She's in jail and needs someone to make bail."
Chris laughed, "Becky?! I didn't think she had a bad bone in her body!"
"It's always the quiet ones."
Chris drove Jill to the police station and helped make bail for Becky.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Jill reprimanded, "I told you not to go through my stuff!"
Chris bit his tongue to stop from laughing as they all piled into his car.
"Sorry. I was just looking for something to eat."
"In my bedroom?! And why did you insist on house sitting anyway!"
"Come on Jill, lighten up. You have all the fun stuff at your house: A huge stereo, a gym in the basement, big screen TV.... I just wanted to have some fun."
Jill shook her head. Becky only had a one-bedroom apartment that wasn't very well furnished. Jill had gotten a huge pay hike when she had transferred to the S.T.A.R.S. team in Raccoon City, "Fine, you're forgiven, but no more 'house sitting'!"
Chris dropped Becky and Jill off at Jill's house. Becky had insisted on coming over with Jill to help clean up the mess she made.
As Chris pulled into his driveway, he noticed Leon's car parked there.
Chris walked in and saw Leon and Claire making out on the couch. He leaned against the doorway and cleared his throat. Leon and Claire pulled apart. Chris glared at them.
Leon looked, and probably felt, petrified.
"Hello," Chris said.
"Hi, Chris," Claire said.
"Umm...Hi Chris...I was just...uh...leaving," Leon stammered. With that he grabbed his coat from behind the couch and quickly walked out the door.
"Chris!" Claire whined.
"I didn't say anything!" Chris defended.
Claire grumbled and ran up the stairs to her room.
Chris fumbled with his tie again. After several attempts of accomplishing nothing but choking himself, he called for Claire, "Yo Claire!"
Claire appeared in the doorway to Chris's room, "What's up?"
"Wanna help me with this tie?"
She leaned against the doorway, "What's in it for me?"
He grinned, "I won't tell Leon tell Leon about all your old boyfriends."
Claire didn't move, "You never paid any attention to my old boyfriends."
"Oh, yeah? You remember Mr. 'Fifty-year-old but he has a Harley so he must be cool'? Or how about Mr. 'I'll flirt with anything that moves'? Or maybe that one guy you made bail for so he could take you to dinner only so he could get arrested later for beating up that cop? Should I go on?"
"Fine, fine I'll help you with your damn tie."
She walked over and tied his tie. Making the knot extremely tight.
"Claire...Claire, can't breath..." Chris choked out.
"Okay, but before I loosen it, promise never to bring up those boyfriends again."
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Meanwhile, Jill was making a fuss about getting ready on time. Rebecca had come over to help her. And had brought some of her own jewelry to help make Jill look amazing. Jill wasn't one for keeping tons of jewelry around the house.
"Don't you think earrings would be nice tonight?" Rebecca asked, holding up her tackiest pair.
Jill threw her hairbrush at Becky.
"Just a thought," Becky defended.
Jill studied herself in the mirror, "You think Chris will like this dress?"
Becky eyed the silk blue dress, "I think he'll like anything you wear."
Jill looked at the clock, "Oh my gosh! He'll be here in five minutes and I haven't done my hair yet!"
**Ding dong!**
"Someone's early."
"Shut up Becky! Go get the door!"
Jill hurriedly did her hair and went down to see Chris.
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Chris was waiting at the bottom of the stairs chatting with Becky, but he was rendered speechless when he saw Jill.
"Hi Chris."
"Uh...Hi Jill. Umm...these are for you," he said holding out some roses for her.
'Stop stuttering you moron!' Chris's mind ordered.
Jill smiled and took the roses, "Thanks."
Becky snatched the flowers from Jill, "I'll go put these in some water. You two go have fun."
"And what will you be doing?" Jill questioned Becky.
"House sitting."
"BS. You better be gone when we get back," Jill retorted.
Chris immediately picked up on the 'we'.
**When WE get back! Score!** Chris's mind shouted.
"And no going though my stuff," Jill warned Becky, snapping Chris back to reality.
With that, Chris and Jill left for dinner, leaving Becky to 'house sit'.
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Claire looked up at Leon, who was intently watching the movie. He had decided to drop by and 'keep Claire company,' as he put it. She smiled and snuggled closer to Leon. He smiled and wrapped his arms around her.
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Chris took Jill to a nice seafront restaurant just north of town. He knew Jill loved seafood, and, although he hated the food, he found himself having a great time.
They talked about everything from family to past relationships to surviving the terror of Umbrella.
"I remember how petrified I was when I found out Claire went to Raccoon City," Chris recalled, "I thought for sure I'd lost her too."
"Well, she showed you she could kick some serious zombie ass."
They laughed.
**Man, she knows how to lighten up a conversation** Chris thought.
It was Jill's turn to reminisce, "I remember when I thought I had lost..."
**BRING**
"Dammit," Jill swore, pulling her cell phone from her purse, "Hello?...Yeah...What?! Alright, I'll be right over."
Chris tensed. For a moment he thought that there had been a new development with Umbrella. They were just laying low for the time being, waiting for the next Umbrella slip-up.
"I gotta go. Sorry to cut this short."
"What's the problem?"
Jill sighed, "While Becky was 'house sitting' she managed to make enough noise to disturb the neighbors. The cops found her snooping through my stuff and they thought she was a burglar. She's in jail and needs someone to make bail."
Chris laughed, "Becky?! I didn't think she had a bad bone in her body!"
"It's always the quiet ones."
Chris drove Jill to the police station and helped make bail for Becky.
"What the hell were you thinking?" Jill reprimanded, "I told you not to go through my stuff!"
Chris bit his tongue to stop from laughing as they all piled into his car.
"Sorry. I was just looking for something to eat."
"In my bedroom?! And why did you insist on house sitting anyway!"
"Come on Jill, lighten up. You have all the fun stuff at your house: A huge stereo, a gym in the basement, big screen TV.... I just wanted to have some fun."
Jill shook her head. Becky only had a one-bedroom apartment that wasn't very well furnished. Jill had gotten a huge pay hike when she had transferred to the S.T.A.R.S. team in Raccoon City, "Fine, you're forgiven, but no more 'house sitting'!"
Chris dropped Becky and Jill off at Jill's house. Becky had insisted on coming over with Jill to help clean up the mess she made.
As Chris pulled into his driveway, he noticed Leon's car parked there.
Chris walked in and saw Leon and Claire making out on the couch. He leaned against the doorway and cleared his throat. Leon and Claire pulled apart. Chris glared at them.
Leon looked, and probably felt, petrified.
"Hello," Chris said.
"Hi, Chris," Claire said.
"Umm...Hi Chris...I was just...uh...leaving," Leon stammered. With that he grabbed his coat from behind the couch and quickly walked out the door.
"Chris!" Claire whined.
"I didn't say anything!" Chris defended.
Claire grumbled and ran up the stairs to her room.