Authors Note:
This one is in answer to ladygris's truth or dare challenge - what fun! In Word this is 292 words (minus the note of course!) even though fanfic says it's more. Happy Birthday ladygris ... hope you like this ...
Truth and Dare
"Truth or dare?" Lorne looked at Cadman incredulously. "That's what you want for your birthday?"
"Yes Sir," Laura said simply. "So ... which will it be?" She didn't allow that he'd simply refuse.
Lorne looked at her for a moment, trying to reason it out. There was risk with either scenario – more than she knew, because hell, he'd like to return the favour and give her a dare of his own. "Not the time," he reminded himself. Eyes narrowed, he tried to psych her out but she returned his suspicious gaze, unphased.
"Fine," he capitulated abruptly. "Truth."
Laura looked surprised for a moment but regrouped quickly. "If you weren't my superior officer," she swallowed nervously, rushing the rest out, "would you ever consider asking me out?"
Evan blinked. That wasn't what he'd expected. Casting a glance up and down the corridor he grabbed Laura's hand and pulled her into the nearest room – a disused lab.
Since he'd chosen truth - as good as a promise - he had to be honest. "Considered, imagined, checked the regs looking for a loop hole," he said bluntly.
It was Laura's turn for speechlessness. "Oh," she said lamely.
"Yeah, oh," Evan agreed. He considered her for a moment and then grinned. "What were you going to dare me?"
"Just the usual, clichéd birthday kiss," Laura admitted, a flush of red washing over her.
Lorne didn't give himself a chance to think. Sweeping her into his arms he kissed her as he's always imagined. It was fire and feeling and a wish that forever was a possibility.
When they parted, Laura was dazed and breathless. "Not bad old man," he thought, grinning. "Happy Birthday Laura," he said simply, turning and leaving her staring after him.