Title: Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy

Author: Trowa B

Rating: FRT

Notes: Written for comment_fic

Summary: Sometimes Nate despairs of karaoke night. This is one of those times.

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Nate smirked, carefully hiding it behind his whisky glass as Hardison, Parker and Sophie gaped at the act on the stage. Sure, it was karaoke night. Sure, they all knew that Christian and Lindsey could sing. They just hadn't expected Eliot to be so enthusiastic about joining in, hadn't expected Eliot to be able to sing too.

He exchanged an amused glance with Steve, Christian's partner, and the other man shrugged. "They only usually do this when they've gotten into the tequila," he explains.

"And?" Nate pokes for elaboration.

"They've had enough tequila between them to kill a horse."

Indeed, as they watch, Lindsey loses his seat, crashing off the stool he had been sitting on and abruptly ending the triplets' rendition of "Save a horse, ride a cowboy," as the other two dissolve into giggles while Lindsey flails around for a moment before managing to get a good grip on Eliot's pants leg and yanking.

The other two crash down as Eliot grabs Christian for balance and Christian follows him to the floor where they land in a tangle of limbs. Nate and Steve meet each other's gaze levelly before making an executive decision and leaving Hardison, Parker and Sophie to deal with the drunken trio.