Chapter 3: That You Have But Slumbered Here.

Xoxox JJ POV xoxox

"So what movie are we getting tonight?" I asked D; tonight is girls' night in so Andi and I are at Blockbuster picking out movies to watch.

"Well" she said trying to make up her mind. "I can't decide if I want to watch shit getting blown up, or if I just want to cry, or if I want to be able to sing along." She looked torn, "Why do they make the decisions so hard?" She kept looking between the three movies in her hand.

"Let's just get them all. I'll go pay, you go next door and get us some yummys." I told her as I walked up to the register.

The attendant took the movies from me and then gave me a look that told me she thought I was insane. "Okay, Dark Knight is due back on Wednesday of next week along with P.S. I Love You. Hercules is due two weeks from today. Have a good day." She handed me the movies and I left to meet Andi.

When I got outside I saw Andi sitting on a bench outside of Cold Stone holding our three tubs of ice cream to her chest as if she didn't someone would steal them away in a second. I couldn't help but laugh.

"Come on, let's go home." I said, reaching out my hand for her to take. She did and we walked the three blocks back to the Leaky Cauldron like this getting looks of awe from the people we passed for being such a cute couple, a fact we had a nice laugh about as we walked down Diagon Alley towards our building.

Xoxox Tasha's POV xoxox

Movie night = best night ever. We gathered on the big comfy couch (his name is Stu), cuddled up in our warmest pajamas, eating our weight in pizza and ice cream, watching movies and making any sort of sexual commentary we wanted to.

We never let anyone else in on our ritual for fear that the carefree atmosphere would disappear. It was our one night a month that we could really be the best friends that we were, all touchy-feely, sexual innuendo loving, cuddly, loving, you-cry-I-cry little bit of that friendship that so many didn't understand. On every other night during the month we would still be best friends the way we wanted to but there was always a chance that someone would end up joining and ruining it, our one of us would have to go and do something or go somewhere, we were never able to be 100% there together with our minds off in different places, movie night took all of those distractions away and just let us be bffs.

But on a lighter note, JJ and Andi are late. I was on pizza duty today so I was sitting at the kitchen table just waiting for them.

It was another of our traditions, no one allowed on the Stu on movie night until we all fall onto it together. Silly yes, but tradition.

So everything was all set up, the TV was ready for its movie, the drinks and pizza were on the coffee table ready to be eaten, I was dressed in my seasonally inappropriate pajamas and yet they were still not here. I was getting hungry, lets not forget that fact, that practice made me real hungry but I have to wait for –

"They say those teenagers scare the living shit out of me. They could care less as long as someone will bleed. So darken your cloths or strike a violent pose, maybe they'll leave you alone, but not me."

I rushed over to my bag and picked up my cell phone before My Chemical Romance had a chance to belt out the chorus of Teenagers again. "Hello?" I asked, once again forgetting to check who was calling before answering.

"Hello," I heard in a deep Russian accent. "You still owe me a favor for that man we took out last week for you. And it is time to pay up. You wouldn't want to end up the way he did, do you?" He sounded threatening.

"Well, I am sorry I don't have the money to pay you." I replied, deciding to play along.

"Well then I guess we will have to make a more personal arrangement for your payment."

"Oh," I said, trying to keep a straight face. "I am all for that, however I don't think my boyfriend will be too pleased." I said back, giving up. "You may know him, big, jealous type, works with dragons, terrible fake Russian accent," I told him, while letting him know that he was caught.

"You forgot charming, devilishly handsome, amazing fu—"

"Huge ego was clearly missing too." I added, cutting off his list. "Hey Charlie."

"Hey babe. So I didn't even get you a little bit?" He asked sounding like a little kid.

"Nope, but I can lie to you to make you feel better." I told him, knowing that he truly didn't care.

"Well thanks. So, what would you say if I told you I miss you?" he asked, turning the conversation to a more serious level.

"I would tell you that you deserve it for making me worry about you out there with all those big lizards, missing you just as bad." He knew how I felt about him and his current location, namely nowhere even remotely close to here. The dragons I can deal with, it would be slightly hypocritical of me to tell him I didn't want him out there risking his life on a near daily if not daily basis. I know what it feels like when your life is on the line and you can feel the adrenalin pumping through your system doing something that you love. It is the second best rush for me in the world, second only to being with Charlie.

"I'm due for a nice big chunk of break time really soon, so it won't be too long before you have me again." He sounded just as relived at the news as I felt.

"Good cause I need me some ginger, and as much as I love hearing your voice every day, I need your body too."

"Oh, now I see why you keep me around. You just want my body," he said all seriousness gone from his voice, "and I am strangely okay with that."

I laughed. "Well I have to get back to my pyros now. I love you Stick."

"Love you too Liz." I said using my nickname for him. "Bye." And I hung up the phone.

I miss him. He is off chasing dragons all over Eastern Europe and I am over here, hungry, impatient, and now wallowing in my own self-pity. Wow, I am pathetic.

Xoxox Andi's POV xoxox

Oh, sweet barbeque chicken pizza, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

I could smell my favorite pizza from the lobby and I was far to excited the entire way up in the elevator. JJ could tell too and he had no problem laughing at me about it.

When the doors to the lift opened to our great room Tasha nearly jumped us.

She took everything from our arms and pushed us towards our rooms ordering us to go and get changed because we were late and she was clearly real hungry.

Once JJ and I returned in Superman and Optimus Prime pajamas respectfully we took our position in front of Stu, our huge fluffy couch and paused. Then we all fell back together, laughing at how ridiculous we were.

"Okay, so here is the plan," Tasha started, sitting up straight and rubbing her hands together, to be honest if she started cackling I would be convinced she was planning to take over the world. "We watch P.S. I Love You, have a good cry and have fantasizes about Gerald Butler and have that over with. Then we do Hercules so that we can sing and get happy again, then finally we watch Dark Knight and plot different ways to kill Bruce Wayne for crashing a Lamborghini. What say you?"

"Sounds good to me. Andi?" JJ said and they both turned to me.

"Perfect. However, first Tash, look at me." JJ and Tash looked confused then Tash turned to face me, and as I had thought, I did see her eyes rather on the red side. "Why were you crying? We haven't even started the movies yet."

She looked down into her lap, clearly avoiding the eyes of both JJ and I. Not a good sigh, ever, for someone who was trained in interrogation and how to manipulate and interrogation. Oh boy.

"Charlie called." That was all. That was all it took. JJ looked at me and we both knew what happened.

"Sweetie, we know you miss him, but you refuse to do anything about it. Tell him that you want him with you. He's a big boy, he can take it." JJ was holding her to his chest as I rubbed her back.

"I know, and I just need to deal with it." She straightened up again and dried her eyes. "All right, no more being pathetic, movie time," and she pushed play, starting another girl's night.

Xoxox

We were half way through Dark Knight and I still couldn't focus. The guilt of keeping my relationship with Oliver a secret from her, was starting to make my chest hurt. We have never kept things from each other, it was not something that we did and it was an occupational hazard seeing as we are partners and all.

I wasn't lying to her, but I wasn't being truthful either. I needed to get this out soon, and it didn't make me feel any better about the situation knowing that I was taking the easy way out, just letting the meeting throw the two of them together. I am such a wimp and I should be ashamed of myself, but to be honest Tasha scares me when she is angry and I have only ever had that anger pointed at me twice, and that was two times too many in my opinion.

"Hey, Tweedle-Dee, Tweedle-Dum, movie's over. Why don't you two just go to bed, I'll clean this stuff up." I clearly missed half that movie, good thing JJ was paying attention, cause looking over at Tasha I knew that she was in no way paying attention either and we probably would still be sitting there, staring off into space had JJ not gotten our asses moving. That's what guilt does to you I guess.

"Have a good night girls, you both have big mornings tomorrow." He kissed us both on the top of our heads and sent us on our ways.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting morning.

Xoxox JJ's POV xoxox

"Have a good night girls, you both have big mornings tomorrow." I kissed them both on the tops of their heads and sent them off to bed.

I love both of my girls, but sometimes I just want to shake them and ask, "What the hell are you doing?"

First Tasha, she is so in love with Charlie, and thank god Charlie is a great guy cause if it were anyone but him who was hurting one of my girls so bad, there would be a problem. And thank goodness he is about to get this huge promotion, the one he has yet to tell Tash about for fear of getting her hopes up. The promotion is going to bring him home. He will be the head of the biggest dragon preserve in Great Britain. It is on one of the islands but the Head Quarters is here in London. He better get it.

Oh and then there is Andi. I am so glad she found a man. She was so glad she found a man. She was the fifth wheel for a while there and we all knew she was lonely. But now she is keeping secrets from the one person who has always been there for her. Not cool. At least she is taking care of it.

Tomorrow is going to be an interesting morning.

Xoxox Tasha's POV xoxox

Why can't I fall asleep? I have been laying here staring at the ceiling since JJ kissed D and I on the head and sent us to our rooms. Really I think it is Charlie.

Snuggling with CJ (Charlie Junior, just for your information, he is a huge stuffed dragon toy that Charlie got me last Christmas) just isn't doing it any more. I want big Charlie, not Charlie Junior.

Charlie and I met when D and I were on a mission two summers ago. It was for Dumbledore. There were some Death Eaters trying to get dragons on their side and since Charlie is a Weasley and a known Order member he was essentially walking around with a huge ginger target on his back. So, D and I were sent as back up/ protection that turned into back up/ protection/ drunken-one-nighter-that-turned-into-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-happened-to-me. We thanked Dumbledore up and down for that one.

As much as I want to think that that is my only problem at the moment, because let's be honest that is a really easy problem to deal with, I know that I am just kidding myself. Since Oliver announced the meeting tomorrow at his girlfriend's house, I have had a really strange feeling. I can't figure out what it is and that scares me.

Oh well. Either way, tomorrow is going to he an interesting morning.

AN:

Thanks again for reading, and anything that you have to say about the story would be very helpful (even if it is to tell me that I can't write to save my life and should never try again)!

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