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Time for some girly time between Sue and Lucy with a bit of Jack added for good measure after all some days the getting ready for a date can be just as fun as the date itself
Sue walked, well more like floated, back into her apartment in a complete daze she couldn't believe how much her life had changed for the better in the space of two hours. Two hours ago she was sat in an airport, fighting back tears over her decision to leave not only her friends and family in DC but more importantly because of the fact she was leaving Jack 'what was your thinking Sue' she mentally thought to herself.
But now two hours on she was back home, been given permission to date Jack by the higher ups, had her old job all be it with a few changes, but more importantly Jack had come to the airport, told her he loved her which she had eventually reciprocated and now she had a new life with Jack, her Jack, she had his love, she had arms, his eyes, his kiss and she couldn't be happier about it
Placing her key in the door she was met by a sharply pacing, worried looking Lucy, who stopped suddenly and looked at her
"SUE, thank God, where the heck have you been?"
Sue dreamily walked passed her mumbling "To the fountain" before flopping on the chair
"And what exactly where you doing at the fountain?"
"Kissing Jack" she answered wearing a huge grin on her face.
Lucy couldn't help jumping up and down in excitement, they were finally together. Walking over to Sue she placed a hand on her arm, causing Sue's grin, dazed face to look up at her
"Do I take it that means everything went well with Jack?"
Standing Sue placed a friendly kiss on her cheek and smiled "Not well Luce, absolutely perfect, we are officially a couple" she replied before walking towards her bedroom to get ready for her first official date with him, Lucy grabbed her arm and pulled her back to sit on the sofa
"Not so fast misses, I want details, all details"
The two friends sat there for about ten minutes as Sue explained everything that had happened in the park. Sue knew Lucy was screaming happily at the details by the way her face changed as she spoke.
"Sue you have no idea how happy I am that you and Jack finally stopped denying your feelings. It has been so hard watching the two of you play that I love her/him, but does she/he love me game for the past three years."
"I'm sorry Luce, I guess it took the thought of losing him forever to make me realise, if I had, had my phone in the boarding lounge I would have called him and told him everything, but as I didn't I thought it was someone's way of telling me he didn't feel the same, you saw what I was like when he had his heart arrhythmia, I nearly lost him then and was just about to tell him in the hospital when..." Sue flicked her hand not wanting to mention her name, but Lucy knew exactly what and who she meant
"Speaking of the phone your mother called, she wants to know why you were not on the flight"
"I'll deal with her tomorrow, I'm in a too good a mood to have her moaning at me for disrupting her plans and delaying my career advancement because of a man, she doesn't get that he's not just a man, he's 'the man', he's my Jack"
Lucy couldn't help smiling as Sue called him her Jack, the love coming from Sue at the moment was infectious and she hoped one day she could find a man who made her look like that. Glancing at the clock Lucy saw she only had forty minutes to get Sue, polished, made-up and looking stunning for her first date with Jack, though she knew Sue could arrive wearing a bin liner and Jack would think she looked gorgeous
"So Miss Thomas lets go get you ready for your date, you only have forty minutes left to get ready"
Sue noticing she was right was off the sofa and in the shower before Lucy had made the short walk towards Sue's bedroom. After the quickest shampoo, wash and leg shave she had ever done Sue was out of the shower, dried, wearing her bathrobe and standing with Lucy in front of her bed where the contents of her empty suitcases now lay, trying to decide on an outfit
"This one" Lucy asked holding up the dress she wore to the ice-gala
"No it has to be casual that's what he said"
"This one" she asked again picking up the flora dress she bought for her classmates wedding
"Luce I'd love to see your idea of formal if that expensive dress is casual."
"Ok tell me again exactly what he said"
"He said not to get dressed up, to wear something casual because he wasn't taking me to dinner, he had a plan but it wasn't dinner, dinner is tomorrow night"
Lucy scrunched her nose and mouth as she stared at Sue's clothes looking for the perfect outfit while she dried her hair, did her make up and put on underwear
"No, no, no, no, no" she mumbled as she made discarded piles on Sue's bed.
"Any luck?" Sue asked as she stood in front of her nearly ready all she needed was a top and either a skirt or some trousers
Lucy scanned the remainder of the clothes and her eyes settled on a long deep purple gypsy style flared skirt with henna style markings at the base
"Yes, this is perfect it's pretty but still casual" she pointed out as she handed it to Sue
"Nice choice Luce, I actually forgot I had this until I packed it, now I need a top"
"I have one in my closet that will be perfect and I have something in my jewellery box that complete the outfit"
She disappeared through the door as Sue sat on her chair to put on her black wedged shoes, she was going to sit on the bed but the sight of all her clothes falling off and having to pick them up deterred her from that idea pretty quickly.
Lucy walked back into Sue's bedroom holding a purple vest styles top that was a shade lighter than her skirt. It was made of the same gypsy style material, rounded cut to the neck but not to low and decorated on the bottom with similar henna like design it looked like a complete set and not two different items.
"These will complete the outfit" Lucy added as she handed Sue a wide loose fitting black belt and a beaded gypsy style necklace
Putting them on and adding a small purple flower clip to the side of her hair Sue was done
"Well" Sue asked as she stood in front of her
"I think Mr Hudson may pass out when he sees you, you look stunning"
"Thank you, now one more thing will you look after Levi tonight? Jack wants tonight to just be me and him and to be honest Luce I do to, I just want it to me and him and not have to worry about Levi getting hurt or lost"
"No, it's no problem I'm going to visit Grams later you know how much she loves him, so do the others in the residential complex"
"Thanks Luce, you are the best friend a girl could want, what I was thinking leaving DC and all of you, I'll never know" she replied hugging her, the tears threatening to fall
"Hey none of that you'll ruin your make-up" Lucy added, as they pulled away
As they waited for Jack to arrive the girls proceeded to place Sue clothes back into her closet, laughing at the fact that every-time they thought they had finished with one section another item would appear. They hand managed to get about half way when Lucy got Sue's attention
"Door" she signed
"You go I want to surprise him"
"Deal" she signed before disappearing through the door
"Mr Hudson" Lucy said as she answered the door "Don't you look mighty handsome"
"Thank you Miss Dotson, where's Sue?"
"Aw missing her already, can't be missing her that much you haven't even bought her any flowers. It's not nice to turn up without something for your date"
Jack stood in the middle of the room and it suddenly dawned on him that he'd left the flowers and chocolate he bought for Sue in his car he was in such a rush to see her
"Shit, Luce I've bought her flowers and chocolate but I left them in the car, keep her distracted a few minutes don't let her come meet me at the car"
"Ok but be quick" she called after him as he sped out of the apartment
Sue sat waiting a few minutes unaware of the what was happening in the living room, she was about to leave her bedroom when Lucy came back in
"Sorry Sue it was Mick next door wanting to ask if I could watch his kids for a few minutes later while he picked Kim up from work, apparently Tiffany is sick, she has a cold and he doesn't want to take her out" she lied
"Oh poor Tiffany, tell Mick I hope she gets better soon"
"Will do, Door" Lucy breathed a sigh of relief as she turned her back to Sue to answer the door again
"Much better Mr Hudson" Lucy laughed as she saw Jack with a huge bunch of white roses and a rather expensive looking box of chocolates
"Glad you think so, now where is my girl?" he asked the same love beaming from him as it was from Sue
Lucy could help but smile again she loved how each of them were calling the other theirs or mine "I'll go get her" she replied as she disappeared
A few moments later Lucy stood watching as Sue appeared from the bedroom to a wide-eyed, speechless Jack and Sue wasn't much better as she saw Jack dressed in a tight pair of black jeans, purple shirt and black leather jacket
"These are for you" he muffled as he handed Sue the flowers and chocolate
"Thank you" she answered her voice pretty much the same state as she took them from him and handed them to a happily smiling Lucy leaning on the door frame. Lucy was about to say something to Jack about greeting his date when he pulled Sue into him and kissed her passionately the effects of her outfit clearing kicking in and Sue wasn't much better.
"Do you have any idea of how stunning you look in that outfit?" Jack asked, pleased Sue couldn't hear the huskiness in his voice
"You don't look half bad yourself Hudson" She replied her voice just as husky
"So baby, you ready to go?" he asked once his brain started functioning again
"I am" she replied before turning to Lucy "See you later Luce"
"That you will I expect full details on your return and if I am asleep wake me up"
"Ok, say hi to Alice for me"
"I will, now you two love birds go off and have fun"
"Oh we will" Jack added wiggling his eyebrows, as Sue grabbed her jacket
As he finished Jack and Sue exited the apartment and with their arms around each other headed for the car, as they rounded the corner Sue spotted Lucy from the corner of her eye and stopped
"One more thing Luce"
"What's that?"
"Don't eat my chocolates!"
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