A/N: I'm back in this story too! Anyway, this story is somewhat OOC because I wanted to make it seem like Maggey and Gumshoe are in that awkward moment when they both know something is going to happen but it just doesn't yet.

Pairing: Gumshoe- Maggey

Disclaimer: It took me longer to think of this disclaimer than it did the actual story.

Real Nice

He'd told her that she shouldn't have walked so far, he was quite able to walk to her restaurant after all. She'd told him that it was nice to go for a walk at lunch and she missed having them and look! There's Eldoon! He gives offers to law enforcers now, and it doesn't matter that there aren't any benches, we can always sit on that wall.

After her third attempt at hoisting herself up (and becoming much more annoyed in that Gumshoe had tiptoed back onto it with great ease) Maggey was getting ready to give up. She decided on another try though and after one more equally embarrassing 'hurrh!' noise to go with her now four failed attempts she admitted defeat, not before shooting Gumshoe a scowl for laughing at her and telling her it was easy.
"Sorry tall-boy! But we're not all as equipped for such things as you!"
This caused Gumshoe to laugh again at her inability to ever call anyone worse than the name they were born alongside, which in turn caused his hands (that were currently holding their dinner) to shake. He stilled his hands immediatly and looked down at his brand new coat she'd bought him, thankful he hadn't spilled.

He placed the two bowls down next to him carefully and slid off the wall to face the small woman with a big heart in front of him. He regarded her face for a second before grasping her under her arms and lifting her tiny frame with ease and smiled when her natural reaction was to protest wildly.
He stepped back as soon as she was seated hands raised, no harm, see? He then handed her a bowl and nodded when she thanked him. He wished he wouldn't blush so hard and she wished that she couldn't help but think with him being so big his heart must be huge.
He edged his way easily back onto the wall next to her and had to wonder how he'd been graced by the presence of a woman who could make him laugh so much. First at her swinging legs from their inability to reach the floor and second at her muttering 'show off' under her breathe.

They both waited.

"It's nice out today, isn't it?" She asked him.

"Yeh... real nice."

SO OOC I COULD EXPLODE. I mean, Gumshoe didnt say 'pal'! Not once! Usually I throw them every few sentences he says. Gah.

Another one whacked out. Next is Klavier/ Ema. One after that will DEFINETELY be Shih-na/Lang.