I do not own Ghostbusters. I only own Tiffani and Lexi.
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"You look great tonight, Lexi," Ray said sweetly as he pulled out Lexi's chair for her at the restaurant. She was dressed in a nice yellow dress that she had bought a few weeks ago with her friend's help.
"Thanks Ray, you look nice as well," she replied watching him walk over to his chair. He was dressed in a nice pair of pants and a suit jacket. She was a bit surprised with how formal he was dressed, but it showed how much he wanted to impress her.
"So how have you liked working at headquarters?" Ray asked to keep the conversation going after the waiter had taken their drink orders.
"It's been great. I could not see myself doing anything else after all the fun I have at headquarters," she answered honestly with a genuine smile on her face. She kept her hands together in her lap so she would not fiddle with anything nervously.
"I'm glad you came to the college that day and helped us at the library. I don't think it would be as fun working if you weren't there now," he said sheepishly and he felt his heart jump at the joy that lit up in Lexi's eyes.
"You're too sweet," she said softly before she jumped at the feel of his hand grabbing one of her hands softly. She had placed them on the table to grab her drink, but he caught her hand before it could reach the glass of water.
"You're sweeter," he said even though he knew it was cheesy, but the smile on her face reassured him. He pulled her hand closer to him before giving her knuckles a sweet kiss. He had a small smirk when he saw her face turn red.
"Charmer," she muttered before the waiter returned to take their food orders. The two settled down in their seats and had a nice dinner the rest of the night. Flirts were thrown back and forth the entire time, and Ray even gave her a kiss on the lips before they returned to headquarters to watch the TV show that Egon and Tiffani had went to earlier.
"Do I have to go on the TV show with you?" Tiffani asked with a nervous glance towards the studio audience. She and Egon were standing in the small hallway that led to the setup of Larry King, his desk, and a sofa for them to sit on for the show. The camera operators and the audience were sitting out there as well. She was all right around people, but the giant cameras were not part of her comfort level.
"You'll be fine, just think about all of the research we have. You can talk about that and the different ghosts we have caught and in what areas of the city. You know you are fine when you talk about our research," he said placing a hand on her shoulder and his other hand held one of her hands. He still saw the nervousness in her eyes so he gave her a kiss on the forehead.
"Well if I embarrass myself out there, you owe me ice cream," she said as she calmed down. She felt her heart flutter at the grin on his face. She gave a grin as well before their names were announced show time.
"She looks a bit nervous," Ray commented as he and Lexi sat in front of the television at the headquarters.
"Of course she's nervous, even Egon looks nervous," Peter remarked. He had come in a few minutes after they got to headquarters. He was happy because he had been able to have a date with Dana, and he did tell her about the Zuul information.
"I just hope she doesn't say something bad," Lexi whispered crossing her fingers for her friend. The show was being filmed live, which made her even more nervous for her friend.
"So what is it like being a female ghostbuster?" Larry King finally asked after Egon talked about the different ghosts they had caught, how they caught the ghosts, and the proton packs.
"It's amazing," Tiffani answered happily as she wore her uniform proudly.
"Aren't you worried about getting hurt while trying to catch the ghosts?" Larry King questioned.
"So far the guys have been hurt more than Lexi or I have," she said with a shrug and a giggle. "The only thing I'm worried about is having to catch a ghost in a guy's bathroom. It would be an awkward situation," she said and Lexi smacked herself in the face from her spot in Ghostbuster's headquarters.
"Well yes, I guess that would be awkward, but you're really not worried about anything else?" Larry King continued.
"Well I always worry about us running out of coffee at headquarters because we drink that stuff like water," she said with a smile, which made the crowd laugh.
"She's been drinking too much coffee lately, and you guys are just as bad for buying it for her," Lexi yelled noticing that Tiffani was actually slightly bouncing in the interview seat because she was so hyper. "I'm hiding that stuff," she grumbled jumping out of her chair and making her way to the kitchen area.
"Let us know where you hide it," Peter yelled even though he did not get a reply from Lexi.
"Well does anybody from the audience have any questions?" Larry King asked looking out at the audience. Tiffani looked out at the audience as well, but Egon was looking at her. She knew that he noticed how hyper she was. She had sneaked off to the break room in the television studio and took some coffee while nobody was looking.
"You know that Lexi will hide your coffee if she sees you this hyper," Egon whispered into her ear, and she gave him a face of dread.
"Will you buy me some more?" she whispered with a puppy dog pout.
"Yes," he answered quickly before a question from the audience distracted them.
"Egon just promised Tiffani more coffee, you could tell by the reactions and if you read their lips," Ray told Peter while the two listened to Lexi fussing in the kitchen about her friend's coffee addiction.
"He's such a sucker for her pout," Peter said, which made the two friends laugh. They were not used to seeing Egon this way, but they both thought it was a great change.
"He's good for her," Ray said and Peter nodded in agreement.
"Back to the show," Peter said and they returned their focus on the television.
The show continued for a bit longer before Larry King told the audience goodnight. Tiffani and Egon rushed out of the place so they could get back to headquarters. They were both tired from all of the questions and the stage lights.
Egon did not buy her ice cream since he did not think she made a fool of herself on the show. The two of them were riding in a taxi on the way back to headquarters. He noticed that she was shivering a bit since the taxi driver did not have the heat on, and it was cold outside. "Be brave," he thought before wrapping one of his arms around her waist and he pulled her closer to him.
"Thanks," she whispered giving him a soft smile before snuggling deeper into his hold.
"You're welcome," he replied holding her closer. The extra warmth felt good, but holding her close to him felt better for emotional reasons.
The taxi driver stopped in front of headquarters. Egon paid the man before wrapping his arm back around Tiffani's waist. He went to give her an excuse that he saw her shivering still, but she put her finger on his lips before he could keep talking. He stared at her curiously before she gave him a kiss on the lips.
"You don't have to have an excuse to show affection," she told him sweetly before grabbing his hand and leading him into headquarters.
"I cannot believe you said that about a man's bathroom," Lexi yelled at her friend with an expression of disbelief. Peter and Ray were smirking at Egon when they saw the closeness between Egon and Tiffani.
"Well I could have said something worse, but I said something nice instead," Tiffani yelled back before skipping towards the upstairs area. She let go of Egon's hand at the bottom of the stairs. She stood on tiptoe to give him a goodnight kiss before skipping up the steps.
"So what have you and Tiffani been doing?" Lexi asked giving Egon a serious stare. She smirked when he gave an embarrassed cough before he too disappeared upstairs to sleep. "I love tormenting him," she thought before the rest of the group went upstairs to sleep.
