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Checkmate RL Mathewson 22650K 2023-09-01

He was reaching for a single cup serving of gourht his eye Picking it up, he couldn’t help but sourmet hot chocolate in his hand Not that he was particularly fond of hot chocolate, he really wasn’t, but he knew a certain so doith a cup of frothy hot chocolate in his hand Not as good as coffee, but not too bad He placed his folder on the empty chair next to him and sipped his drink while he waited

He didn’t even bother trying to hide his amusement when Rory half stumbled into the reception area She quicklyover seven times in the process Why she tried to walk in those heels he would never know She was already tall, taller than ood majority of the ood five inches on her She really didn’t need the heels, but he rather liked what they did for those beautiful tan legs of hers Although, he would never adood, in that little business outfit that accentuated her size D’s, and he would bet his life they were D’s He liked the way that the high heels that she clearly didn’t knoalk in, s look even sexier She was easily the sexiest woman that he’d ever seen

He noticed that she wore a little bit of ain, she always looked good He especially liked her hair, always had, even when it used to be pulled up into pigtails There was just sohlights and those sky blue eyes that drove him nuts

Connor watched as Mary inforestured for her to sit in the waiting area Rory didn’t look happy about the wait, but she looked decidedly pissed off seconds later when she spotted him Her eyes narrowed on him as she walked, stu at hi as Rory searched for her precious hot chocolate

"Mary, is there any hot chocolate?" the little addict asked, sounding anxious for a fix

"Sorry, hun, if it’s not there, then we don’t have it"

Sighing, she nodded and carefully walked the ten steps over to the waiting area only to stop abruptly and glare at hi as if he didn’t knohat had her panties in a twist

"You’re sitting in thedown around where he sat and then at each chair beside him "Hmm, look at that so I aestured i, he took a sip of his cocoa "I can’t"

"You can’t or you won’t?" she delared at hi around desperately for another chair When she couldn’t find any means to distance herself fro to do, she sat down as far as she could in the chair to the right of hi to annoy the shit out of her, he stretched his right ar the back of her chair

"Do youpointedly at his arm

He shook his head "No, not really"

She opened her mouth, probably to tell him off for the , "I don’t have tiames today"

That was too bad, because he rather enjoyed their little battles He ood cocoa"

Rory first glared at him then at his cup

"You took the last hot cocoa?"

"Uh huh," he answered, taking another sip