Darcy/Sharon
They got along pretty well. It had jokingly started as a support group, women who Nat had tried to set up Steve. (Not that Steve wasn’t awesome, but he was Steve.) But then they started hanging out more and more and found they really did have a lot in common. Getting together was a little tough. Sharon, of course, did her whole CIA operative thing, Darcy was constantly busy with the demands of her scientists.
But they made it a point to get together at least once a month. Like tonight. It was a quiet bar way off the beaten whatever that definitely wasn’t a hotspot for anything. They both preferred it, because work was busy and hectic. This… This was nice.
Sharon took a sip of her beer and set it down directly on the coaster. She was a coaster kind of woman. “I got an invitation to SI’s big thing next month.”
Darcy made a face. “Yeah. I have to go of course. You should come, keep me company. They’re boring. I mean, the bar’s always good, but blah. Boring.”
Sharon traced a finger through the condensation on the outside of her cup, drawing a little circle. “Maybe I will. I haven’t RSVP’ed yet, but there’s still time.”
“That would be awesome. Really awesome. Hey.” Darcy added two eyes and smile to Sharon’s circle. “We could pretend we’re dating.”
There was a significant pause, and Darcy looked up to see Sharon sort of staring at her. “Aren’t we?”
Darcy took a second as well. “Are we?” She watched the other woman for a long moment. “Huh.” It wasn’t a bad idea. You know. Sharon was pretty awesome. And she had a nocturnal tendency that seemed to match Darcy’s own. “I’ve never really dated before, not officially. Just… Busy.”
Sharon nodded, eyes widening a little with emphasis. Yeah, she got it. She took another drink of her beer, carefully avoiding putting her hand over the smiley face on the side of her glass.
“I’ll RSVP with you as my plus one, then?” Was that how that was supposed to go? Or… Would that be too much?
Sharon smiled, her eyes lighting up over the top of her glass. “That sounds great.”