Chapter 5
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Fitz-Fitz-Fitz-Fitz-Fitz
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“Hey, turbo...and here I thought you said cars weren’t your thing?”
Fitz froze in his tracks, heart jumping just a bit. He turns slowly to see Mack coming up to him and Jem. Oh, god, what was he going to do?
Okay, be cool...
Yeah, that'll work...
Mack smiled giving a slight wave and, damn, Fitz had kind of hoped he had just kind of built the guy up in his mind; remembering him as better looking than he actually was, but he hadn’t, if anything, he looked even better then he remembered.
“Hi, Mack! Uh, well, they really aren’t but a friend from work wanted to come and she wanted some people to come with her, and well, she is kind of scary and so she doesn’t have a lot of people she could invite, and even less that she actually likes spending time with, and so I came and I didn’t even know what I was agreeing to go to cause I wasn’t really paying total attention when she was telling me and so I think if she told me I missed it.
And I couldn’t really ask her to repeat herself, cause, you know, like I said, she’s really kind of scary. So I just showed up and I just realized this was the car show you were telling me about when I saw Lola over, uh, th- that way somewhere, and, uh..” he kind of trailed off when Mack started laughing, slipping his arm around Fitz shoulder for support.
He leaned in a bit, giving him a bit of a hug
Fitz blushed bright red and forgot how to breathe
“So, uh, h-how has the show been so far, there seem to be some really great cars here. Well, not that I’d really know, but, you know, they look really cool.”
Mack smiles at his, he keeps his arm around Fitz’s shoulders, not that he’s trying to get him to move it, like, at all.
“It’s been really good, there are some really amazing cars here; Lola’s still the best though” Mack insisted
Fitz laughed a bit
“You just think that because you got to work on it”
“No, I think that because it’s the truth” Mack insisted
“Oh, the-”
Jemma cleared her throat, cutting him off
“Well, I guess I’ll just introduce myself then. Hi, Mack, I’m Jemma, Fitz has told me all about you”
Oh, crap! He’d totally forgot she was there!
Mack smiled,
“Hey, it’s really nice to meet you too.”
He still hadn’t moved his arm
Hmm….
“You know, I figured Fitz was exaggerating when he said how handsome you where, but now, if anything, he downplayed it” she said with a flirty smile.
What the hell was she doing!!
Fitz gave her a look that clearly said as much, but she ignored it
“Uh, thanks? That’s nice of you to say. He said I was handsome?” Mack questioned hopefully
“Oh yeah, several times”
Now Fitz looked like he may be on the verge of hyperventilating
Best friend/sister or not, he was leaving her here at the fairgrounds; she could find her own ride home, the traitor.
“So, Mack, are you single? Do you want to go out for coffee or drinks sometime?” she says, invitingly
Okay, now he was just confused.
Jemma had no interest in guys whatsoever;
What the hell was she playing at?
Mack looked shocked, and maybe a bit uncomfortable
“Uh, no, thank you? Sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but you’re really not my type”
This got Fitz’s attention
“Wait, why, what’s wrong with her? Jemma’s great! She is absolutely brilliant. One of the best scientists in her field. Plus she is really funny and pretty. She is one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. She’s even English and has a really cool accent! What could possibly be wrong with her?”
What the hell is wrong with me? why the hell am I trying to set my very Male crush up with my VERY gay best friend/Sister? How is this my life!?
The other two seemed as confused by what he said as he was, both just staring at him, with oddly similar expressions
Mack shakes his head, with a bit of a smile
“Well, I’m sure she is all those things, And I’d ask her out in a heartbeat; if I was attracted to women,”
Mack shrugged
“But I’m not, so, like I said: not really my type”
“Well, I am attracted to women, let me tell you, you’re really missing out!” Jemma commented cheekily
Mack burst out laughing at that he was still a bit confused as to why she was messing with him, but if she wasn’t hitting on him because she was interested, then why was she?
“You didn’t answer my first question though, Mack, are you single”
She asked, eyes widening a bit
Oh, that’s what this was
Mack smiled
“Well, yeah, actually I am.”
Wait, really? So he was single and he was interested in guys, Fitz might actually have a chance?
He brightened a bit
Though I am kind of really interested in someone.”
Fitz’s face fell a bit at that. Oh, of course he’d be interested in someone
“Oh really, well, that is fascinating, Mack, and it was really great to meet you, but I need to go find my other friend. Why don’t you guys just hang out a bit and catch up, I know with Fitz being so busy at work you guys haven’t had a chance to spend time together in person. Have fun boys”
And with that she Made a hasty retreat, trying to weave around a bit incase Fitz chickened out and tried to follow her. She doubted Mack would let him though; he’d picked up pretty quickly on what she had been trying to do. Maybe he was smart enough for her Fitz.
She laughed to herself, quickly turning a corner…
and slammed full force right into another person, nearly knocking both of them to the ground. They would of both ended up on the ground had the other person not possessed quick reflexes and caught her, keeping them both upright.
“Ow! Hey watch where you’re going” the other girl snapped then looked up
Oh, wow…
She was absolutely astonishing, probably the prettiest woman Jemma had ever seen
She had chestnut brown hair that fell in kind of rumpled waves just a bit past her chin. Pretty soft features, and the darkest, most beautiful brown eyes, she had ever seen.
“Oh, I, I am SO sorry, I really didn’t mean to do that, are you quite all right?” Jemma asked, concerned
The woman stared at her for a moment then smiled,
“No problem, I’m good, hell of a lot tougher than that. What about you?”
“Oh, I’m okay, I am so dreadfully sorry, I’m not usually the clumsy type, I was just rather in a hurry, sorry again” Jemma said again, flustered
The other woman shook her head,
“No, it’s fine, really. Cool accent, by the way”
“Umm, th-thank you” Jemma stammered, blushing a bit
“I’m Daisy, by the way.”
“Jemma” she said, it coming out a bit breathless
So, Jemma, are you usually in the habit of sweeping girls off their feet, or am I just special?” She asked boldly
Jemma gave a truly embarrassing giggle and blushed bright red
“Umm, tha- that’s quite. No, I’m a... That is not fair, that is such a line. That should not work at all”
“So, you’re saying it did work?” Daisy asked
“I- I did not say that”
“But it kind of did, right?”
Jemma just kind of shook her head, but she couldn’t really keep from smiling a bit.
“Look, I’ll be honest: you are incredibly cute and seem really sweet, and I think your accent is absolutely adorable. How about we just walk around the show a bit, take in some of the sights and get to know each other. Then, maybe, if you want, you can give me your number? Would that be okay?”
“Yeah, that, that sounds like it would be lovely” Jemma sighed happily
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Fitz-Fitz-Fitz-Fitz-Fitz
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“So, this guy you’re interested in, what’s he like” Fitz asked, nervously
Mack smiled as they began to walk in no particular direction, just wandering. He slipped him arm around Fitz’s shoulders again, they just seemed to fit together so perfectly like that
“Well, he is really cute; I’ve been driving my friends crazy talking about him. He has really beautiful blue eyes and a wonderful smile. When he gets really excited about something his eyes look even brighter. His face is just so expressive, you know? Like you can see every emotion he has going across his face, he seems so open and honest. He has really curly, reallysoft looking hair that just seems to be a mix of blonde, brown and even a bit of red in the right light. He is a bit short, but you just kind of don’t notice it because he just seems to take up so much space; he just has so much personality”
Fitz’s hope was falling fast, the guy seemed too good; he couldn’t compete with someone like that.
“He’ll get rambling on a subject and he just can’t seem to stop; seemingly talking too fast for even him to keep up with it. And he gets SO excited about the funniest little things. Going on random explanations on things and their histories. I can’t even figure out how he gets to some of the subjects, but it’s so entertaining, I don’t really mind”
Wait, this was sounding a bit familiar
“And he is the smartest person I’ve ever met; genius doesn’t even begin to describe it he seems to know everything! And he knows the most random facts about the most random things, and will just start randomly lecturing about things. Somehow, though, it doesn’t really come out as condescending or anything like that; he’s not showing off or trying to impress people. He just seems so excited by everythingthat he just can’t help sharing. It is so endearing, I really haven’t been able to stop thinking about him for the last two weeks”
Mack moved his hand down from where it was resting on Fitz’s arm, down to his hand interlacing their fingers, still walking slowly
“The only thing is, man, guy is an actual genius, but he just doesn’t seem to be able to take a hint!” he laughed a bit
“Wh-what do you mean” Fitz asked, cautiously,
“Well, like I really thought he was interested too when we first met, he really seemed to be. He was stuttering and blushing and it was just about the cutest thing I’ve ever seen”
“It was?” Fitz asked, eyes wide
“Yeah, it was, he was just so animated and so full of energy, it was just delightful. I even did the really cheesy thing where you write your number on their hand, like how much more obvious could it be?”
“Well, uh, maybe he just really didn’t want to read too much into it?”
“You think? I really thought I’d been pretty obvious; I flirted constantly, shamelessly, My friends thought it was hilarious”
“Well, I mean, some people are just like that, you know. And sometimes you could misinterpret things like that and it’s just part of someone’s personality and then you end up messing everything up.”
Mack nodded thoughtfully, and squeezed his hand a bit
“Mmm, I guess I get that. That’s never really been me though, I don’t really do the whole flirting/pick up lines kind of thing”
“Y-yo- you don’t” Fitz asked, shocked
Mack shook his head
“No, not at all. I usually just let things happen naturally, try not to push and see where it goes. But, man, I met this guy and;
He stopped walking tugging at their joined hands to turn Fitz a bit so they were facing each other
“it just kind of threw me for a loop”
He reached up with his other hand and brushed a bit of Fitz’s hair behind his ear and letting it rest on his cheek
“You know?” he said softly
“Yeah, I, uh, I know the feeling” Fitz answered
Then he put his hand, nervously, on Mack’s shoulder, leaned up on his tip toes, and kissed him
Mack froze for a second, then began to kiss him back, softly, running his hands through Fitz’s hair, which, he realized, was even softer than he had imagined.
He pulled Fitz closer, letting go of his hand and winding his arm around his waist, holding on tight.
They finally parted when they needed air, both breathless. But still staying barely a hairsbreadth away
Fitz pulled him close for a moment, and they just stood for a moment, trying to get their bearings
“Wow” Fitz said, softly
Mack gave a bit of a laugh and nodded
“Yeah, wow” he said gently
He slid his hand down Fitz’s arm again, intertwining their fingers; he brought their joined hands up to his lips and pressed a soft kiss to Fitz’s hand.
“Come on, let’s go find our friends” he said warmly, leading them both back out into the more crowded area of the fairgrounds, Mack’s arm still around his waist, Fitz’s head leaning against his shoulder
What an Amazing day