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Her brain clicked back on to the fact that she was being an incredibly unintentional tease. Sitting in a guys lap probably shouldn't be combined with surprise kissing...damn. Oops? She moved like liquid, naturally shifting to sit on the ground beside him. She made it very, very clear she wasn't running though by slipping an arm around his waist and leaning.

Then, finally, she actually remembered to eat something. Sue her, she couldn't exactly figure out what to say to get conversation back.

Dilan wraps his arm around her in turn and says, "You're a good cook. Can I get the recipe?"

THAT WORKED!

"We seem to be setting up a recipe swapping trend..." she chuckled. "But sure. They're simple, a kid way back in high school gave me the recipe." cultural events and the Aya begging but hey, persistence paid off.

"Or hell, I can show you how. I usually make some up on Thursdays. They're easy to ship off with Ben to school..."

"I like being shown things." Dilan agrees, instantly. WOO! New date! Doop doop a doo doop, doop doop a doo doop! He ponders a minute, "Anything you'd like me to show you?"

It...wasn't exactly a date, really! It was an invitation into Aya's life for all intents and purposes. Thursdays were kind of sacrosanct. "Anything you'd like to and I have the ingredients for?" she shrugged.

...

"Cooking wise." she added with a grin. "My kitchen's big enough to share for a while."

"Hmmm. I'll think for a bit, and call you Tuesday to check on ingredients? That way if you don't have something I can pick it up."

"Or we can add it to the list. Ben and I tend to hit the store once we figure out what we need Thursday morning." she offered with a small shrug "Either way. Ben's got a low level allergy to milk products, so all I ask is nothing too cheesy or such unless we're warned?"

Yep. Dilan was going to meet Ben.

"No worries." Dilan says, doing a mental shuffle, "I can do dairy-free easily. I'm not supposed to eat much of it myself, so more goes for Cat than for me."

"Then we're good." she agreed with a grin. Good. Great. Happy? Something like that. "I'm going to shamelessly throw you at Ben for video gaming though." hell, she might even get to work on her puzzle a little this Thursday. Miracles did happen!

"What Thursday works for you?"

"Thursday after next, earliest." Dilan says after another mental shuffle, "Then two Thursdays after that, if it won't work for you."

"Any Thursday works." she admitted, fishing out her own thermos. "It's the day I'm home. "And just about any time too. If you're there early enough we'll just drag you with us shopping."

"Thursday after next it is." Dilan says, pulling out his PDA and scribbling a note to himself.

"I look forward to it." she admitted with a grin. "And Ben will probably go home and tell Danny all kinds of interesting things about you so he might believe me when I say I'm actually having fun..."

"I'll do my best to be entertaining." Dilan promises, hand over his heart.

"Don't try too hard." she chuckled "I like you as you are." she admitted simply. Really she just wanted him to come over, have fun, maybe relax? That was usually what went on in her home.

"And Ben will be more than impressed enough by the fact you play video games. That and that you drag me out."

"I rather like me as I am, too." Dilan agrees happily, "I make video games, not just play them. I'm talented."

"Yep, you'll be the next hottest thing in a nine year old's life." she laughed. "I almost can't wait..." there was only so much Ben could do to embarrass her after all, that's what little brother's did and she simply had to accept it. Seeing how Dilan interacted with the kid though? She was really looking forward to that.

That...was almost startling to realize.

"Good thing I understand the fickleness of kids." Dilan says cheerfully, "Otherwise I'd be setting up for disappointment when his heart was captured by something else."

"Five minutes of fame." she agreed with a laugh. "Though he's got a longer attention span than most kids I've dealt with?" she offered.

"When the inevitable does happen though, I'll tell him to be gentle." she teased.

"That's good." Dilan says as he flops back on the grass to chew food without staring at Aya for a bit, "I have a fragile ego."

She was quick enough to disengage her arm so she didn't follow him down to the grass. Aya did stay leaning against his hip though. He was a better back rest than nothing at the moment! "I'll try not to let me and mine cause you irreparable damage." she chuckled.

And he's warm! "My hero!" he cackles to the sky, "She shall save me from her friends and assorted."

Warm was a plus. Sure, it was almost summer, but still a plus! "My job" she pointed out as she elbowed him gently. "And don't knock the offer. The precinct boys can play dirty when they feel the need to..." she tried to remain calm and composed. She really did.

The cackling won her over to giggles though.

"Who's knocking?" Dilan asks, "It's been a long time since I got to be dude in distress."

"Hmmm, we'll see how that goes." she promised simply. "I bet you make a cute dude in distress. How does the scene usually play out from there?"

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