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[Before she decided to send him a message Laurel went back and forth on how she was actually going to do it. Text seemed impersonal somehow, and yet she was worried a about how she would sound in a voice message. Video was out of the question though. In the end she opted for voice, after building up the courage.]

Hi, Major. It's Laurel. I hope you've had a good week so far and the gym plans are coming along nicely.

[Ugh. Out with it already, Laurel.]

The thing is, I'm not here to talk about the gym. I mean it's not that I'm not interested in it, I am. I know it's important to you. I'm just...look, I like you, okay? I haven't liked anyone in a long, long time and then I met you and you made me laugh when I needed one. So, yeah.

[She sucks in a breath]

This is me asking you out on a date. Like a date, date. Not just coffee. I want to get to know you better. You don't have to say yes. I won't be annoyed if you don't.

Promise.

Okay. Bye!

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[Okay, that is definitely not what Major was expecting, though he'd be totally lying if he said he hadn't been hoping for something like that. He'd actually been trying to muster up the nerve to ask her out himself, but with the launch of the gym and trying to get all of that in order, he'd found that whenever he'd randomly find the courage to ask or send a message, it'd be 3 in the morning or some other obnoxious time.

And he knows well enough to know that messages at random hours of the night/morning are almost always with ulterior motives, and he didn't want to come across as That Kind of Guy. Not that he would've been against a booty call, if she were into it, but he certainly didn't want to launch their relationship - friendship, romantic, or otherwise - into that stratosphere straight off the bat.

Truth was, Major liked Laurel, too. A lot. He'd had his hookups since the end of the engagement with Liv, but very few of the women he'd since dated and slept with were able to capture him in the way she could. Not just physically (though he wasn't an idiot - she was gorgeous), but mentally and emotionally, too. The closest had been Shawna, and she had ended up breaking his trust in a pretty epic way. Laurel seemed genuine, real. He didn't fear the same kind of ending with her as he'd experienced with Shawna.

So when he gets her message, he sort of grins like a dreamy idiot for a while. He eventually comes back into himself to realize he doesn't want to leave her hanging for too long - he knows how nervous she must've been to send the message in the first place. So he only allows himself a couple of minutes before replying.

However, he opts for video. Just so she can see how on-board he is.

When the feed starts, he's still got the same bright grin plastered on his face, and his cheeks are a little flushed from happiness and embarrassment (in a good way). He waves at the camera.]

You know, if you hadn't sent your message when you did, I was totally gearing up to find a boombox to blast some Peter Gabriel outside of your window, obnoxiously waking up all of your neighbors and housemates. But I guess we'll just never know what your neighbors might've thrown at my head to shut me up now.

I guess I'll have to find some other use for this weird trench coat I bought.

If it isn't already obvious, the answer is yes. A thousand times yes. [He imitates a cheesy movie as he says that.] I'm into this Sadie Hawkins reversal, so if you wanna keep running with it, I'm game. But if you want me to jump in, I'm game for that, too.

Edited Date: 2017-10-10 09:43 pm (UTC)

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[It was rare for her to take that first leap. Especially coming from someone who had literally leaped from a building as the Black Canary - which is a part about her life which Laurel will probably have to explain to him. She didn't want to lie to Major because he seemed so trusting and open, the kind of person who would listen to her. But Laurel has been keeping the identity a secret ever since her arrival and apart from those from her own world, no one else had any idea what she did at night. Patrolling the streets and taking down would be muggers.

As for past relationships? Kind of messy. Scratch that - really messy. Oliver was her first real love and it didn't end well. They were still friends, but the pain wouldn't entirely be forgotten. Tommy loved her and so did Laurel for a time, but then he died trying to save her life. As for Nick? He was evil. Enough said.

So exploring the idea of having a relationship with someone not from her world was something to think about. Laurel was admittedly out of practice, but finding out that Major liked her back was definitely encouraging. She needed to take that leap and do something good for herself for once. Put her own needs ahead of others, difficult as it was for Laurel to do.

She's obviously delighted when Major sends a reply minutes later, noting that it was in video. Oh boy. Laurel prepares herself for that and opens up the message, watching it a couple of times with a smile on her face. Laurel is positively giddy by his reply, feeling like a high schooler who got asked out by her crush.

So when Laurel switches to video from text to reply to him, she also has a huge smile on her face. Giving him a wave first, she speaks.]

Awwwh, I almost feel bad about not finding out what they'd throw at your head. I mean, we've got a full arsenal of utensils in the kitchen. [She laughs.] Yeah, I am going to run with it. I have to brag to someone about getting the hottest imPort here to go on a date with me. [Oh yeah. Moved from passably attractive to hot.] Of course your input is more than welcome.

[She ducks her head a little, running a hand through her hair. Gone is the teasing face, replaced with something more genuine.]

I have been wanting to ask you out for a while now. I was just so damn nervous about it, you know? Usually guys are the first to make a move so this is brand new territory for me, Major. [Laurel smiles.] I'd like to see what that could mean.

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