due South snippet: "Gifts"
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luzulaTitle: Gifts
Characters: Ray V, Elaine (implied Frannie/Elaine)
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 293
Prompt: befuddled
Summary: Ray wants advice.
Notes: This snippet is brought to you by my boredom on the train. Thanks toandeincascade for beta!
"Hey, Elaine!"
Elaine turned around to see Ray Vecchio. "Hi, there! I was hoping I'd run into someone I knew."
"You're at the 1-8 now, right?"
"Yeah." Elaine waved the stack of files she was carrying. "Thought I was done with running errands like a civilian aide, but I guess not."
"Stuck doing grunt work, huh? Don't worry, you'll work your way up. Want to grab a coffee?"
Elaine glanced at her watch. "Yeah, sure."
The coffee in the break room was as bad as she remembered, but it wasn't like it was better at the 1-8.
"So what's up here?" she asked.
"Not much. Same old, you know, but it's kind of a relief."
Elaine nodded. She bet it was. She didn't know much about Ray's undercover, but she could guess.
"So--you and Frannie are spending a lot time together, huh?"
"Yeah," Elaine said cautiously.
"You getting her anything for her birthday? See, I never know what to get her," Ray continued. Elaine breathed out. Not that talk, then.
"A hat?" she couldn't resist saying.
Ray snorted. "Funny. Anyway, I tried getting her make-up once, but it was apparently the wrong color. Frannie didn't say so, but Ma and Maria did." Ray shook his head. "God, my family can be cruel."
Elaine stifled a smile at the thought of Ray, befuddled by miles of make-up choices. "Yeah, I get you. My dad is really hard to get presents for, too."
"What are you getting her?"
Elaine bit her lip so that she would not accidentally say a pink sparkly strap-on, even though it was true. "Um, well. I'm going shopping this afternoon. I can look for something for you, if you want."
"That’s great! Thanks, I owe you one."
Elaine grinned. "I'll collect on it."
Characters: Ray V, Elaine (implied Frannie/Elaine)
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 293
Prompt: befuddled
Summary: Ray wants advice.
Notes: This snippet is brought to you by my boredom on the train. Thanks to
andeincascade for beta! "Hey, Elaine!"
Elaine turned around to see Ray Vecchio. "Hi, there! I was hoping I'd run into someone I knew."
"You're at the 1-8 now, right?"
"Yeah." Elaine waved the stack of files she was carrying. "Thought I was done with running errands like a civilian aide, but I guess not."
"Stuck doing grunt work, huh? Don't worry, you'll work your way up. Want to grab a coffee?"
Elaine glanced at her watch. "Yeah, sure."
The coffee in the break room was as bad as she remembered, but it wasn't like it was better at the 1-8.
"So what's up here?" she asked.
"Not much. Same old, you know, but it's kind of a relief."
Elaine nodded. She bet it was. She didn't know much about Ray's undercover, but she could guess.
"So--you and Frannie are spending a lot time together, huh?"
"Yeah," Elaine said cautiously.
"You getting her anything for her birthday? See, I never know what to get her," Ray continued. Elaine breathed out. Not that talk, then.
"A hat?" she couldn't resist saying.
Ray snorted. "Funny. Anyway, I tried getting her make-up once, but it was apparently the wrong color. Frannie didn't say so, but Ma and Maria did." Ray shook his head. "God, my family can be cruel."
Elaine stifled a smile at the thought of Ray, befuddled by miles of make-up choices. "Yeah, I get you. My dad is really hard to get presents for, too."
"What are you getting her?"
Elaine bit her lip so that she would not accidentally say a pink sparkly strap-on, even though it was true. "Um, well. I'm going shopping this afternoon. I can look for something for you, if you want."
"That’s great! Thanks, I owe you one."
Elaine grinned. "I'll collect on it."
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Date: 2012-03-28 04:42 am (UTC)