The Estate, Sidra, Glacia, Thursday (Fandom Time)

[glacial_queen]

Winsol had been going on now for several days. The family had just decamped from SaDiablo Hall in Dhemlan back home to Glacia to continue the festivities in their own home. There would be several more days of formal events, but this evening was just for family and close friends (specifically friends close enough to be family). The children were tumbling around like puppies, a mix of Earth and Kaeleeran carols were playing from floating music spheres scattered throughout the suite, fires crackled in the large hearths, and food and punch and hot spiced rum were piled high on the sideboards throughout. "Happy Winsol!" Karla said, holding up her cup in a toast.

"Happy Winsol!" the room chorused back to her.

[Open to residents of Glacia, dear friends, and anyone who thinks they'd have gotten an invite]

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[weldedtomyspine]

He snorted. "Come on. Sparkly Hearts Incorporated is way too high-brow for me to answer the phone at."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Dinah snickered, letting go of him only to poke the tip of one finger into the edge of his smile. "But you're such a good advertisement! Although... you know, I heard Heart-Eyes is hiring. They're good people."

[weldedtomyspine]

"Oh? How do you hear about all these things? You into Sparkly Heart-Eyes?"

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"I have sources," Dinah said, trying for mysterious and not hitting it at all. "How goes life, friend-boy?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"You know? It goes pretty good, friend-girl." He grinned, eyes sweeping around looking for Priestly. "And you?" HMM?

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"I asked you first," said Dinah, sounding about seven years old. "Also, very nicely. Seven months and counting, woo!" For whatever it was that they were determined not to define too hard, except for 'together.' "Spill, amigo, you and Momoko have a glow. What's going on with you two?"

[weldedtomyspine]

"I'm sure I don't know what you mean?" One day Jaime would accept that whenever he tried to lie it only made people more curious about whatever he was trying to hide.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"You don't sound very sure that you're sure," Dinah teased, reaching out to poke him under the ribs now. "Which means something. I dunno what, yet, but now I'm curious."

Hide under the table, Jaime! Maybe that'll confuse her!

[weldedtomyspine]

"Well, I hear that curiosity is good for you," Jaime suggested, seeming to blush for some reason about whatever it was he was avoiding.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"~Jaimeee~," Dinah sing-songed, even more amused now. "Hmm, what makes you happy. Gadgets? Heroism? Family? Momoko..." Her eyes widened.

NO WAY.

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime saw that look in her eyes. "Gadgets!" he said quickly. "Um, yeah! I just got a really cool..." Quick! Think of something distracting. "Lamp."

That was not very compelling, Jaime. And not even true, either.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"Are you kidding me?!" Dinah squeaked, arms flailing. "Are you kidding me? FINALLY. OH MY GOD."

[weldedtomyspine]

"What?" Jaime's innocent look turned out to involve a lot of blushing and being unable to meet Dinah's eyes.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Another high-pitched squeak, and Jaime was getting glomped. "I'm right, aren't I? Aren't I? SEVEN YEARS, GUYS. FINALLY."

[weldedtomyspine]

"I don't know what you're talking about!" Jaime objected again, still unconvincingly. And the way he hugged her back, hard, made it pretty clear he had an idea.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"You are still awful, awful, awful at lying. Or even keeping secrets, Reyes." Dinah was nearly dancing, and her eyes were a little teary, even as her smile grew wider. "You guys. You guys. Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww."

[weldedtomyspine]

"Is it... really that big a deal?"

Asked the guy who had been a stubborn virgin until very, very recently.

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

Please. Dinah knew what this meant! They were all but married already now! "After all the time you turtled your way back and forth to each other? And all the waffling? And all the worrying you guys did? THIS IS A BIG DEAL. SO BIG!" Dinah wiped her eyes. "Ohhh, I'm so happy for you." She clasped her hands over her chin. "I don't want details from you," although Momoko could tell her whatever she wanted, "but it was nice, right? Really nice?"

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime's embarrassment sort of faded away into a grin.

"Yeah." He said softly. "Not... quite what I expected, but..."

"Yeah."

[blondecanary.livejournal.com]

"YAY." D'awwwwwww. SO SWEET. Dinah had to glomp him again. "I'm happy for you," she whispered, giggling. "This is the way it was supposed to be, wasn't it."

[weldedtomyspine]

"I don't know," Jaime admitted, softly, hugging her back some more. "I try not to think of how things are supposed to be. Just, you know, try to make the best of things."

"But this? It feels pretty right, anyway."