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[gonna_live]

Kaylee's standing in the middle of the room with her hands on her hips, looking a little disgruntled.

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[gonna_live]

"Mm."

Her gaze shifts to his back; she doesn't say anything else.

[simon_doctor]

After a moment, he leans back too, and turns his face toward hers.

"Think we should get started?"

[gonna_live]

"I think we ought to."

She reaches over, feeling for his hand. "Feelin' all lazy, though."

[simon_doctor]

Her hand brushes his wrist; he shifts to bring his hand up to meet hers.

"So am I," he admits. "A little."

Though lazy isn't quite the right word for this reluctance to start.

[gonna_live]

"Oh yeah?"

With an audible smile in her voice.

"How often does that happen?"

[simon_doctor]

"It's rare, I know."

He smiles up at her.

[gonna_live]

"Rare enough for us to take advantage of it without guilt?"

[simon_doctor]

"...We probably should try to get something done first," he says, but it's reluctant.

[gonna_live]

Kaylee laces her fingers through his. "You made a list," she says, encouraging.

[simon_doctor]

"And we've made plans," he says. "...I suppose that counts as getting something done."

[gonna_live]

"Be lazy," she stage-whispers. "I won't tell."

[simon_doctor]

He starts to chuckle.

"You're very persuasive," he tells her solemnly.

[gonna_live]

"And cute. You forgot cute."

[simon_doctor]

"And cute," he agrees.

[gonna_live]

Kaylee leans her head over until it brushes against his shoulder. "Lazy." Contentedly.

[simon_doctor]

He lifts a hand to smooth her hair.



"Won't be too many opportunities to be lazy, come the new year," he murmurs.

[gonna_live]

"Mm," she agrees. "Gotta take advantage of it while we got it."

[simon_doctor]

He studies the ceiling.

"Have you ever," he starts, and trails off.

[gonna_live]

"Ever what?" She angles a glance up at him.

[simon_doctor]

"Done any gardening? Or wanted to?"

There's a faint note of embarrassment in his voice, as if aware he's asking something that may sound like (may be) a foolish question.

[gonna_live]

"...for use? Or just because it's pretty?"

Nothing in Kaylee's voice but curiosity, unless it's a little speculation.

[simon_doctor]

"Either one? I was thinking about the yard."

[gonna_live]

"You got anything in particular in mind?"

[simon_doctor]

"Not really, I just..."

A faint, rueful smile.

"I always liked the idea of having fruit trees. Or berry bushes. I just don't have any idea how much work that would be."

[gonna_live]

She laughs a little, low and fond.

"Bushes might be a little easier. Trees take a while to come up with somethin' you'd want to eat. Like ten years." Kaylee settles her head more firmly against his shoulder. "Nothin' wrong with havin' a little grow-your-own operation, though. We can look into that. And I think I'd like it too."